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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

2,413 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 31 of 121

Surplus Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 4

A conference will be Held at Canberra this week with the object of enabling the Austral' a Governments to decide whether any official steps…

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Farmer Puts Glasses on Cows

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 6

At Lamb's Creek, Mr. Macnamamus experimented with a most original scheme before the rains came. His Jersey herd was rather poor…

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Model Farm Gift to Member

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 2

A representative committee in Melbourne is laun[?]ng an appeal for £5000 to present a model dairy farm to Dr. William Maloney, veteran…

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Cooling Milk on Farms Milk Board Replies to Criticism

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 4

The Milk Board writes:— Dairymen generally will not be influenced by the extravagant speeches delivered at the meeting held at…

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Good Quality Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 4

Mr. J. G. Wilson was pleased to note an improvement in quality in the young Jersey classes, particularly the heifers, which he took as an…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 5

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co., Ltd., report:—We submitted at our sale on Wednesday, the 22nd instant, a catalogue…

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Truck Collides with Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 2

A utility truck, driven by Mr. G. Simmonds, of Chichester, collided with a small mob of cattle on the road a few miles out of Dungog last…

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Wool Report The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co., Ltd., report:—

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 6

We submitted at our sale on Wednesday, the 22nd instant, a catalogue of 5914 bales, drawn largely from the New England district, and more…

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Stock Sales. Flemington Prices. Sheep Market Irregular

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 6

The market for sheep and lambs at Flemington saleyards on Monday was irregular. Opening sales Showed heavy lambs and wethers to be…

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Butter Awards Gloucester Factory High Quality Gloucester

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 8

In company with the pastoral areas, dairy farms of the Gloucester district have quickly recovered from the effects of the…

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A Cow of a System Cattle and Party Politics

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 4

The following is taken from a weekly journal, and with pointed humour explains facetiously, if not altogether practically, the problem of the cow…

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A Cow of a System. New Lithuanian Government Formed. Cattle and Party Politics

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 1

The following is taken from a weekly journal, and with pointed humour explains facetiously, if not altogether practically, the problem of the cow…

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Defence—oil and the Farmer If War Comes Oil's Part in Primary Production

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 6

VITAL to the army, navy and air force for defence, oil also plays an important part for the man on the land. Without it modern agricultural methods would be impossible, necessitating back-breaking manual labor and undeveloped land holdings;…

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Raymond Terrace Dairy Co. Half-year's Trading. Profit of Nearly £11,000

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 5

The Raymond Terrace Co-operative Dairy and Produce Co. Ltd. report a surplus of £10,831/18/7 for the halfyear ended 31st December, 1938…

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Coolers on Farms Milk Board Replies to Criticism Maitland Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 5

Dairymen generally will riot be influenced by the extravagant speeches delivered at the meeting held at West Maitland on March 14 to protest against the cooling of milk on the…

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Cooling Milk on Farms Milk Board Repljes to Criticism

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 6

The Milk Board writes: Dairymen generally will not be influenced by the extravagant speeches delivered at the meeting held at West…

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Exceptional Farm Produce

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 4

"The display of farm and garden produce would be creditable in a good season," said Mr. R. A. Price, of Stroud, who judged this section…

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Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 6

At the wool sales in Sydney yesterday a weaker tone was evident except in top class lines. A feature wan the number of medium lota passed in be…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 3

The Farmers and Graziers' Cooperative Co. Ltd. reports:— We submitted at our sale on Wednesday, the 22nd instant, a catalogue…

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Store Cattle Yarding at Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 8

E. W. Sparke. Pty Ltd. reports having sold upwards a 750 store cattle the sale at Maitland yards yester. There was a large attendance of…

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