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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1936

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Wool Wealth. £12,127,119 to Date. Another £20,000,000 EXPECTED

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 6

The value of wool sold in Australia between July and December, 1935, was £25,127,119, an increase of £9,331,786, or 59.07 per cent…

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Sale of Farms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 6

Mr. W. N. Dann, of West Maitland reports having sold two agricultural and dairying farms in the Estate of the late Mr. Wm. Willard,…

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Found Dead Glen Innes Farmer Glen Innes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 3

Robert Waugh, a well-known farmer of Reddestone, in the Glen innes district, was found dead on the floor of his house…

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Charred Remains Farmer's Tragic Fate Man for Trial Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 3

Giacomo Tarca, 30, an Italian farm the City Coroner on a charge of having murdered a compatriot, Luigi…

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PASTORAL Control of Weeds

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 8

Experience during recent years has shown that the improvement of pastures by top-dreesing with superphosphate helps, considerably in checking…

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Wool Sales Agent's Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 11

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report: Much interest centred in the opening sales of the new year, which took place this week. It was soon evident…

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Wheat Market Quiet in Sydney SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 8

The city wheat market was very quiet yesterday opening with the value of bulk parcels nominally 3/9. Some business was reported in prompt bulk…

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Field Farm & Dairy Agriculture Ladybird Beetle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 8

The leaf-eating ladybird beetle (Epilachna 28-punctata) is mainly a pest of potatoes and tomatoes, but it also attacks melons, pumpkins, and other…

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Man's Error Travelling Statement Cattle Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 January 1936 · page 5

That he did not need to have a travelling stock statement when driving his own, cattle was the opinion of Cornelius Moynahan, of Belmont…

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Small Wool Carry-over Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 January 1936 · page 3

Provided there is no serious setback in the market, which seems unlikely, the carry-over of wool in Australia at the end of this season should be…

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In Wheat Truck Two Men Fined NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 January 1936 · page 5

Found in a wheat truck at Broadmeadow on Saturday night, Mervyn Garvey (22), and Laurence Markham (29), labourers, were arrested…

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Qld. Drought Big Sheep Losses Rain at Last Charleville

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 January 1936 · page 1

It is estimated that Western Queensland lost 8,000,000 sheep during the recent drought. Whole herds of cattle were wiped out, and the Gulf…

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Dairy Industry Shipments Oversea Gradings Increase Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 January 1936 · page 6

In their weekly circular, Prescott, Ltd., state that the majority of dairying centres have been favoured with good rains, but in many quarters more will…

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Wool Reports

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 2

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report 9th inst; Much interest centred the opening sales of the new year, which took place this week. It was…

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Wool Sale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 6

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report: —Much interest centred, in the opening sales of the new year, which took place last week…

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Market Notes Tabulam Cattle Market

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 4

On Friday next; 17th inst., an important sale of 1000 head of wellbred N.S. Wales cattle will be conducted, starting at 1 pm. The…

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Store Sheep High Price Levels Southern Border Districts

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 1

Immediately after the recent boom in the cattle market in border, districts, to meet the Sydney demand, a big rise has occurred in the store…

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Wool sales Another Advance SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 4

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridgestreet, when the quantity catalogued totalled 12,600 bales, and the…

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Sale of Farms

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 2

Mr. W. N. Dann, of West Maitland reports having sold two agricultural and dairying farms in the Estate of the late Mr. Wm. Willard,…

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Tomato Mite. Prevention of Damage in Summer & Autumn Crops

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 3

The tomato mite (Phyllocoptes lycopersici) often causes severe damage in summer and autumn, crops. These mites are too small to be noticed…

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