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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,370 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 61 of 69

Farmers' Produce Markets. Sussex-street Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 November 1918 · page 6

In Sussex-street to-day maize sold at 6/4 to 6/6 per bushel. Onions, £20 to £24 per ton. Potatoes, £12 per ton…

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Nest Season's Butter. Payments to Factories

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 November 1918 · page 4

It has been, decided by the Commonwealth Dairy Produce Pool Committee that all account sales to factories for next season's butter sold for…

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Milk, Butter, and Cheese Employment of Child Labcur

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 November 1918 · page 6

A fuller report of the Interstate Commission has been circulated, dealing with milk, butter, cheese, bacon, and condensed milk in New South Wales and Queensland…

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Wool Pack Profiteering the Final Word

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 November 1918 · page 4

John Bridge and Co. Ltd., write:— "Our strenuous and determined fight against woolpack profiteering, and in the interests of woolgrowers,…

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After Our Wheat. Ships Coming to Fremantle. Opening of the Dardanelles

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1918 · page 1

NEWS received in Melbourne from London states that several ships are proceeding to Fremantle to load wheat for the Mediterranean ports, where…

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Wool Pack Profiteering. the Final Word. John Bridge & Co., Ltd, write :—

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1918 · page 1

"Our strenuous and determined fight against woolpack profiteering, and in the interests of woolgrowers, generally, has had its effect, for, we are…

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Primary Producers Union Beekeepers' and Farmers' Supplies

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 November 1918 · page 4

The use of petrol tins for honey and for many used on dairy-farms was the subject of much discussion at last P. P. U. meeting…

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Surplus Wheat. Steamers Specially Relleased

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 November 1918 · page 7

It is learned on reliable authority in Melbourne that over 45,000 tons, of wheat, representing more than half a million bags, will soon be shipped from Fremantle by a fleet of…

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The Hunter Potato Crop

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 November 1918 · page 4

A report has appeared in a Metropolitan paper that Irish blight has made it's appearance in the Hunter River potatoes. The farmers throughout the district wish to deny…

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Cattle Station Deal

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 November 1918 · page 3

The Queensland Government has purchased the Lyndhurst station. Charters Towers, comprising an area of about low square miles, with 25,000 head of…

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Juvenile Pig Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 November 1918 · page 5

The Souris (Manitohn) branch of the Morohaints' Bank of Canada has announced the organisation of a boys' and girls' pig clith, and is prepared to lend sufficient money to…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 November 1918 · page 4

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

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Inoculating Seed Wheat

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 8 November 1918 · page 4

W. E. Bowers, Virginia, writes as follows in "Hoard's Dairyman" :— "A more recent way for inoculating legume seed is by means of the…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 November 1918 · page 3

The A.M.L. and F. C.o, Ltd., report 6th November: Appraisements were resumed last week, and it is now proposed that they be…

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Supply of Knitting Wool

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 November 1918 · page 3

Some time ago the Federal Government interested itself in the question of the shortage of knitting wool for patriotic purposes, and a special department was created under Senator…

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An Open Letter to Every Dairy Farmer in the District

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 November 1918 · page 6

Dear Mr Farmer,—Ald you rearing your "Poddies" on "Faterine" Cod Oil? If you are, well done. If not, why not? Do you recognise what…

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A Farmer's Estate. Testator's Family Maintenance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 November 1918 · page 6

In the Equity Court, before Mr. Justice Harvey, Mrs. Clara Amelia Hammond, of Shepherd's Flat, Coff's Harbour, and Mrs. Caroline Young, of Redfern, made…

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Auction Sales. Farm Lands

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 November 1918 · page 4

Attention is drawn to the very attractive subdivision sale, the advertisement of which appears in this issue to be held at Strond on Thursday, 14th November, at 2.30 p.m.,…

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Surplus Wheat. Steamers Specially Released

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 November 1918 · page 2

It is learned on reliable authority in Melbourne that over 45,000 tons of wheat, representing more them half a million bags, will soon be shipped from Fremantle by a fleet of…

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Milk, Butter, and Cheese Employment of Child Labour

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 November 1918 · page 3

A fuller import of the Interstate. Commission has been circulated, dealing with milk, butter, cheese, becon, and condensed milk in New South Wales and Queensland…

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