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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

2,173 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 44 of 109

Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 3

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 24th instant:— We submitted at our sale on…

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Wheat Market. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 1

Local wheat market prices eased 11d. per bushel to the lowest level for the season to-day. Bulk parcels are quoted at 3/7 (Sydney March basis),…

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America and Wool. Germany's Activity

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:— The wool market has shown very small variation since last January. Slight upward and downward…

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Japanese Buyers Activity at Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 5

Japanese buyers almost monopolised the bidding at the Sydney wool sales yesterday, and placed many heavy orders. In 10 seconds one…

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Primary Producers Butter Price Increase Sought Central Hunter Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 6

Delegates at the quarterly meeting of the Central Hunter District Council of the Primary Producers' Union, which was held at Cessnock yesterday, were of the opinion that unless producers received an increase in the price of butter, they would…

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Singleton Butter Factory Successes in Sydney Some Creditable Achievements

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 7

The manager of the Singleton Central Co-op. Dairy Co. Ltd., Mr G. Searl, informs us that considerable success accrued to the…

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Shocking Injuries. Queensland Cattle Buyer Walked Into Plane Propeller

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 7

James Penny (59), a cattle buyer, walked into the propeller of a 'plane and received shocking injuries when he at Wrotham Park Station, North…

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Farm Labour Refused by Young Men Strong Criticism Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 2

Modern young men were trenchantly criticised for their action in refusing work on farms at the meeting of the Central Hunter…

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Farm Labour

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 3

Head office wrote asking to be advised of the number of dairy farm hands that could be absorbed in this district, the age of lads most in…

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The Employment Position On Farms Young Men Who "Would Rather Stay About Town"

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 1

The shortage of farm labour, the reluctance of unemployed youths to leave towns for rural work, and the question of the position being relieved by immigration, were matters that interested the meeting of the Central Hunter District Council of…

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Wealth Of The Hunter Valley Can Be Doubled Farmers Press Further for Water Conservation

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 6

When Mr A. N. Binks, M.L.C, speaking to Hunter Valley primary producers at Cessnock yesterday said that he doubted if there…

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DAIRYING Foot-Rot in Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 May 1938 · page 4

A recent report of the Chief Veterinary Surgeon of the Department of Agriculture draws attention to the fact that, largely as the result of the…

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Stock Sales Fat Cattle Dearer Store Pigs Cheap

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 May 1938 · page 4

The regent splendid rain in the inland, and cattle grazing areas had its effect on the stock sales at West Maitland to-day. In the cattle…

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Paterson Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 2

Rain in the country and the expectation of smaller cattle supplies at Homebush, forced values upwards at Homebush on Thursday. Mr. G. J…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 3

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., report under date, 27th May, 1938:— At yesterday's sale we brought forward a good to average catalogue of…

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Two Dingoes Shot. Notorious Sheep Killers

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 1

For the past three years, two dingoes, a big red dog and his mate, have been levying heavy toll in the Back Creek (Rouchel) and Upper…

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Foot-rot in Cattle Method of Treatment

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 3

A recent report of the Chief Veterinary Surgeon of the Department of Agriculture draws attention to the fact that, largely as the result of the…

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Pastoral Award. Forcing Men to Become Members of Unions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 4

At the hearing of the application by the Australian Workers' Union for a new pastoral award in the Federal Arbitration Court on Friday, Chief…

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Low Price for Wheat Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 8

Wheat sold in Sydney yesterday at 3/6 a bushel, the lowest price recorded since August, 1935. Weakness in oversea markets was responsible for…

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The Milk Industry Progress Commended by the Premier New Ruildngs for the Dairy Farmers' Company

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 4

The Premier (Mr. B. S. B. Stevens) laid the foundation stone for the new buildings for the Dairy Farmers' Co-operative Milk Company at Wickham…

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