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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1936

2,557 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 31 of 128

Plane Damaged. Cattle on Aerodrome PARKES

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 March 1936 · page 3

A number of straying cattle in the centre of the landing ground forced Flying- officer cooper to take a Royal Australian Air Force Hawker Demon…

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"Too High in Air" Australian Cattle MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 March 1936 · page 5

In the opinion of Mr. B. M. Alexander, who judged. some Sections of beef cattle at the Sydney Royal Show. Argentine cattle command higher…

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Sheep Firm Sales at Homebush Rattle Dearer Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 March 1936 · page 1

winchcombe, carson, Lid., report: 24,600 sheep penned, All prime lots were unaitered Mutton 3¼d to 3½d ib, lambs and hoggets 4¼ to 5d, suckers…

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Commercial Singleton Markets Store Cattle Sale. Grainger and Falklner's Ltd. Report

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 March 1936 · page 3

At our special store cattle sale held at the Shire yards on Friday last we yarded about 800 head, comprising mostly bullocks and steers of very nice…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1936 · page 4
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co., Ltd., report 19th inst.: In the local wool market matters are quiet following on the…

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Wool Sales Melbourne Series MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 March 1936 · page 4

The final series of wool sales for the regular seling season In Melbourne commenced yesterday, when catalogues totalling about 7000 bales…

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Wheat Market Quiet But Steady, SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 March 1936 · page 4

The local wheat market was quietly steady yesterday owing to the paucity of offerings, and Business was more or less at a standstill…

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Butter Exports a 20 Per Cent. Increase SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 March 1936 · page 4

Commonwealth exports. of butter for july 1 to March 14 last totallet 74,573 tons, against 94,410 tons in the corresponding period of the previous…

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Wool Sales Competition Easier LONDON. March 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 March 1936 · page 7

The wool sales were resumed to-day when a catalague of 10,278 Bales was offered, of which 5805 were sold. Competition was much easier and…

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Milk Board Dairy Farm Competition p North's Chances

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 March 1936 · page 8

The "Farmer ad Settler" Coastal Championship Competition for 1936 has an additional attraction for dairy farmers, over previous…

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Dairy Farm Competition. Entries for "Farmer and Settler" and Milk Board Contests Close Soon

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1936 · page 1

Entries for the coastal dairy farm competition, conducted by the "Farmer and Settlor," in conjunction with the N.S.W. Department of…

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Wool Industry. Lord Gowrie's Warning Need for Forward Move

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1936 · page 5

"Australia's wool industry has been a gilt-edged security in the past, and everyone hopes that it will long remain so," said the Governor…

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Wool Freights Question of Reduction. Minister's Statement. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1936 · page 6

Referring to the published report that a reduction on wool freights was likely to take place shortly, the acting-Minister for Commerce, Mr…

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Dairy Herd Big Dispersal Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 March 1936 · page 10

On Saturday next, 28th instant, Messrs. A. L. Stewart and Co., auctioneers, Tamworth, will hold a clearance sale on account of Mr. John…

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Dairyman Fined Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 March 1936 · page 8

Charged at Redfern Police Court with having failed to keep the milk room free from files, Anthony Brady, dairyman, of Euston Road, Alexandria,…

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Milk Board Quality of Product Farmers Perturbed Nowra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 March 1936 · page 5

Farmers in the Snoamaven detect are disturbed by the repeated attacks which have been made on country produced milk. They claim that these…

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Junior Farmers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1936 · page 4

Gloucester Junior Farmers played a greater part than ever in the 1936 Show and they came forward with no less than 353 entries—a really…

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Mondrook Junior Farmers' Show. Big Growth in 12 Months

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1936 · page 3

Those who visited the second annual exhibition of the Mondrook Junior Farmers' Club, held at Mondrook School grounds on Saturday…

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Horses Make Splendid Display at Muswellbrook the Fifty - Second Show Hackneys Appear to Advantage Dairy Cattle and Pigs ' MUSWELLBROOK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 March 1936 · page 7

Following showers yester day and last night, Muswellbrook 's 52 nd show opened this morning in brighter conditions. There were still clouds about, but the sun was shining…

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