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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1935

2,769 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 52 of 139

Wheat Market Bran and Pollard SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 May 1935 · page 7

The tone of the city wheat market was very quiet yesterday. At the close on Monday evening fair business was done in prompt bulk wheat…

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Better Butter Vacuum Churn Tests Expert's Opinion Kempsey

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 May 1935 · page 3

There were further tests of the vacuum churn at the Macleay Co-op. Dairy Co.'s factory here last week. These demonstrated, the value of the…

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Crow Menace Attacks on Sheep Grazier Tells Yass

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 May 1935 · page 1

Members of the Pastures Protection Board were astounded yesterday when one of the best known sheep breeders in…

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Wool Sales London Market LONDON, May 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 May 1935 · page 1

At the wool sales 7170 baies were offered, Including 1684 from New South Wales. The approximate sales of…

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Keen Demand Brisbane Wool Sales BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 May 1935 · page 7

A widespread and keen demand was experienced at the Brisbane wool sales yesterday. Values are now approximately 5 to 7½ per cent. higher…

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Wool Sales (Australian Press Assn. Message.) LONDON

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 May 1935 · page 1

At tho wool sales 11,170 bales were offered, including 1685 from New South Wales. The approximate sales of…

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Citrus Crops Affected by Drought Gosford District

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 May 1935 · page 2

In the course of a survey of conditions in the State's citrus orchards during April, the Director of Marketing (Mr. A. A. Watson)…

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Farmers' Debts Commonwealth Fund Dr. Page Explains

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 May 1935 · page 2

"As there still seems to be a certain amount of confusion in the States at to the manner in which the Farmers' Debt Adjustment…

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Farmers' Relief Victorian Plans New Ministry Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 May 1935 · page 2

Mr. Dunstan, the Premier, made a comprehensive statement of the Ministry's programme for the session when the Legislative Assembly met…

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Dairy Industry Conference on May 28 Fewer Competitions?

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 May 1935 · page 2

A conference of all interests concerned has been convened for May 28, in Sydney, during the currency of the N.S.W. Factory Managers and…

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Cobie's Tunnel Engineer's Inspection Farmers Busy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 May 1935 · page 5

As a direct result of the deputation to,the Premier of New South Wales on his last visit to West Maitland, an engineer of the…

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Dairy Company's Figures for April

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 May 1935 · page 2

The manufacture of butter for April at Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co.'s factory was 69 tons, 6cwts., 45 lbs., and the output of milk 158,303…

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Farmers' Debt Adjustment Fund Conditions Explained

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 May 1935 · page 2

The Acting Prime Minister (Dr. Earle Page) said on Monday night that there seemed to be a certain amount of confusion in the States as…

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Potatoes Not According to Grade Largs Farmer Fined

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 May 1935 · page 1

The first prosecution in the district of a farmer for selling potatoes not of the grades required by the regulations was made at the West Maitland Police…

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Butter Market

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 16 May 1935 · page 1

Prescott Ltd. in their weekly report state that if a few isolated areas in the State are excepted production is rapidly shrinking. Arrivals this week are lower…

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Butter Export

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 May 1935 · page 8

A London cable advises that on May 18 the butter afloat to United Kingdom ports totalled 715,096 boxes, comprising 340,355 boxes from Australia,…

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Wheat Market Bran-Pollard Dearer SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 May 1935 · page 8

There was an easier tone in the city, wheat market yesterday. in view of the overseas, position. The parcels section opened with…

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Wool Sales The Brisbane Market BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 May 1935 · page 8

The woof sales were continued yesterday, when 13,500 bales, were offered. Withdrawals amounted to 800 bales but they were confined almost wholly i…

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Junior Farmers

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 16 May 1935 · page 4

Many junior formers are milking a modest commercial success of their projects while the quality of the exhibits at country shows is steadily improving…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 May 1935 · page 4

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., reports:- The concluding week of the present series of sales in the Brisbane centre…

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