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Farming & the land, 1920

2,157 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 44 of 108

London Wool Sales. London, June 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 5

The withdrawals at the London wool sales were heavy. Sydney greasy merinos brought 4/2 to 5/1 a 1b. and finest acoured combings 6/9…

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London Wool Values. [?] of the Decline

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report:—Compared with previous auctions in the same centre prices at the opening of lost week's London wool sales were 5 to 20…

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Wheat and Flour. Returns Coming in Freely

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 6

The Attorney—General (Mr. M'Teraan) states that the returns required from holders of wheat and flour under the recent proclamation under the Necessary…

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The Butter Shortage Possibility of Rationing. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 2

The Federal authorities are inquiring as to the quantity of butter supplied to every wholesale consignee in the principal Australian centres, including…

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World's Wheat Famine. 2/- Loaf Prophesied. London

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 3

The "Daily Mail" is seriously perturbed about the wheat famine, and urgea an immediate increase of home growing, Japan is eating bread instead of rice,…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 3

The following applications for patents connected with Farming and Pastoral Industries have been lodged at the Commonwealth Patent Office:-—…

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A Dairyman Fined

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 2

At the Kogarah Police Court Edward Edgar was charged with selling milk from a cow in his milking herd which was suffering from cancer. Defendant…

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Butter Shortage. Releasing Supplies in Store

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 9 June 1920 · page 3

In order to meet the butter shortage the Federal Government is releasing butter stored on Imperial contract…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 9 June 1920 · page 5

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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World's Wheat Shortage 2/— Loaf Prophesied. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 June 1920 · page 5

The "Daily Mail" is seriously perturbed about the wheat famine and urges an immediate increase of home growing Japan is eating bread instead of rice owing to the…

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The Unique Position of the Turnip Crop

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 9 June 1920 · page 5

The turnip crop occupies a unique position in that for its proper growth it postulates a very high standard of farming (writes J. A. Symon, in the…

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Agricultural. the Compost Heap. How to Make a Valuable Farm Adjunct

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 9 June 1920 · page 5

The compost heap is a most valuable adjunet to the farm, and it is a very great pity that it is not more frequently to [?] found. A heap or…

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Past the Million. Success of State Loan. Relief to Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 June 1920 · page 2

In every way it is a matter for profound gratification that the Slate loan floated by the New South Wales Government should have been so successful up to the present…

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Wheat Shortage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 June 1920 · page 5

It is reported that the wheat shortage is becoming more daily acute. If all the mills are forced to close down many thousands of workmen will be thrown out of…

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Help for Farmers. Fodder for Seed Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 June 1920 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) stated that in order to enable farmers to carry out seeding operations without delay, he had given special instructions to the Local…

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Wheat Shortage Mills Reducing Hands

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 June 1920 · page 4

A number of the metropolitan and country flour mills are now practically without supplies of wheat. Mr Quill (secretary to the Federated…

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Wheat Shortage. Alarm in Britain. London. Thursday Night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 June 1920 · page 5

The press in alarmed at the wheat disclosures. "The TImes" points out that a new food epoch has opened, and that unless energetic steps are taken to meet the…

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Farmers' Winter School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 June 1920 · page 4

In view of the altered arrangements for the Prince of Wales' visit, the Minister for Agriculture has postponed for one week the winter school for farmers, to be held at…

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Wool Reports

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 2

New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., report June 9:—No appraisements will be held locally until tile 28th of the month, when a series…

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The Wheat Shortage

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 2

The London press is alarmed at the wheat disclosures. The "Times" points out that a new food [?]poch has opened, and unless energetic stops are taken…

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