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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

1,923 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 47 of 97

The Wheat Act

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 June 1915 · page 5

The Necessary Commodities Commission met, to-day to discuss the most expedient method of dealing with claims for compensation under the Wheat Acquisition Act…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 June 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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Wool Sales. Japanese Competition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 June 1915 · page 4

One of the best fine-wool clips of New England was catalogued at the Royal Exchange, Sydney, yesterday, instead of being consigned, as is usually the case, to London…

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Queensland's Wheat Supply. Commissioner Investigating

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 June 1915 · page 3

Judge MacNauhton, the Commissioner appointed by the Government to enquire into the supply and distribution of wheat and flour in Queensland, commenced his…

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The Wheat Supply. Stocks on the Water

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 June 1915 · page 2

A deputation from the Master Bakers' Association waited on Mr. Hall, the State Attorney-General, with regard to the shortage of wheat stocks. They stated a report was…

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Farmer Shot

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 9 June 1915 · page 2

While a farmer, Samuel Dailies, 45 was near a haystack at his mother's residence at Jindabyne, he was shot in the back. He walked a few yards…

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Trucking of Sheep. Heavy Loss en Route

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 June 1915 · page 1

At the Urana railway station, a special stock train arrived from The Rock conveying about 3500 sheep which had been away on grass on the Monaro…

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Butter Famine

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 6

The State has been suffering a pronounced scarcity of breadstuffs, of bran and pollard, of fodder for horses and stock…

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Pedigree Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 9

Recently Mr H. Wilson, of Stratford, and Mr S. S. Kingston visited Kameruka, and purchased some of the best strains of that…

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The Butter Question

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 2

The action of the Government in fixing the price of butter is having a disastrous effect upon the industry. With the object…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Agricultural. Late Sowings of Wheat. Use Suitable Varieties

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Asbford, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, N.S.W., and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. 214…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 June 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. 214…

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Choice Dairy Herd

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 4

At the Maitland yards on Monday next, Mr. J. Euright will offer at auction 35 pure-bred Jersey cows and heifers, and a Jersey bull, all the cows being bred by…

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North Coast Separation. Dairymen Heartily in Favor

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the Tweed central branch of the Dairy Farmers' Association on Friday, the report of delegates…

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Farmers and Settlers. Executive's Annual Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 8

The annual report of the executive of the Farmers and Settlers' Association deals trenchantly with recerit Labor legislation…

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Goulburn Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 June 1915 · page 4

Mr. W. H. Wheatley will offer at auction at Goulburn on Thursday next 1500 station-bred Monaro cattle, direct from the breeders, comprising bullocks, steers,…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 June 1915 · page 2

These 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 Supply. Stocks on the Water

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 June 1915 · page 5

A deputation from the Master Bakers' Association waited on Mr. Hall, the State Attorney-General, with regard to the shortage of wheat stocks. They stated a report was…

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Indian Wheat Supply. Government Acquisition. Simla

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 June 1915 · page 6

ITS [?] the [?] by the Government of India of the export of wheat from India is working [?] and the results so far have been [?] by success…

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AGRICULTURAL. Late Sowings of Wheat. Use Suitable Varieties

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 June 1915 · page 2

The vicissitudes of the season have delayed sowing to such an extent that the area of late sown wheat will probably be greater than usual. Many far…

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