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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1936

2,557 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 45 of 128

Wool Sales Strong Japanese Demand Firm Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 May 1936 · page 8

The wool sales were resumed yesterday to keen competition, and values generally equalled the closing rates of the last series. The sales will…

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Wool Industry Senator Abbott's Remarks Government Taken to Task

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1936 · page 3

In the Senate last week the following debate took place: Senator Mac. Abbott: I ask the Minister representing the Minister for…

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The Wool Industry. Effect of Reprisals. Senator Macartney Abbott's Warning

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 May 1936 · page 3

In the course of an address in the Senate recently, Senator Macartney Abbott stressed the fact that tne wool Industry was seriously and…

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War Scares Effect on Wool Market Agents' Comment Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 May 1936 · page 7

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., in a report on the wool market, state that the past few days provided the most prolonged period of satisfactory…

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£3,000,000 Loss to Australia. Japanese 12 Pee Cent. Duty on Wool

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 May 1936 · page 3

Stating that Australia would suffer the loss of £3,000,000 a year if the proposed Japanese duty of 12 per cent, on Australian raw wool…

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Dairy Industry, North Needs Rain Weekly Review

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 May 1936 · page 5

Prescott, Ltd., in their weekly review state that dairy instructors' reports indicate that rain would be much appreciated, particularly on the…

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Dairy Produce

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 May 1936 · page 4

Box of butter, 56 lbs. suitable for export, Dungog Co-operative Butter Factory 1; Singleton Central Co-op. Dairying Co. 2…

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Death of Mr. Alf. Bridge. Mt. View Farmer Passes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 May 1936 · page 3

The death took place in the Cessnock Hospital on Friday last of Mr. John Alfred Bridge, known to his many friends as "Alf."…

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Alsatians Kill Sheep Leeton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 May 1936 · page 10

Two Alsatian dogs attacked and killed a sheep in the main street. The dogs were eating the sheep when they were driven away…

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Wool Cheque Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 May 1936 · page 10

The total realisations on New Zealand wool sold at auction in the past season was £9,840,427, compared with £5,490,417 in the previous season…

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Wheat Market a Shade Steadier SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 May 1936 · page 4

The tone of the city wheat market was a shade steadier yesterday with sellers asking 3/8½ for bulk wheat, February kilo basis, equivalent to…

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Wool Sales Sydney Value Firm SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 May 1936 · page 4

Wool sales were held yesterday at Sydney the Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 9120 bales, and tho clearance,…

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Wool Sales Firm in London LONDON; May 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 May 1936 · page 1

The first series of the London Wool sales opened to-day. There was a moderate supply of Australian, but speculators held out for firm rates, large…

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Field Day Lochinvar Farms Crop Outlook Lochinvar

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 May 1936 · page 2

The improvement in pasture and crop outlook at Lochinvar, us viewed from the experimental areas is going to begreat, was…

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Wool Sales in London Many Withdrawals. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) LONDON

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 May 1936 · page 1

The wool sales opened firm, without any quotable change. There were many withdrawals owing to sellers high limits. Of the 10,097 bales…

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Dairy Board Producers Poll the Nominations Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 May 1936 · page 3

The candidates nominated for election as producers representatives on the Australian Dairy Produce Board are as follow:—…

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Lorries Ablaze Coff's Harbour Fire Dairy Factory Grafton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 May 1936 · page 5

Two motor lorries, the property of the Coff's Harbour Co-operative Dairy Co., valued at over £1000, were destroyed by fire shortly after 6 p.m…

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HOMEBUSH Medium Sheep Cheaper Cattle Firmer Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 May 1936 · page 7

Winchcombo, Carson, Ltd., report. —52,000 sheep, penned, The market opened easier. Mutton 29d to 3½d, lambs and hoggets 4½d to 5½d…

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Dairy Cattle Maitland Winners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 May 1936 · page 7

Awards for the competitions in butter fat and breed type for dairy cattle carried out by the Northern Agricultural Association (Singleton) have…

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Wheat Bonus Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 May 1936 · page 10

From the commonwealth £1,800,000 for the relief of wheatgrowers £505,000 has been advanced to three of the states south Australia…

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