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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1936

2,557 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 42 of 128

Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 4
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co. reports on 23rd inst: There have been no recent developments calculated to diminish…

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Butter Industry Production Declining Weekly Review

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 2

Prescott Ltd. In their weekly review, state that in most dairying centred production is steadily falling off Arrivals have been somewhat…

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Market Firm Brisbane Wool Sales . BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 2

The sixth series of wool sales opened yesterday, when 13,982 bales were submitted, The selection was good to average…

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Up-to-date Dairy

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 3

Two additional silos are being constructed on Tulloch's up-to-date dairy farm at Black Creek, near Cessnock. This will make…

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Butter Export Federal Gradings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 5

During the week ended April 25 the commonwealth grades examined for export, at Sydney 11,555 boxes of butter, comprising 10,l21 salted and 634…

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Wool Sales Brisbane Values BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 5

The Brisbane wool sales-were. continued yesterday, when 12,710 bales were' offered, The selection was similar to the previous day, but contained…

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Wool Stolen Melbourne Losses MELBOUENE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 8

The pilfering of wool from the wharves has become so serious, injure cent months that the Overseas Shipping representatives Association will…

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Wheat Market Easier in Sydney SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 5

The city wheat market was quiet yesterday, and easier in sympathy with the tone of all overseas grain exchanges following reports of…

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Hard to Spread? Australian Butter London Tests London April 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 4

Commonwealth dairy interest have arranged a test at Australia House to establish whether Australian butter is hard to spread on bread…

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Dairy Poll Apathy of Farmers Tasmanian Muddle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 4

The leading Tasmanian newspapers are apparently as much astounded at the apathy of the farmers in that State in connection…

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Wool Sales a Healthy Feature London Position London, .April 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 1

In view of the strong statistical position, the third series of London wool Sales, which commence on Tuesday next are expected to open very,…

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Australian Trade Policy Condemned Anti-wool Campaign Planned by Japan. Tokio

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 2

It is reported that the Kobe Chamber, of Commerce to-day passed a resolution which stated that Australia's anti-Japanese trade policy was most…

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London Wool Sales Situation Best for Years. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) LONDON

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 1

In view of the strong statistical position, the third series of London wool sales is expected to open most strongly…

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Gashed Leg Farmer's Ordeal MURWILLUMBAH

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 8

With hie leg terribly gashed after an accident with a tractor at Palmville, near Murwillumbah, Harry Evans, 45, farmer, crawled a mile to the…

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Butter Market

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 4

Prescott Ltd. reports:— Sydney:—In most dairying centres production is steadily falling off. Arrivals have been somewhat irregular owing to…

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Disposal of Inferior Exported Butter

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 2

In reply to a letter from the General Secretary of the P. P. U. suggesting that steps should be taken to confine the distribution of inferior grades of export but…

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Horses and Pavilions an Improvement at Dungog Dairy Cattle Less Big Increase in Poultry Fine Draughts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 7

A considerable improvement in the bloodstock section of the 49th annual exhibition of the Dungog Agricultural and Horticultural Association was noticed when the Show opened to-day…

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Pastoral Awards Higher Wages Claimed Case Part Heard Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 9

Substantial increases in payment were requested by the Australian Workers' Union when the hearing of the claims by the union and the…

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Wheat Market Quiet in Sydney SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 10

The local wheat market was quiet, but just steady yesterday, though still under th influence of American weather reports…

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