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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

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Huge Debt by Farmers. to Storekeepers. Minister's Remarks. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) said to-day that it was estimated that country storekeepers alone were owed over £6,000,000 in the wheat…

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Action by Farmers. Molong

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 1

A large meeting yesterday carried a motion: "That failing the carrying out of the request of the Advisory Council regarding the restoration of financial…

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Maitland Stock Sales Cattle Dearer

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 4

Fat Cattle.—About 960 yarded, a mixed yarding, comprising all grades of beef arid veal, and including many consignments of bullocks and cows from…

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Wheat Advance Perth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 5

Trustees of the Western Australian Wheat Pool have decided to establish a second pool for the 1980 harvest…

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Problem of Wheat Marketing Second-grade Standard Probable. Never Necessary Before

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 3

The problem of marketing wheat which will not reach fair average quality will probably be overcome by the fixing of a second-grade…

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London Wool Sales Market Remains Firm. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 2

At the wool sales to-day 8096 bales were offered and practically all wore sold. There was a medium supply of…

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To Avoid Dole Help for Farmers Tax on Flour Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 5

The request that Parliament should be called together immemediately to impose a sales tax on flour, is contained in a letter…

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Hectic Career Stud Farm to Pound Wallace Alison

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 7

Wallace Alison, who was disqualified for six months at Ascot, has had a hectic career. At the dispersal sale of the late…

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TOBACCO Canada's Crop

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 7

It is established that by the end of present year the production of tobacco in Canada will have reached a total of…

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Maize Crops Hunter River Conditions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 3

A statement of maize crop conditions in the State as at January 23, has been prepared by the Agricultural Department, from reports supplied by…

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Rabbit Farming to Assist Primary Production. Minister Favours New Industry

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 4

A promise to extend the area in which persons would be licensed to "farm" rabbits for fur, as soon as it was shown that a market and a…

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Help for the Farmers Government Considering Schemes £5,000,000 WANTED

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 1

The sub-committee of the Cabinet, consisting of the Prime Minister (Mr Scullin), the Treasurer (Mr Theodore), and the Minister for Markets (Mr Moloney), appointed to deal -with the question of assistance to wheatgrowers, met yesterday and discussed the possibilities…

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Butter Market

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 4

Sydney:—The far northern rivers, which have for some time experienced very dry weather, have during the last few days received very beneficial rain which will check…

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Wheat Standard

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 1

At a meeting of the grain, trade section of the Chamber of Commerce, on Monday, the "fair average quality" weight for now season's wheat was fixed at 59¼ lb to the…

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Keen Demand Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 2

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,453 bales, and the sales…

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Wool Advances

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 2

Merino and fine comeback wools were 10 per cent, up at Albury, ordinary merino and comeback par to 5 per…

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Wool Sales

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 2

The Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Company, Ltd., reports:— We submitted a catalogue of 5345 bales on Tuesday, which consisted…

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Farmers' Wool Cheque. Ten Twopenny Stamps. Forbes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 9

A record low price for wool was received by a Condobolin farmer. He was paid 10 twopenny postage stamps by his brokers. This was Ms…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 2

The A.M.L. & F. Co., Ltd., report 3rd February: We submitted a catalogue of 5345 bales to-day, which consisted mostly of clips from the Central…

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Wool Sales Very Firm Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 2

Wool sales were held yesterday at Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogues totalled 8954 bales, and the sales,…

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