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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

2,413 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 39 of 121

Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 4

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. reports:— The concluding series of the regular wool selling season for 1938-39…

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Wool Prices Some Irregularity In Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 5

Greasy merino fleece held its place in the Sydney wool sales, but there was some irregularity in prices and in demand for inferior and doubtful…

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Huge Butter Production at Gympie Letter From Mr Claude Collard

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 2

Writing to his father, Mr William Collard, of Redbournberry, Mr Claude Collard, who left Singleton about 18 months ago, and…

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N.S.W. BUTTER Gradimgs For The Week SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 4

The State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle, during the week ended April 14, 22,014 boxes of…

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Wool Exports Reduction For Nine Months SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 4

In the nine months ended March 31 exports of greasy wool from Australia dropped in value by £A1,868,885, compared with the exports in the…

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Live Stock More Diversified Farming Fodder Needs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 8

Livestock were becoming increasingly Important in the farming programme, and fodder conservation was becoming…

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River Under Tasman New Zealand Farmer's Claim

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 2

According to Mr. W. J. Livingstone a Hawkes Bay farmer, there is a fresh water river several hundred wide and many hundreds of feet deep…

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Wool in Demand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 April 1939 · page 10

At auction in Sydney yesterday 8100 hales were disposed of and 604 were sold privately. The selection was an average one…

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BUTTER EXPORt Trade Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 April 1939 · page 6

During the week ended April 15, Hie Commonwealth graders at Sydney examined for 'export 7874 boxes of butter, of which 7138 were salted and…

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Sheep Easier Sales at Homebush

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 April 1939 · page 7

Winchcombe. Carson, Ltd. report: 26.700 sheep penned. The market opened easier to 1/ lower. Ewes to 2½ lb. wethers 2d. hoggets 33d, lambs…

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Wheat Market Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 April 1939 · page 1

The wheat market was a fraction steadier today Bulk parcels were quoted at 2/4 5-8 Sydney March basis bagged lots 2/5½ a bushel…

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"Cattle King's" Grandson to Wed London, April 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 April 1939 · page 11

Mr. Robin Richard Kidman, son of Captain Nelson Clover Kidman, a. retired naval officer of Torquay, and a grandson of Sir Sydney Kidman, the…

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Wool Reports

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 6

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report on 17th inst: The concluding series of the regular wool selling season for 1938-39 was…

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Pastoral Conditions. "Outlook Very Promising."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 8

The Denman-Singleton Pastures Protection Board's Stock Inspector, Mr. W. B. Harding, reported to the Board on Tuesday as follows:…

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Wheat Steadier Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 7

The Sydney wheat market was a shade steadier today, Bulk parcels were quoted at 2/42, and bagged lots 2/59 a bushel…

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Maitland Stock Sales Fat Cattle Market Dearer

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 3

Although fat cattle wore in lighter supply at Maitland yards on Monday than last week, competition was keener and prices were firmer to 10/-…

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Sale of Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 6

Mr. W. N. Dann reports the sale of u dairy farm on the Williams River, near Clarence Town, a property known as Floyd's. The sale was conducted…

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Farming on Co-operative Basis Family of Six Refugee Jews

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 1

A family of six refugee Jews from Germany will farm a property in the New England district on a co-operative basis…

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Field, Farm and Dairy Agricultural Tree Onion Diseases

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1939 · page 4

The three onion diseases, black mould, smudge and smut, are nil fungous diseases which produce a blackening of onion issue, but, though…

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Great Benefits Dairy Farm Competition Minister's Praise

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1939 · page 4

Nothing but good could como out of the Coastal Dairy Farm Competition, organised by "The Farmer and Settler" In…

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