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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

1,683 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 25 of 85

Wool Storage Country Districts

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 22 April 1942 · page 3

INVERELL Wednesday— Mr. W. H. Mather, technical adviser to the Minister for Commerce on the matter of wool appraisement…

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Help for Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 22 April 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY Wednesday— The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) said in the Legislative Assembly that a sum of £100,000…

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Cattle Unchanged

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 April 1942 · page 3

Winchcombe Oarson’s report: 2040 cattle yarded Market unchanged Best vealers to 52/, steers 45/, belters 40/, bullocks…

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Wheat and Oats New South Wales Crops

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 April 1942 · page 6

Mr. H. C. Stoning chief instructor of the Department of Agriculture said that less wheat and more oats may be expected in…

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Wool Contracts and Prices the Sheep Position

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 3

The purchase of wool by the British Government in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa was automatically a stabilising influence…

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Wool Contracts and Prices. the Sheep Position

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 6

Winchcombe,, Carson, Ltd., report: The purchase of wool by the British Government in Australia, South Africa and New Zealand…

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Muswellbrook Cattle Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 2

Edward Higgens, Parkinson & Co. report having held a sale on Tuesday last, when a good attendance of buyers was present. Bidding was brisk,…

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Butter Fat Record Victorian Jersey Cow

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 2

A new Australian butter fat record has been established by a 4-year-old Jersey cow, whose production for 273 days was equal to…

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Results of Butter and Cheese Continuous Gradings

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 3

As the grading period for the continuous Butter and Cheese classes commenced last November, in spite of the cancellation of the Royal Easter…

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Appraisement of Wool Overseas Stocks

Maitland Mercury · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 5

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd. report Our catalogue in the Sydney wool appraisement comprised 29th ba[?] embracing…

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Culling of Dairy Cows Factors to Be Considered

Maitland Mercury · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 4

When culling the dairy herd it is necessary to cousider not only the productive. capacity of the cows but also their desirability…

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Cattle at Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1942 · page 6

A draft of 35 bullocks from A. Sansom, Gloucester, made to £12/19/. avg. £12/0/3 at Winchcombe Carson’s Homebush…

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Butter and Cheese [?]nterstate Trade

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1942 · page 5

The [?] of butter and [?] that may be sold on the [?] of interstate trade in New [?] Wales next month are:—…

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Export Wool Clip Britain May Have To Pay More

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1942 · page 1

Australia may ask Britain to pay a higher price for Australian wool. It will depend on whether wool growers’ claims…

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Australian Wheat Stocks

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 April 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY Monday.—There are at present in Australia 162.250,000 bushels of wheat. About 144,500.000 bushels of this…

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Hunter Valley Wool

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 April 1942 · page 4

At the Newcastle appraisements en Friday, Winchcombe Carson Ltd. submitted 1064 bales. Results secured included A. S. Macpherson,…

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Best Cattle Firm at Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 April 1942 · page 3

SIDNEY Monday. — Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report 2047 cattle yarded. Best quality was firm others irregular. Best…

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Wool Sale at Newcastle

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 April 1942 · page 3

On Friday, 24th April, Messrs Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., Newcastle, submitted to appraisement approximately 1600 bales of wool,…

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From Hexham Cube Milk and Dried Butter

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 28 April 1942 · page 3

The war has made it necessary to build up stocks of foodstuffs and to make the best use of the transport facilities available for foods…

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Junior Farmers' Notes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 April 1942 · page 3

No inspections were carried out during the week, as Saturday was An[?]jac Day. The part-time supervisorw llli be around during the week to…

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