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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1935

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Wheat Prices Bran and Pollard

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 3

Sydney wheat values were easier yesterday. There was no pressure to sell however. On the other hand buyers were cautions…

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Dehorning of Cattle Suggestion of Cruelty Ridiculed

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 1

"Cattlemen ridiecule the Suggestion of the S.P.C.A. that the dehoring of cattle is unnecessarily cruel," said Mr J.W. Allen, general secetary of the…

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Wool Average Half-year's Figures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 8

During the first half-years's wool sales in Sydney 493,402 bales realised an aggregate of £6,256,225, as compared with 634,830 bales netting…

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Inferior Butter Sold As Best Australian Rumours Substantiated

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 6

Frequent rumours which trickle into Australia from European countries that uneatable butter of foreign production is often sold as Australian were…

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New Agreement Free State—Britain Cattle and Coal London. Jan. 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 1

Commenting on the cattle and coal trade agreement reached between the Free State and Britain, President do Valera to-day expressed the opinion…

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Singleton Sixty Years Ago Measures to Prevent Horse and Cattle Stealing. Extracts From "Argus" Files Week Ending January 5th, 1875

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 5

During December the weather was extremely hot. Vegetation was all parched up, and there were bush (Iras in all directions)…

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Child Slaves on Farms. Primary Producers' Union President Replies

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 6

The president of the Primary Producers' Union (Mr. M. P. Dunlop) said that the statement of Mr. P. Forsyth, of Moonan, at the Public School…

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Farmers' Relief Board

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 4

The State Cabinet has appointed Mr. E. A. Le Maistre Walker and Mr. M. Field, members of the Fanners' Relief Board for two years from January…

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Dairying Cheese Mites and Jumpers Measures for Control

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 8

In dirty curing rooms cheese prequently becomes affected by one or both of two common cheese pests, namely, the cheese mite and the…

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Dairy Industry "Pays" for Butter Over Thirty Years

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 2

Recalling early days in the dairying industry and boom periods, comparisons of butter pays received by farmers on the North…

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Wheat Pool Dividend

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 3

A final dividend of /1 5-8 per on bushel on bagged wheat and of 2 on bulk wheat delivered to the 1933-34 wheat pool of Western Australia will be paid…

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Lightning Kills Sheep Murrurundi

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 11

During a recent severe storm—of which we have had many this season—the Harkin Estate had the misfortune to lose a very valuable…

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Wheat Market a Steadier Tone BRAN—POLLARD

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 8

The tone of the Sydney wheat market was a shade steadier yesterday on the overseas options but there was practically no variation in values…

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"UNEATABLE" Foreign Butter in U.K. Sold As Australian Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 2

Mrs. Irene Coventry, of Rockhampton, on her arrival in Sydney yesterday, substantiated the frequent rumours which trickle into Australia…

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Field Farm & Dairy Dairying Cheese Mites and Jumpers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 8

In dirty curing rooms cheese frequently becomes affected by one or both of two common cheese pests, namely, the cheese mite and the…

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Butter Supplies Holding Up Well N.S.W. POSITION

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 2

Prescott Ltd. in their weekly circular state that owing to the recent holidays causing some dislocation of traffic arrivals cannot accepted as rellable for comparison purposen…

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Wheat Prospects Australian Surplus Far East Market London, Jan. 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 1

"It is generally believed that [?] the absence this year of subsidised American wheat, Australia will and a very much better market for her…

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Wool Prices Increase in N.Z. Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 5

There was acting bidding at the wool sales to-day and under strong purchases prices showed a rise on those obtained at the previous sale…

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Wool Sales Open Better Classes 5 Per Cent. Higher. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 2

Better classes of merine wool and best skirtings brought 5 per cent. higher rates at the wool sales which opened to-day…

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Agricultural Council Dairy Industry Interests

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 4

Communications have been sent to the State Governments by tho Minister-for Commerce (Dr. Earlo Page), with a view to bringing about a…

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