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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

2,173 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 75 of 109

Re-stocking Movement in Germany Rubber and Greasy Wool

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 September 1938 · page 2

Evidence is accumulating that an abnormal restocking movement is going on in Germany. The rubber bulletin shows that…

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Dairy Industry Increase in Production Bright Prospects

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 September 1938 · page 8

Prescott Pty., Ltd., report that pros-pects for the coming season are excel-lent, and as soon as warmer weather conditions rule, there should be a…

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Denman Cattle Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 September 1938 · page 6

Edward Higgens, Parkinson & Co., Denman, report having a good yarding of cattle at their fortnightly sale on Friday last. There was a large…

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Wheat Easier

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 September 1938 · page 7

The wheat market was a shade easier to-day. Bulk parcels were quoted at 2/5½, Sydney basis, and bagged lots at 2/11 a bushel…

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Wool Reports

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 September 1938 · page 4

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-op-erative Company Ltd., reports on the 31st August: We submitted at our sale on…

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Export Butter Improved Standard

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 September 1938 · page 4

Mr. A. E. Sheehan, of the dairy branch of the Department of Commerce, who has been stationed at Australia House, London, returned to…

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Cattle Die After Dipping Arsenical Poisoning

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 September 1938 · page 6

A number of deaths among cattle following dipping at South, Grafton, was reported to the monthly meet of the…

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Wool Auctions Prices Maintained

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 September 1938 · page 8

An average selection, comprising 12,021 bales, was submitted at auc-tion at the wool auctions in Sydney yesterday. Of these, 10,520 were sold…

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Dungog Co-op Butter Factory Annual Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 September 1938 · page 2

The directors' report, presented to the annual meeting of shareholders of Dungog Co-operative Butter Factory Ltd. on Saturday morning disclosed a…

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"The Price of Wheat" (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 September 1938 · page 2

Sir,— One question is sufficient to answer the long attack by Mr. A. G. Huie on duties against overseas imports:…

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Smaller Wool Clip Effect of Seasonal Conditions. Mr. K. E. Winchcombe's Address

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 September 1938 · page 3

In the course of an address at the annual meeting of Winchcombe, Carson, Limited, on Tuesday, Mv. K. E.' Winchcombe (acting chairman) said…

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Butter Gradings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 September 1938 · page 5

During the week ended September 3, Commonwealth graders examined for export 426 boxes of butter in Sydney, and 346 boxes in Newcastle…

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Local Cattle Sales To-day's Prices

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 September 1938 · page 3

At the Shire yards to-day Messrs Grainger and Falkiner Pty. Ltd. report having sold fat bullocks to £13 6/, steers to £11/13/6, cows to £9…

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Wheat Market Weak Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 September 1938 · page 1

The Sydney wheat market was very weak to-day. Bulk parcels were quoted at 2/5, Sydney, March basis, and bagged lots 2/11 a bushel…

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Market, Firm Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 September 1938 · page 5

At the wool sales in Sydney yesterday, 9774 bales were catalogued. The clearance, including private sales of passed-in and fell-mougered wools…

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Wool Factory Employee's Death Coroner Puzzled

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 September 1938 · page 2

"It is a most extraordinary case and Hi is quite impossible for me to say how it happened," remarked the City Coroner (Mr E. T. Oram) at the…

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Wheat Prices Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 September 1938 · page 1

Sydney wheat market was quiet and unchanged to-day. Bulk parcels were quoted at 2/5, Sydney March basis, and bagged lots 2/11 a bushel…

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Loss of Cattle Judge Reserves Decision QUIRINDI

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 September 1938 · page 8

The hearing o fthe case in which Walter Francis Buffier, of West Maitland, claimed £400 damages against Warrah Shire Council for alleged…

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Values Firm Sydney Wool Sales SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 September 1938 · page 4

Of the 12,582 bales offered at auction at the wool sales, 11,613 were sold, An additional 863 bales were sold privately. The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers'…

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Fashion Show Inauguration of Great Movement Uses of Wool London, September 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 September 1938 · page 6

"This fashion show is the Inauguration of a great movement to convince wholesalers, retailers, and the public, that the wool industry is in an…

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