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Farming & the land, 1946

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Higher Prices Anticipated. Sydney Wool Auctions. SYDNEY

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 2

Following the submission of over 8000 bales at the resumption of wool sales in Sydney yesterday, another 10,000 bales are being offered to-day,…

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£80,000,000 Wool Cheque Likely This Season

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 1

Prices at the Sydney wool sales, which began yesterday, showed increases of from 10 to 60 per cent. above the last…

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Prices Leap As Sydney Wool Sales Are Resumed Greasy Merino to 28¼d per lb

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 4

When the wool auctions were resumed in Sydney yesterday, Rafter being suspended since 1939, prices showed increases of from 10 to 60 per cent. above those received by growers at the last appraisal in June…

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Dairying Conditions on the Hunter

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 2

In his monthly report, Mr. J. W. G. Smith, senior dairy instructor, states that weather conditions were very unfavorable during…

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Share Farming Dispute Claims In District Court

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 2

The hearing was resumed at the Maitland District Court of the claim by Reginald Roy Yates, of Goulburn Grove, Large, for…

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Wheat Prospects Gloomy

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 September 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY Wednesday.—The N.S.W Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham) said to-day that on present indications NSW might…

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Keen Demand for Wool

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 September 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY: The demand for wool continued to be keen yesterday The quantity catalogued totalled 9574 bales, and he clearance,…

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Opportune Time For Drastic Action Primary Producers Dissatisfied With Butter Price

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 September 1946 · page 2

In view of As fact that British Government had agreed to pay the extra price of 1/11.2lb for Australian butter it was on opportune time for the Primary Producers Union to take drastic action to [?]duce the Government to…

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Wool Sells Well at Postwar Auction Rise Up to 70 Per Cent

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 September 1946 · page 3

Wool prices at the opening post-war auction sales on Monday ranged up to 70 per cent, above the average at the last…

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Ail-Time Record Turnover For Dairy Industry Locally

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 September 1946 · page 2

The year reviewed by the annual meeting or shareholders of Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Company was responsible…

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Pastoral Condition Serious

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 4

“Pastoral conditions are unsatisfactory and the district is again badly in need of general rain to make spring growth,” said Mr…

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Fewer Sheep in Nsw

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY Thurs.—Sheep stocks in NSW have declined from 540,000,000 and 56,000,000 in 1942 to slightly more than 44,000,000…

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Record Return Expected for Wool

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY Thurs.—Wool sales, so far made at the resumed wool auctions in Sydney, have averaged slightly more than £24 per…

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Wool Prices Rise At Capetown

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 1

[?]town Sept. 5.—Wool prices at the first auctions since 1940 average twice the pre war level and 25 cents over last…

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Hunter Valley Dairy Co

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 3

The profit this year of the Hunter Valley Dairy Co. is a record one for the Company, and it is reassuring too in face of the fact that part of the period was…

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Share Farming Dispute

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 1

A claim for £146/10/, money which he alleged was due under a share-farming agreement was made by Reginald Ray. Yaies, of Largs, against John Dalyell…

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Farmers Want Road

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 4

A request for a road of access from farming properties at Dunmore was [?] to the Lower Hunter [?] Council by…

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Outstanding Cattle From Rouchel

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 September 1946 · page 1

Outstanding consignments of cattle were forwarded to Maitland yards on Monday last by essrs. W. G. McMullin and N. S…

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Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 September 1946 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the above will be held at the Globe Cafe on Saturday next at 10 a.m. Important business is to be transacted and…

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Record Load Of Wool

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 September 1946 · page 4

NEWCASTLE: The biggest load of wool to enter an Australian city by road arrived in Newcastle yesterday when a 10-wheel…

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