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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

1,572 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 71 of 79

Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 November 1917 · page 4
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

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. 342…

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A Typical French Farm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 November 1917 · page 6

Pte. N. A. Elliott writes from Frame and gives a good idea of the farming life of Franco:—The people in whose farm I have…

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Women Farmers. Strike-breaking at Cowra

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 November 1917 · page 8

Fifteen women students are receiving the full course of training in agriculture at the Cowra Experiment Farm. The Minister for…

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Pastoral. Classing Farmers' Wool Under the Appraisement System

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 November 1917 · page 4

The handling of wool in farmers' lots under the present conditions was discussed by the Sheep and Wool Expert in an address to the members of the Holbrook…

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Pastoral Classing Farmers Wool Under the Appraisement System

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 November 1917 · page 6

The landing of wool ion farmers lots under the present conditions was discussed by the Sheep and Wool Export in an address to the members of the Holbrook branch of the…

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Store and Dairy Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 November 1917 · page 4

Weaver, and Perry, Ltd., will hold a special cattle sale at Bellingen, North Coast, on Wednesday, December 5, when 600 head of store and dairy cattle will be offered at…

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Muswellbrook Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 November 1917 · page 4

Messrs. Tindale and Co. will offer at auction at Muswellbrook yards on Tuesday next, 650 head of store cattle on account of various owners…

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Tenterfield Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 November 1917 · page 4

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Sydney, in conjunction with Messrs. Donoghue and Stevenson, of Tenterfield, will offer at auction at Tenterfield on Tuesday next, 1500 head of store…

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Gravesend Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 November 1917 · page 4

On Friday next, the 30th instant, Messrs. Boynon, Waugh, and Doolin will hold a big cattle sale, at Gravesend, when 2000 , head will be yarded, particulars of which…

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Muswellbrook Cattle Market

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 November 1917 · page 8
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle, The Maitland Daily Mercury

Edward Higgens, Parkinson, and Co. report having yarded about 1200 cattle on the 20th instant, comprising mostly young mixed Jersey breed; only a few…

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Co-operative Butter Factory

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 November 1917 · page 2

At a general, meeting of shareholders of Muswellbrook Co-oporative Butter Factory Ltd., held on Friday morning, it was resolved to go…

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Sheep's Long Fast. Nature's Mysteries

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 November 1917 · page 11

A new chapter must be added to the story of long fasts by animals. Several cases were reported recently in English papers of sheep rescued from snow in which they had been…

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A Reminder From John Bridge & Co. Ltd to Wool Growers

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 November 1917 · page 8

Woolgrowers ! we press most earnestly upon you the importance of not missing the present opportunity of giving your assistance to the cause of reforms and…

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French Peasant Life. Casual Glances. on the Farm and in the Home

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 November 1917 · page 3

To the ordinary observer, coming from faraway Australia, the customs and habits of a foreign people provide it source of very interesting and particular curiosity. Especially is…

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Dairying. Hearing Calves

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 November 1917 · page 9

Calves are a consideration to the dairyman at the present time, said a member of the Cotta Walla branch of the Agricultural Bureau in a recent…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notts. for the Man on the Land. These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, Minister o[?] Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 342. the Orchard. Fruit Drying. Trays Suitable for the Purpose

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 November 1917 · page 4

Wooden trays have to be provided, on which the fruit can be handled at various stages. Those used for sun and air drying vary somewhat according to the…

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Manifesto to the Farmers. Mr. Hughes's Warning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 November 1917 · page 6

Last night the Prime Minister issued a manifesto to the farmers, in which he warned them that men who had always been their enemies, would now pretend to…

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