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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

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

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 August 1926 · page 2

Cattle.—2454 yarded, and the market was 10/ better. Best beef worth 40/ per 100 lbs, second 3,7/, and inferior 35/. Bullocks sold from £7 to £16,…

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Muswellbrook Dairy Co

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 August 1926 · page 1

The ninth annual meeting of the Muswellbrook Dairy Co. Ltd., will take place in the Masonic Hall on the 30th inst., when the report and…

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Muswellbrook Dairying Increased Production

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 August 1926 · page 5

For the month of July the Muswellbrook Dairy Co. manufactured 61,918 lb choicest butter, and 1,247 lbs. second grade. The price paid…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 August 1926 · page 4

Medium quality forage comprised a large proportion of the yarding at the Alexandria market. Wheaten chaff was in heavy supply. An easier…

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Action in Divorce Court Singleton District Farmer's Claim. Question of Wife's Value. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 August 1926 · page 2

In the Divorce Court to-day, George Allsop, a Singleton district farmer, brought an action to recover £500 damages from Michael Flaherty, also a…

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From Farm Boy to Professor

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 August 1926 · page 5

There has just died the Rev. Thomas Rees, who began, life as a farmer's boy in Pembrokeshire and became principal of a theological…

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Butter Supplies. New South Wales Production. Increased Local Demand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 August 1926 · page 3

Some interesting figures showing the total production of butter in New South Wales for the year ended June 30 last have been completed by Mr…

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World's Wheat. Northern Hemisphere Supplies. Washington, Aug, 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 August 1926 · page 5

The Department of Agriculture has estimated the wheat crop of 21 countries in the northern hemisphere at 2,351,000,000 bushels, compared with…

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Canadian Farmers. the Austrian Treaty. Duties on Dairy Produce. Vancouver, Aug, 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 August 1926 · page 5

The Canadian Prime Minister, Mr. A. Melghen, speaking at Royston, B.C., emphatically denied that it was the Conservatives intention of [?]ne…

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Transfer of Dairy Inspector

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 August 1926 · page 4

Mr. R. A. Faunce, dairy inspector in the Muswelbrook district during the past six years, has been transferred to Maitland. He has been…

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Sydney Wool Market

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 August 1926 · page 4

A little business has been done during the week with odd lots of passed in wools from the last, auctions, and locally scoured and skin wools, the…

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Wheat Market. Practically Idle in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 August 1926 · page 3

The wheat market was practically idle in Sydney yesterday, neither buyer for sellers being in evidence. Quotations were nominally 674 not…

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Homebush Sales. Cows Cheaper Sheep Unaltered. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 August 1926 · page 5

Winchcombe Carson, Ltd., report; —Cattle; 3600 yarded, the bulk useful to good quality. The market opened cheaper. Good to prime beef…

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Wheat Options. Quotations in Chicago. New York, Aug. 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 August 1926 · page 5

Chicago wheat options were quoted to-day as follows; september 295[?] cents, up 11 cents; December, 139 3-8, up 7 cent; May 144 3-4, up 1 cent…

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Moree Special Cattle Sale

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 August 1926 · page 2

Readers are again reminded of the special sale of 2000 head of Short-horn cattle, at Moree, on Tuesday next, 24th. The offering will…

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Trade Review. Wool Prices. London

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 August 1926 · page 5

Regarding the wool outlook, the "Statist" says: If wool had not been soundly situated the slump in the franc and a coal strike lasting over…

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Alleged Sheep-Stealing. a Murrurundi Case. Important Point Raised

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 August 1926 · page 2

A case in which much interest was centred, and in connection with which an important point ti graziers generally was raised, was…

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The Mushellbrook Chronicle Friday August 20, 1926 Golden-colored Butter Big Advertising Campaign Suggested. Conference at Muswellliltook Yesterday

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 August 1926 · page 4

An important meeting was held at the offices of the Muswellbrook Dairy Co., Ltd., yesterday for the pur pose of devising a scheme of…

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Dairy Science School. Suuccessful Muswellbrook Student

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 August 1926 · page 3

The following are the results of examinations conducted by the Department of Agriculture at the dairy science school, held at Denman. for…

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Moree Special Cattle Sale

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 August 1926 · page 1

Our readers are again reminded of the special sale of 2000 head of Shorthorn cattle at Moree on Tuesday next. 24th instant. The offering will…

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