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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1935

2,769 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 139

Wheat Surplus

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 6

It is stated in England that no surprise would be felt this year if the bulk of Australia's wheat surplus was shipped to the Far East rather than…

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Dairy Industry. "Pays" for Butter. Over Thirty Years

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 4

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

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Quality Cattle Sale at Armidale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 2

In our advertising columns, in this is one, will be found details of the 2500 splendid quality cattle to be offered at Armidale on Tuesday next, 15th instant,…

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Uneatable Foreign Butter. Sold As Australian

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 6

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

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Wheat Market Bran and Pollard

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 8

The Sydney wheat market continued steady yesterday, with practically no charge in values in the parcels section. There was a fair inquiry for new…

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Butter Prices North Coast Supplies BALLINA, Tuesday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 8

The butter pay for December supplies has been fixed at 7½d—the same as for November—by the North Coast Butter Factories Association. The…

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Sheep Shearing New Zealand Record. Graziers Sceptic

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 1

A recent message from New Zealand claiming a new world's shearing record for "Sonny" White, who shore 433 Romney breeding ewes in nine…

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The Wool Outlook. Favorable Indications

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Lt. report:— Prospects are certainly favourable for the continuance of ready sales of wool at New Year auctions. A slight rise in…

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Inferior Butter Sold as Best Australian Rumours Substantiated

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 2

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

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Wool Dearer. Five Per Cent. Rise

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:— We sold 8300 bales of wool at our Sydney auction yesterday. General competition was experienced from the…

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Wool Industry. Perilous Position Low Price to Growers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 4

Mr. Abbott, Country Party member for Gwydir, who has returned to Canberra, after a visit to his electorate, drew attention to the…

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Price of Knitting Wool Manufacturers Reply Melbourne

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 5

Commenting on the statement by Mr. C. L. A. Abbott, M.H.R., that knitting wool manufactured in Tasmania was sold in New South Wales at 1/ an oz.,…

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Wool Prices Rise in Sydney Brisk Bidding Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 8

The opening of the wool sales was auspicious, prices for good quality lines rising 5 per cent, compared with the closing rates in December…

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Child Slaves on Farms P.P. Union President Replies

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 1

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

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Butter Export

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 6

A London cable advises that January 5 the butter to United Kingdom ports totalled 1,136,290 boxes comprising 434,526 boxes from Australian…

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Singleton Wool

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 4

Some attractive wools from the Singloton district were submitted at Winehcombe, Carson's Sydney auction, last Monday. Sales made included…

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Armidale Quality Cattle Sale

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 3

In our advertising columns will be found details of the 2500 splendid quality cattle to be offered at Armidale on Tuesday next by Messrs Walter J…

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Wool Sales Best Features Maintained

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 6

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool exchange, Bridge' street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 11,531 bales, und the clearance,…

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Exchange of Wool for German Goods

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 2

The office of the Leipzig Pair, Sydney, has received advice from Germany that permission had been given for a private compensation…

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Rice Crops Decreased Yield

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 3

The rice yield on the Murrumbld[?] irrlgation area this year is likely to fall much short of the bumper harrest of 34.000 tons last year…

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