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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

2,506 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 60 of 126

Sydney Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1926 · page 4

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., report 1st July: Final sales for the wool year were held in Brisbane this week, and, although the selection…

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Butter Factory Meeting at Vacy

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1926 · page 5

A very enthusiastic meeting or the suppliers to Gostwyck butter factory was held in the Vacy School of Arts on Thursday afternoon…

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Sheep Breeding. Sympathy of the State Government

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1926 · page 2

In proposing "The Sheep Breeding Industry" at the sheep show official luncheon in Sydney, the Premier (Mr. Lang) said that this industry,…

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Dairy Farmers' New Vessel

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1926 · page 2

The Manning River Dairy Company launched a new passenger and cargo steamer on Wednesday, in the presence of a large gathering…

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More Wool for Germany. the French Position. Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 July 1926 · page 4

Wool selling experiences in Brisbane furnished additional evidence of the soundness of the position occupied by the raw material. With a…

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Backing the Farmer

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1926 · page 4

The city man must make it his proud boast that he uses nothing but the products of his own country's farms and pastoral runs, and…

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Paterson Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 July 1926 · page 4

A public meeting will be held in the School of Arts, Vacy, on Monday next, 12th instant, at 11.30-o'clock, to consider the new proposal to be…

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Butter Production. Leeton Jersey's Success

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 July 1926 · page 2

The ranks of New South Wales Jersey cows which have produced 1000lb of butter within 12 months have been recruited by the inclusion of Jessie's…

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Stud Sheep. Sales in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 July 1926 · page 2

Monday's exceptional prices, when 1300 guineas were paid for a merino ram were not approached at the annual sheep sales on Tuesday, though…

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Wool Sales. Dominations Contribution. London, July 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 July 1926 · page 5

The fourth series, of London, wool sales will commence on July 13, and is expected to finish on July 29. The total amount of wool available is…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 July 1926 · page 4

Prime forage manifested a slightly firmer tendency at the Alexandria tendency at the Alexandria saleyards. Choice potatoes were in good demand. In the grain…

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Farmers Markets. Sussex-street Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 July 1926 · page 5

In Sussex-street to-day butter made 196/ cwt; eggs, new laid 1/9 dozen, rails and rivers 1/6, cheese, local large, 1/9 1/2 lb., loaf 1/1; honey 3[?] to…

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Butter

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 4

Messrs Prescott & Co. report under date June 26 as follows:— Sydney:—There ia a noticeable shrinkage in production, particularly in the…

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Sheep Disposed Of

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 4

In giving tho names iu last issue of gentlemen who bought and re-donated the sheep donated by Mr. S. Watson and auctioned recently by…

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The Sheep Gamble. What Is the Sheep Position?

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 5

Against the estimated tremendous natural increase in Australia's sheep come reports from Queensland of colossal losses through drought…

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Muswellbrook to have Larger Butter Factory

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 4

At a special meeting of the directors of the Muswellbrook Dairy Co., Ltd., held yesterday, it was decided to proceed with the erection, of…

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Stud Sheep. Good Prices in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 2

Good prices were obtained at the annual stud sheep sales which were continued in Sydney. A number of rams from the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 3

These notes are issued every week by direction of the Hon. the Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the…

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Desman Dairy Company. Increased Cream Supplies

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 7

The supply of cream to the Denman Dairy Factory is gradually increasing. The amount of butter manufactured this week showed an…

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Mudgee Dairy Coys. Directors Inspect Denman's Factory

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 7

A party of five gentlemen, representing the Mudgee Dairy Company visited Denman yesterday for the purpose of inspecting the local butter…

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