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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

2,157 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 73 of 108

Farmers' Conference. Closer Settlement Act

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 September 1920 · page 6

The Farmers and Setters' Conference which bus been sitting in Sydney, was brought to a conclusion on Friday afternoon. Upon the recommendation of the…

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Gratuity Bonds. Farmers Want Cash

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 September 1920 · page 9

Recently Mr. Fihelly, Acting Premier of Queensland, met returned soldier members of the Public Service and agreed to cash their war gratuity bonds…

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Dairying Industry. Lectures at Vacy

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 September 1920 · page 9

On Monday, 16th instant, Mr. George Bocking, Inspector of Dairies, recently appointed to Maitland district, delivered a very interesting and instructive…

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Dairying Industry and Prices

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 September 1920 · page 3

Commenting on the decision Of the Necessary Commodities Commission, which establiseh two things, firstly, the right of the producers to sell their…

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Producers in Co-operation Farmers and Graziers' Annual Report. Another Year of Success

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 September 1920 · page 3

The third annual meeting of the Fanners and Graziers' Co-operative Grain, Insurance, and Agency Co., Ltd. generally known to-day as "The…

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Butter Output Increasing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 September 1920 · page 5

The output of butter from the coastal factories is on the increase, according to merchants who have returned from visits to the North Coast…

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Record Sale of Sheep

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 September 1920 · page 4

Another record has been achieved for the Campbell's Hill, saleyards. This morning Mr. O. K. Young (Mr. E. Young salesman) offered a draft of 600…

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LOCAL & General News. price of Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 September 1920 · page 4

The Attorney-General has written to the Necessary Commodities Commission, asking it to review its decision increasing the price of butter…

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Maize Crops

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 September 1920 · page 3

The harvesting of the maize crops on the Grafton Experiment Farm has just been finished, and the manager, Mr. George Marks, estimates that the…

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Farmers' Produce Markets. Sussex-street Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 September 1920 · page 4

Quotations on Sussex-street to-day were:—Maize, 7/ to 8/ per bushel. Potatoes, £14 to £16 per ton…

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Big Cattle Sale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 September 1920 · page 2

The Pastoral Finance Association, (in conjunction with R. B. Lawson &.Co.) will sell at Amosfield, on Wednesday, 8th. inst., 1000 head store…

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Commercial News. Muswellbrook Cattle Market

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 September 1920 · page 2

EDWARD Higgens, Parkinson and Co. report having yarded about 1000 cattle on Tuesday last, to a large attendance of buyers, to which the market ruled well…

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Wool Dividend—£1 per Bale Wool Auctions October 4

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 September 1920 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Limited, report:— Growers have good gratification in the announcement that the 10…

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Price of Butter to Be Reviewed

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 September 1920 · page 2

The Attorney-General, Mr M'Tiernan, states that the Government has decided to make an immediate application to the Necessary Commodities…

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Price of Butter. Cost of Production

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 September 1920 · page 7

It was stated at its meeting on Monday that a letter had been received by the Nccessary Commoditions Control Commission from Mr…

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Butter Price Increase to Stand. Possibility of Review

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 September 1920 · page 5

The increase in the price of butter, as decided by the Necessary Commodities Commission on Tuesday, is to stand, for the time being at any…

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The Singleton Argus TUESDAY, 7th September. Dearer Butter

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 September 1920 · page 2

Right away back in the early stages of the Price Fixing Commission's work, there were many hostile criticisms delivered on the innovation, quite a…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 September 1920 · page 5

These notes are issued every week under the personal supervision of the Honorable the Minister for Agriculture and are based mainly on the…

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Commercial. Wool Dividend—£1 Per Bale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 September 1920 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: Growers have good cause for gratification in the announcement that the 10 per cent Retention Money on last…

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Colonial Wool Sales. Keen Competition. London, September 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 September 1920 · page 5

The seventh series of the colonial wool sales closed to-day. The clips catalogued totalled 94,000 bales, of which 25,000 were withdrawn, 25,000…

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