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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,370 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 55 of 69

Poultry. Feeding with Bluestoned Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 September 1918 · page 12

An interesting experiment has been conducted by the Department of Agriculture. at the suggestion of the Poultry Expert, to determine the effects, it any, of feeding wheat…

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Charge of Sheep Stealing. Station Owner in Court. Judge Criticises Police Evidence

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 September 1918 · page 6

The Bathurst court was crowded on Tuesday morning for the opening of the Quarter Sessions, before Judge Scholes, when the case in…

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Spring Cheek Farms

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 September 1918 · page 2

The sale by auction of these two farms in connection with the estate of late Joseph Watters will be held on 25th. October at Muswellbrook…

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Grasshopper Swarms. a Seasonable Warning to Farmers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 September 1918 · page 4

Fortunately, in this country serious visitations of granshoppors are not of frequent occurrence, nor is the pest widely distributed over the State. In…

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Dairying. Quality of New South Wales Butters. Gratifying Improvement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 September 1918 · page 12

This State is to be congratulated upon the fact that owing to the operation of the Dairy Industry Act it is possible for the first time to present an authenticated statement of the…

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Through This Farms

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 September 1918 · page 3

"I have never been so impressed before in my life as when I go through these rich, deep plains of yours." His Excellency thus expressed himself at Morpeth after a delightful…

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Commonwealth Dairy Produce Pool Committee

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 September 1918 · page 2

The price-fixing authorities announce the following nominations for the New South Wales representatives to act on the Commonwealth Dairy Prcduce…

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Spring Creek Farms

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 September 1918 · page 4

The sale by auction of these two farms in connection with the estate of the late Joseph Watters will be held…

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Wingham Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 October 1918 · page 3

The Wingham and Upper Manning District Co-operative Butter and bacon Co., Ltd., first commenced operations on December 31. 1907. The following gentlemen constituted…

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Dungog Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 October 1918 · page 4

On Friday next, at their yards, Dungog Messrs. D. Abbott, and Co. will offer at auction 180 head or cattle, comprising fat cows, Durham bullocks and mixed cattle…

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Stroud Road Butter Factory

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 October 1918 · page 3

The Gloucester District Co-operative Butter Factory, Ltd., Stroud Hoad, which held its 34th halt-yearly meeting recently, finished the six…

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Maitland Store Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 October 1918 · page 4

On Tuesday next, at the Maitland yards. Mr. J. Enright will offer at auction 1000 head of station-bred bullocks, street, cows, weaners and mixed young cattle, Particulars…

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Bullahdelah Butter Factory Annual Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 October 1918 · page 3

The annual meeting of the above was held at Bullahdelah School of Arts on Wednesday, 25th, Mr Alf Ireland, Chairman of Directors,…

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Wool for Patriotic Workers

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 October 1918 · page 2

The Commonwealth Government has decided to import sufficient knitting wool to meet the needs of the Australian Red Cross and other patriotic…

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Country Wheat Agent. Action for £1000 Damages. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 October 1918 · page 4

The question whether country wheat agents one legally traffic in State wheat certificates was one of the issues raised in certificates action in the Supreme Court to-day, in…

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Mysterious Sheep

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 October 1918 · page 7

Tho Hordwicks are perhaps the most interesting of our British sheep (says a writer in the "Daily Mail.") Thely origin is wrapped in Mystery, and like many other…

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Milk or Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 October 1918 · page 2

Our Wingham correspondent writes:— At the half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in the Purfieet Butter Factory, the chairman mentioned that the factory would…

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Wheat Agents. Deal in Certificates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 October 1918 · page 7

P. Cohen and H. A. Wolrige, trading as P. Cohen and Co., mercantile brokers, in Sydney, sued William Henry Rowston, business agent, of Ganmain, to recover £1000,…

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Special Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 October 1918 · page 4

A special cattle sale will be held at Ebor yards, Guy Fawkes, on Wednesday, 10th inst., by Messrs. A. L. Stewart and Co. (Tamworth) and Chas. A. Waugh (Ebor)…

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Letter to the Editor. Dairy Produce Pool

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 October 1918 · page 3

Sir,—One definite effect of the new pool—with its full statutory powers—should be that no district, factory or firm will reap any undue advantage over any other. Its…

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