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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1919

1,589 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 80

Wheat-lumpers Out Again. Want, to Share Dividends

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 1

The wneat lumpers who ceased work on Monday afternoon at Darling Island roturncd to work at 1 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, but suspended…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, [?] based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 406. Pastoral. Cross-breeding Experiments with Sheep. Some Combined Results

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 4

A progress report on the crossbreeding experiments with sheep at Bathurst experiment farm, with which is afforded a combination of the results…

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Dairying. Ten-year-old Silage. a Profitable Venture

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 4

A sample of silage that had been made from green maize in April, 1909— nearly ton years ago—was recently forwarded to the Department of…

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Agricultural. Temoea Demonstration Farm. a Suggested Rotation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 4

Where a fanner is catering for the grain and the hay markets, it is possible to adopt a rotation that will give two crops every three years. That, indeed,…

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Farmer Mistook Jones. So They had a [?]rting [?]up In [?]

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 4

A meeting of the Presbytery was of be held in [?] town, and Jones, [?] was on the staff of a local news [?] way sent down to report the proceedings. I…

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Central Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 2

A board meeting of directors of Singleton Central Co-Operative Dairy Co., Ltd., was held yesterday at the office of the company for the election of chairman for the ensuing…

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Farmers and Settlers. Cessnock District. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 9

During the past week Mr. W. Cambridge of the Farmers and Settlers Association of New South Wales, has been on a tour of the rural districts of Cessnock, where a…

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Raymond Terrage Dairy Company Factory Report

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 11

The manufacture for the month of January was :—Butter, 27 tons ; cheese, 13 1/2 tons ; milk received, 136,000 gallons. Increased quantities of milk have been despatched to the Dairy…

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Dairy Company's Board Meeting

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 2

A Board meeting of directors of the Singleton Central Co-oporative Dairy Company Ltd. was held at the office yesterday, all the board being present…

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A.I.F. Black Sheep. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 5

William Moody was sentenced to three years penal servitude, and Allen Joseph Clarke, to 18 months with hard labour at the Old Balley for passing forged Bank of…

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Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 1

The Australian, Mercantile, Land and Finance Company, Limited, report under date 12th February, '19: —The cancellation of the Brisbane…

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Wheat Loaders Trouble Temporary Settlement Effected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 7

The trouble amongst the wharf labourers who load wheat at Darling Harbour was settled for the present yesterday. The men decided to resume work on the…

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The Price of milk Camden Dairy-farmers Dissatisfied with Position. Strong Protest Made

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 5

The dairy-farmers in the Camden (N.S.W.) district are very much dissatisfied with the arrangement for the increase of the price of milk to 1/1…

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Correspondence. Government Assistance to Farmers. (To the Editor.)

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 2

Sir,—I desire to draw attention through your columns to the fact that the Department of Agriculture of this State is prepared to assist…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 3

The following applications for patents connected with the Farming and Pastoral Industries have been lodged at the Commonwealth Patent Office:—…

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Wire Netting Scarcity. Farmers Meet the Minister

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 February 1919 · page 7

The scarcity of wire netting and the high priers, was the subject of an appeal made to [?] Minister for Lands, Mr. W. Ashford, by a deputation introduced by Mr. P…

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Windfall for Butter Factory

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 February 1919 · page 2

The Inverell Co-operative Butter Factory has received a cheque from the British Government for £784, representing the dirfernce between the fixed…

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Wire Netting Wanted. Farmers Losing Heavily

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 February 1919 · page 4

A deputation from the Barellan district was introduced by ,Mr,M'Garry to the Minister for Lands, and for. some solution of the wire netting prob…

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Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 1

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co Ltd., report : Our appraisement No. 53 begins on Friday, February 21, and should be…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A. Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 406…

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