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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

1,842 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 93

Less Butter British Consumption Margarine Sales Brisbane, Tuesday

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1940 · page 1

The British Government has [?] the butter ratton to fortunes per head a week and at the same time was boosting…

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Wheat Prices Country Party Stand MELBOURNE

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1940 · page 8

The fallaro of the Minister for Commerce Mr. A. G. Cameron, to dellec the attitude of the Federal Country Party to stabilton wheat prices will…

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More Wool Australian Purchases Use in Mills

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1940 · page 2

Australian millmen are accounting for much [?] supplies of wool in this war than from 1914 to 1918. W[?]chcombe Carson, Ltd reports…

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NEW A.I.F A Corporal’s Dairy Route March

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1940 · page 4

This interest of a [?]…

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Two Men Fined Frightened Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 5

John Mason, 19 machinist, and William planktons, 22 labourer were wack fined £8 at the General Police Court for offensive behaviour at the…

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World Achievement Wool Front Cows

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 3

We live in a wonderful world. Every day oar scientist are surprising us with conjuring Hicks. Now there is a possibility or a new process of producing artificial wool, and American investors are prophesying that…

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Gold Basis for Wool Sale Urged by Former Agent-general

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 2

Australian wool should be sold on a gold basis equivalent to the agreed price in sterling, Sir Hal Colebatch, former Western Australian…

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z. Tea Crops Rationing Possible CANBERRA

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 4

Reports that the British Government has arranged to purchase the entire Indian and Ceylon tea crop keenly interest Federal officials…

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Wheat in Bags

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 6

The New South Wales Government has now decided to pay to wheat farmers who delivered wheat in bags to bulkheads and bulk grain [?]…

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Butter Market Production Declining Local Demand

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 2

[?] Pty. Limited reports :— New South Wales : Further rains have fallen on parts of the north coast, where pastures had already…

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Lambs Firm Prime Cattle Dearer Homebush Sales

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 6

Pitt, Son and Badgery report:— 30,118 sheep and lambs penned, including a small number of prime. Prices for lambs were practically…

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New Process Overcoming Shrinkage of Wool Sydney Research

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 9

A process for pro[?] shrinkage [?] which is claimed to have many advantages over other methods, has been evolved by two…

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Dairy Science Schools in Country

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 6

Several dairy science schools are to be held in country centres during the winter months, but until applications are received from prospective…

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Maitland Stock Sales Cattle and Sheep Dearer Small Yarding

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 5

Although thy fat cattle market was lighter in numbers at the Campbell's Hill saleyards, West Maitland, on Tuesday, it included a number of…

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Cattle Die Arsenical Poisoning Farmers’ Loss Gresford, Friday

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 4

Mr. Jam Hudson, of Barraboko, Gresford, has been a severe loser in stock recently Up to the present he has lost 16, two are dying, and there…

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Wheat Unchanged Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Board's quotanons for export wheat were unchanged to-day Bulk lobs were quoted at 3/9[?] bagged millers parcels…

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Wool Report. 29th MARCH, 1940

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 2

Appraisements were resumed in Sydney on Tuesday after the short Easter recess, and the work will now proceed continuously until present stocks…

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Record Wool Turnover Control Advantage

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—The appraisement of 2,750,000 bales of wool in Australia during the five months ending March 15 constitutes…

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