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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

2,157 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 76 of 108

The Dairy-farmers' Case

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 12

The recognition by the Necessary Commodities Commission that the producers are entitled to sell in the best market, and that they are not mak[?]…

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Miscellaneous. Learn to Let Go. Some Anti-worry Talk to Ataxia us Farmers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 4

"He's a sticker"—it 's an expressive unto phrase; it's line to have a reputation as a sucker—up to a point. Past that point, "Blacker" is a name tor…

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Necessitous Farmers Making Sacks Available

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. W. F. Dunn, has decided that the supply of cornsacks at the Government's disposal shall be distributed amongst…

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Chinese Crops' Failure Terrible Famine. Shanghai, Sept. 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 11

A message from Tientsin, under date Sept. 2, states that numerous reports from Honan, Shantung, and South Chill, emphasise the extreme…

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Serious Fire. Wool Works Destroyed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 September 1920 · page 4

A serious loss has been caused by the fire which destroyed Messrs. Waller Hill and Company's wool scuring works at Woolston (New Zealand), The plant,…

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Commercial. the Pastoral Finance Assoc[?]ation, Ltd. Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 2

Wool is now arriving in store with considerable freedom, and ample supplies will be available to draw upon for the opening auction sales in…

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Sheep Farmer's Death. New Zealand Tragedy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 3

Samuel John Thorne has been arrested in connection with the murder of Sidney Claymore Eyre, a returned soldier and sheep farmer of…

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Record Sale of Fat Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 4

At Campbell's Hill saleyards yesterday, a consignment of 70 head of Queensland bullocks made what a large section of the trade said was a…

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The Price of Butter Meeting of Local Dairymen Protest Against Government Proposals

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 2

A large and representative meeting of dairymen was held at the Co-operative Society's room on Saturday, for the purpose of protesting against the…

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Letters to the Editor. Price of Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 7

Sir,—In reply to R.M.S., whose, letter appeared in your Saturday's issue. The rise in the price of butter was an act of justice to the producers who…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 4

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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Wool Sale Arrangements. the Question of Local Scouring

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Limited, report:— Arrangements have been made for the opening wool auctions…

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Butter from Byron Bay Other Shipments Increasing, (By Telegraph;) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 2

The steamer Orara brought 2600 boxes of butter from Byron Bay to-day. Other shipments are also increasing…

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The Dairying Industry and Prices

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 4

Commenting on the decision of the Necessary Commodities Commission which established two things. First the right of the producers to sell…

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Record Tobacco Crop. Scone Grower's Success

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 3

The past season was almost generally a successful one for tobacco growers in this State. Many excellent crops and returns were obtained. One that…

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Dairy Expert's Lectures Bacteriology and Herd Test Ing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 3

Mr L. T. MaeInnes Government Dairy Expert, who has been in Singleton in connection with the annual dairy school, gave two very useful and instructive…

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Price of Butter. Statement by the Premier

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 September 1920 · page 4

The Premier (Mr. John Storey) on Tuesday afternoon replied to the demand of the Singleton dairy farmers for the price of butter to be bused on…

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Singleton Letter. Price of Butter. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 September 1920 · page 6

A meeting, at which between 70 and 80 dairymen were present, was held at the Co-operative Society's rooms on Saturday, for the purpose of protesting…

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Letter to the Editor. This Price of Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 September 1920 · page 2

Sir;—We appear to be living in troublous times these days, with wars and rumorsof war, not only national but civil and industrial as well, and…

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Tragedy Near Grafton. a Farmer's Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 September 1920 · page 6

A quarrel which took place at the Bluff, near Grafton, last Wednesday afternoon, between John Brennan, a farmer, and W. J. Cavanagah, a…

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