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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

2,413 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 71 of 121

Butter Grading

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1939 · page 4

During the week ended July 21. Commonwealth butter graders examined 2155 boxes of salted and 467 boxes of unsalted at Sydney and…

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Butter Substitutes. (To the Editor.)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 July 1939 · page 4

Sir,—With reference to interview with Mr Malcolm Brown, M.L.A., as published in your issue of July 19. Firstly, I desire to assure Mr Brown…

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Wheat Firmer Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1939 · page 1

The Sydney wheat market was steadier to-day and prices advanced 3/4d a bushel. Bulk parcels worn quoted 1/11, Sydney March basis, bagged…

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Larger Wool Consumption Conservative Optimism

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 July 1939 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: Consumption of wool in most countries has been considerably greater this year than in 1938. In Yorkshire…

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Wool Queen Quirindi Competition QUIRINDI

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1939 · page 3

Following the suggestion of Mr. George Worboys at the last meeting of the Quirindi show committee that a wool queen competition be…

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Wheat Stabilisation Resolution Carried at Junee. Junee

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 July 1939 · page 2

A large meeting of farmers, business and professional men at Junee carried a resolution expressing confidence in the wheat standardisation…

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Stabilisation of Wheat Price The Junee Proposal JUNEE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1939 · page 5

At a meeting of 300 farmers, business men and professional men at Junee. a resolution was carried expressing confidence in the wheat…

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Hayshed Gutted Wollombi Farmer's Loss WOLLOMBI

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1939 · page 5

Serious loss was sustained by Mr. Astley Slack, of Wollombi, when his largo hayshed, full to capacity with wheat and oaten hay, was burned to…

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Farmer Shot Dead

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 July 1939 · page 1

John Henry Klose, a farmer, of Gerogery, was shot dead on Monday when the gun with which he had been shooting foxes was discharged…

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Cattle Cheaper Sales at Homebush

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report.—3180 cattle yar[?] The market was fully 10/ lower. Best vealers 37/ hundred pounds, steers 31/, heifers…

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Butter Production: Big Increase Expected Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 15

Despite the drought in the eastern States, Australia's production of butter for the year just ended seems certain to exceed considerably that…

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Shelter Belts Trees on the Farm a Dual Purpose

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 14

Shelter belts about the homestead serve a dual purpose. They increase the comfort of the dwelling, making it a much more…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 5

Schute, Bell, Badgery, Lumby, Ltd., report:— When it is realised that the value of our wool exports for this season…

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Wheat Market Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 7
Also in The Scone Advocate

The Sydney wheat market was a shade quieter to-day. Bulk parcels were quoted at 1/11 1/2 and bagged lots 2/3 bushel…

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Maitland Stock Sales Cattle Market Firmer

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 4

Fat cattle at the Campbell's Hill saleyards, West Maitland, on Monday had a tendency to be firmer on last day's rates. The yarding was…

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Ayrshire Cattle At New York Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 8

The cream of America's Ayrshire stock is now on show at the New York World's Fair. Thirty-three head have been selected from the leading herds…

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Larger Wool Cosumption Conservative Optimism

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report: Consumption of wool in most countries has been considerably greater this year than in 1938. In Yorkshire that…

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Merinos Up London Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 1

The London wool sales concluded in Wednesday, with merinos showing an advance of 7½ per cent, on rates at the close of the previous sales…

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Larger Wool Consumption Conservative Optimism

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: Consumption of wool in most countries has been considerably greater this year than in 1938. In Yorkshire…

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