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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

1,713 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 61 of 86

Unfit for Food. Tinned Butter and Roast Duck. Heavy Penalties

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 September 1914 · page 5

In the summons court, this morning, before Mr. Wilkinson, S.M. Inspector Francis, officer under the Public Health and Pure food acts, proceisded against James Clarke, a ship…

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Crops Without the Aid of Lucerne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 September 1914 · page 2

We have been cultivating and growing a great veriety of crops regularly for 51 years, on about two acres of land the greater part of that time without the aid of…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 September 1914 · page 4

A meeting of men on the land and sympathisers with them, will be held in the Largs School of Arts on Friday night next for the purpose' of forming a brunch of the…

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Rabbits Are Latest and of Garden Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 September 1914 · page 7

ITHACA, N.Y. July 18.—No longer need farmers rack their brains and got stooping shoulders by hooing out weeds, according to James R. Reed…

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The Wheat Market. a New Development. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 October 1914 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday. A new development has occurred in connection with the wheat market. The Attorney-General stated this afternoon that…

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Damage at Reims. the Champagne Crop. Paris, Sept. 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 October 1914 · page 5

Mr. William Bardel, United States Consul at Reims, estimates the damage to the town at £6,000,000. Unless the fighting moves on in a week…

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The Price of Wheat

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 October 1914 · page 4

The Government appears to have acted to hastily in fixing the price of wheat at 4s2d per busbel. They were actuated by good intentions…

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Pastoral. Small Flocks. Plans for Dips and Drafting Yards

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 October 1914 · page 4

Plans for two different, but convenient, sheep dips appear in the September issue of the "Agricultural Gazette," and owners of small flocks…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 October 1914 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 178…

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Cattle Sale at Goulburn

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 October 1914 · page 2

Attention is directed to the special sale of [?]500 head of store cattle, to be conducted by Mr W. H. Wheatley, at Goulburn yards, on Thursdey next, 8th instant. Full…

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Pastoral. Small Flocks. Plans for Dips and Drafting Yards

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 October 1914 · page 7
Also in Singleton Argus

Plans for two different, but convenient, sheep dips appear in the September issue of the "Agricultural Gazette," and owners of small flocks…

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Surplus Wheat. Shipment for South Africa

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 October 1914 · page 4

Questioned on Thursday with regard to the wheat situation, Mr Hall, the Attorney- General, said arrangements had been made to release about 50,000 bags…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 October 1914 · page 2
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

Those notes are issued every week under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Ashford, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the…

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The Wheat Market. a New Development. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1914 · page 8

A new development has occurred in connection with the wheat market. The Attorney-General stated this afternoon that he had arranged to release from, seized…

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Unfit for Food. Tinned Butter and Roast Duck. Heavy Penalties. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1914 · page 8

In the summons court, this morning, before Mr. Wilkinson, S.M., Inspector Francis, officer under this Public. Health and Pure Food Acts, proceeded against James Clark, a ship…

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Crops Without the Aid of Lucerne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1914 · page 7

We have been cultivating and growing a great variety of crops regularly for 51 years, on about two acres of land—the greater part of that time without the aid of…

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Damage at Reims. the Champagne Crop. Paris, Sept. 30

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1914 · page 3

Mr. William Bardel, United States Consul at Reims, estimates the damage to the town at £6,000,000. Unless the fighting moves on in a week…

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Agricultural. Maize Trials. the Farmers' Experiment Plots

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1914 · page 9

The next few weeks will give growers of maize in coastal and tableland districts opportunities of putting into practice the lessons learned from last year's farmers'…

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