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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1922

1,968 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 37 of 99

Australian Wheat. Sales in London. London, May 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 May 1922 · page 5

South Australian Wheat—0196 tons by the Beauvenue—realised 57/9 per quarter; and 6000 tons by the Manchester Spinner a sold at 57/6. New…

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London Wool Sales. a Better Market. London, May 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 May 1922 · page 5

Third series of wool sales has commenced. Bawras offered 7500 bales, and privately 80,000 were on offer. Tollay 10,666 bales of both were sold out…

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Mauled by Alligator Farmer's Terrible Experience

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 May 1922 · page 7

A man named Summerfield a farmer of Alligator River, who was badly mauled by a large Alligator was brought to Darwin Hospital on…

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Trade of China. Wheat and Wheat Flour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 May 1922 · page 4

Mr. Little, the Australian Trade Commissioner in the East, has for farded to Mr. Hughes a report in which he refers to great expansion of…

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Tenterfield Special Cattle Sale Report

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 May 1922 · page 1

Grainger and Falkiner Ltd., in conjunction with Weaver and Perry, Ltd., report having yarded at Tenterfield on Thursday last, 27th April, l200 good…

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Wheat Market. Sydney Conditions Dull

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 May 1922 · page 4

Trade remained dull in the Sydney wheat market on Wednesday. Shipping agents maintained their quotation at about 5/6 a bushel, trucks, Darling…

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Cattle Industry. Premier Expresses Sympathy. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 May 1922 · page 5

A deputation from the Producers' Association's central council interviewed the Premier to-day to discuss the cattle industry…

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Local and General News Payments on Cattle Country

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 May 1922 · page 2

The Hon Walter Bennett, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the secretary to the Premier's Department: Referring to your representations on…

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Australian Wheat. London Sales. London, May 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 May 1922 · page 5

Sales of New South Wales wheat comprise 5000 tons by the Talawa, which realized 57/9 per quarter: South Australia, 6000 tons by the North sold…

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London Wool Sales. Market Firm. London, May 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 May 1922 · page 5

At the London wool sales 12,000 Bawras and Frees were cleared out. There was an active demand, and opening prices firmly maintained,…

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Farms in Municipalities

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 May 1922 · page 4

Forming lands are included in many of the country municipalities of the State and where this is the case since shires have been instituted, the…

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Keep Down Costs. English Expert's Views. of Australian Farming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 May 1922 · page 4

Mr. E. Hiam, an agricultural export, with the Empire Exhibition Commission, which is visiting Australia, thinks Australia can produce…

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Butter Exports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 2

The following is a fairly accurate summary of butter exported from this state to Great Britain from October, 1921, to April 29, 1922:—…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 4

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd. report:—We submitted an attractive catalogue at our last sales, comprising…

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Wool Reports

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 5

Schute, Bell & Co., Ltd., report under date 28th April:—Although strong and widespread competition prevailed at our sale on Monday, prices realised for be[?]t…

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The Wheat Pool

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 5

As the net results of the last compulsory wheat pool of 1920-21 falling short of the guarantee of 7/6 per bushel by between £800,000,…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. received the following wire from their Brisbane office:—Selection wools wellsuited to Continental demand…

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Owners of Sweating Cattle Beware!

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 1

Judging by the comments of councillors they have recognised for some time that the system of prosecuting only offenders that had been warned was in…

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Cattle Ticks. Millions on North Coast

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 6

The serious position in regard to the tick pest was referred to at a meeting of farmers in Murwillumbah. Mr. Brookers said the menace should…

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London Wheat Sales. London, May 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 5

Wheat is easier, but the demand for Australian is steadily maintained. West Australian wheat 6400 tons by the Doveric, sold at 58/ per…

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