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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1936

2,557 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 46 of 128

Butter Export The Week's Gradings SYDNEY

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

During the week ended may 2, the Commonwealth graders examined for export at Sydney 11,872 boxes of butter, of which 10,781 were salted and…

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Wool Sales London, May 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 May 1936 · page 1

At the Wool sales to-day 11,272 bales were offered and 8191 sold. The catalogue included 2546 bales from New South Wales, Selection was good and…

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Jap. Butter Mr. Stevens' View LONDON, May 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 May 1936 · page 4

The Premier of New South Wale (Mr. Stevens), interviewed by a representative, of Australian Associated Press, said that the advent of…

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Wool Will Wash Use Correct Methods

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 May 1936 · page 3

Woollen garments are often ruined through careless washing or else discarded because they are too soiled to wear and the owner is doubtful it…

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Wool Sales Strong Competition SYDNEY

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

Wool sales were held yosterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-st., when the quantity catalogued to-talled 10,227 bales, and the clearance,…

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Wheat Market Quiet and Unchanged Bran-pollard Dearer Sydney

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

The city wheat market was quiet and unchanged yesterday. During the forenoon sellers of bulk wheat were asking 3/8½, February silo basis, equal…

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Wheat Stocks

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 4

Wheat stocks In New South Wales Government grain elevators May 7 comprised 7,840,000 bishels In country sIlos, and In trausit,, and 1,222,000…

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Wool Reports

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 2

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report: At our sale on Tuesday last we submitted a miscellaneous catalogue of 3000 bales, in which were included…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 3

Now Zealand Loan and Mereantile Agency Co., Ltd., reports:— The seventh series of solos in the contre opened on Monday last the 4th…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 1
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co. reports on the 5th instant:— We submitted at our sale on Monday, 4th May, a catalogue of 4173 bales…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 2

Current rates were fully maintained at the wool sales to-day, when 9987 bales were offered. Of these 7513 bales were sold, of which New South Wales…

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Wool Sales London, May 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 1

The wool sales were continued to-day when an offering of 9987 'bales was offered, of which 7513 were sold, New 'South .Walesi submitted 578…

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Annual Wool Review Comprehensive Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 4

The annual wool review by Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., from which the following extracts are taken, contains some interesting…

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Very Quiet Sydney Wheat Market,SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 4

Quiet conditions ruled in the city Wheat trade yesterday. The market for bulk wheat opened with sellers asking 3/8 5-8, February silo basis…

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Values Firm Sydney Wool Sales SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 4

At the Sydney wool sales the selec-tion was an average one. of the 9037 bales offered at auction 8067 wore sold. An .additional 1706 were…

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London Wool Sales Current Rates Fully Maintained. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) LONDON

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 1

Current rates were fully maintained at the wool sales to-day, when 9987 bales were offered. Of these 7513 were sold. New South Wales submitted…

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Farm Notes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 4

We have been very busy at the farm for the past few weeks. The weed growth of "fat hen," marshmallow, stink grass, and false castor oil has…

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Edinglassie Land for Sale Subdivision Into Farms

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 5

It is understood that there is a definite possibility of at least 7000 acres of the Edinglassie Estate being subdivided and offered for sale towards the…

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Alleged T.b. in Dairy Herds Motion of Protest From Bureaux Conference

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 8

At the Hunter River and Lower North Coast Agricultural Bureaux Conference in Singleton yesterday, Mr H. C. Voss (Whittingham) proposed…

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