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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1919

1,589 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 31 of 80

The Fox Pest. Havoc Among Sheep

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 June 1919 · page 4

Director Peacock, of Merri Merri, at the Coonamble P. P. Board's meeting last week said foxes had increased to such an extent in his district that they…

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Electricity on the Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 June 1919 · page 4

In the United States, electricity, apart from its application to the soil has effected an agricultural revolution. The electric railway lines have played a great part in…

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Big Fire in Sydney £50,000 Damage Suspected Bomb Throwing. "Farmer and Settler" Office Gutted. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 June 1919 · page 2

Damage estimated at £50,000 was caused by a fire which broke out early this morning at the large printing works of Marchant and Co., Kent-street,…

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Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 June 1919 · page 3

The Australian, Mercantile, Land & Finance Company, Ltd., report under-date 18th June:—With the 1918/'19 clip appraised, with…

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Wool Spanning Profiteers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 June 1919 · page 4

Now that the huge amount of cloth used for the armies of the Allies (which this country, chiefly the West Riding of Yorkshire, has supplied) is no longer required, people are…

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The Fox Pest. Havoc Among Sheep

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 June 1919 · page 3

Director Peacock, of Merri Merri, at the Coonamble P.P. Board's meeting last week said foxes had increased to such an extent in his district that they were…

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Seed Wheat. Premier Denies Statements

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 June 1919 · page 1

The Premier has noticed that the Government is being subjected in some sections of the Country Press to hostile criticism in regard to the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 June 1919 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Graham, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 423…

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Branxten Dairy Company

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 June 1919 · page 4

The Annual General Meeting of the Branxton Co-operative, Dairy Company, Ltd., will be held on Thursday, July 10. Nominations are invited for the position of Auditor, in lieu…

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Woodville Estate Farms. Great Sale

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 June 1919 · page 3

The sale of the Woodville farms (Roberts' Estate, Paterson River), on Saturday last, attracted a very large attendance, including numbers of…

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Dungog's Success. Co-op. Dairy Factory Managers' and Secretaries' Association. List of Prize Winners

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 June 1919 · page 7

The butter was judged on 17th and 18th June and the competition was keenly contested by a large number of entrants. Dungog district will be…

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Dairymen Object No Government Control

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 June 1919 · page 2

The North Coast Co-operative Company, Ltd., at the half-yearly meeting at Byron Bay, on Wednesday, carried the following motions:—…

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Winter Schools for Farmers. Late Entries

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 June 1919 · page 4

A reminder is offered of the annual winter schools for farmers at Hawkesbury Agricultural College, which begins on 17th June, lasting for four weeks…

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Pastoral. Crossbreeding Experiments with Sheep. Another Instalment of Results

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 June 1919 · page 3

The current number of the "Agricultural Gazette" contains a further report by the Sheep and Wool Expert on the cross-breeding experiments that…

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Farmers' Seed Wheat. Premier's Explanation

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 June 1919 · page 5

The Premier has noticed that the Government is being subjected in some sections of the country press to hostle criticism in regard to the supply of seed wheat…

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Seed Wheat

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 June 1919 · page 3

The Premier has noticed that the Government is being subjected in some sections of the Country Press to hostile criticism in regard to the supply of seed…

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Sheep Dip Poisoning. a Strange Case

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 June 1919 · page 5

An inquest was held in Sydney on Thursday into the death of Martha Douglas Nichol, aged 22, of Morehead-street. Redfern, who died in the Royal South…

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What Is a Hogget. a Sheep Deal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 June 1919 · page 2

In the Young District Court, before his Honor Judge Bev[?]n, Kenneth Chew sued John Bourke for alleged breach of contract…

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The Wheat Pool. Overdraft of £18,820,000

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 June 1919 · page 9

Australian Wheat Pool statistics, issued on Saturday, show that 15,000 of the 3,836,000 bushels remaining in South Australia from the 1915-16 pool have been…

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Pigs and Pork. Feeding Wheat to Fatten Swine. Some Interesting Trials

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 June 1919 · page 3

The fact that damaged wheat is available in New South Wales just now at prices distinctly favorable to farmers, should be sufficient to direct…

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