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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

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Commercial Singleton Markets. Special Dairy Cattle Cale. Grainger and Falkiner's Ltd. Report

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 August 1926 · page 4

Grainger and Falkiner Ltd. report having conducted another successful special dairy sale at the Shire yards on Friday last when there were about 85…

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Compulsory Wheat Pool Farmers' Delegates Warned. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 August 1926 · page 2

Speaking at the Fanners and Settlers' Conference to-day, Mr A. K. Tralowas warned delegates against advocating a compulsory wheat pool."You…

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Homebush Stock Sales Rise in Cattle (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 August 1926 · page 2

Cattle.—2550 yarded, and the market was 10/ better. Best beef worth 50/ per lOOlbs, second 37/, and inferior 35/. Bullocks sold from £7 to £16…

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Living Areas Should Be Increased. Farmers and Settlers' SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 August 1926 · page 5

The Farmers and Settlers Conference carried a resolution that in order to cope with the increased cost of living and the cost of production…

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The Referendum. Farmers' Association Discussion. Proposals Supported

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 August 1926 · page 6

The Federal Government's justification for its referendum proposals was discussed by the Treasurer (Dr. Earle Page) when he addressed the…

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Wheat Market. Mill Offals in Demand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 August 1926 · page 2

There was no alteration in the wheat position yesterday, the market being idle and quotations unchanged, Stored bagged lots in country positions…

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Wheat Options. Advance in Chicago. New York, Aug. 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 August 1926 · page 5

Chicago wheat options were quoted to-day, as follows:—September, 139 7-8 cents; December, 144 cents; May, 149 1-8 cents; an advance all round…

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Rating of Land Farmers and Settlers' Motion. Local Government Act. SYDNEY, Wednesday.z

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 August 1926 · page 5

At the Farmers and Settlors' Conference to-day, a motion was carried affirming that all convertible land be rated on the same bais as c.p. or…

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Catchment Area Orange Crop

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 August 1926 · page 4

The finance committee of the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board reported to the board having considered the…

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Homebush Sales. Cattle Unchanged Sheep Weaker Tendency Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 August 1926 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson, Ltd; report:—Cattle 3000 yarded, the bulk useful to good quality. The market opened weaker for heavy beef. Good to prime…

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Coastal Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 August 1926 · page 6

Prime drafts of cattle showed improvement in value at Homebush last Monday. Good to prime beef made 32/ to 38/ per 100lbs. Clearances at…

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Denman Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 August 1926 · page 4

During the month of July the Denman Dairy Co., Ltd., manufactured 56 tons of butter, being an increase of 10 1/2 tolls over the previous…

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Export Butter. Commonwealth Gradings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 August 1926 · page 3

During the week ended August 7 the Commonwealth graders examined for export at Sydney 9327 boxes of butter, of which 9294 were salted…

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Butter Exports. Ministerial Statement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 August 1926 · page 2

Mr Pratten, Minister for Customs, said that Britain in 1925 imported 278,000 tons of butter from all countries, the Australian contribution…

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American Wheat. Government Crop Estimates. New York, Aug. 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 August 1926 · page 5

A Washington, message states that the Government estimates the winter wheat crop at 626,482,000 bushels, and the spring wheat at 213,000,000 bushels…

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Butter Market

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1926 · page 3

Messrs Prescott Ltd., report under date August 7th, 1925:— Sydney.—In the aggregate the output is just about the same as last week…

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Bowthorne Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 August 1926 · page 4

The 39th half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Bowthorne Butter Factory, Ltd., will beheld at the company's registered office, Morpeth…

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Co-op Butter Factory

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1926 · page 2

The twentieth annual general meeting of shareholders of the Dungog Co-operative Butter Factory is announced to be held at the…

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Wheat Position. Coming Season

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 August 1926 · page 8

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co., writes:— Latest advices from our London representatives indicate:—…

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Wheat Position. Coming Season."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 August 1926 · page 1

The secretary, of the Fanners and Graziers' Co-op. Co. writes:— Our latest advices from our London representatives indicate:—…

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