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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

1,572 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 53 of 79

Farmer Fined £5750

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 September 1917 · page 5

London, Wednesday.—George Thomson, a Lincolnshire farmer, has been fined £5750 for selling potatoes at a higher price than that fixed by theo authorities…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister o Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 331. Agricultural. the Policy of "That'll Do." More of Its Many Phases

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 September 1917 · page 4

Quoting from articlc in the Victorian "Journal of Agriculture," we recently gave in those notes several illustrations of the Josses that occur in consoquence…

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Raymond Terrace Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 September 1917 · page 4

Mr. R. A. Elkin will offer at auction at his yards, Raymond Terrace, To-morrow (Tuesday), at 1.30 p.m., 150 head of fat and store cattle, springers, etc…

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Metting of Lucerne Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 September 1917 · page 4

A monster meeting of lucerne farmers of the Lower Hunter will be held in the School of Arts on Friday afternoon next at 2.30, to consider the position of farmers with regard to…

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Dairy Cows Poisoned. Dastardly Outrage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 September 1917 · page 4

As the result of a dastardly outrage at Dalebank, near Mr. Barker, Mr. [?] Cowan, who owns one of the best Jersey studs in South Australia, lost two pedigree…

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Sixpence Each for Sheep

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 September 1917 · page 4

In view of the ruling high prices for sheep and mutton, some original documents in the possession of Mr W. G. L. Uhr, of Uhr Park, Abbotsford. prove…

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A Wheat Transaction. Appeal to High Court

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 September 1917 · page 1

Judgment was delivered in the High Court at Darlinghurst, in the case Gelling v. Crespin and another. At the trial plaintiff recovered a formal…

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Price of Butter a Federal Proclamation 6/- Cwt. Reduction. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 September 1917 · page 2

The Federal Government by proclaation to-day reduced the price of butter by 6/ per cwt.. Mr A. S. Mackenzie, general…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 September 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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Meeting of Lucerne Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 September 1917 · page 4

A monster meeting of lucorne farmers of the Lower Hunter will be held in the Morpeth School of Arts on Firday afternoon next at 2.30, to consider the position of…

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Local News Price of Butter

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 September 1917 · page 2

The attention of business people is called to an advertisement in this issue, under the War Precautions Regulations, stating the maximum prices at…

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Ships for the Wool Clip

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:—Combing wools are reported to be very scarce in England. In fact it has been found necessary to reduce the working…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

Those Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister [?] Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 332…

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Wool from Sydney. Government Prepared to Carry It

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 8

John Bridge and Coy. send us the following for publication:—In the "Sydney Daily Telegraph" of the 1st inst. there appeared an…

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A Strayed Dairy Cow. And Her Milk Yield

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

It is quite natural for a cow that rears her calf in the wild, or which loses it there, to go dry quickly, says Mr. F. E. Place, Veterinary Lecturer in South…

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Dairying. Lime Washing Cow Byres. a Novel Brush Handle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

One of the first essentials to the production of clean milk is a clean and sanitary milking shed, and to that end the use of a lime wash is one means…

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Special Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 September 1917 · page 4

Mr. W. M. Wheatley will hold a special cattle sale at Goulburn on Thursday, october 4, and will be pleased to have early advice of cattle coming forward for this sale…

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