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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1936

2,557 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 61 of 128

Sheep Worth £189,000 SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 June 1936 · page 1

The 41st annual sheep show was opened at the Showground today and sheep worth £189.00 took…

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Dorset Horn Sheep London, June 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 June 1936 · page 3

The majority of the prize-winning Dorset Horns at the Royal Counties' Show have been purchased by Mr. H. B. Balilleu, of Australia, who will take…

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Wheat Market Slightly Firmer SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 June 1936 · page 4

Strong advances in everseas prices, consequent upon report of insufficient rain in the American and Canadian spring wheat belts, produced a…

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Annual Sheep Show Nearly 900 Exhibits. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 June 1936 · page 2

Sydney's 41st annual sheep show attracted nearly 900 exhibits to-day, and there were many fine animals in the pens. Merinos make a splendid…

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Wool Sales Firm at Lower Levels SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 June 1936 · page 4

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge street, When the Quantity cataloguen totalled 8033 bales, and the clearance,…

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£505 STOLEN Dairy Farmers Co.POLICE Inquire Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 June 1936 · page 5

The police are Inquiring into the that of £505 from the Waverley branch of the Dairy Farmers' Co-operative, Ltd. erativo,-Ltd. .? Dotoctives hava been Informed that a largo sum wus collected by tho cash-ier of tho branch. He checked It, and, as the banks wore not open, decided, to place It' in tho ofllco safe. When…

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Theft of £505 From Dairy Farmers' Branch Police Investigations

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 June 1936 · page 3

Police are investigating the theft of £505 from the Waverley branch of the Dairy Farmers' Co-operative Ltd. Detectives have been informed that…

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Pigs in Well Farm-yard Frolic GRAFTON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 June 1936 · page 3

Tho wellknown, ditty of the l0 little nigger boys progressively reducing their number has nothing on 26 pigs, which followed one another into, a…

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Milk Board Administration Satisfies Farmers Give Evidence

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 June 1936 · page 1

Daily farmers at Cambewarra gave evidence before the Milk Inquiry on Monday, and requested that there be no reduction in the supply of milk sent…

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Sheep Firm Sales at Homebush Cattle Dearer Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: 2950 cattle yarded. The market was firmer to 10/ dearer, Good to prime beeg 22/ to 30/ hundred lb; yearlings…

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De-horning Cattle

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 3

Some of the dairyfarmers in the Lower Hunter have gone in for de-horning their milking cows. Some time ago Mr. Herb. Hodges, of Irrawang, had most of his herd…

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Wool Industry Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 7

Representatives of graziers and wool buyers said today that they, wore prepared to maintain silence until the Government admitted…

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Prices Steady Sydney Wheat Market SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 10

Slight advances In many of the overseas markets, resulting from weather reports from the North American wheat, belts, acted as a steadying…

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Wool Sales Some Grades Weaker SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 10

Wool Sales were hold yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 0847 bales, and he clearance,…

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Alsatian Dogs Moss Vale Petition Sheep Worried Moss Vale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 8

While Mr, G. B. Helm, a sheep farmer, of Sutton Forest, was presenting a petition to the Wingecarrlbee Shire Council requesting the…

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Wool Industry South African Hopes LONDON, June 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 1

Mr. Andrew Brennan, the South African Trade Commissioner states that if Japan buys between 250,000 and 300,000 bales of wool from Africa…

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Farmer Hurt Crossing Smash MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 7

Reginald vendy, farmer, of Mount Rowan, was critically injured this morning when a motor car he was driving was involved in a…

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Farmer Crushed Forbes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 8

while motoring home, Mr. L. H, Herbert, a widely-known farmer, collided with a milk curt. His chest was badly crushed. The cart swept away…

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Fodder Improvement Farms

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 4

Last week judging was made of the various farm in the Lower Hunter, which had entered in the fodder improvement competition. The judge was Mr. Reynolds…

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Junior Farmers' Club

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 2

The first field day for this year was held on Saturday last at Dr. Meredith's Leigh Farm, when there was a fair attendance of Junior Farmers. A very interesting…

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