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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1937

2,193 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 56 of 110

"Hints and Facts to Countrymen" "The Junior Farmers' Club Movement"

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 July 1937 · page 2

A talk by Mr R. Sneddon will be given on Sunday next, 4th July, at 9,25 a.m., through Station 2BL, on "Hints and Facts to Countrymen."…

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Rescued From Flooded Farms

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 July 1937 · page 6

More torrential rains in the North Auckland (N.Z.) district have led to the flooding of many farms, and losses of stock are feared…

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Coastal Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1937 · page 9

Cattle values hold firm throughout the Homebush auctions last Thursday. Winchcombe Carson's sales included H. H. Andrews, Mt. George, 11 steers…

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Year's Wool Auctions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1937 · page 2

Wool sold at. the Sydney auctions in the 1936-37 season totalled 1,246,801 bales, compared with 1.199.646 bales in 1935-36. The…

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BEEF - CATTLE De-horning Desirable Meat Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1937 · page 2

Further evidence in support of the de-horning of cattle this time from the beef breeder's point of view, comes from Mr. H. B. Barlow, a well-known…

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Sheep Dearer Fat Cattle Firmer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 July 1937 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:-21,200 sheep penned. The market was firm, mutton 2 1/2 to 3 1/2d, lambs and hoggets 4d to 5 1/2 suckers 6 1/2 to 6 1/2…

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Butter Supplies Decrease

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 July 1937 · page 3

Mr. R. J. King President of the Producers' Distributing Society, states that for the week ended April 17, 19,005 boxes of butter were received by the…

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Butter Production Still Falling

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 July 1937 · page 2

The recent rain in the New South Wales coastal belt had not resulted in a higher milk yield said the President of the Producers' Distributing Society…

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Sheep Station Sold at Auction

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 July 1937 · page 1

Approximately £70,000 was paid at auction for Middleton Station, a sheepcarrying property, 100 miles south-east of Cunnamulla (Q.). It was purchased…

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Plant Causes Death of Sheep

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 July 1937 · page 4

A peculiar plant with the scientific name of Lotus Australia, var pubescens, is considered to have caused the death of several sheep on South…

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Price of Butter New Rise Forecast BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 July 1937 · page 3

The president of the Queensland Trades and Labour Council, Mr. P. Ryan, forecaster a further increase in the price of butter in Australia at the…

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Sheep Shot with Rifle Number Found Shorn Hobart

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 July 1937 · page 2

Last wèek the bodies of 24 sheep were found in an isolated spot in the New Norfolk district. All had been spot in the head with a rifle, and all…

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Farmers' Applications for Relief

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 July 1937 · page 2

The Premier (Mr B. S. B. Stevens) announced last night that it was intended to introduce a short amendment to the Farmers' Relief Act. It would…

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'Plane in Flames Eight on Board Saved by Farmer and Son

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 July 1937 · page 2

The twin-engined passenger 'plane, Silver Ghost, owned by/ Allied Airways, crashed and burst into flames after taking off at Thurso (Caithness)…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1937 · page 1

New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co., Ltd., report 2nd July: The June series of sales in the Brisbane market concluded on Wednesday last…

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Year's Wool Auctions

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1937 · page 1

Wool sold at the Sydney auctions in the 1936-37 season amounted to 1,246,801 bales, as compared with 1,199,646 bales in 1935-36. The value…

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Queensland Wool Wealth Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 July 1937 · page 4

Wool sold in Brisbane in 1936-37 yielded approximately 10,690,978 Private sales of recently withdrawn wools will possibly increase the total,…

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What the Rise in Butter Prices Mean. Mr. G. Searl Defends the Producers' Cause

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 July 1937 · page 6

Commenting further on the rise in the price of butter and cheese, Mr. G. Searl, manager of the Singleton Central Dairy Co-op, Co. Ltd.,…

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Farmer Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 July 1937 · page 6

Falling from a load of hay, John Clark, of Baerami Creek, was admitted to hospital. Two wheels of the waggon passed over his body,…

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German Crop Failure Berlin, July 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 July 1937 · page 1

Last year's grain harves; failure id likely to be repeated this autumn…

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