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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

2,157 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 108

Wool Ana the Drought. Profits on Government Wools

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—The beneficial effects of the recent rains in pastoral entres are evidenced in the number of trucks…

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A Dairy Company's Troubles: Big Loss. Shown

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 1

The shareholders of the Casino Cooperative Dairy Co. decided to have a special audit made of the company's affairs some time ago. The Auditors'…

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The Latest. Two Further Arrests. a Merchant and a Farmer. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, Monday

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 3

The two remaining warrants in con nection with the wheat scandal were executed yesterday when Thomas Smith, aged 50, merchant, and William…

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Branxton Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd. Half-yearly Meeting

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 4

A half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the above was held in the Branxton School of Arts on Saturday last ThE meeting was called for…

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Sheep Trucks

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 2

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., notify that the rainfall of the last few weeks has eased the situation sufficiently to enable the Railway…

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High-priced Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 4

A feature of the fat cattle sales at Homebush on Tuesday was the fine quality of several lets consigned from the Dungog district. One lot of nineteen bullocks consigned by…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 5

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Minister or Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department…

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Live Stock. Tuberculosis in Cattle. Symptoms and Preventive Measures

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 5

A valuable series of leaflets under the general heading "Diseases of Animals" is in process of compilation by the Veterinary Officers of the Stock…

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Wool Profits. Government Profiteering. London, Jan. 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 5

Mr. H. J. Mackinder, M.P., of Bradford, denounces profiteering in wool, and declares that the Government made over £60,000,000 profit on wool last year…

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No. 455. Pastoral. the Problem of the Rabbit. Is Poison Gas a Solution?

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 5

The problem of the rabbit is a perennial one, and likely to be so for long enough. The one lonely beneficial effect of the drought has been a…

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Wheat Pool? All States in Credit

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 3

The Australian Wheat Pool, which on June 30 last was in debit £18,416,000, is now in credit £382,000. In the interval there have been…

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Wheat Advance. £3,200,000 to Be Distributed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 6

At the conclusion of a meeting of the Australian Wheat Board in Melbourne on Tuesday, a statement was made to the effect that an early advance, aggregating…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 1

The following applications for patents connected with the farming and pastoral industries have been lodged at the Commonwealth Patent Office:—…

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Tuberculosis in 'Cattle

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 4

A valuable series of leaflets under the general heading "Diseases of Animals" is in process of compilation by the veterinary officers of the…

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British Wool Profits

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 5

Mr. H. J. Mackinder, M.P., upon being interviewed, said that if the Government does not disclose the full details of wool profits the public should demand a Royal…

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Profits on the Wool Deal

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 4

The Wool Commission has issued a report in England which does not attempt to estimate the profits realisable upon the transaction. That…

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Cultural and Pastoral Notes. [?]R the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 4

[?] Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the [?]ent THE ORCHARD…

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Price of Wheat. Increase to 8/ Probable

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 3

The Australian Wheat Board has further discussed the question of the local price of wheat, together with the price to be charged to New South Wales for wheat to make up…

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Miscellaneous Farmers and Figures. The Bogey of Book-keeping

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 4

"The average farmer is primarily an open-air man; he works hard all day and does not concern himself much with account keeping," says the…

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The Rabbit Boom. Effect on Farm Dabor

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 4

The rabbit is worth more for his skin now than for his flesh! Thousands of trappers throughout the country to-day are throwing away…

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