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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

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Value of Wool Clip. £23,000,000 Less to Date

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1930 · page 4

Returns compiled by the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia show that from July 1 to April 30, 1,914,364 bales of wool had…

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Farmers and High Wages

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1930 · page 2

At last Stroud Shire meeting Cr. Higgins, referring to the question of high award wages, stated that he knew of instances where men left…

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Duck Thief Shot by Persecuted Farmer

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1930 · page 4

Ruthless raids on suburban poul[?]y farms Jed to the shooting of thief at Marrickville by a farmer who had suffered severely from their…

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Wool Sales. Hardening Tendency in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 May 1930 · page 6

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 8576 bales, the sales…

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Wool Sales (Australian Press Assn. Message.) London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 May 1930 · page 3

At the wool sales 9031 bales were offered. There was a large offering of greasy, merinos, principally super style. Spinner sorts were good, and…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 May 1930 · page 3

Supplies were light at Alexandria and very little business was transacted. In the forage section lucerne products came in for most inquiry…

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Dairy Factory Returns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 May 1930 · page 7

The Gloucester Dairy Company manufactured 169,6451bs of butter for the month of April, suppliers being paid at the rate of 1/24 per lb…

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Latest Farm Machines Demonstration at Mr Hunter Clark's Farm

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 May 1930 · page 3

Yesterday afternoon the Singleton and District Co-operative Society, Ltd., arranged an interesting demonstration of some of the latest devices in…

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Wool Sales. Sydney Market Firm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 May 1930 · page 3

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street when the quantity catalogued totalled 9577 bales and the sales…

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Rich Estate. Tamworth Farmer's Will

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 May 1930 · page 4

Mr. Jacob Nash, late of Tamworth farmer, who died on March 7 last, at the age of 80 years, left an estate valued at £23,043 Tistator, who was…

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Cattle Prospects

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 2
Also in The Scone Advocate

Agents anticipate a stronger market at Homebush for fat cattle provided the season definitely improves over the State. During the past…

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Sheep Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 8

Rain was immediately followed by a rise in sheep at Homebush, and in country centres. It should be noted here that a great many plain quality…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 12

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., reports:— We brought forward a catalogue of 5280 bales on Monday last, which was…

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Amalgamation of Butter Factories

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 4

Mr, C. MoRae occupied the chair at a special meeting of shareholders of the Bowthorne Co-operative Butter Factory, Limited, held at Morpeth…

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Sheep Missing Detectives to Inquire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 3

A party of police, headed by Detective McGee, left Albury on Monday for the mountains in the Mansfield district to search for 4,800…

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Wins Ocean Wheat Race

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 4

Under full sail the Herzogin Cecilie entered Falmouth Harbor for the fourth time in succession the winner of the wheat race from Australia…

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Pastoral. Pasture Improvement. the Example of New Zealand

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 6

Agriculturists who visited New Zealand could not fail to appreciate the remarkable results achieved there in pasture improvement, stated the…

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Wheat Marketing Debate in Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 6

A further discussion on the Wheat Marketing Bill, took place in the House of Representatives. Strong support was given to the measure…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 6

These notes are issued every week, by direction of the Hon. the Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. Should any fanner desire information relevant to his work on the land not referred to in these notes at the time, a query addressed to the…

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