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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

1,572 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 79

Co-op. Butter Factory Farewell. to Jack Foster

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 6

On Tuesday night the employees of the Dungog Co-operative Butter Factory, along with a host of friends, met at Walker's Cafe where a…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 6
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 of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 300…

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Farms at Knockfin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 4

Mr. Harry G. Wolfe will ofter at auction at Heustons Hotel, Campbell's Hill on Monday afternoon next, at two o'clock, two high-class farms at Knockfin, about four…

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Women and Farmers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 5
Also in The Scone Advocate

"The time has come when an increasing number of women must be employed on the rand if the land is to [?] kept clean and properly cultivated. Women…

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Closed Settlement. 830 Farms for Soldiers

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 5

Altogether 216 estates had been resumed under the Closer Settlement Acts up to the end of last year at a total cost of £6,000,000, and…

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Cattle Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 2

Messrs Higgens, Parkinson & Co will conduct a sale of cattle at Muswellbrook yards on Tuesday next, 6th inst…

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The World's Sheep

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 7

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., [?]ite:—"In view of the present need for wool and mutton throughout the world, it is interesting to…

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Muswellbrook Store Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 4

At the Muswellbrook yards on the 6th instant, at 2 p.m., Messrs. Edward Higgens, Parkinson, and Co. will offer 1250 head of store cattle…

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New Year's Wheat. Federal Arrangement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 2

A meeting of the Wheat Board was held in Melbourne on Friday afternoon, Mr. Hughes, Prime Minister, being present. At the conclusion, Mr. Hughes stated that…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 8

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…

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Pigs and Pork. Feeding Pigs on Damaged Wheat at Hawkesbury Agricultural College

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 9

It may be accepted as a fair statement that in the production of bacon on pork. under normal market conditions, wheat can not be deemed an economical food for pigs…

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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 of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 300. Dairying. the Dairy Industry. Its True Position and Its Danger

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 4

"1. The future of the New South Wales dairying industry, and probably of that of Australia, depends on the oversea export of butter…

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Women and Farmers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 5

"The time has come when an increasing number of women must be employod on the and if the land is to kept clean and properly cultivated. Women…

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The War Loan. an Appeal to Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 3

Can you think without emotion of the her[?] struggles of the Allies to save the Empire and Europe form the curse of military des[?]tism? Does not your heart swell with…

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Dairying. the Dairy Industry. Its True Position and Its Dangers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 12

"1. The future of the New South Wales dairying industry, and probably of that of Australia, depends on the oversea export of butter…

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Farms for Soldiers. Terms of Settlement

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 8

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Grahame) and chairman of the Irrigation Commission considers that one of the most important matters dealt with by the…

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Agricultural. Lime on the Farm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 9

In the previous article in this series the phase of the matter most prominent has been the effect of lime in various forms upon the soil. As has been shown in different ways…

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Police Court. Thursday, February 1st. (Before Mr W. H. Fincham, P.m.). Unclean Dairy Utensils

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 3

William Murphy, of Glendonbrook, was charged with having on his dairy premises utensils that wore in an unclean condition. Defendant did , not…

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