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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1937

2,193 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 34 of 110

Heavy Slump Sydney Wheat Prices SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1937 · page 1

Wheat values in Sydney fell heavily to-day following reports from overseas of a drop in price Quotations for prompt delivery fell about 3d a bushel…

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High Prices for Oakendale Wool

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 April 1937 · page 2

The excellent returns from the sale of the Bessen's olip from the On kendale Company flook, has further shown the wisdom of Mr. W. A. Holmes in…

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Prices Fall Flood Of Selling Wheat Suffers London, April 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 April 1937 · page 1

The terrific hammering in the market that continued for more than a week culminated in a rout so far as…

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Victorian Farm Tragedy Father and Two Sons Shot Dead

Singleton Argus · Monday 19 April 1937 · page 2

Returning home after going for assistance for her husband, who complained he was not feeling well, Mrs Castles, wife of Roden Howard Nelson…

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Butter Export

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 April 1937 · page 3

During the week ended April 17 the Commonwealth graders examined for export at Sydney 12,790 boxes .of - butter, of which 12,254 were salted and 536 unsalted, They also…

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Gloucester Butter Factory

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1937 · page 2

The new butter factory at Gloucester will be officially opened to-day, (Tuesday), at noon. Said to be one of the finest and most up-to-date in…

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Denman Cattle Market Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 April 1937 · page 6

Edward Higgens Parkinson & Co., Denman, report having sold 159 head of cattle on Friday last. There was a good attendance of buyers. The…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1937 · page 4

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., report 15th inst.: At our sale to-day we brought forward a catalogue of 4938 bales. Except for a few clips,…

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The Wool Market Yesterday's Offerings

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1937 · page 1

A total of 12,605 bales were offered at the Sydney sales yesterday, 10,940 being disposed of, while an additional 657 were sold privately…

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Cattle Case Charges of Stealing Preferred Alleged Uttering

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 April 1937 · page 7

Three charges of cattle stealing and one of uttering were preferred against William Anderson Lamb, of Onus-street, Telarah, before. Mr. C. G. CarrBoyd, P.M., at the West…

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The Markets Wool In Demand Sydney Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 April 1937 · page 3

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge st., when the quantity catalogued totalled 12,065' bales, and the clearance…

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Wool and Exchange Rates. the American Position

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1937 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: The 1936-37 Sydney wool selling season must be ranked as the most successful experienced in the…

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Mammoth Cattle Station of the North. Manned Entirely by Native Stockmen

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1937 · page 4

Away down on the lonely western coast of the Cape York Peninsula of North Queensland, approximately 400 miles south of Cape York, the most…

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Farmers' Debt Adjustment

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 April 1937 · page 6

The Commonwealth Government has made available to the States £12,000,000 to adjust farmers' debts, and enable, where possible, those men badly hit…

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Dairy Industry Production Shrinking Weekly Review

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 April 1937 · page 8

Prescott, Ltd., in their weekly circular state that reports from all quarters are to the effect that pastures and cattle are in good condition…

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Dairy Competition

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1937 · page 3

Great interest was taken in the event for the most prolific cow producing the greatest quantity of butter fat, which was judged by Mr. W. E…

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Store Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 April 1937 · page 4

At Muilland yards to-morrow Mr. J. Enright will conduet an sureseryed sale of 500 head of store cattle…

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Local Cattle Market To-day's Sales

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 April 1937 · page 3

Messrs W. Bailey and Sons report selling fat steers to £7/2/, cows to £5 8/, heifers to £6/9)/, dairy cattle to £9 7/6, store steers to £4/11/6, cows to…

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Six Months For Cattle Stealing Telarah Man

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 April 1937 · page 4

Sentencing William Anderson Lamb, of Onus-st., Telarah, to six months' gaol, concurrent, on each of two charges of cattle stealing,…

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Delegates From Butter and Cheese Factories Conference in Sydney Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 April 1937 · page 2

A conference convened by the Producers' Distributing Society Ltd., representing delegates from butter and cheese factories from all parts of the…

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