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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,370 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 69

Wheat Congestion. 500,000 Bags Damaged by Rain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 March 1918 · page 2

Owing to failure on the part of the Victorian Wheat Commission to provide adequate protection against rain thousands of bag of wheat transported to Brooklyn…

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Farm Implements and Iron

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 March 1918 · page 4

On Wednesday next Messrs. Swan, Murray and Hain will offer at auction at their yards, Church-street, farm implements and a quantity of galvanized iron and piping;…

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Tamworth Sheep and Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 4

Messrs. John Bridge and Co., Ltd., and Landers and Cantrell, in conjunction will hold a special cattle and sheep safe at Tamworth, on Friday, 22nd inst., when 1500 head…

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London's Food Queues. Meatless Sundays. No Butter. No Margarine. the Hungry Multitude. London, January 22

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 4

The meatless Sunday, with its week end search for joints which do not exist, is by now a steady excitement of London life, while…

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Wingham Dairy Herd

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 4

A champion dairy herd will be offered for sale by auction at the farm of Mr. Ernest Cox, at Manlee, Wingham, on Friday next, by Mr. J. Enright, of Maitland, in…

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Anzacs in France. Busy Fit, and Happy. Sports Competitions. Soldier Farmers. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 5

Mr. Keith Murdock, United Service special representative, writes from Australian headquarters as follows:— I have accompanied General Birdwood on…

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Farming Implements, Etc

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 4

At their auction yards to-morrow (Wednesday) at 9.15, Messrs. Swan Murray and Hain will offer at auction, farming implements, galvanised from, truck of wheaten…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · 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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Wheat Staking Dispute. Adelaide Agreement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 2

In connection with the wheat stacking dispute the port Adelaide branch of the Waterside Workers' Federation, has decided to accept the offer made by Sir…

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Farmers and Settlers Association. Vacy Branch

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 3

The formation of a branch of the above association was completed at a meeting held in the local School of Arts on Thursday last. Mr.Jas. M'Cloy was elected president…

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Under the Standard. Dairyman Heavily Fined

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 2

Charles Colless, milk vender, of Croydon was proceeded against at the Burwood Police Court, on there charges of selling milk not up to the required standard. Inspector…

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Butter Fat Competition

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 3

The butter fat contest in connection with Casino show resulted:—First—John Bruce's Dolly, Jersey, morning milk 231b testing 4.6…

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Armidale Store Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 4

Messrs. Walter J. Hawke and Co. will yard 2000 head of store cattle at Armidale yards on Tuesday, 26th instant. the lots include 600 station-bred cattle from Guy…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 6

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report 13th March:—Our next appraisement will begin on Monday, March…

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Attractive Wool Offerings

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report—Some particularly attractive offerings are now being brought forward at the Sydney wool appraisements…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 4

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. 358…

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Pigs and Pork. Wheat As Feed for Swine. An Experiment

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 4

A bulletin of the Kentucky agricultural experiment station, U.S.A., records an experiment conducted at the station to determine, the value of wheat alone…

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Wool Acquisition Scheme. Crossbred Wools. Important Announcement. John Bridge and Co., Ltd., writ

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 3

The large increase in the production of all grades of crossbred wool in the Stale of New South Wales calls urgently for skilful grading…

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Queensland Cyclone. Many Lives Lost at Innisfail. Sugar Crop Heavily Damaged. Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 7

Reports from Cairns show that terrific destruction was caused by the cyclone at innisfail. It raged from 6 p.m. on Sunday until midnight. The death roll is now…

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Winter Green Fodder Crops. For Coastal Districts

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 4

In many districts on the coast where green winter fodder is grown, it is still thought that no other crop is possible but Algerian oats. But, as one of the…

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