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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

2,965 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 62 of 149

Butter Market. Supplies Falling 0Ff

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 May 1928 · page 6

Colder weather is causing a more marked falling off in butter production, and from now on it will probably decline steadily. After local…

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Butter Box War

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 May 1928 · page 6

As a result of a "price war" between the co-operative and proprietary box manufacturing interests in Victoria, butter boxes were reduced…

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"Shepherdless Sheep" (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 May 1928 · page 3

Sir—In a few months time the electors of New South Wales will be asked to vote [?] a great moral question, viz: Prohibition.I have just returned from…

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Pastoral Industry. Federal Organisation. Australian Interests to Meet

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 May 1928 · page 6

June will be a very important month pastorally. Conferences of Australian interests will be held in. Sydney and graziers throughout the Commonwealth…

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Wheat Resources. World's Food Supply

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 May 1928 · page 4

Lecturing before the Geographical Society in Sydney, the Dean of the University's Faculty of Agriculture (Professor Watt) stated that it was…

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Wool Sales. Good Competition in London. London, May 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 May 1928 · page 5

At the wool sales, 9276 bales were offered, 2463 being Australian. It was an average selection, mostly reoffered wools. All classes met with…

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At Standstill Sydney Wheat Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 May 1928 · page 6

The Sydney wheat market remained at a standstill on Tuesday. Buyers' limits for growers' bagged lots were up to 5/7, ex trucks Sydney,…

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Wheat Market. Chicago Options. Chicago, May 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 May 1928 · page 4

American wheat prices were quoted :—May 143 3-8 cents, July 150¼ cents, September 150¼ cents, December 153¼ cents…

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Australian Butter. Price in North of England. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 May 1928 · page 5

Mrs. G. Grant of North Barellam has received a letter from her sister living on a farm near a remote village in the North of England, stating…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 May 1928 · page 6

Wheaton chaff manifested a firmer tone at Alexandria, most other prices remaining steady. The improved demand for forage lines noticed on…

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Butter Market

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 24 May 1928 · page 4

Messrs. Prescott Ltd., report:— Sydney:—Generally speaking, the weather has been mild and favourable to production. Supplies are being maintained…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 May 1928 · page 4

Oliver Lumby (33) was brought before Mr. S. A. Thornton at the West Maitland Police Court, and was charged with having stolon a heifer…

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Wheat Pool. Ballot in Victoria

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 May 1928 · page 2

The counting of the wheat pool ballot in Victoria was completed on Monday. It shows that the wheat growers there by 5923 votes to 5430…

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Sale of Farms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 May 1928 · page 4

Mr. W. X. Dann reports having fluid, an agricultural farm, Wallalong, for Mr. Sid. Knox, and a dairy farm, together with, dairy herd and…

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Suspicious Death. Elderly Woking Farmer. Body Exhumed. London, May 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 May 1928 · page 5

Following upon the sensational development in the Pace case, public interest is now centred on the inquest of Hilary Rougier, a…

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Bobs Farm

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 24 May 1928 · page 2

On Friday night, 18th inst, a grand concert and dance was held in the hall at 'Bobs' Farm to raise money for the Bobs' Farm and Anna Bay Tennis Clubs…

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Dungog Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 4

At a meeting of directors of Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory, Mr. W. E. Searl was appointed manager to fill the vacancy caused by the…

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Firm Wool Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 9
Also in The Scone Advocate

Discussing the wool outlook a Bradford correspondent writes:—Prices in London show a hardening tendency as the sales proceed, and the hope…

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Pastoral Industry. Meat Production. Question of Expansion

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 8

Mr. J. B. Cramsic, chairman of the Metropolitan Meat Industry Board, who is a recognised authority on the Australian meat industry, remarks that…

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