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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

2,413 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 77 of 121

Upper Hunter Re-Afforestation League. (Scone-aberdeen Division) Is Your Farm Homestead Like THIS?

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1939 · page 5

This is the question being asked to-day. Trees play an important part in the work of the man on the land, and at a public meeting and lantern lecture to be held at the Civic Theatre on Thursday next, 10th instant, af 8 p.m., farmers and graziers, and all others interested,…

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Butter for Local Consumption

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 August 1939 · page 2

During the week ended August 4 the State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle 12,983 boxes…

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Wheat Market Weaker Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 August 1939 · page 1

The Sydney wheat market was very weak to-day. Bulk parcels were quoted at 2 Sydney March basis, bagged [?] 2 [?] a bushel…

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Help For Wheat Farmers "A Sheer National Necessity" Plea for a Reasonable Standard of Living Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 August 1939 · page 2

Mr H. S. Hanley, M.L.C., President of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, speaking at the annual conference in Sydney to-day, emphasised that immediate help for the Australian wheat industry was a sheer ns ional necessity…

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Wheat Plans Additional Loan Money Unlikely SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 August 1939 · page 5

It is authoritatively stated that the Commonwealth Government will not agree to the raising of additional loan money to finance the cost of wheat…

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Needs of Wheat Industry Help Necessary SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 August 1939 · page 1

In his presidential address to-day at the opening of the Farmers and Settlers' Conference, Mr. H. S. Henley, M.L.C., urged…

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Alleged Murder Young Farmhand Charged BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 August 1939 · page 7

At the Mundubra Children's Court to-day a 16 years old farmhand was charged with the alleged murder of Mrs. Rita Grant, 22, at a lonely…

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Australian Dairy Produce : Marketing in Britain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 August 1939 · page 4

The subject of improved conditions in the marketing of Australian butter and cheese in Great Britain was discussed at length by the Australian…

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Australian Dairy Products in Britain More Publicity Urged

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 August 1939 · page 3

More publicity for Australian dairy products in Britain was urged by Mr H. M. Russell, leader of the United Australia Party in the Queensland…

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Australian Dairy Produce Board Discusses Marketing

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 August 1939 · page 3

The subject of improved conditions in the. marketing of Australian butter and cheese in Great Britain was discussed at length by the Australian…

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Butter Market

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 10 August 1939 · page 1

Prescott Ltd. report; N. S.Wales:—Very heavy rains have been experienced in almost all dairying centres, particularly on the far North…

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Wheat Stabilisation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 August 1939 · page 6

THE annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers Association, now sitting in Sydney, once again serves to concentrate public…

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Wheat Easier Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 August 1939 · page 1

Sydney wheat market was a fraction easier to-day. Bulk parrels were quoted at 1/112, Sydney March basis, happed lots 2/3 a bushel…

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London Butter Market London. August 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 August 1939 · page 11

The butter market is inactive. Quotations: Choicest New Zealand sailed and unsalted, 120/ per cwt.; Australian, 110/…

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Support for Wheat Scheme West Wyalong

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 August 1939 · page 10

Messrs. T. P. Meagher (West Wyalong), F. R. Hayes (Ungarie), and P. Meagher (Temora), who comprised the committee which placed the scheme…

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Stabilising Wheat Industry Federal—state Delegates Meet Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 August 1939 · page 7

All States were represented to-day at a conference convened by the Commonwealth Government to consider several matters of…

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Dairy Produce Meeting Of Australian Board Official Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 August 1939 · page 8

Mr. T. Flood Plunkett, M.L.A., of Queensland, was re-elected chairman of the Australian Dairy Produce Board, at the annual…

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Farmer's Death May Have Been Due To Heatstroke

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 August 1939 · page 10

Following the Coroner's verdict last February that James Pratt, a fanner, of Wyalong, had died from poisoning extensive police inquiries were made…

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Store Sheep Values Show Risk. Store Cattle in Demand

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 5

There is no doubt as to the improvement in the price of store sheep during the last month (writes "Mitchell Grass", in the Brisbane…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 7

Schute, Bell, Badgery, Lumby, Ltd., report:— Only two weeks have now to elapse before the new season's wool auctions…

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