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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1934

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Cattle Sale Armidale Values

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 3

Messrs, A. H. McArthur report having yarded 2300 head of cattle at their special sale at Armidale on Wednesday last, comprising a big proportion…

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Petty Theft at Butter Factory

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 2

A petty robbery occurred at the office of the Singleton Central Co-operative Dary Co., Ltd., on Monday night, whon a quantity of lead pencils, and…

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New Name for Butter Wrappers

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 2

The Singloton Central Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., notifies by advertisement in this issue that the competition for now name for butter wrappers is…

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Miles Cattle Sale Satisfactory Prices

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 8

On Wednesday, January 31, Mactaggaat's Co-operative Association Brisbane and Morgan and Kay, Miles held a most successful sale, which when…

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No Change Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 2

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalted 8484 balds and the…

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Small Surplus Wheat Production CANBERRA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 5

According to figures made available to-day, Australia's wheat production for 1933-34 will be 161, 000,000 bushels…

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Sixpence Halfpenny for Butter Lowest Pay Since 1898

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 1

The North Const Butter Factories Association met in Lismore yesterday and fixed the pay for January supplies at 6½b. This is the lowest paid…

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World Wheat Situation a Gloomy Report London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 1

While the report of the Wheat A dvlsory Committee on the present world wheat situation is somewhat gloomy, the committee is hopeful that at the Rome meeting on Aprl 5 the nations will adopt its recommendations…

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HOMEBUSH Cattle Cheaper Sheep, Too Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report ! Cattle, 2635 yarded. Yearlings were unchanged, other cheaper. Good to prime beef made 25/ to 28/ 100lbs…

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Little Effect Wheat Restriction

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 10

Only a few million bushels of the season's crop is expected to be affected by the restriction imposed on Australia's wheat exports by the…

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Wool Sales Good Quality Firm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 4

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 12,005 bales, and the…

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Sheep Thieves Daring Young Men Police on Track Orange

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 7

Police are seeking the whereabouts of two young man, who are alleged to have perpetrated one of the most daring robberies…

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Aberdeen Butter Output

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 2

The output of butter from the local factory for January was 130,810lbs., for which suppliers received £3543/0/3. Due to the dry weather this was a…

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Aberdeen Section Butter Output

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 6

For the month of January the output from the Aberdeen factory totalled 130,8191bs., for which suppliers received £3543/0/3. Due to the dry…

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New Name for Butter Wrappers

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 6

It will be seen by advertisement in this issue that Singleton Central Cooperative Dairy Co.'s competition for a now, name for butter, wrappers is…

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Police Search Rewarded Cattle Stealing Case

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 6

A thorough searCh in which police from Cessnock, Branxton and maitland, were engaged had its reward to-day, when a man…

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Sixpence-halfpenny for Butter. Lowest Pay Since 1898

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 1

The North Coast Butter Factories' Association met in Lismore this week and fixed. the pay for January supplies at /6½ lb. This is the lowest paid since…

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Man Arrested Alleged Stealing Cattle Found Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 5

Investigations by Constables McGrath (Branxton), Carroll (Cossnock) and Taylor (Maitland) have led to the recovery of five…

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Decrease in Wool Stocks. a Decided Change

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd, report:— Despite the slight easing in wool values experienced since mid-January, the trade has every reason to be…

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6½d per lb. for Butter Lowest Pay Since 1898

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 2

The North Coast Butter Factories Association met in Lismore on Tuesday and fixed the pay for January supplies at 6½d a lb. This is the lowest paid…

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