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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

1,572 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 44 of 79

Farmers and Settlers. Annual Conference. Sdyney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1917 · page 7

The annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association opened to-day. A largo number of delegates attended from all parts of the State. The president (Mr…

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Dairy Utensils

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1917 · page 14

Notwithstanding the present acute shortage of milk and cream cans, also of material to make them, we are still in the fortunate position of being able to supply many sizes…

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Special Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 July 1917 · page 4

a special cattle sale will be conducted by Mr. R. A. Elkin at his yards, Raymond Terrace, to-morrow. (Tuesday), when. 300 head of mixed cattle, springers, cows and…

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Scene Sheen and cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 July 1917 · page 4

Messrs. R. and N. Lochhead will held a special sheep and cattle sale at Scone yards on Friday next when 1600 sheep and 200 head of cattle will be yarded…

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Farmers and settlers. Sydney Conference. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 July 1917 · page 5

The Farmers and Settlers Conference was continued this morning. Mr. Relly (Gunbar) proposed that holders of c,p. and c.l, land who have fulfilled…

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Farmers Produce, Markets. Sussex-street Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 July 1917 · page 4

In Sussex-street to-day maize sold at 34 per bushel. Tasmanian potatoes: redskins, Plunketts and Brownells, £7/10/ per ton: White skins £4 to £4/10/. Millet £26 to £31 per…

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Big Butter Sale Likely

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 July 1917 · page 2

It was stated in Melbourne on Tuesday that telegrams were being exchanged which it was hoped would lead to the sale of at least 10,000 tons of the…

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The Wheat Board. Election of Growers Representative

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 July 1917 · page 7

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Grahame, states ballot papers have new been circulated .throughout the States for the election of a wheat-growers representative…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 July 1917 · page 1

Messrs Griffith ana Hassel, Patent Attorneys, o£ 77 Castlereagh-strcst, Sydney, report that the following applications for patents connected with the…

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Australia's Wool Clip. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 July 1917 · page 5

In the House of Commons, Mr. Bo[?]arLaw, when questioned, stated that the Government had acquired Australia's 1917 wool clip for £40,000,000…

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Wool Market. British Government Purchase

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 July 1917 · page 1

The A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., report 18th July:—An important announcement was made by the Prime Minister in the Federal House on…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 July 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. 324…

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Farm Slaughtered Animals

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1917 · page 4

The heaviest loss that most farmers suffer in connection with the killing of animal and preparation of meat on the farm is due to bad…

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The Raymond Terrace Co-operative Dairy and Produce Company, Ltd. Factory Report for Month of June, 1917

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1917 · page 3

Butter has been selling well at the proclaimed price of 158/- for choicest, other grades 1d lower. Sydney milk price, 1/- on rail…

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Dairying. the Middle Northern Rivers. a Progressive Movement

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1917 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

The improvement in the quality of the butter produced in the State during the past season has been mentioned in a good many ways of late, and an…

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Butter Deal

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 July 1917 · page 6

The report to the effect that negotiations were proceeding for the sale of a large quantity of Austration butter was confirmed on Wednesday by the Prime…

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Australian Butter—price Fixing in England

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 July 1917 · page 3

Representations were recently made by the Minister for Agriculture to the Imperal authorities regarding the question of fixing prices in…

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Wheat Storage. and Shipbuilding Question

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 July 1917 · page 11

The stops to be taken to provide storage for the unexportable wheat in Australia was further discussed in Melbourne by a conference, presided over by the Prime Minister…

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