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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

1,842 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 69 of 93

Drought Affects S.A. Wheat Crop Adelaide

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 September 1940 · page 7

Because of the peculiarly dry season the South Australian wheat harvest will only be fair. While crops are high they are thin, often with…

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Singleton Markets Special Store Cattle Sale

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 September 1940 · page 3

Messrs W. Bailey and Sons, auctioneers report having conducted a highly successful store cattle sale at the Shire saleyards on Friday last,…

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Sheep Cheaper Sales At Homebush SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 September 1940 · page 5

Pitt Son and Badgery Ltd. report: 46,478 sleep and Iambs penned. The general quality equal to recent offerings. Prices generally were 6d to…

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Australian and Mew Zealand Wool Storage in United States

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 September 1940 · page 1

Shipments to the United States of 250,000,0001b of Australian and New Zealand wool is expected to begin after the end of September. The movement of the wool will require 40 ships. The wool, which belongs to Britain, will be stored in Boston for…

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Wool in U.S.A. Australian Clip To Be Stored (“Mercury” Service) BOSTON, September 15

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 September 1940 · page 2

Shipment to the United States of 250,000,000lb. of Australian and New Zealand wool is expected to begin after the end of September. The…

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Farmer Charged Alleged Dangerous Driving NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 September 1940 · page 1

Herbert Frank Searles (57), dairy farmer, was charged in the Police Court to-day with having, on Saturday, driven a motor car on…

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City Dairymen Sale of Pasteurised Milk Reply to Inquiries

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 September 1940 · page 4

Mr. James [?] Secretary of the Federated Milk Producers, has received the following letter from the Premier’s…

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Edge Tools to Be Made by Britain More Than 7,000,000 for World's Farmers

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 September 1940 · page 2

Britain's edge tool industry has organised its. own export group to, send overseas this yeat more than 7,000,000 pieces," nearly…

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Wool Appraisements Newcastle Centre

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1940 · page 1

"Nenco," at Newcastle, will submit for appraisement its third catalogue of the season, comprising 3,000 bales, on the 26th and 27th…

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Axis Blockade Sets Problem for Wool Trade

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 September 1940 · page 8

The blockade of Europe Will probable lead to accumulations of wool supplies in the export markets of Australia, New Zealand, South Africa…

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World Wool Markets Position Serious Uniforms for U.s. May Help

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1940 · page 2

Dr. I. Clunies Ross, for three years Australian representative on the International Wool Secretariat in London, emphasised…

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Horse Fell Paterson Farmer Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 September 1940 · page 1

Edward George Soper, 22, a farmer, Paterson, had a narrow escape from serious injury to-day when his horse slipped and rulled on him…

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Dairy Industry Increase in Production on North Coast

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 September 1940 · page 6

In their weekly review of the dairy Industry, [?] Pty., Ltd., report that a considerable improvement is [?] in arrivals this week, [?] the…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 September 1940 · page 3

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 16th instant :— We submitted our No. 28…

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Newcastle Wool Appraisement Centre

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 September 1940 · page 4

"Nenco," at Newcastle, will submit for appraisement its third catalogue of the season, comprising 3000 bales, on the 26th and 27th September…

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Winter Production of Butter an Increase Urged

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 September 1940 · page 3

Increased winter production of butter was urged by the chairman of directors of the Glen Innes Cooperative Dairy Society (Mr R. H…

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For The Man On The Land Agriculture and Pastoral Notes

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 September 1940 · page 4

(These Notes are [?] by direction of the Honorable the Minister for Agriculture, and are based [?] on the experience of the Department. Should any [?] desire information [?] in his work on the land not referred to [?] these [?] at the time a [?]…

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Aim to Safeguard Farmers Preparations for Post-war Problems

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 September 1940 · page 3

Mr J. L. Shute, general secretary, of the Primary Producers' Union, referred to the postwar prospects of the dairy…

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Australian Dairy Industry Proposed Early Conference Endorsed

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 September 1940 · page 3

"Dairy farmers throughout the State will welcome the announcement that a special conference of Commonwealth and…

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