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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

2,711 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 56 of 136

Mt. Kenwary Primary Producers Farmers' Losses

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 May 1931 · page 8

The monthly meeting of the Mt. Kenwary Primary Producers' Union and Progress Association was held in the school room. There was…

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Homebush Stock Sales Cattle Unaltered. Improved Market for Sheep. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 May 1931 · page 1

Cattle.—1700 yarded, and the market was unaltered. Bullocks realised from £5 to £13 and cows from £4 to £10. Best beef worth 32/ per 100 lbs,…

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Sheep Missing Skins in Shaft

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 May 1931 · page 5

The West Maitland police are inquiring into a case of alleged sheep stealing. It was reported to them yesterday…

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Wool Week Successful a Remarkable Response

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 May 1931 · page 3

So great has been the success of Wool Week, just concluded, that next year it is hoped to hold it throughout the Commonwealth—…

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Wool Week Suggestion for Next Year Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 May 1931 · page 2

So great has been the success of Wool Week that the Retail Traders' Association has already written to the Graziers' Organising…

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Wool Week Great Success Bigger Effort Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 May 1931 · page 1

So great has been the success of wool week the Retail Traders Association has already written to the graziers' organising committee…

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Relief for Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 May 1931 · page 5

In connection with the decision of the Rural Industries Board to provide relief for necessitous farmers, Mr. H. P. Chapman, district dairy…

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Correspondence Our Wheat and Butter Industries Menaced. (To the Editor)

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1931 · page 1

Sir,—Wheat statistics, which have been kept systematically only for the last 300 years, show that a sorry record for grain sales was recently…

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Wool Sales Values Decline

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 May 1931 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., received the following wire from their Brisbane office yesterday! "Modium to good selection available Brisbane wool sales…

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Wool Week Successful. a Remarkable Response

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1931 · page 3

So has been the success of Wool Week, just concluded, that next year it is hoped to hold it throughout the Commonwealth—and possibly to…

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Russia's Five Year Plan. Butter Menaced (To the Editor.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 May 1931 · page 3

Sir.—Wheat statistics, which have been kept systematically only for the last 300 years, show that a sorry record for grain sales was recently…

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Dairy Farming Menaced by Milk War. Singleton Dairymen's Stand. "No Surrender" policy Brings Prices to a Low Level and Threatens the Stability of the Trade

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 May 1931 · page 5

The milk war in Sydney has brought Singleton into the limelight, and it seems that the struggle for a place on the Sydney market will cost…

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Poultry Farmers Serious Plight Money in Bank Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 May 1931 · page 1

The serious position facing poultry farmers owing to the suspension of payments through the N.S.W. State Savings Bank…

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Singleton Denies Responsibility for Milk War Dairymen Meet Price-Cutting Deplored Big Assemblage Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 May 1931 · page 5

The charge that Singleton was responsible for the milk war in Sydney was strongly denied at a meeting of…

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Russian Butter Reply to Criticism London Imports London, May 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 May 1931 · page 1

Replying to criticism regarding the dumping of Russian butter, Mr. P. J. Nillick, chairman of Selosyus, Ltd., a Russian trading concern, declared…

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News in Brief Dunmore Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 May 1931 · page 4

A meeting of Dunmore farmers will be held in the Large School of Arts on Thursday night, May 21, at 7.30. The business is important…

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Butter Report

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 21 May 1931 · page 4

Messrs. Prescott Ltd report under date 9th May, 1931.— Sydney:—Pastures generally are in splendid order the exception being those…

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Butter Report

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 21 May 1931 · page 2

Messrs. Prescott Ltd. report tinder date 16th May, 1931, Sydney:—Arrivals during the week show a substantial falling off but are still much…

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Wool Week

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 May 1931 · page 4

Sir,-As the committee responsible for the central organising of Wool Week, we desire to thank you most sincerely for the great…

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The Wheat Guarantee

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 21 May 1931 · page 4

During his cross-examination by tins Senate Sir Robert Gibson, chairman of the Commonwealth Bank made an astounding revelation in reply to a question by…

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