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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

2,506 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 82 of 126

Wool Prices Compared. a Sound Market

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 September 1926 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report 2nd September:— While every cause for satisfaction exists regarding the current selling…

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Homebush Stock Market Cattle Advance (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 September 1926 · page 2

Cattle—2338 yarded, and the marketwas from 10/ to 20/ better. Best beef worth 40/ per 100lbs, second 38/, and inferior 32/ Bullocks sold from £ 7…

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Wool Outlook. Good Season for New South Wales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 September 1926 · page 4

Surveying at the annual meeting of shareholders in Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., the pastoral outlook in Australia, Mr. Duncan Carson,…

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Scone Dairy Company

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 September 1926 · page 2

The annual report of the Scone Dairy Co., Ltd. showed that for the past year 328,530lb of butter had been manufactured, a decrease of 282,449lb…

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Late Frosts affect Potato Crops

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 September 1926 · page 2

The late frosts which are occurring with a frequency that is not desired at this time, of the year. The frosts have played havoc with…

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Testing Dairy Cows

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 September 1926 · page 2

Inverell P. and A. Society has decided that in future the testing of dairy cows will be carried out on the show ground instead of at the homes…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 September 1926 · page 4

Wheaten chaff comprised a large proportion of the yarding at the Alexandria forage saleyards. Rates generally showed a tendency to case…

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Falls at Warwick Farm Three Joceys Hurt; Horse Destroyed

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 September 1926 · page 1

Several misfortunes to jockeys and horses were associated with the racing at Warwick Farm on Saturday. One jockey J. Lightfoot, was severely…

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Poultry Farmers

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 September 1926 · page 4

A meeting of the Poultry Farmers Association is to be held in the Odd-fellows' Hall next Thursday night…

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Wool Sales. Good Clearances in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 September 1926 · page 2

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange Bridge street when the quantity catalogned totalled 11,130 bales, and the sales…

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Wheat Export. Bulk Handling Essential. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 September 1926 · page 5

Mr. R. .J, Abbott, a member of the Country party in the Victorian Parliament who returned to-dat from a visit to Eirope America and New…

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Hit by Train. Knocked Into, Cattle Pit. Man's Remarkable Escape. Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 September 1926 · page 5

"I'm the luckiest. man in the world to be alive this morning." said John Goodall a miner over middleage to a "Mercury." representative…

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Farmer Wounded. Burglar Fires Gun

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 September 1926 · page 2

An elderly farmer at Otane (N.Z) named Watts found a young Maortranacking his bedroom A struggle followed and the Maori fired a shot…

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Warning to Dairymen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 September 1926 · page 4

The Imperial Economic Committee's report on the preparation and marketing of dairy produce issued at the latter end of last week, has…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 September 1926 · page 4

Business was very . slack at the Alexandria forage market Medium and interior grades were again in heavy supply A keen demand…

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Pastoral Award. No Decision at Conference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 September 1926 · page 4

The application made on behalf of the New South Wales Graziers Association to Mr. Piddington, Industrial Commissioner for the suspension of…

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Featureless. Sydney Wheat Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 September 1926 · page 7

There is still an absence of movement in wheat in Sydney, and values remains unchanged bagged parcels betting nominally 7/4 to 7/6…

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Wool Sales. Keen Competition in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 September 1926 · page 2

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge street when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,000 bales and the sales…

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Hombbush Sales Sheep Firm Heavy Bullocks Lower. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 September 1926 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson, Ltd, report Cattle 3300 yarded the bulk useful to good quality Heavy beef was cheaper, but prime light unaltered At the…

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Wheat Bulk Handling Necessary (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 September 1926 · page 2

Mr R. J. Abbott, a. member of the Country Party in the Victorian Parliament, who returned to-day from a visit to Europe, America, and New Zealand,…

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