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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1919

1,589 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 49 of 80

Wheat Conspiracy Cases. Several Men on Trial

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 September 1919 · page 3

At the Central Criminal Court, Darlinghurst, on Tuesday, before Mr. Justice Sly, Henry Arnott, Charles Taylor, Thomas Hogg, and Reginald…

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Dairy Produce. Control of the Industry. an Important Conference

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 September 1919 · page 7

A meeting of delegates representing the various butter and cheese, factories was begun in the Sydney Chamber of Commerce rooms on…

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Lively Dairy Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 September 1919 · page 3

Tenterfield witnessed a record meeting of shareholders in the local butter factory on Saturday, when Mr Willgoose (the newly appointed…

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Protecting Farm Properties From Fire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 September 1919 · page 5

California saved approximately one-half million 'dollars' worth of grain last year as aconsequence of the activities of 366 rural fire fighting companies, which protected farm…

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Dairy Conference

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 5 September 1919 · page 3

A large gathering of delegates met in Sydney, on Tuesday, to discuss the proposed Federal Dairy Scheme. Messrs Boag and A. J. Windeyer were present…

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Co-operation of Dairy Industry. Principle of Federal Scheme Accepted

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 September 1919 · page 6

The most thoroughly representative gathering of butter and cheese interests, which has ever been got together in Sydney, assembled in…

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Queer Wheat. Crop That Was "Never Sown."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1919 · page 9

The countryside in Lincolnshire is "set by the ears" by the appearance of a crop of wheat that is said never to have been sown (says London "Daily Mail" of July)…

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Crops for Sheep. The Advantage of Supplementing Natural Fodder

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 September 1919 · page 3

The advantage of supplementing the natural fodder of sheep with crops suitable for feeding off was lately illustrated on a Tallawang farm, on which…

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Wheat Conspiracy Charge

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 September 1919 · page 6

The trial of Henry Arnott, Charles Edward Vernon, William Charles Taylor, Thomas Hogg, and Reginald Edmund Edwards, on a charge of…

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Agricultural. Wheat Selection

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1919 · page 9
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In view of the increasing attention which is being paid to plant selection—especially in regard to wheat—it has been suggested that men should be employed to…

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The Wheat Pool

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1919 · page 3

The Minister for Agriculture furnished the House with some Information on the operations of the 1916-17 wheat pool, on a question asked by Mr. Manning,…

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The Pastoral Industry. a World-wide Survey

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1919 · page 11

"We have the future before us. The outlook is very hopeful, provided the Government has more regard to the fact that in primary production lies the vital factor…

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Bowthorne Butter Factory. Half-yearly Meeting

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1919 · page 10

The half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the Bowthorne Co-operative Butter Factory, Limited, was held in the Boardroom, Morpeth, on Friday afternoon. Mr…

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Butter Industry. Question of Control Discussed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1919 · page 3

In the course of his remarks at the conference of delegates from the various butter and cheese factories in the State, held in Sydney on Tuesday, Mr. Massy Green,…

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Auctioneer's Lapse. Sentenced for Cattle Stealing

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1919 · page 3

Acting-Judge white was occupied at Glen Innes hearing the case in which Harold E. Scott was charged with stealing 50 head of cattle at Tenterfield, the property of E…

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Wheat Frauds. Lax Railway Methods

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1919 · page 4

The trial concluded at the Central Criminal Court, Darlinghurst, last night, before Mr. Justice Sly, of the five accused arraigned in connection with what are…

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Wheat Problems Two Inquiries Likely

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 September 1919 · page 3

After the farmers have waited for months for an inquiry to be held into the operations of the wheat pool of this State there is a likelihood of a…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervisior of the Hon. W. G. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agricultur[?] and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. Agricultural. Wheat Selection. Treatment of Promising Plants

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 September 1919 · page 3

In view of the increasing attention which is being paid to plant selection —especially in regard to wheat—it has been suggested that men should be…

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Dairying Environment and Production Possibilities of Feeding and Breeding

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 September 1919 · page 3

The influence of environment and breeding on production was the subject of a series of interesting experiments at the Iowa College of Agriculture,…

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