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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

2,173 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 109

Dairyman Fined Floor not Washed NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 1

For not Keeping his dairy premises clean Thomas Casey, of Dawson-street, Cook's Hill, was fined £2. with 12/ costs, in the Summons Court to-day…

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Gloucester Dairy Co. Record Production and Pay

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 5

Eclipsing even the figures for the month of November, when a record was established for the factory, the production figures and the amount…

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Butter Factory Raymond Terrace

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 January 1938 · page 8

The report of the Raymond Terrace Co-operative Dairy and Produce Co. Ltd. for December is as follows:—Butter, Australia 1/4 lb, London 11¾d;…

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Store Cattle Sale at Armidale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 January 1938 · page 8

Walter J. Hawke and Co. (Armidale), report that at their special fat and store cattle sale, they yarded about 1300 head. There were other lines booked but, owing…

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Shooting Charge Guarded Crop with Gun

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 January 1938 · page 10

While guarding his melon crop at Leeton, an Italian, Michele Ciavarella, is alleged to have fired at five boys, wounding one…

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BUTTER — CHEESE The London Market LONDON, January 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 January 1938 · page 3

Demand for butter has improved. Arrivals are clearing well. It is surprising that the market has not shown a shaper advance. There is little speculation,…

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Polled Shorthorn Beef Cattle Valuable Shipment to Sydney. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 January 1938 · page 2

Thirty-two head of polled Shorthorn beef cattle, said to be the largest and most valuable shipment of its kind ever to enter Australia from…

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Bale Crashed Hinton Farmer Hurt

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 January 1938 · page 6

Although he received injuries which necessitated his removal to Maitland Hospital when he wan the victim of an accident at the Morpeth railway…

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British Farm Produce Empire's Greatest Value Stated at £245,000,000 Per Annum

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 January 1938 · page 2

Speaking at Lancaster recently, the British Minister for Agriculture (Mr Morrison) said the townsman must remember that he was greatly…

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Butter Export

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1938 · page 3

"Home requirements have been fully met, and lately large quantities of butter exported. The business of butter exportation to England will bear…

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Cattle for Drafting

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1938 · page 1

Mr. Eipper reported, as one of the cuttle committee, that he had written to several owners, one of whom had been unable to supply any stock, and…

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Gloucester Markets Special Cattle Sale

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1938 · page 2

Tom Hicks reports a full yarding of cattle at the Special Cattle Sale held on Wednesday last. There was a good attendance of buyers present…

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Butter Needs Canada to Import MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 January 1938 · page 4

The Australian Dairy Produce Board announces that Canada, which for some time has been able to meet all her requirements of butter, finds that…

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Little Change Brisbane Wool Values

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 January 1938 · page 8

An average selection of 13,729 bales was offered at the Brisbane wool sales. Keen competition ruled from the Continent, particularly from France and…

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Polled Shorthorn Beef Cattle. Valuable Shipment to Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 January 1938 · page 2

Thirty-two head of polled Shorthorn beef cattle, said to be the largest and most valuable shipment of its kind ever to enter Australia from the United…

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British Girls Not Made of Cotton Wool LONDON, Jan. 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 January 1938 · page 6

Regretting that the Empire Games and other "man" organised international events did not include women's long…

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Rugging of Sheep Tested. Limited New England Trial. Should Be Supplemented by Fuller Investigation

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1938 · page 3

Results in a test at Colonel H. F. White's property, Bald Blair, Guyra, last winter, suggested that rugging sheep was not profitable under New…

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British Farm Produce Empire's Greatest. Value Stated at £245,000,000 Per Anum

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 January 1938 · page 2

Speaking at Lancaster recently, the British Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Morrison) said the townsman must remember that he was greatly…

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Fifty Years Record of Remarkable Progress in Dairying. Faith in the Industry of Pioneers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1938 · page 3

Optimism reigned fifty years ago regarding the future of dairy farming in New South Wales. Organised manufacture and marketing were in the…

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Premier's Grant to Needy Farmers. Mr. Booth Compares It with Treatment Given, Coalfields Unemployed an Odious Distinction

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 January 1938 · page 1

Commenting upon the Premier's recent grant of £25,000 for the relief of needy farmers, (Mr. Booth, M.L.A., said that he had no…

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