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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

1,960 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 98

Upper Manning Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 4

Messrs. Turner and Hill, in conjunction with Messrs. R. M. Easton and J. D. Richardson, will offer at auction at O'Neill's Hotel, Wingham, on Tuesday,…

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Farmers Organise at Last Great Meting at Lismore

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 3

The biggest meeting of farmers ever held in this State took place at Lismore (says the Coraki "Herald) on Friday last, when over 500…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · 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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Pastoral Finance Association Ltd. Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 5 April 1916 · page 1

With a catalogue of 3018 bales we conducted our closing mile of the usual weekly selling season to-day. Our offerings comprised a few super lines…

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Cattle Stealing. Prevalent in Glen Innes District

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 April 1916 · page 2

The prevalence of cattle and sheep stealing is becoming a matter of grave concern to landowners in the Glen Innes district. All the evidence points to a revival of the…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 5 April 1916 · page 1

John Bridge and Co. Ltd. report undor date 26th March, 1916:— Wool.—On Tuesday last we found the market exceedingly buoyant for good wools…

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Armidale Cattle Sale

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 4

Walter J. Hawke and Co. report yarding at their cattle sale on Thursday, 30th ultimo, about 1800 cattle, including about 100 fats. There was a…

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Price of Butter. Application to Commission. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 5

An [?] was made to the Necessary Commodities Commission for an increase in the price of butter. Mr. knox considered that the price should…

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Australian Wheat. the Tannage Problem. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 5

Sir Klnoch-Cooke is to ask the prime Minister whether it is proposed to accept the scheme proposed by Mr. Hughes for the organisation of shipping, and whether,…

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Butter Prices

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 2

Application has been made to the Commodities Commission for an increase in the price of butter. Members of the Commission have…

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Tenterfield Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 4

Mr. C.H. Wood, for Messrs. Pitt, Son. and Badgery, Ltd., and Mr. E. C. Roper, auctioneers in conjunction, will conduct a special cattle sale on the showground at…

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Muswellbrook Cattle Sale

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 3

Percy Ross reports having yarded on Tuesday last a nice quality lot of young cattle. Recent values were fully maintained in all cases except cows, which…

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The Wheat Situation

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 2

The wheat situation is assuming a now phase, and the hopes of speedily and advantageously disposing of the exportable surplus are…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report that brisk competition ruled at the closing sales of the Sydney weekly wool auctions held last Tuesday…

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Wheat and War. Says the "Herald" :—

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 1

Mr. W. E. Abbott certainly raises an interesting question when he ventures an opinion as to the outlook of the wheat-growing industry…

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Local and General News. Wheat Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 4

It has been announced, on behalf of the Australian Wheat Board, that arrangements have been made for the sale of Australian wheat, amounting to 150,000 tons, for April,…

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Agricultural an Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 4

These Notes are Issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 257…

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Improvement of Wheat. What Fanners Can Do

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 4

Is there a wheat grower who would like to start producing and improving his own seed wheat? The next few weeks will afford such…

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Australian Wheat. the Shipping Problems. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 5

Mr. Asquith, Prime Minister, replying to Sir C. Kinlock Cooke, M.P. for Devonport, said that the Government Cordially recognised the loyal effort of Australian…

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Farmers' Meeting at Woodville

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 4

A public meeting of runners interested will be held in the schoolroom at Woodville on Monday night next to consider the increase in freight on hay made by the local…

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