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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

1,572 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 79

Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 January 1917 · page 5

The first sales under the imperial Government scheme for the purchase of the balance of this year's Australian wool clip were commenced in Sydney this morning…

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Wheat Areas. Appeal to Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 2

Mr. Grahame, Minister for Agriculture, Commenting on a statement by Mr. T. L. Campbell, secretary to the Farmers and Settlers' Association, said that he hoped…

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Wheat Growers' Grievances

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 4

There, have been many and grout complaints on the part of Australian wheatgrowers because of alleged maladministration of the Government's wheat marketing. There are…

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Rosebrook Dairymen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 4

A meeting of dairymen was held at Mr. T. Drice'a residence on Thursday last, when the following dairymen were present—Messrs. T. Drice, W. Lowry, T. Hanley, H. Noble, P. D…

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Unrest in Farming Industry Complaint Against the Board

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 2

Considerable unrest prevails in the farming industry throughout the Commonwealth. It was even suggested that next year's crop of wheat may…

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Tamworth Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 4

Messrs. A. L. Stewart and Co. will offer at auction at Tamworth on Friday, 12th instant, 750 head of store cattle, including a consignment of 250 head from Messrs…

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Tenterfield Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 4

Fourteen hundred head of well-bred store cattle will be offered at auction at Tenterfield on Saturday, 13th instant, by Messrs. Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., in conjunction with Mr. E…

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Dairying. Butter Quality. The New Cream-Grading Conditions

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 2
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

In an interesting little table the Dairy Expert sets out the quantity of butter of each grade that was manufactured during July, August and…

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Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 1

Schute, Bell & Co., Ltd., report under date 29th December:—The "scheme" is now complete, so far as preparation of numerous…

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Cold Storage of Butter

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 4

The provision made by the Now South Wales Government last autumn for a supply of butter during the past winter afforded a valuable…

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Sydney Wool Market. Business Resumed

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 1

John Bridge & Co., Ltd., write as follows:—"The work, of appaising the values at which the balance of the Australian…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 2

There Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister or Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. 296…

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Country's Terrible Plight. Men Driven to the Stations Like Cattle. Amsterdam. Nov 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 5

Special correspondents of the "Echo Beige" in Belgium paint a terrible picture of the conditions in the country. The German Government's…

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Lyndhurst Vale Dairy Herd

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 4

A great clearing-out sale of the Lyndhurst Vale dairy herd will be conducted at the farm of Mr. M. P. Marquet, Lyndhurst Vale, six miles from Dungog on Tuesday, 16th…

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Cattle Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 4

At the Scone yards on Friday next, January 12, R. and N. Lochhead will offer by auction 700 cattle. C. N. Walters and C. L. Bailey, in conjunction, will sell by…

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Wheat Areas. Appeal to Farmers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 5

Mr. Grahame, Minister for Agriculture, commenting on a statement by Mr. T. L. Campbell, secretary to the Farmers and Sttlers' Association, said that he hoped…

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DAIRYING. Butter Quality. the New Cream-grading Conditions

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 6
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury, The Muswellbrook Chronicle

In an interesting little table the Dairy Expert sets out the quantity of butter of each grade that was manufactured during July, August, and…

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