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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

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Fortunate Farmers

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 3

Farms where irrigation is still possible are oases. The Ministers saw one or two of these near Aberdeen. Paddocks of lucerne and maize stood…

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Wheat Again Easier Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 7

Sydney wheat market was again easier to-day. Bulk new season's parcels were quoted at 2/6 per bushel…

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Boxing Delaney Knocks Out Bill Butter In 6th

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 9

Billy Butler (9.10), of Queensland, made the fatal mistake of mixing matters with Maitland's Joe Delaney (10.2) in the main boxing contest scheduled for eight rounds at East Maitland last night. In the sixth round a left hook stopped Butler, referee…

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"Pickles and Butter" at Chamber of Commerce Local "Secondary Industries" Under Discussion

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 2

"Singleton has two secondary industries—pickle making and butter making," said Mr A. J. Benson at the Chamber of…

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Full Late Rates London Wool Sales LONDON, Jan. 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 1

Demand was again active at the wool sales to-day, when a good selection, chiefly consisting of Australian merinos, was offered…

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London Wool Sales a More Cheerful Atmosphere. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) LONDON

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 2

The wool sales to-day showed a more cheerful atmosphere, following Herr Hitler's speech. Continental buying improved…

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Butter Markets

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 3

Prescott Ltd. reports: New South Wales:—Splendid rains have fallen on many dairying areas, the outstanding exception being on the…

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Butter for Export

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 13

During the week ended January 28, Commonwealth graders examined at Sydney 4247 boxes of butler for export. 0f this quantity, 3330 were…

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Wool Exhibit Sheepbreeders' Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 14

To assist in encouraging an Australian wool-consciousness, and to help dissipate any ideas that might exist as to tho virtues of synthetic…

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Market Recovers Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 12

At the wool sales in Sydney yesterday, 10,270 bales were catalogued. The clearance, Including private sales of passed-in and fell-mongered wools,…

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Aust. Wool Exhibit For Golden Gate U.S.A. EXPOSITION

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 10

An exhibition of fleece from Corriedale sheep in Australia will be staged at the Golden Gate Exposition at San Francisco this year. This was decided…

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Hunter Crops More Rain Required Instructor's View

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 4

The extremely hot and dry conditions that prevailed throughout the district during the greater part of January had a very deleterious…

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Cooling of Milk on Farms (To the Editor)

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 3

Sir.—The Milk Board shows that it has lost sympathy with the position of farmers, when demands that they incur large expense in cooling milk without any extra…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 1

Schute, Bell, Badgery, Lumby, Ltd., report:—Wool sales were resumed in Sydney on the 31st January, when the market…

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Wheat Steadier Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 1

The Sydney wheat market was a fraction steadier to-day. Bulk new season's parcels were quoted 2/5 5-8 and bagged new lots 2/6½…

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Lismore Protest Butter Substitutes LISMORE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 9

At the annual meeting of the Lismore branch or the Primary Producers' Union, Mr. R. C. Gibson, the president of the Richmond District Council,…

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News From All Sources. Wool Prospects

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 3

The President of the Sheepbreeders Association of New South Wales, Mr. E. I. Body, said that although the present position of the Australian…

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£12/11/10 AVERAGE Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 3

At the wool sales in Sydney yesterday, 11,421 bales were catalogued. The clearance, including private sales of passed-in and fellmongered wools,…

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London Wool Sales Demand Continues Active. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) LONDON

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 1

The demand continued active for a good selection offered at the wool sales to-day, consisting largely of Australian merinos, which sold well to…

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Junior Farmers. Royal Easter Show Camp

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 1

The Royal Agricultural Society has decided to extend invitations to 30 members of the New South Wales Junior Farmers' Clubs, 10 members of…

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