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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1925

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Wool. Factors Determining Prices. New York, March 19

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 2

Mr. J. A. M. Elder, Commissioner for Australia, has returned from Boston, after making inquiry into the wool market. He desired to learn why Boston recently ceased…

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Farm and Garden

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 5

Although extra accommodation was provided in the farm and garden pavilion, the whole of the available space was occupied. The…

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Nightmare Existence Boy's Life on Farm

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 1

Two years of nightmare existence, of unending work, kicks, and hard blows, of hunger and wretchedness. Such were the allegations at Donald Court…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 3

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

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Butter Increase. Position Continues Satisfactory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 March 1925 · page 7

The volume of business transacted in Sydney did not indicate that the decision of the Butter Advisory Committee to increase the price was…

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In Sellers' Favour. Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 March 1925 · page 3

At the Sydney wool sales, 6392 bales were offered at auction, and 5841 sold. Private sales totalled 682 bales. The selection was of average quality…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 March 1925 · page 4

At the Alexandria market prices wore slightly easier yesterday. No oaten hay was yarded, and an exceedingly small consignment of extra…

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Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep Better Medium Cattle Cheaper. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 March 1925 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report.—Cattle:3700 yarded, the bulk medium to useful quality: The market was cheaper. Good to prime beef…

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Wool Market

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 March 1925 · page 2

The Australian, Mercantile, Land and Finance Co., Ltd., reports:— During the week bidding in the sale room has been a little more general at…

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Butter Export. Heavy Shipments

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 March 1925 · page 3

The Customs Department states that during the week ended March 21, 58,670 boxes of butter, were exported from the Commonwealth. Of this…

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Wheat Market. Lacking in Confidence

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 March 1925 · page 6

The Sydney wheat market still lacks confidence and farmers lots were again not quoted. Parcels were offered at 6/3 per bushel, but found no…

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Keen Competition. Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 March 1925 · page 6

There was an average selection, totalling 7358 bales, on offer at the closing sale of the twelfth series of wool sales in Sydney on Wednesday…

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Sydney Wool Sales Market Firm

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 March 1925 · page 3

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co., writes:— The catalogue of 4066 bales submitted by us on the 19th inst. included…

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Farmers Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 March 1925 · page 4

Inferior and medium quality stuff formed the bulk of the rather short yarding at the Alexandria market yesterday. Rates were unchanged. A…

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Butter Marketing

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1925 · page 4

The New Zealand Dairy Produce Control Board created under an Act of Parliament, upon which the Commonwealth measure is largely based, was brought…

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Wool From Blandford

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 March 1925 · page 1

The Rockland clip from Mr. J. M. Wheelihan, Blandford, was among the offerings at Winchocmbe Carson's Sydney auction on Monday. The…

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Lifeless. Sydney Wheat Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 March 1925 · page 3

Reports of an easter London market made shippers even more wary than of late. No offers for farmers' lots were forthcoming, and for their…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Market Firm

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 March 1925 · page 6

The Secretary of the Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co. writes: The catalogue of 4066 bales submitted by us on 19th inst. included…

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Sydney Wool Sales Market Firm

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 March 1925 · page 1

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co., writes:— The catalogue of 4,066 bales submitted by us on the 19th inst. included…

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Brighter Wool Market. America Is a Buytr

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 March 1925 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report 26th March:—On suitable wools American competition is still strongly in evidence…

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