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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

2,508 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 84 of 126

Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 September 1924 · page 4

Tho following applications for patents connected with farming and pastoral industries have been accepted at the Commonwealth Patont Office:—…

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Dairy Produce Control of Export

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 September 1924 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Co. recently, significant references were made to dairy produce control…

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Wheat Market. Offerings for New Crop

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 September 1924 · page 7

Wheat maintained its firmness on Tuesday, although very little was on offer. A small parcel of old wheat was sold for shipment at 6/2½ per…

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Wool Sales. Finer Grades Advance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 September 1924 · page 7

A catalogue of 8048 bales of wool was submitted in Sydney on Tuesday, and sales including private transactions totalled 9191 hales:…

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Wheat Pool. State Proposal Not Abandoned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 September 1924 · page 7

The proposal for a joint guarantee between the Commonwealth and the Governments of the wheat-growing States in connection with the…

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Dairying Industry Better Bull Movement. a Major Matter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 September 1924 · page 4

There are ninny reforms that are demanded in our dairying industry to enable our dairymen to get the better return for their labour to which they are entitled, some connected with production and some with marketing, and movements for these reforms need to go on simultaneously…

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Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep Shade Lower; Cattle Dearer. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 5

Winchcombe Carson Ltd., report: Cattle [?] yarded; the bulk medium to useful quality. Opening sales were practically unchanged. Good to prime…

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Butter Factories

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 4

A meeting of representatives of butter factories in the Hunter Valley and Dungog district was held in West Maitland this morning. Further…

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Grading Butter. Protest by Northern Factories

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 3

In the House of Representatives Mr. Gardiner (N.S.W.) brought up a protest by the Hunter and Gloucester District Butter Factories' Association…

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Wheat Guarantee. State Government Proposal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 6

A conference between the Cabinet sub-committee and members of the Voluntary Wheat Pool Committee in Sydney discussed the question of the…

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Wheat Pool. Conference in Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 3

A conference took place in Melbourne between Mr. Bruce, Prime Minister, and representatives of New South Wales, Victoria, and South…

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Wheat Market. Advance in Bran

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 3

Wheat was quiet but firm in Sydney on Wednesday, with old wheat nominally 6/2½ per bushel in bags, and 6/ in bulk. Buyers were not…

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Cheaper Butter. Reduced to 173/8 Cwt

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 6

The wholesale quotation for choicest butter has been reduced in Sydney to 173/8 per cwt. This follows a reduction in prices in Victoria. The…

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Wool Sales. High Levels Maintained

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 3

There was a good selection on offer at the Sydney wool sales on Wednesday, and values remained at late high levels. The offering at auction…

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London Wool Sales. Keen Competition. London, Sept. 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 5

A good average representative selection was on offer at the London wool sales. There was an enormous attendance, including French…

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London Wool Sales (Reuter's Message.) London, Tuesday Night

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 2

At the opening wool sales 12,453 bales were catalogued. Competition was active, and values generally were higher…

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Dairy Produce. Export Control Bill. Introduced in Federal House

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 3

The Prime Minister introduced the Dairy Produce Export Control Bill in the House of Representatives. In moving the second reading, he…

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Organisation of Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 4

The cause of the organisation of farmers generally and of dairy farmers in particular has sustained a heavy loss through the death of Mr. C. J…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexanderia Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 4

With good inquiry ruling for choice produce, late rates were maintained at Alexandria market yesterday, although very little choice was in…

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Wool Returnq Per Sheep

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 September 1924 · page 6

Wlnchcombe Carsou, Ltd. report:—if any clanger can exist with the opening of this,season's/wool sales, it is the risk of anticipating too much…

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