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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

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Wheat Market. Cargoes Close Dull; Parcels Unchanged. London, Jan. 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 13

Wheat cargoes opened steady and occasionally advanced 3d, but closed dull at late rates. Parcels did not attract attention,…

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Denman. Dairy Compant's Returns

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 5

The Denman Dairy Company manufactured 131,3001bs of choicest butter and 6,452lbs of second grade, during December. This [?]…

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Producers Organising New England Farmers' Further Step

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 16

The organisation of the Farmers and Settlers' Association in New England has made further progress. At a meeting of delegated at…

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Farmer Collapses While Fighting Bush Fires

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 11

Mr. John Barton, 55, a farmer, of Balmattum, collapsed and died when assisting to fight a bush fire near Euroa, Victoria, while…

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Dairying. Conditions Abroad. Mr. A. J. C. Vogele's Impressions

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 8

Mr. A. J. C. Vogele, who recently returned from a tour of Europe, gave an Interesting address on dairying conditions abroad In tho board room…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 7

The highest price obtained for oats at auction for several years was the feature at Alexandria. Six shillings and [?]ourpence per bushel was paid…

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LOCAL & GENERAL Sale of Farms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 4

Mr. W. N. Dann reports having sold during the week 560 acre dairy farm, Glen Oak, for Mr. W. J. Green; 40 acre dairy farm, Oakhampton, for…

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Homebush Sales. Sheep and Cattle Firmer. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson, Ltd., report: Cattle: 2800 yarded, the bulk medium to useful quality. The market was unaltered at opening sales. Good…

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Dash Through Flames. Farmers Trapped by Bush Fires

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 5

ST. HELIERS (N.Z.), Monday. Two farmers had a narrow escape from death when they were trapped by bush fires…

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Butter Duties

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 2

Mr. J. P. Abbott writes to the "S.M. Herald":— It is strange how gentlemen of the city like Mr. Andrew Freebairn resent…

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Starving Boys Kill Sheep

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 5

Being without food or money, and in a starving condition, two hoys killed a sheep at Attunga and ate part of the animal. When taxed with the offence,…

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Pastoral Industry. to Combat Drought. the Rail Factor

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 4

Grazing interests particularly should be pleased over the fact that the Government has referred to the Public Works Committee a proposal to extend…

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P.d.s. Column World's Butter Export

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 4

The "News Bulletin" issued by the Department of Markets and Migration supplies interesting information regardin the International export trade in…

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Good Prices for District Wool

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 2

At the Farmers and Graziers' Cooperative Society's sales in Sydney, on the 11th instant, wool from M'Mahon Estate, Liddell, topped the list of…

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Commercial Million Bales of Wool

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:— Though New South Wales did not experience.good seasons in 1927, the State managed to produce an excellent clip,…

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Wheat Market Quiet Demand in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 8

Demand for wheat yesterday was quiet. Millers were buying sparingly on the basis of 5/6 extracts Sydney for growers' lots, equivalent to 4/9 1/2 at…

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Wool Sales. Spirited Competition in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 7

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,870 bales, and the…

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Dead. Canada's Cattle Trade with Britain. Montreal, Jan. 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 5

Dr. R. B. Rodger, representative of the British Minister of Agriculture, will leave on February 4, for the Argentine, because the cattle…

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Prices Maintained. London Wool Sales. London, Jan. 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 5

At the wool sales 9694 bales were offered, of which 6025 were Australian. There was an average selection of perinos, and excellent…

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Wool at Best Point of Season Very Strong Demand

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 1

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co., writes 20/1/28:— Excellent competition and very satisfactory clearances have been the…

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