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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

1,842 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 93

Gloucester Dairy Co. 1/1 1/4 Pay for December

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 2

For the month of December the Gloucester Co-op Dairy Co. Ltd. manufactured 290,762lb. choicest butter and 5230lb. second grade…

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The Farm Home Lawns for Country Homes Methods of Establishment

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 4

Lawns are a decided asset to a home in any circumstances, and in arid and in arid regions a well tended lawn is often an oasis in a…

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DAIRYING Milking Cows Demand Minerals Heavy Drain on Dairying Pastures

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 3

Discussing in a recent address to farmers the importance of maintaining the mineral content of dairying landa, Mr. P. Waller, Superintendent…

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All Electric Dairy at Turru[?] Modern Plant

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 6

Many people have all-electric [?] They [?] what a [?] electric power is and how [?] work and [?]…

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Useful Rain In Some Dairying Districts Dairy Review

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 6

Prescott Pty., Ltd., in their weekly review of the dairying industry, report that useful rain has been received in some dairying districts in…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 4

The Farmers and Graziers' Cooperative Co. Ltd. reports on the 10th instant: Our appraisement catalogue No. 10 comprising 12,638 bales…

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Butter Requisitioned by Britain Satisfactory Price Decided

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 3

All Australian butter which arrived in the United Kingdom between September 22 last and November 20 was requisitioned by the British…

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Wheat for Japan Big Sale Completed CANBERRA: Wednesday

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 8

The Commonwealth Government has completed the sale to Japan of 2,500,000 burries of wheat at 3/ a bushel, which will provide a return…

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Severe Gale in New Zealand Death of Five People and Ruination of Crops

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 2

One of the worst gales tin record struck Auckland Province on Sunday, resulting in the deaths of five people, the…

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Butter Markets

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 4

Prescott Ltd. report for 13th January, 1940.— N. S. Wales:—Useful rain has been received in some dairying districts and…

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Britain Buys Wheat

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 3

"The past week has been a most anxious one," said the chairman of the Australian Wheat Board, (Mr. C. McPherson) at the week end referring to the sale of…

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Stock Brands Cattle for Protected Areas. Must Be Legible

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 6

The Chief Veterinary Officer, Mr. Max Henry, draws attention to the regulation dealing with the various movement of stock in…

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Raymond Terrace Dairy Co. Report for December, 1939

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 1

Markets: Local —Butter 1/5; cheese 10½d. B. G. Purchase: l/2½d; 7¾d Equalisation Quota: Butter 68¼ per cent export Average price 14.9d lb; cheese…

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Store Sheep Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 6

The store sheep market remains inactive, but there are very. few straight lines of good wool-cutters offering. Seasonal conditions at the…

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Australian Wheat for Britain

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 5

The Minister for Commerce (Senator G. McLeay) announced on Wednesday that the average price for half the 750,000 tons of wheat sold…

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Wheat Price Sidney

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Board's quotations for export wheat were unchanged and bulk lots were quoted at 3/9½; bagged millers' parcels 4/0½…

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Queensland Markets Better Fat Cattle Supplies

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 6

The supply of cattle at last week's Brisbane market included more from the coast than for some time, there being several small drafts of nicely…

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Australia's Wool Sale Its Advantages

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: —The wool market in the United. States and elsewhere has not shown signs of booming. The New York…

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Australian Wheat for Britain Price Fixed

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 6

The Minister for.Commerce (Senator G. McLeay) announced on Wednesday that the average price for half the 750,000 tons of wheat sold…

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