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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

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Sheep Dog Trials Mr. McLeod To Judge At The Royal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 4

The Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales has appointed Mr. Malcolm A. McLeod, of Valley Vista, Coolac, N.S.W., to judge the sheep…

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Farmers' "Friends"

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 1

A section, of the Federal Cabinet is said to favour an increase iu the Australian overseas exchange rate. Formal discussion…

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Butter Substitutes : a "Menace to Dairymen" Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 4

In an interview with the Minister for Commerce, Sir Earle Page, mem-bers of the Commonwealth Dairy Producers' Equalisation Committee,…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 8

Wool sales were continued in Brisbane yesterday, when 12,600 bales were offered. The selection was barely up to average standard. Under…

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Wheat Easier Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 1

Sydney wheat market was dull and a shade easier to-day. Bulk new seas on's parcels were quoted at 2/4, bagged new lots 2/5 a bushel…

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Leaders of Dairying Industry Warned. Expansion of Butter Export Said to Be Limited

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 4

The Australian High Commissioner, Mr. S. M. Bruce, warned leaders of the dairying industry on Monday that Australia would not be able to…

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Butter Exports Shipments Afloat SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 4

A London cable states that a total of 1,006,24? boxes of butter was afloat to United Kingdom ports on March 4. Those comprised 25S.757 boxes from…

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Straying Cattle Cessnock Council To Prosecute CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 8

Where any animal is impounded twice or more in the one month, Cessnock Council has decided to prosecute the owner…

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Wheat Market Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 6

Sydney wheat market eased a farthing a bushel to-day. Bulk new season's parcels were quoted at 2/3[?], bagged lots 2/5 a bushel…

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London Butter Market London, March 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 5

The London butter market is quietly firm. Quotations: Choicest salted. New Zealand 118/ per cwt, Australian 116/: unsalted, New Zealand 122/,…

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Stabilising Plan Marketing Board Proposed Wheat and Bread

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 10

A scheme, the object of which is to stabilise the prices of wheat and bread, was explained at Newcastle Business Men's Luncheon by Mr .C. A. Brown, Registrar of the Diocese of Newcastle. Mr. Brown claimed that if adopted the farmer…

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Wool Turnover £28,180,145 In Eight Months SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 8

In the first eight months of the 1938-39 season, 2,104,600 bales of greasy and scours wool, which realised £28,18O,145, were sold in the…

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Killed on Farm Saskatoon, March 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 12

Mr. Robert Weir, Minister for Agriculture in the Bennett Cabinet, was killed instantly when a sleigh load of grain on the way from his farm at…

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School Notes Sheep and Wool

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 1

The classing commenced at the District Rural School on Monday night last under the direction of Mr. Maddocks, of the Sydney Technical…

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Annual Pastoral Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 2

In his annual pastoral report, the Rector said (inter alia) that 1938 was not a favourable year. The seasonal conditions were worse than the…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 2
Also in The Scone Advocate

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., reports:— The local market has been fairly quiet during the week owing to the…

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Ears on Sheep Skins

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 1

Two cases of ears having been removed from sheep skins were reported to the board, but it was decided not to institute proceedings…

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Wheat Market Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 7

The Sydney wheat marked was dull to-day. Ball new [?] were quoted at 2/3[?] and bagged new lots at 2/5 a bushel…

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Stock Sales. Flemington Prices. Cheaper Sheep Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 2

The market at Flemington on Thursday opened at much lower values than those ruling on Monday for both sheep and lambs. Choice lambs,…

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