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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1919

1,589 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 37 of 80

Hitting Up the Farmer. (Contributed)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 23 July 1919 · page 2

The Federal Labour party passed a resolution during the late Sydney Conference in favour of abolishing the exemption in the Federal…

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Eyes on Australia. Women Farmers' Movement. London, July 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 July 1919 · page 5

The Colonial Office envisages a new type of Australian settlement by women farmers. In response to representations from…

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Sheep's Dietary. Fondness for Metal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 July 1919 · page 4

One often hears of curious things found in the stomach of an ostrich, but similar appends shown by sheep are unique. The truth of the following story is vouched for…

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Wheat Commission. Further Evidence

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 July 1919 · page 6

Continuing his evidence before the Wheat Commission in Sydney yesterday. George Georgeson, in reply to Mr. Beeby, stated that nobody asked him what his…

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The Wheat Commission. To-day's Proceedings. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 July 1919 · page 5

The Wheat Commission inquiry was continued to-day before Mr. Justice Pring. Georgeson, recalled, promised to submit his cheque butts from the beginning of…

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The Wheat Deal Mr Grahame's Evidence Continued. The Georgeson Contract

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 July 1919 · page 4

At the wheat deal enquiry on Monday, before Mr Justice Pring, Mr Grahame, Minister, for Agriculture, continuing his evidence, said he had nothing further to…

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The Dairy Industry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 July 1919 · page 3

Mr. J. M. Campbell, chairman of directors of the Muswellbrook Butter Factory, informs me that his board do not approve of the Hon. Massey Greene's scheme of…

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Dairying. Herd Testing on the North Coast. a Forward Movement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 July 1919 · page 7

Evidence of revival of interest in herd testing on the North Coast ia quoted by the dairy expert in a report to the Minister for Agriculture, in which he records that…

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"Co-operative" Thought. How It Affects the Dairying Industry

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 July 1919 · page 4

How the opinions of great men change with the times. To-day, for instance we have our Minister for Trade and Customs, Mr Massy Greene, agitating for…

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Wheat Commission. To-day's Proceedings. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 July 1919 · page 5

At the Wheat Inquiry Commission to-day, Mr. Loxton, K.C., applied for leave to appear before the Commission for James Joynton Smith, Clyde Packer, and Claude McKay,…

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Views of the Contract. Wheat Commission Inquiry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 July 1919 · page 7

The Wheat Commission Inquiry was continued by Mr. Justice Pring yesterday after our report closed. Mr. Digby was examined by Mr. Beeby…

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To-day's Telegrams Dairy Conference. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 July 1919 · page 5

At a conference of delegates of district Dairy and Butter Companies held here, Mr. Massey Green's proposals for organising the dairy industry were unanimously…

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Potato Experiments. Autumn Crop on the Coast

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 July 1919 · page 3

An experiment was carried out this season on the farm of Mr J. W. Smith at Wauchope in growing an autumn crop of potatoes from seed from the…

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High Dairying Returns. OVER £3 Per Cow for June

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 July 1919 · page 6

The milking herd at the Berry Experiment Farm, comprising 41 cows, last month gave a return of £132 16s, or an average of £3 4s 9d, for cream…

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Dairying. Herd Testing on the North Coast. a Forward Movement

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 July 1919 · page 4

Evidence of revival of interest in herd testing on the North Coast is quoted by the Dairy Expert in a report to the Minister for Agriculture, in…

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Pastoral the Cross-breeding of Sheep. In View of Autumn Lambing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 July 1919 · page 3

The subject of the cross-breeding of sheep, especially in relation to the time of lambing, was usefully discussed at a recent meeting of the Cunningham…

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Dairying. Quality of Our Butter. The Improvement of Recent Years

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 July 1919 · page 3

Statistics furnished by the DairyExpert, comparing the quantity and quality of factory butter manufactured in New South Wales in the ton…

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Wheat Commission. Minister's Evidence. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 July 1919 · page 3

The Wheat Commission was opened in-Sydney to-day before Mr. Justice Pring. Mr. Blackett, K.C. and Mr. Addison, appeared to assist Mr. Justice Pring. Mr…

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Extraordinary Document. Views of Georgeson Wheat Contract

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 July 1919 · page 3

Evidence before the Wheat Commission was continued in Sydney before Mr. Justice Pring. Harold Gordon Darling, of the firm of…

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The Wheat Deal Wednesday's Evidence. The Cancellation Clause. A Journalist's Evidence

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 July 1919 · page 8

At the sitting of the Wheat Sale Royal Commission, under Mr Justice Pring, on Wednesday, Mr Georgeson's examination was continued…

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