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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1936

2,557 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 69 of 128

Butter Trade With United Kingdom Increase Shown Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 July 1936 · page 2

Addresses at the opening of the conference of Dairy Factory Managers and Secretaries Association yesterday referred to…

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Wool Season Shipments to Newcastle NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 July 1936 · page 4

For the 12 months ended June 30,45,223 bales of wool, 1643, bags and 65 butts were received by rail at Newcastle…

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Order of Merits Quality of Butter Sixteen Factories Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 July 1936 · page 2

The 1935-36 certificate of merit awarded by the Department of Agriculture to butter factories producing at least 92 per cent, of choicest grade…

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Wheat Prices Another Advance Good Demand Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 July 1936 · page 1

Another advance in wheat prices occurred to-day, sile grain gaining 1d a bushes while bagged wheat and wheat in the country rose 1d to 2d…

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Letters to the Editor. Who Are the Sputters And Wheat Constitutes the United Front? (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 July 1936 · page 4

Sir,—In a previous article in your paper I made it perfectly clear thai Lang's action in forming a new company in opposition to the decisions…

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Wheat Prices Soar in Sydney and Overseas Heat Wave Persists in Ujs.a. and Canada. Prayers Offered for Rain. Chicago

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 July 1936 · page 2

Another heat wave increased the damage and suffering in the Great Plains drought area to-day, when new record temperatures were recorded. Practically everywhere prayers are beingoffered for rain…

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Junior Farmers Supervisor's Report New Clubs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 July 1936 · page 4

Mr. George M. Blacklock, supervising teacher of school agriculture, in his report for the weeks ended June 14, 21, and 28, states…

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Infantile Insurance and Baby Farming

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 July 1936 · page 5

REPORTS from Hastings (New Zealand) indicates that baby farming is still prevalent in the world. Police, it is alleged, have discovered a baby cemetery in a garden where it is alleged there are about 20 bodies of babies bured…

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Butter Exports Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1936 · page 8

A London cable advises that butter afloat to the United Kingdom on July 4 totalled 598,930 boxes. This was comprised of 164, 669 boxes from…

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Butter Prizes Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1936 · page 7

The results of the competition held in conjunction with the Dairy Factories Managers and Secretaries' Association were…

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Sale of Butter Novel Suggestion SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1936 · page 1

The Dairy Factory Managers and Secretaries Conference at the Show Ground to-day, carried a resolution recommending the establishment of a…

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Wheat Prices Easier Tendency SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1936 · page 7

Values for sile wheat in Sydney were slightly easter to-day, on receipt of cabled report that rain in Canada had relieved drought-stricken areas,…

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Merino Wool Down Five Per Cent. London Sales London, July 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1936 · page 7

Fine merino and medium cross-bred wools were 5 per cent, lower when the fourth series of the London wool sales opened to-day…

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London Wool Sales Good Home and Continental Competition. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) LONDON

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 July 1936 · page 1

At the opening, of the fourth series of the London wool sales to-day, merine and fine and medium crossbred fleeces showed a decline in price of 5 per cent…

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Moonan Scheme Water Conservation Hunter Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1936 · page 4

The report of the special sub-committee to the Central Executive, and the speeches of Hunter River delegates on the prospects…

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Dairy Interests Equalisation Schemes CO-OPERATION

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1936 · page 4

"The resolution carried at the last meeting of the Central Executive Council of the P.P. Union, a few days ago, urging the…

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Cattle Brands

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 9 July 1936 · page 3

At a meeting of the Maitland Pastures Protection Board, on Monday last, Mr. G. B. Waller mentioned that the Pastures Protection Advisory Council and the…

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Wool Sales London, July 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 July 1936 · page 1

A good selection of 8482 bales met with excellent competition at the wool sales to-day, and 6928 bales were sold at closing rates. Included in the…

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Wheat Outlook Serious in Canada Some Rain Calgary, July 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 July 1936 · page 1

Declaring that the crop outlook was the most serious in 30 years, Senator Horner is urging the farmers to seek a court injunction to prevent the…

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Dairy Produce Competition Awards South Wins Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 July 1936 · page 9

The southern dairying districts of New South Wales took the honours in the butter and cheese competitions held in conjunction with…

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