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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

1,960 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 83 of 98

Cattle Sale at Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 November 1916 · page 4

Mr. Perey Ross will hold a cattle sale at Muswellbrook yards on Tuesday next, when 390 steers and heifers will be offered at auction…

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Special Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 November 1916 · page 4

A special cattle sale will be held at Armidale yards on the 20th instant by Messrs. Walter J. Hawke and Co., who will yard 2000 head of stores…

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Wyong Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 November 1916 · page 4

Mr. C. N. Walters will hold a sale of cattle at Wyong on Saturday next, when 150 head of first-class mixed cattle will be yarded, including heifers and springers…

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The Butter Trade. LONDON,Wednesday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 November 1916 · page 5

Mr. Roberts, Trade Commissioner for New South Wales, states that immediate butter prospects are good, owing to the shrinkage of imports for the last ten months…

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Prospects for Crops

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 November 1916 · page 4

Although it may interfere somewhat with hay-making, still a fall of about two inches of rain throughout the district would be wel-comed by farmers generally, it being needed…

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Tragedy at Adelong. Farmer Killed by Brother

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 November 1916 · page 1

A domestic tragedy occurred at Adelong on Sunday, when a farmer named Henry Mack was shot dead by his brother, James. It appears that the…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 November 1916 · page 1

Messrs Griffith and Hassel, Patent At. tornoys, of 77 Castlereagh-strect, Sydney, report that the following…

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Farmers for Home Defence

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 November 1916 · page 2

Gowra district farmers are strongly of opinion that to compel practical men in rural centres to go into camp for purposes of home defence would tend to…

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Latest Forecast. "Fine; cool to moderate temperatures with south winds; scattered coastal showers." Called-up Farmers' Exemptions

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 November 1916 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, Mr. Grimm suggested that the Attorney-General should explain to the…

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The Butter Pool

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 3

The Federal pooling scheme in connection with the export of butter is to come into operation in this State next week. The details have been issued by the State…

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Raymond Terrace Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 4

A Special cattle sale will be held at [?]yards. Raymond Terrace, by Mr. R. A. Elkin, on Tuesday next, when 250 head of far. Springers, and stores will be offered…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 2

Harrison, Jones & Devlin, Ltd., of-fered at auction, on Tuesday, a catalogue of 3760 bales. Competition throughout was maintained in great…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

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. 288…

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Vegetables on the Farm. Rotation of Crops

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

In all parts of the world where intensive culture is carried on, the practice obtains of changing crops each year and of growing them in regular…

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Lime on the Farm

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 4

The purpose for which lime is added to the soil are named in the following manner by the Chemist of the Department of Agriculture :—…

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Raymond Terrace Co-operative Dairy and Produce Co., Limited. Factory Report for the Month of October, 1916

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 3

The Government price for butter at the close of the month was 149s 4d per cwt., and for cheese 9d large, 9 1/4d small, London 114s per cwt…

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Farms for Soldiers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 3

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr Graham.) announces that the camp at which it is proposed by the Irrigation Commission to employ…

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The Farmers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 5

"Amongst all the nations involved in the great war Australia stands in the most favoured position to-day. The war, which has brought ruin and…

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