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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

1,572 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 36 of 79

Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 June 1917 · 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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Cattle Inspection. West Maitland Council. Manning Shire Discussion. Special Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 June 1917 · page 2

At a recent meeting of the Manning Shire Council, the president (Councillor Wells) passed some severe strictures upon the police in the matter of inspection of cattle for A special meeting of the Council of the Municipality of West Maitland was held in the Council Chambers, Town Hall, last evening. There were present:—The Mayor (Ald…

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Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 1

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report 5th June:—Appraisements are proceeding in Brisbane at present, and the final appraisements under the…

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Well-bred Durham Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 4

On Tuesday, 26th instant, Mr. J. Enright (in conjunction with Mr. T. Bogan) will offer at the Maitland yards, on account of the estate of the late Michael McKeown,…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 June 1917 · 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. 317…

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Establishment of a Co-operative Dairy Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 6

A representative meeting of residnets interested in dairying, was held in the School of Arts on Wednesday afternoon, for the purpose of hearing an address from Mr. C…

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Dairying. Cream Quality. Improvement on the Northern Rivers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

"Now that the Dairy Industry Act has been in operation for some tune, it may be of interest to consider what client this new legislation has hud on the…

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Commercial News. Local Sales. Successful Clearance Sale of "Kareen" Dairy Herd, &c

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 7

J. A. Simpson and Company report a most satisfactory clearing-out sale of Mr. George Cook's dairy herd and dairying plant at "Kareen," on Friday last. The…

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Price of Butter

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 June 1917 · page 6

In reply to a deputation from the wholesale butter merchants on Wednesday, the Minister in charge of foodstuffs announced the following…

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Quality of Butter. Misrepresentation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 June 1917 · page 2

Considerable misrepresentation is taking place at present, in regard to the quality of butter being sold to the public, the deception occurring more particularly in…

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Farmers Assist Soldiers Planting 200 Acres with Wheat

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 June 1917 · page 7

Farmers turned up in force at Hughstonia, in the Yass district on Saturday with ploughs and implements, for cultivating and seeding 200 acres of land which had been…

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Prices of Butter. Second-grade Charges

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 June 1917 · page 8

Owing to the fact that a considerable amount of second-grade butter has been gold retail to consumers at first-grade prices, the Minister in charge of food prices,…

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Tile Proposed Co-operative Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 June 1917 · page 2

Mr. C. E. D. Meares, manager of the Coastal Farmers' Society, considers that a capital of £5000 or £6000 will be necessary for the co-operative butter factory it…

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Cattle Sales. Government Restriction. London, Thursday night

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 June 1917 · page 13

The Food Controller has ordered dealers to sell cattle exclusively to persons undertaking to slaughter them within a fortnight. "Cattle" includes rams, ewes,…

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Agricultural Ajstd Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 June 1917 · page 7

Those 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…

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Dairying. Cream Quality. Improvement on the Northern Elvers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 June 1917 · page 6

"Now that the Dairy Industry, Act has been in operation for some time, it may be of interest to consider what effect this new legislation has had on the…

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Dairying. Cream Quality.—improvements on the Northern Rivers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 June 1917 · page 11

"Now that the Dairy Industry ACt has been in operation for some time it may be of interest to consider what effect this new legislation has had on the quality of the cream…

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Farms for Soldiers. Mr. Ashford Satisfied

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 June 1917 · page 10

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Ashford) returned to Sydney on Saturday, after a tour of the country extending over three weeks during which time he inspected areas purchased…

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