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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

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Boys for Farms Salvation Army Scheme SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 1

Twenty-four English, Scottish and Welsh boys arrived to-day from overseas under the Salvation Army migration scheme. Jobs have been found…

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Death of Farmer at Taree Two Charged with Murder Taree

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 1

Charged with murder, Mrs. Matilda Ann Edwards (31) and Harold Percy Smith (33), were in court in custody when the inquest…

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Farmer Drowned Grafton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 4

Patrick Clarence Moloney, 28, a share farmer, wan drowned in Carr's Creek, near Grafton, yesterday afternoon. He had walked into the…

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Junior Farmers Building the Future of Farming Mr. Dunlop's Message

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 3

A little more than 10 years ago the Junior Farmers' Club movement was founded in this State. To-day it is one of the most influential factors…

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Butter Grading

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 5

During the week ended January 7 the Commonwealth graders examined 13,061 boxes of butter for export at Sydney and Newcastle. Butter…

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INSURANCE Advice to Pastoral Workers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 4

Inquiries have been received by the Graziers' Association of New South Wales asking whether, in view of the postponement of national insurance,…

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"Very Serious" Pastoral and Agricultural Outlook

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 2

"The pastoral and agricultural outlook is very serious," said the Stock Inspector, Mr W. B. HardIng, in his report to the…

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Wheat Market Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 1

The Sydney wheat market wan a shade easier to-day. Bulk, new season's parcels were quoted at 2/5 and bagged, new lots at 2/5½…

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Butter Supplies Production Shrinking Drought Effects

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 4

Prescott, Pty., Ltd., in a review of the butter position report that although a few showers have been received in some districts, generally speaking the…

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Wool Improves Sydney's Highest Price For Season

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 4

At the wool sales in Sydney yesterday 10,978 bales were catalogued. The clearance, including private sales of passed-in and fellmongered wools,…

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Cooling of Milk on Farms F.M.P. Board Objects To Proposal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 6

The cooling of milk on farms, as proposed by the Milk Board, would be very expansive and would entail a lot more labour, with the…

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Two for Trial Alleged Poisoning Taree Farmer Taree

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 5

Harold Percy (Joe) Smith, 33, and Matilda Ann Edwards, 31, wife of the dead man, William Henry Edwards, 34, farmer, who…

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Farmer Drowns in Creek Was Picking Water Lilies

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 2

Edward Patrick Clarence Moloney, aged 28, a share-farmer, whose father resides at Tamworth, was drowned in Carr's Creek, near Grafton, early on…

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Cooling of Milk on Farms Delegates Unanimous in Protest

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 2

At a meeting of the Delegate Board of the Federated Milk producers, held at West Maitland last night, the area from Bulga (Singleton district) to…

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Butter Markets

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 4

Prescott Ltd report:— N.S. Wales:—Although a few showers have been received in some districts generally speaking the weather continues…

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Butter Export

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 11

During the week ended January [?] Commonwealth graders at Sydney examined 9939 boxes of butter for export. Of these. 9000 were salted and…

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Wheat Steady Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 1

The Sydney wheat market was quietly steady today. Bulk new season's parcels were quoted at 2/5½, and bagged new lots 2/5[?]…

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Relief Payments £287,000 For Wheat Growers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 8

The Rural Bank of New South Wales, which is the distributing authority for New South Wales under the Wheat Industry Stabilisation Act,…

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Wheat Growers Royal Easter Show Good Support

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

The closing date for entries in the wheat section for the Royal Easter Show has been extended from January 11 to January 18…

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Higher Values Sydney Wool Sales £13 AVERAGE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 8

At the wool sales in Sydney yesterday, 11,280 bales were catalogued. The clearance, including private sales of passed-in and…

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