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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

1,923 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 32 of 97

Store Sheep and Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 April 1915 · page 4

Messrs. J. A. Simpson and Co. will hold a special sale of store sheep and cattle at the Scone yards on Friday, 30th instant, when 5000 sheep and 800 head of cattle…

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Wheat Finance. Statement by Mr. Hall

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 April 1915 · page 2

The State Attorney-General stated on Saturday that the he is quite satisfied with the way his ledger is so far balancing in the big wheat deal. Under the Wheat…

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Farmers and Settlers Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 April 1915 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Durham District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales will be held at Paterson School of Arts on…

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Local News. Sheep and Cattle Sale

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 2

Attention is directed to Messrs J. A. Simpson and Co.'s special sheep and cattle sale advertisement in this issue. The sale will be held In Scone yards on…

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Butter

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 4

The "insular" policy, adopted by the Necessary Commodities Commission seems to haver broken down. The Commissioners fixed…

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Cattle Sale at Wollombi

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 4

Messrs. J. A. Thompson and R. Dougherty will hold a cattle sale at Wollombi on Saturday next, when about 150 head of choice vealers, fat cows, steers, and mixed stores…

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Wool Offerings Reduced. Freight Scarce

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 3

Owing to the scarcity of shipping space, and the consequent inability of buyers to ship heavy purchases of wool, brokers, have been…

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The Policy of Seizure. the Wheat Bill Says the "E News":—

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 2

The statement that the Wheat Acquisition Board has made a "profit" of £17,000 up to the present, which may rise to £40,000 during the year, has…

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Sheep and Cattle Sale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 21 April 1915 · page 2

Attention is directed to Messrs. J. A. Simpson and Co's special sheep aud cattle sale advertisement in this issue. The sale will be held in Scone yards…

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Ship Brings Wheat. Hartlepool Bombardment Recalled

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 April 1915 · page 7

Recollections of the bombardment of Hartlepool by German warships on December 17 are revived by the arrival at Williamstown (Vic.) yesterday of the steamer…

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A Thief at Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 April 1915 · page 5

A thief broke open the door of a locker at Farmers' establishment in Pitt-street during the night, and stole an evening gown valued at about £50…

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Forests and Farms Ministers' Activity

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 April 1915 · page 7

The Minister for Lands and Agriculture and the Assistant-Minister will continued their investigation into forestry matters, and are to leave to-morrow on a visit to…

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Farmers' Produce. Fixing Prices. Interesting Evidence

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 April 1915 · page 8

After a lengthy sitting yesterday afternoon the Necessary Commodities Control Commission (Mr. Justice Edmunds, President)' decided to forward a request to the…

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Indian Wheat Supply. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 April 1915 · page 5

This Indian Wheat Committee have devised a scheme to prevent speculation India's wheat surplus is estimated at 2,000,000 tons. The indian Government has fixed…

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Wheat. Profits of Speculators. Mr. Hall's View

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 April 1915 · page 7

The State Attorney-General had more to say yesterday about the wheat speculator. "The administration of the Wheat Board has," said Mr. Hall, "been criticised because…

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Store Sheep Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 4

A big sheep sale will be conducted at the Shire Yards. Singleton, on Wednesday next, by Messrs. H. York and Son, who will yard, for auction sale 1000 large-framed…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 2

Schute, Bell, & Co., Ltd., report tinder date 19th April:—Scarcity of tonnage is the main factor in the position at the moment, and…

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Cattle Sale at the Terrace

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 4

Mr. R. A. Elkin will conduct an important cattle sale at Raymond Terrace on Wednesday next, when about 200 head of mixed cattle, fat cows, fat speyed heifers,…

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Wool and Produce Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 8

John Bridge & Co., Ltd., report:—Wool.—Business Australia at the present moment is practically bung up by the shipping difficulty…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Ashford, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, N.S.W., and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 207…

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