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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

1,842 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 37 of 93

Wheat Prices Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 1

Bran and pollard sold at £5/10/. Wheat prices remain unchanged. Wheat buyers’ quotations for export, wheat bulk 4/ bag, millers parcels…

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Quality Beef Cattle Judge Highly Impressed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 5

The judge of the beef cattle, Mr. G. Hutton, of Bulli, who Incidentally is manager of the Illawarra Meat Company, was very much impressed…

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Cattle Market Sales at Raymond Terrace

Maitland Mercury · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 4

T. S Elkin and Co. report having held their cattle sale on Tuesday last when over 100 head of mixed cattle were yarded. Cattle forward…

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Market Notes Maitlands Fat Cattle Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 1

E. W. Sparke, Pty., Ltd., report:—About 950 fat cattle yarded. There were several consignments of prime bullocks, although generally the…

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Licence for Wool Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 7

The council of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce, at its meeting this morning, resolved to communicate with the Central Wool Committee and…

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Wool Centre Women’s Voluntary Aid SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 5

A wool distributing centre has been opened in the Bank of N.S.W. Chambers in John-street, Singleton, by the Singleton branch of the W.V.S…

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Wool Store Newcastle Proposal Plan Held Up Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 1

The wool firm of Pitt, Son and Badgery is still hopeful that the Central Wool Committee will grant it permission to construct a £60,000…

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Farm Produce Excels

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 5

Agriculturally, despite the unfavourable season, there is a remarkable showing in farm and garden produce. This is the first effort of the…

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Dairy Industry Will be Safeguarded Minister Says So Canberra

Maitland Mercury · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 4

The Minister for Customs (Mr. Cameron) is the House of Representatives, save an assurance that the Federal Government would do…

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The Farmer And The War Position Clearly Defined at Agricultural Bureau Conference

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 1

The part which the farmer and rural industry in general is called upon to play in the present war was the keynote of many of the addresses at the Hunter River and Lower North Coast Agricultural Bureau District Conference held in the Whittingham…

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No Increase in Milk Price Government Plans to Aid Dairymen

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 6

A recommendation of the Milk Board that, as a temporary expedient, the price of milk paid to dairymen should be increased…

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Wheat Surplus

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1940 · page 1

The Minister for Commerce Mr. Cameron speaking in the House of Representatives explained why farmers had been asked to restrict…

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For The Man On Land Agriculture and Pastoral Notes

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1940 · page 4

(These Notes are nested to direction of the [?] the Minister for Agriculture [?] are on the experiences of the department Should any farmer [?] to his was on the land not referred to the these Notes at the time. a query…

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Wool Prices For Local Manufacture CANBERRA, Saturday

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1940 · page 8

An amendment of the national security wool acquisition regulations made yesterday enables the Central Wool Commission to fix any price it…

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Shock to Dairy Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1940 · page 6

[?] The returns of the Government to [?] to the request of the Milk Board to advance the [?] of milk by 4d a gallon is that amount to the…

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Wool Clip Increase of 20 per cent Huge Turnover Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1940 · page 4

Arrivals of Wool In Sydney to date this season total 1,225,737 bales, an increase of 20 per rent., compared with the corresponding period of the…

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Milk Prices Dairymen Dissatisfied SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1940 · page 1

The Secretary of the Country Milk Suppilers Association Mr. J. Parlor statedthat the dairymen are [?] at the refecltion by the [?]…

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Aid for Daily Farmers SYDNEY, Saturday

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1940 · page 7

The State Treasure (Mr. Richardson) stated last-night that assistance to dairy farmers under the cabinet…

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QUIRINDI Farmers and Settlers Handsome Cup Quirindi

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1940 · page 7

The was an excellent attendance at the Quirindi branch meeting to welcome Mc[?] A. J. Concert and secretary of the…

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