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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

1,923 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 97

Britain's Food Supply. the Wheat Question. London. Feb. 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 7

During a debate in the House of Commons on food prices, the Prime Minister, Mr. Asquith, said that compared with the corresponding month of 1914, the price of…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. These Notes are issued overy week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, N.S.W., and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 198. Agricultural. the Tobacoo Crop. Harvesting and Curing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 6

The leaf of tobacco will be maturing shortly, and as the time of picking has such an influence upon the final quality, it few notes by the Tobacco Expert-will…

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Police Court, Thursday, February 18. (Before Mr R. H. V. Allnutt, P.m.) Alleged Cattle Stealing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 4

William Clarence Hedges, a young man, residing in Singleton, was charged with stealing, on the 17th inst., a blue and white cow (unbranded), the…

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Great Britain's Wheat Requirements. Every Acre We Have Should Be Seeded. a Duty We Owe to the Empire and Ourselves

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 3

Mr. G. W. Walker (Lindley, Walker & Co.) writes— "When I returned from England towards the end of November last, I drew…

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Farmer's Fall

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 5

Henry Stolzenberg (32), a former residing at Narrabri, got out of his bedroom while asleep at the Great Southern Hotel, George-street, Sydney, and stepped through…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 4

A meeting of the Bolwarra branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association will be held in the Bolwarra Public School on Monday night next for the election of officers and the…

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The War Food Fund. Will Farmers Give One Day's Milk?

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 7

Notwithstanding the large quantities of foodstuffs sent home by the Sydney Cham-ber of Commerce for free distribution amongst the poor, the hospitals, and the…

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Dairying. a Tested Herd

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 9

Some highly interesting comparisons are made in a current "Gazette" article by the Dairy Instructor at Byron Bay, who has done so much for the cause of herd-testing…

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The Fordwich Estate. Subdivision Into Eleven Farms

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 4

A sale of great local interest, seeing it means the breaking up into holdings of the well-known estate of Fordwich, whose 4380 acres embrace some of the…

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Wheat Growing. State Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 4

In the course of an interview in Sydney in regard to the wheat-growing experiment being carried out under the direction of the Government at Trangle, Mr. Holman said:…

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Wheat Export

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 7

The Wheat Acquisition Board Was decided that no more wheat shall be exported from New South Wales, anywhere…

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The Wheat Board

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 3

For the present there will be no change in the operations of the Wheat Asquisition Board. The majority finding of the interstate Commission has been suspended in…

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Wheat Market. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 3

The wheat market is dull, as the power to sell is affected by possibilities in connection with the Dardanelles…

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The Wheat Case. Injunction Granted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 3

Judgment was delivered in Melbourne on Monday by the interstate Commission in his case in which the Commonwealth Government charged the New South Wales Government…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 5

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon.W. G. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, N.S.W., and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No.198…

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Telegraphic News. the Wheat Bill. Decision Suspended. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 2

The finding of the interstate Commission, in respect of the Wheat Act, has been suspended for a month, to enable an appeal…

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An Exceptional Opportunity for Stock Owners. 4000 Head of Store Cattle

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 2

We wish to bring under the notice of all interested in cattle that a sale will be held at Singleton Shire yards on, Monday next, 1st March, at 1 o'clock,…

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Wheat Acquisition Bill Upset. Important Decision. Injunction Granted Against N.S.W. GOVERNMENT

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 6

The Inter-State Commission Rave its decision yesterday in the wheat case. The Chairman, Mr. Piddington,…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 1

Messrs. Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys, of 77 Castlereagh-street, Sydney, report that the following applications for patents connected with the…

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Great Britain's Wheat Requirements. Every Acre We Have Should Be Seeded. a Duty We Owe to the Empire and Ourselves. Mr.G.W. Walker (Lindley, Walker & Co.) writes—

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 3

"When 1 returned from England to-wards the end of November last, I drew attention to the anxiety which prevailed in Great Britain regarding the future of…

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