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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

2,173 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 109

Hanging in Tree. Cane Farmer's Ordeal. Smeared with Molasses

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 7

Cries for help coming from the scrub about four miles from Bartle Frere, in the Cairns district, about 11 o'clock on Tuesday night, during…

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Heavy Rain Inland. Crops Benefit. North-western Falls

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 7

The feature of New South Wales weather since the week-end has been the activity of an extensive rain-producing disturbance, which cleared on…

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Fatal Cun Battle on Farm Dispute Over Taxes

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 8

A woman, her son, a police officer and a locksmith were killed on Monday night during the siege of a country farmhouse in Prance…

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Attack on Cane Farmer Molasses and Feathers

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 8

Covered with molasses, smeared with feathers and gagged, George Davis, a well-known cane farmer, who is a director of the Babinda (Q.)…

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Less Butter Production Declining in Most States Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 2

Production of butter in Australia shows a general decline In most States, Tasmania being the only State where production is…

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Field, Farm & Dairy AGRICULTURE Cauliflower Defects Their Causes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 4

The chief defects noted in cauliflowers in the Sydney market are usually due to physiological causes. The open texture of the curd, which…

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WITHDRAWALS London Wool Market Prices Unaltered London, January 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 1

There was a fair selection offered, chiefly merinos, at the wool sales to-day, and a fair demand principally from, the home trade. There were…

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DAIRYING Dust in the Dairy Yard

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 4

Dust and mud due to neglect to give proper attention to the surface of the dairy yard are not only a nuisance, but a menace cream quality on account…

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Australia's Primary Industries Genesis in Wheat and Wool Wealth Third Article

Singleton Argus · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 4

When Governor Phillip established the first settlement at Sydney Cove on 26th January, 1788, one of his outstanding problems was that of making the newly-formed community self-sufficient. He had brought with him a number of cattle, sheep, and pigs with…

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Stock Sales Cattle Prices Advance Porkers Firmer Fat Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 5

A good supply of about 900 head in the prime section mid 150 in the cracker was forward. Although there were few heavy weight bullocks included,…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 3

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 25th instant. We submitted at our sale on…

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Cattle on Oval Cricket Wicket Damaged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 4

At Lorn Park on Saturday several players were heard to comment adversely on the action of those responsible in placing several head of stock within the…

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Australian Butter in Britain Product a Lost Identity

Singleton Argus · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 1

"I have just completed a short inspection in the North of England and Scotland, and in only one place did I see Australian…

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First Attempt Failed Early Farming in Australia Cornishman's Industry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 3

When Governor Phillip established the first settlement at Sydney Cove on January 26, 1788, one of his outstanding problems was that of making the newly formed community self-sufficient. He had brought with him a number of cattle,…

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Australia's Primary Industries. Genesis of Wheat and Wool Wealth

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 4

When Governor Phillip discovered the first settlement at Sydney Cove on 26th January, 1788, one of his outstanding problems was that of…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 5

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co., Ltd., reports on the 25th January:— We submitted at our sale on…

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Ravensworth Wool

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 6

At Pitt, Son and Badgery's, Ltd., wool sale on Thursday, 14 bales A Com W, branded Ravensworth/FKN, sold at 17d lb. The firm reports that…

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Wool Reports

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 3

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co., Ltd., reports on the 25th instant. We submitted at our sale on…

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Cattle for Stock Drafts

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 3

Messrs W. S. Yates and R. J. Alison were deputed to procure suitable cattle for the stock drafts. On the motion of Messrs R. J…

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Vacancy on Cattle Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 3

The general secretary, Mr. J. W. Allen, advised that owing to the resignation of Mr. Fagan of Cowra, a vacancy existed on the Cattle…

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