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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1923

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Ravensworth Wool

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 3

District clips shared in the specially keen Japanese competition in evidence at last Monday's Sydney wool spies. Fleecs wool from Mr…

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Horse and Cattle Brands

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture has still under consideration the question of the order of branding under the Registration of Stock Brands Act, 1921, and has…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 5

The New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency. Co., report, 31st January:—Sales were resumed here on Monday last with entirely satisfactory results…

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Maitland Stock Sales Fat Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 6

About 900 head yarded, being a light supply, well within the requirements of the trade. Consignments were made up of bullocks, cows,…

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Strong Market. Sydney Wool Balks

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 6

At the Sydney wool sales on Thursday 10,260 bales were offered, and 9385 sold, and private sales totalled 1129…

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Big Bidding. at Wool Sales. Japanese Lead

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 2

The feature of the recent wool sales has been the bidding of the Japanese buyers. These brokers have forced the prices, and their…

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Wool Again Dearer. Recop.d for Beixiess

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 4

Winchcombe. Carson. Ltd. report; —Over 30 per' cent, of the lots ofered. in the large lot section of our Monday's Sydney, wool stile.made 30d…

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London Wool Sales. Many Clips Withdrawn. London, February 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 5

At the London wool sales 13,350 private bales were offered. Good clips sold readily at full recent values Queensland greasy combing…

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Singleton Letter. Co-operative Bacon and Dairy Company. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 3

A meeting of shareholders in the above was held in the Strand Theatre on Tuesday afternoon. Over 80 persons were present. The…

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No Single Farms. for Closer Settlement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 4

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., has been informed that the Minister of Lands will not consider any application for single farms for closer…

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Dairymen's Fines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 4

Wr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., has received a further written request from the Dairy Farmers of Miller's Forest and Raymond Terrace, asking…

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Buying Dairy Cows

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 3

"The man does not live who can pick the good cows from the poor ones without ever making a mistake," says Mr. W. W. Swett, of…

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Fodder Crops at Scone. Departmental Experiments at Segenhoe

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 2

The fodder-crop trial conducted by Messrs. Alford Bros, at Colville, Brushy Hill Road, in co-operation with the Department of Agriculture,…

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Queensland Pastoral Co. Queensland Rents

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 11

Mr. Coyne, Minister for Lands in Queensland, who is in Sydney, was interviewed regarding a cabled statement by Mr. Keating, is chairman…

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Wool From Singleton

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 6

Japanese buyers competed keenly for Mr Edw. Dries' Ravensworth wool at Winchcombe, Carson's, Sydney sale on Monday. The clip was of attractive…

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Wheat Market. Lower Values Offering

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 16

Wheat was offering freely outside of pool sources on Monday at 5/7 3/4 per bushed, and business passed at 5/7 1/2 per bushed on rail Sydney, Buyers,…

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Wheat Pools. Minister Leaves for Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 16

Mr. Chaffey, Minister for Agriculture, left Sydney on Monday for Melbourne to discuss the finalisation of the old wheat pools with the…

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Wheat Pools. Mr. Chaffey's Visit to Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 9

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Chaffey) who went to Melbourne an the representative of New South Wales on the Australian Wheat…

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Directors for the Singleton Butter Factory. (To tho Editor.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 5

Sir,—In view of the increased interest which is being taken in the local Butter Company's affairs, the importance of the issue to the farmers of this district…

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Live Cattle Trade. Overseas Dominions' Interest Capetown, Jan. 25

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 13

In the House of Assembly, Sir Thomas Smart[?] stated that the Union Government was making active representations to the Imperial…

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