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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

2,157 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 108

Butter Prices. (To the Editor)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 3

Sir—Recent Issues of the country press throughout the dairying districts of the State naturally have some reference to the recent fall in…

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Singleton Markets. Special Cattle Sale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 3

Messrs Grainger and Falkeiner, Ltd report that at their special sale of dairy cattle, held at the Shire yards, Singleton, on Friday last, about 800…

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Wheat Pool to Continue

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 3

That the value of co-operation has been impressed on primary producers was made evident in Melbourne on Thursday, when a representative conference of Australian…

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Wheat Products. Breakfast Food Increase

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 3

The Necessary Commodities Commission has decided not to interfere with the ruling bran and pollard prices. as it had been stated that the price of wheat would again…

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Butter Strike Unlikely (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 5

A butter strike is not likely now, as it is thought possible that a conference will be held between the representatives of the union and the Primary Producers'…

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Wheat Board Over Draft. Distribution of Dividends

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 14

The debit balance of the Australian Board was £770,000 on January 26, she a difference of £1,159,000 in seven day to payments of 5/ per bushel[?]…

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Prick of Wheat. Increase to 8/ Probable

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 9

The Australian Wheat Board has further discussed the question of the local price of wheat, together with the price to be charged to New South Wales for wheat to make up…

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Wool Profits. Exorbitant Prices. London, January 25

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 10

The official report of the suit-committee dealing with wool profits states that Australasian supplies were continually by far the most important factor in the market…

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The 1920-21 Wool Clip. (To the Editor)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 3

Sir,—The disposal of our next season's wool clip in probably the biggest economic question confronting Australia at the present moment. The "wool money" is the…

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New Wheat Price. Increase to 7/8 a Bushel

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 12

As foreshadowed, the Federal Government has decided to increase the price of wheat. The following official statement on the matter was made last week by the…

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Farmers & Graziers' Co. Remarkable Growth. Triumph of Co-operation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 3

The Secretary of the Farmers' & Graziers' Co-operative Grain, Insurance & Agency Co., Ltd., writes:— "The completion, at the end of…

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Miscellaneous. Shelter Trees for Farms. a Canadian Scheme

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 5

The "Agricultural Gazette of Canada" for October gives an outline of the system under which the settlers of the prairies of Manitoba. Saskatchewan, and Alberta are…

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Cost of Poultry Foods. Position of Soldier Egg-farmers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 7

Mr. Ashford, Minister of Agriculture, points out that there is no need for apprehension regarding the position of soldiers whom the soldiers' settlement branch of his…

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Cessnock District News. Forestry and Farming. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 5

The Australia farmer has become so accustomed to destroying trees that the idea of growing them for himself for profit is so novel that it strikes him as ridiculous and…

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Farmers and Graziers' Co Remarkable. Growth, Triumph, of Co-operation

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 7

The Secretary of the Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain, Insurance and Agency Co., Ltd., writes:—"The completion, at the end of December last,…

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Protest by Dairymen. Against Reduced Prices

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 1

A meeting of dairymen at Jamberoo entered an emphatic protest against the reduction of the price of butter. A resolution was carried that, as wages ana…

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Goulburn Special Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 4

W. H. Wheatley reports having held a special cattle sale on Thursday, 5th February, when over 2500 head of cattle were yarded to a large attendance of buyers from Monaro, Braidwood,…

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The Wheat Cases. Alleged Conspiracy. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 5

Seven men, named Reginald Rheuben, John Brunton, Edward Sheedy, Selby Churchill, Rupert Coombes, Thomas Smith and William Robinson, were before the…

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Wool Spinners' Profits. Profiteering Unchecked. London, Feb. 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 5

The report of the Profiteering Act Committee on wool-spinners' profits has been issued by the Board of Trade. It shows that enormous profits were made by the…

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Farmers' Produce Markets. Sussex-street Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 4

In Sussex-street to-day maize sold at 19/6 per bushel, £21 to £22 per ton, [?] £12 to [?]13 per ton. millet £50 to £70 per ton…

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