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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

2,173 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 89 of 109

Brisbane Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 October 1938 · page 1

The second series of wool sales commenced yesterday, when 14,797 bales were offered. The selection was a good one. Values proved very…

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Wheat Market Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 October 1938 · page 7

The Sydney wheat market was quietly steady to-day. Bulk parcels were quoted at 2/6¼. Sydney market basis bagged lots were quoted at 3/…

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Wool Exports Decrease in Value CANBERRA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 October 1938 · page 8

The value of wool exported from Australia in the three months to the end of September was £A8,579,020, a decrease of £A2,238,000 compared…

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Dog Let Loose Dairyman Charged SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 October 1938 · page 4

It was alleged, in the Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court, that when Henry Brain, a dairyman, of St. John's Avenue, Gordon, heard that union…

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Australian Dairy Products in Great Britain MK. S. L. Gardner's Question in the House

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 October 1938 · page 4

During a recent question hour in the House of Representatives, Mr. S. L. Gardiner, M.P. for Robertson, asked the Minister for Commerce, Sir…

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Butter Grading Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 October 1938 · page 10

The State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle during the week ended October 14 a total of…

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Wheat Market Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 October 1938 · page 1

The Sydney wheat market waR unchanged to-day. and yesterday's prices again prevailed…

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Butter Supplies Prescott's Weekly Review Dry Inland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 October 1938 · page 4

Prescott, Pty., Ltd., in their weekly review of the dairy industry, state that conditions along the coast are moderately good, but the output from…

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Butter and Substitutes Statement by Sir Earle Page

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 October 1938 · page 2

Mr. James M'Keachie, secretary of the Federated Milk Producers, advises that he has received the following letter from the Minister for…

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Newcastle Wool Sales Good Prices for Singleton Clips

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 October 1938 · page 2

The wool at Nenco sales on 13th October comprised 4083 bales, of which 97 per cent, was cleared at auction. The wool was drawn…

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Mine Water Dairy Farmer Complains Court Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 October 1938 · page 10

Cecil Gulliver, a Rathluba dairy farmer, complained to the Mining Warden (Mr. P. A. Hynes) that water had been pumped from…

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Farm Boy Wins Amateur Cycling Classic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 October 1938 · page 10

L. Bennett, riding a three-year-old stock model machine at least 61bs heavier than tho regular road-racing bicycle, who won the…

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Fine Onion Crop

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 October 1938 · page 7

MR. S. REDGROVE, of Sandhilis, Branxton. again has a particularly fine crop of onions. At the West Maitland produce sales to-day, he had…

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Released an Alsatian Dog Dairyman Charged

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 October 1938 · page 1

It was alleged, in the Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court, that when Henry Brain, a dairyman, of St. John's Avenue, Gordon, heard that…

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North Coast Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 October 1938 · page 5

During September the Casino Co-operative Dairy Society manufactured 338,747lb of butter. At a rate of pay of 1/03, it distributed £17,964 to…

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Spirited Bidding Brisbane Wool Sales BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 October 1938 · page 11

At the Brisbane wool sales, 11.096 bales were offered. The selection was a good one, having been drawn from nearly all the main growing districts…

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Farmer's Death Face Blown Away the Inquest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 October 1938 · page 7

The Kurri Kurri District Coroner, Mr. A. W. Johns, conducted an inquest at West Maitland Courthouse this afternoon into the…

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Muswellbrook Cattle Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 October 1938 · page 9

Edward Higgens, Parkinson and Co. report having held their usual fortnightly cattle sale last Tuesday, when upwards of 100 fats and stores…

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Wheat Crop Competition Points Dry Weather

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 October 1938 · page 5

A successful wheat crop competition was organised by the Scone Bushmen's Carnival and Show Association this year. It is a pity…

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High Butter-fat Yield

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 October 1938 · page 4

No fewer than sixteen Jersey cows, all ages, produced over 500lb. butter-fat in 273 days under official test in New South Wales for the months…

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