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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

2,711 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 45 of 136

Sydney Wool Sales. Yesterday's Offerings

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1931 · page 2

The eighth series of wool sales was commenced yesterday afternoon at the Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when two selling agents submitted a total of…

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Japan As Wool Buyer. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1931 · page 3

It is stated by a Japanese wool buyer, that his country's ability to buy wool so freely from Australia, is due to America having a lifted a large…

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Butter Market. £Competing with Australia. Russian Exports. London, April 19

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1931 · page 2

Although the consumptive demand for butter remains good, prices continue steadily to decline because importers and retailers alike do not…

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The Wool Trade. Sales in Brisbane. Japan's Strength

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1931 · page 1

Rates at last week's Brisbane wool auctions showed no material change compared with the figures ruling at the closing Sydney sales at the end of…

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Wool Values. Position in Eueope. General Review. London

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1931 · page 3

The Australian wool-growers' representative in London, Mr. W. Devereux, reports that British top-makers have failed to reduce their quotations, and…

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Farmers to Meet Bathurst Conference Selecting Delegates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 April 1931 · page 4

The conference of producers and consumers, which will open at Bathurst on Friday, May 12, is expected to continue until Friday, March 16…

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Electricity for Farms Muswellbrook Coal CO.'s. SCHEME

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1931 · page 4

The decision of the Muswellbrook Coal Co., Ltd., to extend its activities as sellers of electric current to embrace tho farms situated along the Hunter…

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The Farmer and the "Fiduciary" Issue

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1931 · page 3

Farmers at Lockhart and one of two other places have held meetings and asked the Senate to pass Theodore's Fiduciary Bill in order that they may…

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Denman Farmers' Move Selling Pigs and Calves Locally

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 April 1931 · page 2

A public meeting of representative dairy fanners and others of Denman passed a resolution pledging themselves to support the local…

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Butter Report

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 23 April 1931 · page 4

Messrs. Prescott Ltd. report under date 18th April 1931. Sydney:—Although arrivals show a falling off as compared with last year…

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Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 April 1931 · page 4

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 9855 bales, and the sales,…

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Butter Export Week's Gradings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 April 1931 · page 4

During the week ended April 18 the Commonwealth graders examined at Sydney, for export 16,000 boxes of butter, consisting of 15,088 salted…

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Farms Flooded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 April 1931 · page 1

'Louth Park, Dagworth and Fishery Creek farmers will again be heavy losers as Fishery Creek overflowed its banks last night and…

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Cattle Enter District

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 April 1931 · page 2

During the past fortnight, some 1400 head of cattle, including 1200 bullocks and steers for Belltrees, have entered the Upper Hunter from New England…

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Wool Sales

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 April 1931 · page 8

The Australian Mercantile Lund and Finance Co., Ltd., reports:— We submitted a catalogue of 4354 bales on Wednesday, which consisted…

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PROMISING Pastoral Outlook MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 April 1931 · page 2

The Acting Commonweath Metoorclogist (Mr, W. S. Watt), In a note on tho pastoral and agricultural industrios in Australla, at April…

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Pastoral. Stinkwort. Eradication Costly if Delayed

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 April 1931 · page 6

"Council is seriously perturbed by the spread of stinkwort within the area—it is now appearing in parts where it has hitherto never been seen,"…

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Wool Sales Market Firm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 April 1931 · page 6

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 8761 sales,…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 April 1931 · page 6

These notes are issued every week, by direction of the Hon. the Min[?] of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. Should any farmer desire information relevant to his work on the land…

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Wool Auctions Closing Sales. Next Season's Roster

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 April 1931 · page 3

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Coy., reports:— The season's final sales are now in progress, and will continue until May…

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