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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

2,173 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 48 of 109

Local Cattle Market To-day's Prices

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 June 1938 · page 3

Messrs W. Bailey and Sons report selling fat steers to £8/6/, cows to £8 15/, heifers to £9/13/, dairy cattle to £9, store cows to £2/18/6, heifers to…

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8994 Bales Sold Sydney Wool Prices

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 June 1938 · page 8

At the wool sales in Sydney yesterday, 9932 bales were catalogued. The clearance, including private sales of passed in and fellmongered wools,…

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Opposition to Higher Price of Butter Housewives Start Campaign Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 June 1938 · page 7

When the Commonwealth Dairy Produce Equalisation Committee was silent on the increase in the price of butter, women's organisations and union secretaries had…

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price of Butter Increased As From To-day Housewives Threaten Reprisals "Price Still Nowhere Near Pays for Cost of Producing" —Mr Geo. Searl

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 June 1938 · page 2

From this morning the price of butter has been increased by Id per lb, and the price of cheese by ½d a lb. This will bring the wholesale price of butter to 1/5 a lb., and the local retail price in all shops to 1/7 a lb. minimum…

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Dairy Costs Country Party Pressing For Inquiry CANBERRA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 June 1938 · page 4

Alarmed at increased costs in the industry and the static condition of butter prices, the Country Party has decided to press for an inquiry into dairy…

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Farm Labour. (To the Editor.)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 June 1938 · page 3

Sir,—"Farm Hand's" very sensible letter of 1/6/38 opens up avenues for serious thought. The "Argus" report was from correspondence read and…

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Buried Oats Splendid Sheep Feed MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 June 1938 · page 6

The assistant manager of the Victorian Wheatgrowers' Corporation, Mr. A. C. Gregory, told to-day how a grazier from Wagga maintained his stock…

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Prime Sheep Unchanged at Homebush SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 June 1938 · page 1

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report: 31,801 sheep and lambs penned, a fair showing of prime wethers. Hood ewes and Iambs were scarce. Prime lines…

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Mystery Solved Attacks on Sheep CHRISTCHURCH

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 June 1938 · page 10

Mysterious worrying of sheep on Mr. A. Thomson's station in the Ward district of Marlborough was solved yesterday when an employee shot a large…

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Wool Market Rates Unchanged SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 June 1938 · page 10

Prices were practically unchanged from rates ruling the previous day, at the Sydney wool sales yesterday There was good competition from the…

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Farm Home The Complete Housewife Qualities Defined

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 June 1938 · page 11

At the girls' leadership camp recently conducted by the New South Wales Agricultural Bureau, it was agreed that to be well…

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Raymond Tehrace Dairy Co. Compet[?]ons

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 9 June 1938 · page 3

The result of the competitions organised by the Raymond Terrace Dairy Co. for fodder conservation and pasture improvement were announced last week…

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Fat Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 4

There wore 1000 fat cattle and 250 rough cattle and bulls yarded. The quality of the former was not up to recent offerings. Bullocks were scarce,…

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Fat Sheep

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 4

A light supply penned numbering about 1200. Plain and medium quality made up the bulk of the consignment, there being very few fat sheep in the…

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Butter and Cheese

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 2

The price of butter has been increased by 1d per lb., bringing the retail rate to 1/7 a lb. minimum. Cheese will be increased by ¼d a lb…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 2
Also in The Scone Advocate, Singleton Argus

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co., Ltd., reports on the 7th instant:—We submitted at our sale on…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 3
Also in Singleton Argus

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co., Ltd., reports on the 2nd instant:—There have been no wool auctions…

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