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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

2,157 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 108

The Orchard. Selection in the Orchard. "Beef" and "Butter" Oranges and Lemons

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

Which are the "beef" trees of your orchard and which the "butter" ones? The more vigorous trees, if judged by wood growth, are not the producers…

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Local Butter and Cheese Success

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 4

The Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co. continues to occupy the place of honour at the shows in the north. At the Maitland Show this week the…

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Wheat Wastage. Victorian Minister's Statement

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 8

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. As[?] 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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Wheat Guarantee. Prime Minister's Statement

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 12

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

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The Wheat Cases. Accused Committed. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 12

The hearing of the charges arising out of Mr. Justice Pring's Wheat Commission report was concluded at the Police Court to-day…

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Wool Top Sales. Auditor-general on Profits Made

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 11

The report of the Auditor-General for the Commonwealth (Mr. J. I. [?] some particulars of the prom made by the Commonwealth and by the manufacturing…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 12

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

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Developments in the Dairy

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 5
Also in The Maitland Weekly Mercury

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

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 12

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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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Durham District Council

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 3

The annual meeting of this [?] 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 Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 3

In connection with the loan of £1,000,000 to be raised by issue of Treasury bills, bearing interest at the rate of 5 1/2 per cent., with a currency of two years from March 1, the…

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Assisting Farmers. Work of Rural Industries Board. Minister on Criticism

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 9

Referring to criticism which had been made regarding the work of the Rural industries Board, and the position of wheatgrowers who had applied for assistance to plant, the…

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Imported Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 5

The steamer Dorset from London brought a consignment of high-class bulls and heifers for Sir Samuel Hordern, Major Hordern, and Evan Jones…

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Australia's Wool. Third to Be Manufactured Locally

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 3

As the result of recent agitation, the Prime Minister has now anth[?] the Director of the Bureau of Commerce to take the necessary stops to accomplish the…

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Butter Fat Tests. Satisfactory Yields From Purebreds

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 4

During February 26 purebred cows reached or exceeded the official standard for butter fat. These included seven milking Shorthorns,…

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Proposed Wool Scheme. Reasons in Favor

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 1

Winchcome, Carson Ltd., report;— Referendum ballot papers in connection with the proposed Wool…

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Wool Lords. High Profits. London, March 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 5

What is the use of having a war if nobody is the better for it?" said one of Bradford's 20 millionaire wool lords in the course of an interview with the Correspondent of…

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Rise in Butter

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 2

Butter rose a penny half-penny per, pound in Melbourne to-day…

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Wheat Guarantees '

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 4

New South Wales has always led the States in guaranteeing prices for the wheat crops. In 1916 it was the National Government of New South Wales that induced the…

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