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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1919

1,589 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 43 of 80

Control of Dairy Industry

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 13 August 1919 · page 2

A conference of representatives of butter factories in the Hunter and North Coast districts was held at West Maitland, to consider the…

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The Dairying Industry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 August 1919 · page 6

Sir,—As some mis[?] seems to have ar[?] with regard to those factories entitled to send representatives to the forthcoming conference, it might be well to point…

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Bowthorne Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 August 1919 · page 4

The 25th half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the Bowthorne Co-operative Butter Factory, Ltd., will be held in the board room, Morpeth, on Friday, 29th instant, at 2.30…

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Coal Output. Extent of Decline. Wool Industry Affected. London, August 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 August 1919 · page 5

The "Daily Mail" states that since the seven-hour day was introduced the weekly output of coal has declined approximately 50 per cent. owing to slackness and strikes…

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Farmers' Produce

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 August 1919 · page 4

Some weeks ago it was stated that growers of lucerne hay were experiencing a good market for lucerne hay due to a great exent to a demand from the north and north-western portions of the State. Those districts…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 August 1919 · page 4

The following applications for patents connected with the farming and pastoral industries have been lodged at the Commonwealth Patent…

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Mr Massy Greene's Proposed Scheme for the Organisation of the Dairying Industry. (To the Editor.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 August 1919 · page 3

Sir,-As some misconception seems to have arisen with regard to those factories entitled to send representatives to the forthcoming conference, it might be well…

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Australian Butter Markets

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 15 August 1919 · page 3

Larger quantities of butter are now being withdrawn from the Winter Pool, but the factories report a well maintained output. Export business is slack. It is…

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The Butter Pool

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 15 August 1919 · page 3

The Bureau of Commerce and Industry, Melbourne, write under date 8th August, as follows:—As same misconception seems to have arisen with regard to those…

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[?]Wing Growing Wheat

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 August 1919 · page 4

[?] fallen there is now a good crop of thistle, saucy jack, etc., all through the crop, though the wheat is healthy…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 August 1919 · page 3

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—The State Wool Committee has just announced that the 1919-20 wool…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 August 1919 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 431…

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The Cattle King. Over Supply of Horses. Grave Drought Effects

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 August 1919 · page 3

When Mr. Sidney Kidman—the cattle king, most people call him— greeted a pressman at the Hotel Australia, Sydney, on Tuesday night…

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Record Prices for Dairy Shorthorns

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 August 1919 · page 8

Record upon record has of late been piled up in prices for stud stock in Great Britain. The latest are for Dairy Shorthorns at the sale of Mr…

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For Soldiers' Settlements Homestead Farms

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 August 1919 · page 7

It is hereby notified, for public information, that it is proposed to set apart the lands particularised here-under for soldier's settlements…

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Correspondence. Mr. Massey Greene's Proposed Scmeme for the Organisation of the Dairying Industry. (To the Editor.)

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 August 1919 · page 6

As some misconception seems to have arisen with regard to those factories entitled to send representatives to the forthcoming conference,…

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Agricultural. Lucerne for Wheat Farmers. [?]

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 August 1919 · page 7

'The usefulness [?] farmers of the state is the subject of a [?]aluable article by the Chief Inspector of Agriculture in the current "Agricultures…

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Record Cattle Prices

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 August 1919 · page 2

Exceptional prices were obtained for fat cattle at Orange stock saleson Thursday. Included in the yarding was a consignment of extra choice and heavy…

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British Wool Glut. London, Aug. 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 August 1919 · page 5

Consequent on Government [?]ction in buying up overseas wool crops to prevent them falling into the hands of other countries a hugh stock is now daily arriving…

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Abolition Desired. Draft Allowance on Wool

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 August 1919 · page 6

Action is being taken by the Federal Council of the Pastoralists Associations with a view to the abolition of the draft allowance on wool, The question was…

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