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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

2,173 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 73 of 109

Wool Industry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 August 1938 · page 10

At the annual meeting of shareholders of Winchcombe, Carson and Co., Mr. K. R Winchcombe said the wool Industry was suffering through the…

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Price of Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 August 1938 · page 1

The Federal Cabinet will to-morrow approve of a scheme advanced by the states for a home consumption price of 4/S a bushel for wheat. The States…

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Opening of Wool Sales

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 August 1938 · page 3

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited reports that the opening sales of the 1938/39 wool season were commenced…

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Local Cattle Market To-day's Prices

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 August 1938 · page 3

At the Shire yards to-day Messrs Grainger and Falkiner Pty. Ltd. report having sold fat steers to £12 3/-, cows to £11/11/-, heifers to £9…

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N.z. Export Butter Increased Price Likely

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 August 1938 · page 2

Although no official announcement has been made, it is understod that the Butter Price Committee has, without dissent, suggested to the New…

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£53,000,000 Wool Cheque

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 August 1938 · page 8

The combined wool cheque for Australia and New Zealand for the 1937-38 season was £53,073,662, compared with £75,896,803 for 1930-37. This was…

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Artificial Wool Market Growing Rapidly Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 August 1938 · page 2

For 1938 it was likely that the production of staple fibre from wood pulp would ba greater in weight than the combined wool…

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Profit of £15,600 Ray. Terrace Butter Factory Year's Operations Reviewed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 August 1938 · page 7

The profits of the Raymond Terrace Co-operative Dairy and Produce Co., Ltd., for the year ended June 30 last amounted to more than £15,600. This was shown by the reports presented to the annual meeting of shareholders at the Hexham offices…

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Wheat Price Federal Adoption to Prevent Loss Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 August 1938 · page 4

The adoption by the Commonwealth Government of the wheat Industry stabilisation scheme, presented by the State Premiers to…

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Wheat From Roumania a British Contract. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) LONDON

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 August 1938 · page 1

A contract has been completed between the Roumanian Government and an important British grain firm to supply Britain with one-third of…

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Farm Home Real Fruit Drinks Some Recipes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 August 1938 · page 8

Children, left to their own devices, are quick to acquire the taste for fruit juice drinks. Many so-called orange and lemon…

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Fertilisers for Tomatoes Plant-food Requirements of the Crop

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 August 1938 · page 1

All experiments with tomatoes, states a departmental pamphlet, have shown the need of the plant for phosphoric acid in some form…

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Butter Market

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 1 September 1938 · page 3

Prescott Ltd. report: N. S. Wales:—Dairying areas will benefit by the rains received lately. Production is being maintained at about…

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Wheat Supplies

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 1 September 1938 · page 1

All over the world, this year, there are larger crops of wheat than for some years past, and naturally enough the price must be reduced, or is reduced as a result…

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Sydney Wool Sales German Gompetition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 September 1938 · page 12

An average selection, comprising 12,315 bales, was submitted at the Sydney wool sales. Of these 10,990 bales were sold, and 1750 bales were a…

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Straying Cattle Brought About Cyclist's Fall SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 September 1938 · page 2

Cattle straying on the roadway last night near Camberwell were the cause of James Allen, aged 32, being admitted to hospital…

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Kembla Case Crown Allegation Farmer Wounded Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 September 1938 · page 1

Louis Wells Luckins, 29, a wharr labourer, was charged at the Central Court to-day with having allegedly wounded Sidney Thomas…

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Council's Sheep and Wool

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

la a report to Dungog Council on Tuesday night, the Town Clerk indicated that a profit of £6/11/8 had been realised on its transactions in…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 September 1938 · page 9

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operativc Company Ltd. reports on the 31st August: —Ww submitted at our sale, on…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 September 1938 · page 5

The New Zealand Loan and M. A. Co., Ltd., reports: The opening sales ol' the 1938/39 wool season were commenced to-day…

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