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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

2,157 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 108

The Wheat Pool. Payment of Dividends

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 9

Reference to the question of additional payments in the wheat pools was made by Mr. Dunn, Minister of Agriculture. Mr. Dunn said he understood it was rum…

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Australian Wheat. Commission's Statement. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 3

The Wheat Commission states that, beyond feelers to the Colonial Office, it is now three months since the Commonwealth had taken steps to obtain relief from its obligations to…

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British Wool Stocks. London, April 27

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 11

In the House of Commons at question time Mr. Hope stated that the Government's unsold stocks of Australian and New Zealand raw wool on May 31 was approximately…

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Wool Trade. a Yorkshire View. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 2

The "Yorkshire Observer." reviewing the Australian wool controversy, and voicing the Bradford opinion, contends that it is impossible for my form of control to perpetuat…

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Wheat Silos to Be Completed by Day Labor

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 6

At a meeting of the State Cabinet on Wednesday it was definitely decided that the work of completing the wheat silos throughout the State—providing…

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African Wheat Shortage Request to Commonwealth. Capetown

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 2

In the Assembly, Sir T. W. Smartt raised a debate on the serious wheat shortage in the Union accompanied by the recent jump in prices…

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The Wheat Board. Overdraft of £2,557,000

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 12

The financial statistics of the Australian Wheat Board for the week ended April 26 shows that the bank overdraft stood at £2,557,000…

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Assistance to Farmers. Extending the Board's Activities. Minister's Proposals

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 2

The urgent necessity for enabling the Rural Industries Board to cope with the increasing and often repeated application for assistance has…

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To Assist Farmers. Local Loan of £2,000,000 Proposed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 7

Consideration was given by the State Cabinet yesterday to a proposal to raise a local loan of £2,000,000 for the purpose of assisting farmers and graziers who are in…

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Closer Settlement. Single Farm Proposals

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 7

The Minister for Lauds, Mr. P. F. Loughlin, has issued an instruction that no "single-farm" proposals under the promotion section of the Closer Settlement Acts would be…

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Assistance for Farmers. Premier Outlines Policy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 6

When opening the fortieth show of the Hawkesbury District Agricultural Association, the Premier (Mr. John Storey) made reference to the loan that had been decided…

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Seed Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 May 1920 · page 4

The Hon. Waiter Bennett has received from the Rural Industries Board, Bridge-street, Sydney, information that the board will advance seed wheat to necessitous…

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Raymond Terrace Dairy Company

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 May 1920 · page 4

The factory report for April states:—Markets: Butter 1/9[?] lb., less 3 1/2 levy to pool committee; cheese, 1/ lb., less 1d lb. levy to pool committee: city milk, 1/2 per…

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Live Stock. Safeguard Your Stock From How Infection Gains Entrance to the Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 May 1920 · page 6

Man has learned much since the barber's leach was the cure for all his ills, and he has leaned also to deal more intelligently with the sickness of his farm animals. In…

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Dairying. Science in the Dairy. Examining Samples for Bacteria

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 May 1920 · page 6

Science reveals secrets as wonderful as any of the tales of Hans Anderson of Grimm. The following paragraphs are taken from "Microbiology in Relation to…

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Farmers and Settlers Association. Woodville Branch

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 May 1920 · page 8

A meeting of the above was held in [?] Church School Hall on the 5th inst., Mr W. See. vice-president, in the chair. Apology was received for the absence of the…

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Fortunes in Hops. Why Farmers Don't Grow Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 4

Accounts of profit made on a number of English farms give a very clear explanation (says London "Daily Mail") why British farmers are refusing to sow wheat for the…

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Wheat. World's Supplies. Precarious Position

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 4

Probably not for a century has the wheat position of the world been so precarious. Cables from well-informed private source…

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West of Ireland. Cattle Raids. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 5

In the West of Ireland cattle driving has reached an [?]oute pitch. The roads are covered with-weary, wandering cattle and warning notices deterring the public from…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 4

The following applications for patents conected with the Farming and Pastoral Industries have been lodged at the Commonwealth Patent…

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