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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,370 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 69

Raymond Terrace cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 4

On Tuesday next, at their yards, Raymond Terrance, Messrs. Elkin and Eales will offer at auction, 300 head of fat and store cattle, springers, etc., on account of local owners…

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Wheat or Meat?

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 3

The suggestion of Mr. Ashford, the Minister for Lands, that wheat land should be allowed to go out of cultivation, in order to devote the land…

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Cattle Swept Away. Rockhampton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 4

The Fitzroy River fell over a foot to-day, and continues to fall slowly. When the western waters arrive, however, there is bound to be another rise. Water has now…

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Wheat Weevil. Can Be Beaten

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 3

"I am willing to put down my professional reputation and say we have the situation in hand if the States will back us up, and I have…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

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. 351…

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Muswellbrook Letter. Co-operative Dairy Company. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 2

An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Muswellbrook Co-operative Dairy Company was held in the School of Arts on Wednesday last. It had…

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Winter Potato Crop

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 4

Farmers in the Maitland district are now turning their attention to the planting of the winter potato crop. The ground is being got ready, and in some instances planting has…

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Dairying. the Mechanical Milker. And the Cow

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

It is impossible for a person to harmonize the milking machine and its work unless he known what kind of work the machine has to do. The…

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Modern Dairying

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 3

The benefits of labor saving machinery in the dairy are probably more appreciated than in most industries. The Dairying industry ranks as one of the largest and…

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Bush Fires. Wheat Crops Destroyed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 4

Two bush fires have occurred in the Forbes district during the week. On Mr. Jas. Henderson's property, on the Grenfell road, 65 acres of standing crop, which was giving eight…

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Great Victoria Desert. Pastoral Prospects

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 10

On the school maps of 20 years ago, some of which are still in circulation, the country lying north of Eucla and on either side of the boundary between South Australia and…

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Wheat or Meat?

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 6

Mr Asliford (Minister for Lands) regrets that the speakers at the meeting of wheat-growers in connection with the "Wheat or Meat?" controversy had…

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Meat V. Wheat

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 2

The question whether a number of farmers in this State should abandon wheat growing and give their attention to stock raising lias suddenly…

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Trans-australian Railway. Pastoral Prospects. Ii

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 3

Conditions that will exist after the war, will compel us to improve our methods of production in every respect. We, in New South Wales, where the plant breeder of…

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Wheat or Stock. Mr. Ashford's Proposals

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 5

Addressing a conference of farmers and graziers at State Parliament House yesterday, Mr. Ashford, Minister for Lands, elaborated his scheme for the curtailment of…

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Stock Raising or Wheat. State Minister's Proposals

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 13

The suggestion put forward by Mr. Ashford, State Minister for Lands, in the direction of encouraging growers to substitute to some extent stock-raising for wheat…

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Muswellbrook Co-operative Dairy Company. Special Meeting of Shareholders

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 2

An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of the abovenamed company in compliance with a requisition, was held in the School of…

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Dairying. the Mechanical Milker. And the Cow

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 4

It is impossible for a person to harmonize the milking machine and its work unless he knows what kind of work the machine has to do. The…

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