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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,370 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 69

Soldier Settlers. Wheat Farming at Forest Vale

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1918 · page 1

THE Minister for Lands (Mr. W. G. Ashford) has received a report of the harvest results obtained at the Forest Vale Share Farm Area, near…

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Price of Wheat

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 April 1918 · page 2

The Australian Wheat Board has agreed upon a price of 4/4 a bushel for next season's crop. After freight deluetions it is expected the farmers will…

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Australian Butter. Imperial Government Stops Buying

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 April 1918 · page 1

Mr. Massey Greene, Minister in charge of Foodstuffs and Commodities, stated that until further notice no further purchases of butter would be made…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 April 1918 · 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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Farmers Lose £770

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 May 1918 · page 6

Two young farmers visited Adelaide last week, and lost £770 to a part of confidence trick men. The usual casual acquintance was made, and the visitors were induced, on…

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Confidence Trick. Farmers Lose £770

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 May 1918 · page 2

Two young farmers visited Adelaide last week, and lost £770 to a party of confidence trick men. The usual casual acquaintance was made, and the visitors…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 May 1918 · page 2

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report [?] doubt all our clients who had wool catalogued in our…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 May 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. AGRICULTURAL…

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Future of Wool Industry. an Interesting Review

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 May 1918 · page 6

The "Annual Wool Review," issued by Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd, details in interesting style the results of the British Government's…

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Dairy and Agricultural Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 May 1918 · page 4

Mr. J. Enright will offer at auction at Camphell's Hill, on Monday, 20th instant, on account of the executers of the last P. Markham, 50 acres of farm and dairy land near Lochinvar, adjoining…

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Water on the Farm. Prevention of Injury to Boilers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1918 · page 4

Mention was made last week of the fact that there is no certain means of preventing the formation of boiler seale, even when the composition of the…

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Water on the Farm

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1918 · page 4

The presence, of organic matter, as stated in a previous arlicle, is generally beneficial when the water is being used for irrigation purposes…

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Confidence Trlok. Farmers Lose £770

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 May 1918 · page 3

Two young farmers visited Adelaide last week, and lost £770 to a party of confidence trick men. The usual casual acquaintance was made,…

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Wool Packs. Central Wool Committee Urge Utmost Economy. John Bridge & Co., Ltd., write

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 May 1918 · page 7

"We have just received a communication from the Chairman of the State Wool Committee, enclosing one from the Central Wool…

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Yarn Spinning in Australia. Wool Allocated

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1918 · page 3

The Commonwealth Government, through the Director of Munitions, has for some time been endeavouring to obtain priority certificates from the Minister for Munitions, to…

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Wool Packs. Central Wool Committee Urge Utmost Economy. John Bridge and Co., Ltd., write:—

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 May 1918 · page 8

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., write:- "We have just received a communication from the Chairman of the State Wool Committee, enclosing one from…

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U.S WOOL. Commandeered by Government. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) Washington, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 May 1918 · page 2

The Government has commandeered all unsold wool, also this year's wool clip…

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U.S WOOL. Commandeered by Government. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) Washington. Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 May 1918 · page 4

The Government has commandeered all unsold wool, also this year's wool clip…

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The Censor and the Farmer

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 May 1918 · page 6

A new and most extraordinary phase of the Censorship has manifested itself during the past week. Recently Mr, Clement Giles (the…

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Water on the Farm. Prevention of Injury to Boilers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 May 1918 · page 4

Mention was made last week of the fact that there is no certain means of preventing the formation of boiler scale, even when the composition of the…

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