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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

2,157 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 108

The Government and the Wheat Farmers. Credit As Well As Debit Side

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 3

Mr. Holman and Major Darcy, the selected Nationalist candidates for Coo[?]ra, have issued the following statement to the electors, in reply to "the attacks made…

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Wheat Guarantee. Prime Minister's Statement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 7

The manager of the Australian Wheat Board (Mr. Pitt) states that the Commonwealth Government's guarantee was 5/ a bushel at country stations, or about 5/4 at…

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Higher Wages in Bacon and Butter Factories

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 2

Mr. Justice Edmunds, in the industrial Court, today, granted a variation of the award for bacon and butter factories in the country, by…

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Price of Wheat. Federal Government's Offer

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 6

At a meeting in Molong on Wednesday the State Treasurer (Mr Fitzpatrick) announced that he had just received a reply to his representations that more…

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Government's Wheat Policy. Mr. Storey in Reply

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 8

The leader of the Opposition (Mr. John Storey) commenting upon Mr. Holman's defence of the Government's wheat policy, said:-…

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Cabinet Incid[?] Mr. Beeby and the Wheat Contract

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 8

A hitherto unpublished incident connected with the Georgeson wheat contract was disclosed by Mr. Fitzpatrick. State Treasurer, at a meeting at Molong. He said that at a…

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London Wool Sales. Large Transactions London, February 28

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 2

At the London wool sales 158[?]0 bales were catalogued, of which Continental buyers bought 40,000 and American 1000. The selection was good including a sple[?]id…

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Increase for Country Butter and Bacon Factories. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 4

Mr Justice Edmunds, in the Industrial Court to-day, granted a variation of the award for bacon and butter factories in the country, by which it is agreed…

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The Wheat Contract. Mr. Beeby Replies to Mr. Fitzpatrick. "Cross Distortion of Fact." Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 5

Mr. G. S. Beeby, referring to Mr. Fitzpatrick's speech, in which the said that as a member of the Cabinet Mr. Beeby had declared he was perfectly satisfied with the…

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"Financing the Farmer." To the Editor

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 3

Sir,—Mr. John Storey M.L.A., leader and campaign director of the State Labor party has circularised the country press with a letter…

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Failure of Rice Crop

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 5

Owing to the entire failure of the Siamese rice crop and the partial failure of the crop in Burma, it is expected that rice will soon cost double…

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Farm Engineering. [?] Boring Operations

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 5

Extensive reference has been recently, made in the metropolitan and country press to the considerable but comparatively little-known benefits offered to farmers under the…

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Country Carters' Award. Claim Against Branxton Co-operative Dairy Company

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 7

Sitting in Industrial Court jurisdiction at West Maitland Courthouse on Friday afternoon, Mr. G. Atkin, P.M., continued the hearing of the cases in which Michael…

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Developments in the Dairy

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 2

The old-fashioned system of dairying, which was so exacting on all engaged in it, left little time for recreation and rest, but men's inventive genius has…

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Butter Plentiful

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 March 1920 · page 5

New South Wales has a big surplus of butter. The output from the coastal factories continues to increase rapidly…

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High-priced Sheep

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 March 1920 · page 4

At Campbell's Hill to-day a pen of [?] hoggets was by Mr. J. Enright for [?] each. They were purchased by Mr J. C. Walsh, butcher of Maitland. This is…

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Wool Top Sales. Auditor-general on Profits Made

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 March 1920 · page 3

The report of the Auditor-General for the Commonwealth (Mr. J. I. Israel) contains some particulars of the profit made by the Commonwealth and by the manufacturing…

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Electricity in Farm Homes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 March 1920 · page 4

In Canada electricity is comparatively cheap, and is [?] extensively on f[?] (says "United Empire,") One of the most complete electrical services on a farm in Ontario is…

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Wheat Guarantee. 5/- at Country Stations

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 4

The manager of the Australian Wheat Board (Mr Pitt) states that the Commonwealth Government's guarantee was 5/ a bushel at country stations, or about…

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Rural Industries Board Assistance Given to Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 6

With regard to the operations of the Rural Industries Board, which is controlling the Government assistance to necessitous farmers, the Assistant-Minister for Agriculture…

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