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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

2,173 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 84 of 109

Wheat Prices Ease Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 September 1938 · page 1

The Sydney wheat market was again weak to-day, and prices cased about 2d a bushel. Bagged lots sold at 2/11½…

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Keen Demand Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 September 1938 · page 3

At the wool sales in Sydney yesterday 13,775 bales were catalogued. The clearance, including private sales of passed-in and fellmongered wools,…

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Control of Worms in Sheep Importance of Early Detection

Singleton Argus · Friday 30 September 1938 · page 3

It is a great mistake to adopt a too complacent attitude with regard to the question of parasites in stock. It in a fatal error for a sheep owner…

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Wednesday's Wool Sales. Good Support From the Continent

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 September 1938 · page 10

At the wool sales on Wednesday under keen general competition, particularly from Yorkshire, and with good support from the Continent and…

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Eccleston a Good Season Fruit Crop Eccleston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 September 1938 · page 4

With one and a half inches of rain during last week dairymen are wearing a smile, feeling that they are in for a good spring…

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Master Farmer Competition Judging for Hunter River District Completed Mr. A. C. lNGHAM'S SUCCESS

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 September 1938 · page 1

Mr. A. C. Ingham, of "Parklands," Parkville, has been adjudged winner of the Muster Farmer Competition for the Hunter River District. The…

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Improvements at the Dairy Factory Further Efforts to Reduce Manufacturing Charges New Administrative Offices

Singleton Argus · Friday 30 September 1938 · page 5

In accordance with the policy of the board of directors and management of the Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Coy…

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Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1938 · page 8

The Sydney wool sales closed yesterday with prices generally unchanged, except in the case of the better qualities, which were 5 per cent,…

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Butter Substitutes Sales Victorian Dairy Farmers' Proposal

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 October 1938 · page 1

"That we view with alarm the menace of the manufacture and sale of butter substitutes in the Commonwealth, and that…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 October 1938 · page 3

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. reports:— Under improved international news we submitted a catalogue of 4354…

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No More Deaths Cattle After Dipping

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 October 1938 · page 5

The district stock inspector (Mr. E. A. Lucas) told the Maitland Pastures Protection Board that there had been no further deaths among the cattle in…

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Wool Publicity Campaign Plan Approved

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 October 1938 · page 1

The president of the United Graziers' Association of Queensland, Mr. N. Bourke, announced at the weekend that the executive of the…

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Higher Values London Wool Sales LONDON. Oct. 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 October 1938 · page 2

The fifth series of the London wool sales for 1938 concluded yesterday. Throughout the fifth series 84,800 bales were offered and 71,000 were…

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Master Farmers Competition Awards Scone First

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 October 1938 · page 4

In the Hunter River and central coast division of the master farther competition the first prize was won by Mr. A. C. Ingham, of…

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Wool Reports

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 October 1938 · page 3

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd.,' report under date, 1st October:—Owing to sales being held on Monday and Tuesday, we held our sale…

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Wheat Quiet Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 October 1938 · page 6

The city wheat market was quiet today, bulk prices were quoted at 2/7 city March basis. Bagged lots brought 3/1…

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New Markets Essential, Wool Board Warned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 October 1938 · page 5

Mr J. P. Abbott, in reporting his observations…

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Wool Sales Melbourne Rates MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 October 1938 · page 5

Prices at the Melbourne wool sales were firm on the improved basis ruling in Sydney at the close of last week…

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Food Values. of Meat, Butter, Beans, Pork, Etc. Valuable Information for the People

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

The Commonwealth Advisory Council, having investigated the food values of the dishes that most frequently figure on Australia breakfast and…

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District Crops Instructor's Report Rain Needed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 October 1938 · page 6

In his report on the crop conditions on the Hunter and central coast for September, the district agricultural instructor (Mr. G. T…

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