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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

1,842 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 61 of 93

Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 August 1940 · page 4

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report:— The roster for the new season's appraisements has now been arranged,…

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Additional £3,250,000 for Wheat Farmers

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 August 1940 · page 3

The decision of the Federal Government to arrange a further payment of 4d per buushel nett to growers on all wheat delivered to the…

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Expeditious Handling of Wool No Time Lost Accumulation of Stocks During the War Must Be Avoided Meeting Peace Time Problems Now

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 August 1940 · page 3

The war-time machinery of the wool industry was set un in 1916. It needed only rapid overhaul to be set in motion once again in October, 1939…

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Wool Appraisements at Newcastle

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 August 1940 · page 3

A special joint announcement is being made by Nenco and Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd., wherein it is stressed that the conditions applying to…

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The New Wool Season Consumers Available

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 August 1940 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: Australia approaches the start of a season in which possible consumers of wool are more limited than…

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Food Export Expansion of Dairy Industry Council’s Policy

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 August 1940 · page 7

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Butter Markets

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 15 August 1940 · page 1

Prescott Ltd. report: N. S. Wales: A very slight improvement in output is reported, from isolated districts, but in most areas production…

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Sheep and Cattle. Sydney Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 August 1940 · page 8

Messrs Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report that 46,726 sheep and lambs were penned yesterday, and were of average quality to moderate. Prime…

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Pastoral Conditions Throughout the State

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1940 · page 4

Reports of the Department of Agriculture for the month of July reflect the serious position over most of the State, due to the long continuance of…

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Wool Appraisements at Newcastle

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 August 1940 · page 4
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

A special joint announcement is being made by Nenco and Pitt, Son & Badgery, Ltd., wherein it is stressed that the conditions applying to…

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Maitland Stock Sales No Prime Quality Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1940 · page 4

Very few prime quality bullocks and cows were forward at the Campbell's Hill saleyards, West Maitland, on Monday; as a result, values were…

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The New Wool Season Consumers Available

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 August 1940 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: Australia approaches the start of a season in which possible consumers of wool are more limited than ever in…

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Next Week Wool Appraisements

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 August 1940 · page 7

Pitt, Son and Badgery report that next week will see the resumption of wool appraisements when the Sydney season officially commoners. The…

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For The Man On the Land Agriculture and Pastoral Notes

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 August 1940 · page 2

These notes are issued by [?] by [?] of the Honourable the Minister for Agriculture and are based [?] on the experience of the Department should say farmer [?] information [?] to his work on the lead not referred to is those notes at the time a [?] address…

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“Bad Thing” Dairy Farmers Who Use Margarine

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 August 1940 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Federated Milk Producers last night a recommendation was made to the executive committee that action should…

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Milk Producers Farmers in desperate Position Secretary’s Report

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 August 1940 · page 4

“The [?] by the [?] of the Milk service [?] in increase the perfect milk by fearers a [?] was…

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Slightly Higher Butter Production

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 August 1940 · page 7

Prescott Pty Ltd report that although extremely dry conditions have continued in month during [?] production is [?] in some…

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