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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

2,157 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 20 of 108

Farm Engineering. Shallow Boring Operations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 7

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

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 4

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

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Fat Stock. Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 4

Ox, Durham, Ken Mackay, Cow, W. H. Mackay, Ox, any breed, Ken Mackay, 1; J. K. Mackay, 2. Three bullocks, W. H. Mackay, 1; J. K. Mackay, 2…

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Agricultural Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 3

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department…

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Wool Trade Busy. Activity in French Mills

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: The Sydney wool trade will be very busy during the next three weeks. Three five-day series of…

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The Wheat Board. Overdraft of £1,203,000

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 3

On March 1 the Australian Wheat Board's overdraft was £1,203,000, having been increased on the week by £187,000. New South Wales was £57,000 in credit. The…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Durham District Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 2

The annual meeting of this council was held at Paterson on the 2nd instant. Mr. A. C. Lawrie was elected president, Messrs. John Hopson, H. M. White, and James…

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Distressed Farmers. Loan of £1,000,000

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 7

In connection with the loan of £1,000,000 to be raised by issue of Treasury bills, bearing interest at the rate of 5½ per cent., with a currency of two years from March 1, the…

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Dairy Produce

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 4

Box of butter, creamery or factory, Singleton Central Dairy Co., 1 and 2. Cheese, Singleton Central Dairy Co., 1 and 2…

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Raymond Terrace Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 2

The Raymond Terrace Co-operative D. and P. Co., Ltd., factory report for February states that the quantity of butter and cheese manufactured for the month was 74…

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Wheat Wastage. Victorian Minister's Statement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Ashford), speaking at Trangie a couple of weeks ago, referred to the wheat losses in the various pools, and estimated the losses in South…

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Pure Beef-bred Cattle. First Annual Sale at Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 2

Grainger and Falkiner, Ltd., auctioneers, Singleton, report having yarded over 600 head of pedigree and pure hear beef-bred cattle at their sale on March 5. The yarding…

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Trade News. Wool and Cotton. London, March 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 5

At the Liverpool wool sales 2000 bales were offered. New South Wales greasy merino combings ranged from 24d to 30d, super combings from…

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Commercial. Farmers' Produce Markets. Sussex-street Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 2

In Sussex-street to-day maize sold at 7/3 per bushel; onions, £15/6/ to £16 per. ton; potatoes; £12 to £14 per ton; millet, £25 to £75 per ton…

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Farm Lands In Municipality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 2

At last meeting of the Tamworth Municipal Council a letter was received from Mr. R. H. Pearson complaining that the rates on farm lands within the municipality of…

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Share-farming Bill. Better Financial Assistance. Government's Intentions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 3

Referring to Opposition criticism of the Share-farming Bill, which was rejected last session by the Legislative Council, the Minister for Lands stated that the measure…

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Farm Produce

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 6

Maize, huge variety, R. W. Vickery. 1 and 2. Golden Drop variety, R. W. Vickery. Hogan'n variety, R. W. Vickery, 1 and 2. White or bread maize, E. D. Foot, 1 and 2…

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

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 4

Mr. Holman and Major Darcy, the selected Nationalist candidates for Cootamundra, have issued the following statement to the electors, in…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 460…

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Australia's Wool. Mr. Hughes Satisfied. Melbourne

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 6

Referring to the sale of Australia's wool to the Imperial Government, Mr. Hughes, who is visiting Bendigo, said that the Government…

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