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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

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No. 343. Water on the Farm. The Various Sources

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 December 1917 · page 4

The uses to which water is put on the farm are classified by the Chemist of the Department of Agriculture under the following headings:…

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Muswellbrook Co-operative Dairy Coy., Ltd

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 December 1917 · page 7

An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders in the Muswellbrook Co-Operative Dairy Coy Ltd was held in Masonic Hall, Muswellbrook on…

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Dairying. Good Cows and Other Cows. What Testing Revealed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1917 · page 8

The more he worked the less profit he made." That is the testimony concerning a dairy farmer who was a member of a Minnesota testing association, and it seems…

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Agricultural. Water on the Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1917 · page 8

The uses to which water is put on the farm are classified by the Chemist of the Department of Agriculture under the following Headings:—…

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The Farmers and the Referendum

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1917 · page 4

In the last referendum campaign, the Government proposals met with a great deal of opposition from the farmers, because of the fear that the industry would bo deluded of…

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Manifesto to the Farmers. Mr. Hughes's Warning

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1917 · page 11

On Sunday 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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A Word to Farmers. Mr. Tudor's Creed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1917 · page 5

The farmers' vote will be the decisive one on December 20h. If the farmers unite and work to secure a "Yes" vote the Commonwealth Government's scheme will be…

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Price of Wheat. Statement by Senator Russell

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 December 1917 · page 8

During the course of an address at Wycheproof (Vic.) on Friday, Senator Russell said that be regretted that a great deal of [?] representation existed in regard to what…

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Bowthorne Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 December 1917 · page 4

An extraordinary general meeting of share-holders in the Bowthorne Co-operative Butter Factory, Ltd., will be held at the Victoria Hall, East Gresford, on Wednesday, 19th instant, to…

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New Plant at Butter Factory

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 December 1917 · page 2

In order to keep pace with its growing requirements, an important addition is Being made to the Co-operative Butter Factory's plant, in the shape of a new…

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Big Cattle Prices. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 December 1917 · page 3

A dairy cow realised 204 guineas at Pimlico, Richmond River. A bull. brought 132 guineas and another 102 guineas…

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District News. Jerry's Plains. Annual Meeting of Co-operative Butter Co

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 December 1917 · page 3

The eighth annual general meeting of shareholders and directors of the Jerry's Plains Co-operative Butter FactEry, Limited, was held at the factory…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 December 1917 · page 4

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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Muswellbrook cattle sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 December 1917 · page 4

Messrs, Edward Higgens, Parkinson and Co., and pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., in brook yards, on Tuesday, 18th instant, 860 head of store cattle, comprising 360…

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Jerry's Plains Co-operative Butter Factory

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

At the eighth annual general meeting of shareholders and directors of the Jerry's Plains Co-operative Butter Factory, Ltd., the Lalance-sheet showed that the turnover for…

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The Wheat Harvest. Estimated at 12,000,000 Bags

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

Mr. Drummond, manager of the New South Wales Wheat Office, made a statement last night concerning the handing of the coming wheat crop, which is estimated to…

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The Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 December 1917 · page 7

An important addition is being made to the Singleton Central Co-operative Butter Factory's plant in the shape of a new large boiler This is rendered necessary in order…

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Denman Cattle Sale

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 December 1917 · page 4

Edward Higgens, Parkinson, and Co., Denman, report having held a cattle sale in their Denman yards on Saturday last, 1st ist., when they yarded 200…

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Warning to Farmers. Does It Concern You?

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 December 1917 · page 4

If conscription is carried on the 20th, owing to the disfranchisement of thousands and thousands of the migratory population of this country being robbed…

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Tenterfield Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 December 1917 · page 4

Messrs. Grainger and Falkiner, Ltd. (Singleton) and Mr. Harrold Curry (Tenterfield) in conjunction, will hold a special cattle sale at Tenterfield on Thursday next, 13th inst.,…

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