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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

2,413 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 51 of 121

Butter Markets

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 3

Prescott Ltd. report: New South Wales:—With the exception of a couple of days during the week the weather has been mild for this time of the…

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Wheat Industry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 8

The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, replying yesterday to a deputation of Labour members, said that the Government would formulate a scheme to…

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Butter Shortage in South

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

A partial shortage of butler was declared in Bathurst and Crookwell centres at a meeting in Sydney of the Commonwealth Dairy Produce…

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Homebush Sales Cattle Market Stronger

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 7

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report.— 2750 cattle yarded. The market was stronger. Best vealers to 38/ hundred lbs, steers 35/, heifers 33/, bullocks…

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Wheat Market Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 1

The Sydney wheat market was quietly steady to-day. Bulk parcels were quoted at 2/5 7-8 and bagged lots 2/7 1/2 a bushel…

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Farm Drainage Need Sometimes Not Recognised Coastal Areas

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 9

It is sometimes thought by fanners that unless stagnant water lies on the surface of the land or the area is low-lying and swampy the soil is not in…

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District Crops Instructor's Report Late Maize

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 6

In his report for May on the crops in the Hunter River and central coast districts, the district agricultural instructor (Mr. G. T…

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Bob's Farm

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 1

On Saturday night, May, 20th, a new branch of the G.U.O.O.F. was opened at Bobs Farm, by Bro. W. J. Smedley, Grand Director and District Secretary…

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Butter Substitutes

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 2

The Minister for Commerce will meet State Ministers of Agriculture in Canberra on 13th inst. to discuss the problem of butter substitutes and…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 3
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co., Ltd., reports on the 26th inst.:— In the absence of wool auctions in…

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Cattle Market Sales at Moree

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 3

The Moree Agency Pty., Ltd., and Dalgety & Co., Ltd., in conjunction, report having yarded 1200 head of cattle at their Yarraman, yards,…

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Maitland Stock Sales Cattle Firmer

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 4

Satisfactory supplies wore forward in all sections at the Maitland stock sales at the Campbell's Hill yards on Monday…

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Butter Production. Decline in Two States

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 2

Although the butter production for the whole of Australia in the nine months ended March 31, 1939, showed a slight increase, the output for New…

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Butter Menaced Inroads of Margarine New Laws Urged

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 5

Mr. F. Wigan, Commonwealth Supervisor of Dairy Exports, at the 34th annual conference of the Australian Institute or Dairy Factory…

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Butter Menaced Inroads of Margarine. New Laws Urged

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 6

Mr. P. Wigan, Commonwealth Supervisor of Dairy Exports, at the 34th annual conference of the Australian Institute of Dairy Factory Managers…

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Wool Supply Position More Favourably Situated

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:— Unlike wheat and cotton, the future fortune of wool is not hampered by surplus carry-over stocks. The…

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Nutritive Value of Butter Substitutes Conference to Be Held

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 5

The Governments of the different States are to be asked by the Minister for Commerce (Senator McLeay) to co-operate with…

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Recent Race form and GUIDE to Winning Selections Gery Derby for Meeting at Warwick Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 9

Grey Derby, whose last start won him the Tamworth Cup, is expected to win the George's River Handicap, over the same distance, at Warwick Farm to-morrw. Gold…

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Sporting Turf. To-morrow's Warwick Farm Races. Acceptances and Starting Times

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 8

Trial Hurdle Race, about 1½ mile (1.30).—Crunatus 11.0, Downham 10.9, Lockslea 10.6, Winning Post 10.9, Jack Mac 10.0. Prince Pombal…

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