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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1936

2,557 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 128

Farm Produce Strong Competition Show Entry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 7

Although weather conditions for some months prior to the beginning of this year had been most unfavourable for farming, the…

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Butter Market

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 3

Prescott Ltd. report under date 8th February, 1936: Sydney:—Many dairying centres have received further useful rains, which should…

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Cattle Brands

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 4

The Dept. of Agriculture in a letter to the Central Secretary (Mr. Shute), of the P.P.U. referring to a Central Executive resolution suggesting that when new cattle…

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Norco Butter An Increased Output

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 4

The output of Norco Co-op., Ltd., for January was 2054 tons butter, for which suppliers were paid at the rate of 9¼d per ld. for choicest. The…

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Wool Sales Strong Competition SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 4

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,580 bales, and the…

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Dairy Farmers Milk Co

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 1

The Dairy Farmers Co-op. Milk Co. have just issued an interesting brochure of the operations of the Co. since its establishment 36 years ago, when the Co…

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State Exports Gain of £580,528 Higher Wool Values

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 4

Exports from N.S.W. during January were worth £4,083,357, compared with £3,502,829 in January, 1935, an increase of £580,528 of 16.5 per cent…

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Farmers' Relief Stay Orders Lifted SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 5

It was pointed out to the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. E. S. Spooner) yesterday by a deputation from farmers of the…

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Farmer Killed Adelaide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 8

Richard McPherson, a farmer, of Bute, was killed instantly when a railcar and a motor car collided on a level crossing near Parkesville. E…

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Wool Sale

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 1

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., reports:— This Company brought forward a further attractive catalogue on…

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Wool Publicity Campaign

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 6

The General Secretary of the Graziers' Association of New South Wales, Mr. J. W. Allen, addressing the members of the Merriwa branch on…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 5

A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., report 17th inst.: We offered a catalogue to-day of 4754 bales, which was one of the best we have so far submitted…

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£15,000 for Cattle Dips sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 3

The Commonwealth and State Governments are sharing in a programme for the construction of seventy cattle dips, at a cost of approximately £15,…

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Wheat Market Slightly Steadier SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 4

The city wheat market opened slightly steadier yesterday on the allround advance in overseas options, although actual wheat was quiet…

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Export Butter Improving the Quality P.P. Union Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 4

The Primary producers' Union has for years taken a keen interest in the improvement of the butter, submitted for export, urging that the product…

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Wool Supplies and Demand a Healthy Market Combination

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson, Ltd., report:—Dispite the large sales of wool made in the primary producing countries' and the heavy imports that…

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Dairy Farm Competition Milk Board Announcement

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 5

The Milk Board announces having set aside 25 guineas as prize money for a dairy farm competition. The objects are to encourage the production of a…

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Death of Mr A. L. Stacy Prominent Grazier and Cattle Breeder

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 6

The death of Mr Alfred Lucas Stacy, of "Mundewoi," Sedgefield, aged 64 years, which occurred yesterday in the Dangar Cottage Hospital, following an…

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Wool Sales The Sydney Market Prices Firm Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 4

Wool sales were hold yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 11,388 bales, and the clearance…

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Farming on Blairmore Messrs. C. and S. Jones's Enterprise. Benefits of Irrigation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 6

The famous Blairmore flat, situated in the Hunter River valley, on the outskirts of Aberdeen, has long been noted for its fertile soil, and rich…

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