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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

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Raymond Terrace Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 4

The Raymond Terrace Co.-op. Dairy and P. Co., Ltd., Factory report for month of December:—Butter, 1st to21st December, 182/ cwt.. 22nd to 31st December,…

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Wheat Inquiry. Mr. Grailame's Administration

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 5

The Royal Commission's report on that part of the wheat inquiry referring to the administration of Mr. Grah[?] (Minister for Agriculture) was last night forwarded to the…

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Wheat Products. All Round Increases

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 10

The Federal Government, having increased the price of wheat 1/ per bushel the Necessary Commodities Control Commission has approved of an advance…

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State's Wheat Supply. Sufficient Until February

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 10

The acting Minister of Agriculture (Mr. Ashford) stated that there was sufficient old wheat in the State to last until, the middle of February…

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Wheat Harvest. Certificates for Advance Payments

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 14

Senator Russell acting-chairman of the Central Wheat Board, stated that financial arrangements had now been completed with the banks for the payment of the…

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Wheat Supplies. From South Australia and Victoria

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 10

Questioned regarding the urgency of despatching wheat to New South Wales, Mr. Pitt, manager of the Wheat Board, explained that the shipping strike and the shortage…

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Price of Wheat. Increase to 6/6 Per Bushel Advances on New Harvest

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 9

An important statement relative to the proposal to increase the price of wheat was made last week by the chairman of the Australian Wheat Board…

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Dairying. the Effect of Soiling on Breed. How It Prevents Reversion to Type

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 14

The advantages to the dairy farmer of the soiling system-that under which a succession of fodder crops is grown and carted out to the animals in the field on barn-are many…

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Farm Engineering. the Motor Tractor. Its Possibilities in Australia

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 14

When during the war the necessity of increasing the home food production laced the british Government, the motor tractor came as a solution of the difficulty with some of…

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No Alliance. Farmers Standing Alone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 6

The Farmers and Settlers' Association has decided to adhere to its intention to run candidates on its own at the forthcoming State elections…

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Dairymen's Award. Variation Allowed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 4

An application was made in the Indus trial Court on Thursday by the Metropolitan and Suburban Dairymen's Association for a variation of the…

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Dangers to the Faith. Archbishop Kelly's Pastoral Letter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 January 1920 · page 3

In a pastoral letter to the Roman Catholic clergy and laity of the Archdiocese, Achbishop Kelly, who is about to pay a visit to Rome, reminds his people that the account…

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World's Wheat Supply. London, January 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 January 1920 · page 5

H. N. Bathgate and Co. estimates the world's exportable wheat of the 1919-20 crops at 93,200,000 quarters, to which America will contribute city million, Canada…

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The Damaged Wheat. British Governments Allowance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 January 1920 · page 2

An announcement that the British Government had decided to make a substantial allowance for the loss of Australian wheat which resulted from the ravages of weevil…

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Wheat Inquiry. Royal Commission's Report. Condemnation of Administration. Questionable Transactions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 January 1920 · page 6

The general administration of the state Wheat Office is caustically criticised by Mr. Justice Pring (Reyal Commissioner) in a further report to the Governor, which was…

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Australian Butter

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture, Melbourne, stated on Thursday that his attention had been drawn to a communication from a leading produce…

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Wheat Commission State Wheat Office Strongly Criticised

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 2

The report of Mr Justice Pring, Royal Commissioner, appointed in September last, to inquire into matters connected with the State Wheat Office, was made…

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Record Fat Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 4

At Campbell's Hill yesterday, a record average was made for Mr. W. H. Abbott's consignment of fat cattle by J. Enright, selling in conjunction with A. W. Eales, when 93…

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Wheat Inquiry. Mr. Grahame's Position

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 5

The Premier, Mr. Holman, when appro[?]ched on the matter, said that be had at present he comment to make regarding Mr. Justice Pring's report on the administration…

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Wool Freights. Government Makes Concession

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 2

When it was proposed last month to increase the railway freights, the president of the Farmers and Sotllers' Association (Mr. A. K. Trethowan. M.L.C.). made…

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