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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

2,506 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 126

Bowthorne Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 4

The 38th half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Bowthorne Butter Factory, Ltd., will be held at the company's registered office, at…

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Foe Export. Commonwealth Butter Gradings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 2

The dairy branch of the Department of Trade and customs states that during the week ended February 6 the Commonwealth graders…

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Wool Sales. Keen American Demand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 6

At the Sydney wool sales 10,881 bales were submitted and 10,115 bales sold. Private sales totalled 994 bales. The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers…

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Girl in Boy's Clothing Arrested at Sheep Station

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 2

At Tyrie Station, back of Trangic, two young persons recently applied for work, and were given it. But the younger, who gave "his" age as 19,…

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Wheat Weaker. in "Sympathy with Oversea Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 2

In sympathy with the weaker position of wheat oversea buyers yesterday dropped their pice by 1 per bushed to 5/5 for bagged wheat at country…

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Closed Firm. London Wool Sales. London. Feb. 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 4

The first series of wool sales in 1926 closed firm, Competition lately had been brisk, especially in the home trade, Merinos and all super…

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Fires in Wagga District Great Loss in Sheep. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 2

Bush fires are still raging in the Wagga district. Already – between 2000 and 3000 sheep have been burnt to death near Gerogery…

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Muswellbrook Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 4

During the month of January, the quantity of butter made at the factory of the Muswellbrook Dairy Company was 69,496 lbs, choicest grade…

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Armidale Cattle Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 6

Messrs. A. H. McArthur and Co. and A. G. Finlayson, in conjunction, report having yarded 1550 head, of mixed cattle at their recent…

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Australian Butter. English Preference

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 3

Mr. F. S. Mackenzie (a director of the Glen Innes Butter Factory) has returned from a trip a broad, and declares that English people…

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Sheep Must be Branded

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 1

Sheepowners are warned that when sending consignments to Homebush or elsewhere the sheep must carry the owners brand, in addition to the…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 2

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers report:—Competition was general at the sales on Monday, with a good demand from America for suitable…

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Wheat Depressed. Weaker Tone Overseas

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 3

Following the weaker tone of the oversea market buyers again reduced their offers for bagged wheat yesterday to 5/11, ex trucks, Sydney, equal…

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Australian Butter. Canadian Resentment. Ottawa, February 8

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 8

A further Conservative amendment to the address in reply has been moved in the House of Commons by Mr. Donald Sutherland,…

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Wool Sales. American Buyers Active

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 7

Wool sales were held at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street Sydney when the quantity catalogued totaled 10,341 bales, and the sales…

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Girl in Boy's Clothes. Arrested at Sheep Stacton

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 1

At Tyrie Station, back of Trangle, two young, persons recently applied for work, and were given it, But the younger, who gave "his" age as…

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Girl in Boy's Clothing Arrested at Sheep Station

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 3

At Tyrie Station, back of Trangie, two young persons recently applied for work, and were given it. Btit the younger, who gave "his" age as 19,…

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Wheat Cargoes. Threepence to Ninepence Lower. London, Feb. 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 5

Wheat cargoes were dull, being 3d to 9d lower, owing to a decline in the Argentine exchange and the i[?]ence of heavy deliveries…

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Millet Growers Alarmed Hunter Farmers' Stand

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 7

Growers of millet on the Hunter River view, with alarm any proposal to lift the embargo on the importation of broom millet. According to…

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Early Farming Days

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 1

Continued from last issue: Dungow an another well-known centre, attract ed reapers from as far afield as Mait land. These men would commence…

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