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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1937

2,193 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 75 of 110

Local Cattle Market Inproved Tone at Shire Stock Sales

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 September 1937 · page 3

As a result of the rain during the last week there was a very bright tone at the stock sales to-day. Fat cattle were fairly heavily supplied to a…

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Keen Bidding Sydney Wool Sales Prices Firm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 September 1937 · page 10

Competition from Continental buyers showed better distribution at yesterday's Sydney wool sales than at the opening on Monday…

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Milk Inquiry Dairy Farmer's Claim Board's Threat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 September 1937 · page 9

"Why should people expect that milk prices should remain at the same price?" asked Charles S. McIntosh, dairyman, of the Camden…

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No Cattle Sales at Homebush Postponed Owing to Industrial Dispute Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 September 1937 · page 2

Owing to an industrial dispute at Homebush abattoirs, the cattle sales have been postponed until to-morrow. Sheep.—23,000 yarded. The market…

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Shot in Head Boomi Farmer's Death MORSE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 September 1937 · page 12

The District Coroner, Mr. W. A. Cole, opened, an inquest at Moree Courthouse into the circumstances surrounding the death of Marhin…

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Butter Substitutes

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 2 September 1937 · page 3

Butter substitutes came up for discussion at the P. P. meeting at Gloucester on Tuesday, August 24th last, when Mr. A. Smith moved and Mr. J H. Berry…

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Maitland Cattle Sale

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 2 September 1937 · page 4

Prices generally were unchanged in the fat cattle section at the Maitland saleyards to-day. In the section, the market for porkers was much dearer. Calves…

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Firm Market Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 September 1937 · page 11

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-Street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 13,019 bales, and the…

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State Control Sale of Butter in Auckland AUCKLAND

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 September 1937 · page 4

State control of the sale and distribution of butter, within the Auckland district on the lines that are operating in Wellington Province is…

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Pure Milk Testing Dairy Herds Tests for T.B. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 September 1937 · page 1

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Dunn (Labour, Mudgee) asked the Minister for Health, Mr. FitzSimons, if, in view of the widespread alarm…

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"Hit or Miss" Australian Farming Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 September 1937 · page 1

Mr. J. Moore, who visited Australia with a party of New Zealand farmers recently said Australian cattle were starved when compared with the…

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Prison Farm Minister's Statement Fate of Tuncurry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 September 1937 · page 9

The lender of the Opposition, Mr. Lang, in the Legislative Assembly, asked the Minister for Justice if he would reconsider the decision of the…

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The Raymond Terrace Dairy Co

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 2 September 1937 · page 4

The acting chairman of Directors, Mr. L. B. Fisher, of the above Co. when moving the adoption of the report said that the rectors were pleased to be…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 4

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-oporative Co., Ltd., reports on the 27th August:— Due to the recent rains the volume…

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Butter-meat Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 1

A warning to Australia butter and cattle exporting firms not to increase exports to the United Kingdom was issued by Mr. C. P. Agar, a director…

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Season's Wool Sales Yorkshire's Influence

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 6

Despite the absence of Japanese competition, sales at the opening Sydney auctions were on a very satisfactory selling basis for growers as…

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Low Wheat Yield Regina, September 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 8

The Wheat Pool estimate of 162,000.000 bushels for the Saskatethwan yield is the lowest on record, and represents 2.7 bushels to the acre…

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Milk Prices Inquiry Dairy Farmers' Claim

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 8

"Why should people expect that milk prices should remain at the same price" asked Charles S. M'Intosh, dairyman, of the Camden district, in…

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Marketing Problems Address at Annual Meeting of Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 6

Speaking on the matter of marketing problems at the annual general meeting of shareholders of Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory on Friday last,…

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Annual Meeting Lochinvar Bureau Crop Trials

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 4

The seventh anual meeting of the Lochinvar Agricultural Bureau was held in the Lochinvar School of Arts. The retiring…

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