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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,370 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 30 of 69

Knitting Wool. Australian-made Blankets

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 3

At the Interstate Commission in Melbourne Mr. William Stewart general manager for J. Paton and Co., said that for two months they had had no wool to sell. There had…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 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. No. 367…

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Farm at Lochinvar

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 4

Mr. J. Enright will offer at auction at Lochinvar on Monday next on account of the executors of the late P. Murkham, dairy and agricultural farm of 50 acres, 12 acres…

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Farmers and Settlers Association

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 2

Five branches were represented at tho meeting of the Durham District Council on Thursday last, and correspondence read re the…

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Wool Appraisement and Storage

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 May 1918 · page 1

We are requested to publish the following letter sent by Newcastle Chamber of Commerce to the Minister for Lands, under date April 24,…

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Irish Farmers. Anti-conscription Action. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1918 · page 6

Dublin reports state that the farmers in a large part of Ireland have decided to allow the cattle to eat the crops if conscription is enforced, an the ground that labour will…

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Dairying. Building Up a Dairy Herd

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1918 · page 16

The upbuilding of a dairy herd by constructive breeding was the subject of a short address by Professor J. J. Hooper at a meeting of dairy farmers…

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Agricultural. Water on the Farm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1918 · page 16

In judging of the suitability of a water for drinking purposes, other factors must be considered than in the cases hitherto dealt with. As a general principle the…

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Agricultual 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. 367. Agricultural Seed Maize for Next Year. When to Choose the Ears

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 May 1918 · page 4

The selection of a few of the best cobs in the maize crop before the whole is harvested in a general way, is a subject that has frequently been urged…

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Pacifists Denounced. Wolves in Sheep's Clothing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 May 1918 · page 2

Senator Peace, Minister for Defence, in the course of a speech, on the British Empire at the annual Empire service held by the Protestant Alliance…

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MARGARINE v. Butter. Mr. O'callaghan's Views

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 May 1918 · page 3

Mr. O'Callaghan, Commonwealth party Expert, addressed the annual conference of the Butter Factory Managers Association of Australia which assembled in Melbourne…

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The Poddy Stunt. an Appeal to Dairymen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 May 1918 · page 5

Certain question having arisen to the above, we will endeavour to place before our readers as clearly as we can how matters stand at the present juncture…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 May 1918 · page 3

Messrs Griffiths and Hassel, Patent Attorneys, of 77 Castlereagh-street, Sydney, report that the following applications for patents connected with the…

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Price of Butter. Advance of a Halfpenny

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 May 1918 · page 7

A proclamation has been issued under the War Precautions Prices Regulation raising the price of butter a halfpenny per pound in New South Wales and Queensland. The retail…

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Special Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 4

Messrs. Elkin and Eales will hold a special sale of store cattle at Camphell's Hill yards on Friday, June 7 when 500 head will he submitted at auction…

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Enemy-owned Wool

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 4

Following upon the statement in the House of Representatives last week that there was a quantity of enemy-owned wool in Asutralia, at War Precautions Regulation has been…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 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 caused mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 308…

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Lease of Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 4

On Monday next, at the Maitland saleyards, Mr. J. ENright will offer at auction the lease for three years of a dairy farm at Luskintyre, containing 257 acres, at present in…

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Dairy Science School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 4

A dairy science school will be hold by the Department of Agriculture at the Bowthorne Co-operative Dairy Company's factory, Morpeth, from tho 17th to the 22nd June. This school will…

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Berry Park Farms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 4

Messrs. Elkin and Eales, in conjunction with Messrs. King and Humphrey, reprot having held a very successful land sale at Berry House, on Saturday last. The whole…

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