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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

2,173 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 49 of 109

Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 6

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., reports:—The final series of the Sydney selling season for 1937/'38 opened on…

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Annual Sheep Show. 22nd TO 25th JUNE, 1938. 968 Entries—1095 Sheep

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 4

Despite the difficulties with which the studmasters of the State have been faced, particularly during the past 112 months, and the handfecding…

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Dairy Farms Competition

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 2

The Coastal Dairy Farm Competition for 1938 is being held throughout the State, under the auspices of the "Farmer and Settler" newspaper…

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Boy's Terrible Death Crushed by Bales of Wool. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 6

An unknown boy, aged about 13, met a terrible death to-day. He was cycling at the rear of a lorry laden with wool. when three or four bales…

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Conserved Fodder. Hunter River Competition. Baerami Farmer Wins No. 4 SECTION

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 5

Judges in the fodder conservation and pastures improvement competition organised by the Ramyond Terrace Co-op. Dairy and Produce Co. for…

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Recent and Race Guide from to Winning Selections =\i A LnL a Disalto to Sprint Highborn and Sedunum Appeal at Warwick Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 11

Fresh from a victory over Heroic Faith, in the Tamworth Cup, Disalto is expected to prove too good for his opponents in the George's River Handicap run over the same…

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Milking Machines and Farm Machinery

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 2

We direct attention to the advertisement in this issue by Jno. Caiman and Co., dairy engineers, of High Street, West Maitland. This…

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Butter Price Plea for Dairy Farmer CANBERRA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1938 · page 10

Speaking on the adjournment of the House of Representatives, Mr. J. Francis (U.A.P.,' Q.) and Mr. R. F. Pollard (Lab., Vic), made a strong plea…

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Stud Sheep Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1938 · page 9

An a result of a recent conference between the sales committee of the N.S.W. Sheepbreeders' Association and representatives of the Stud Sheep…

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DAIRYING Improvement of Pastures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1938 · page 4

Interesting references to methods of pasture management employed by overseas farmers are made in the course of the report of Mr. J. N…

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Citrus Crops Review of Conditions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1938 · page 3

Good rains were received throughout coastal orange groves towards the close of May and the droughty conditions in the growing areas of the…

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Singleton Cattle

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 June 1938 · page 3

At Homebush last Thursday Bailey Bros., Singleton, secured 12 bullocks £9/17/-, 11 steers £10/6/-; W. J. Hope, Singleton, 13 heifers £7/14/-,…

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Butter Boycott Country Women Protest GRAFTON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 June 1938 · page 3

Members of Grafton branch of the Country Women's Association on Saturday unanimously decided to ask the Housewives' Association to reconsider…

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The Lost Sheep What is Conversion? Baptist Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 June 1938 · page 4

In speaking yesterday on what is meant when the Church says a man is converted, Pastor B. Gilbert Wright took the text from 2…

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Farmers Want Decent Conditions "Struggling for a Mere Existence."

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 June 1938 · page 1

"The dairy farmer is getting tired of working for the cow, the consumer, and the country, and now wants to work to secure…

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For the Good of the Farmer Sir Earle Page's View

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 June 1938 · page 1

The Australian Minister for Commerce, Sir Earle Page, in a speech at the dinner of the Royal Institute of Health and Hygiene, said that…

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Sporting Turf. Warwick Farm Races

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 June 1938 · page 4

Following are results of the meeting at Warwick Farm on Saturday:— Trial Hurdle Race, 1½miles.—Syntax, 9.10 (J.. Gollop), 1; Royal…

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Conditions of Farm Hands. (To the Editor.)

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 June 1938 · page 4

Sir,—Mr Seail's reply to my letter of 1/6/38 prompts me to add that his remarks re boys getting jobs at 10/ and 15/ per week for a few years…

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Farm Products Act Criticised Said to Be Unworkable

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 June 1938 · page 2

Giving evidence in Sydney before the Fruit Commissioner (Mr M'Culloch, S.M.), James Holmes said that he regarded the Farm Products Act…

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Declining Butter Yield

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1938 · page 1

The dairying industry has for many years been in a bad way. Low prices and uncertain markets have kept the majority of dairy farmers on a level…

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