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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

2,177 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 109

Gosford Farms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 4

We desire to draw the attention of our readers to an advertisement appearing in our columns of 'The Gos ford Farms." The estate is divided…

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Export Butter

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 3

In 1918 the Imperial Government bought the whole of the exportable butter surplus of New Zealand and Australia for the seasons 1918-1919 and 1919-1920…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 6

The New Zealand loan & Mercantile Agency Company Limited report, 5th January, 1921:—There is distinctly more enquiry for wool in the local market…

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Big Collapse. in Wheat Freights

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 6

The unsettled state of the shipping industry is causing owners the most grave concern. There is a big glut of tonnage, carge…

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Wheat Truckings. Coal Trucks Used

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 6

The Railway Department, taking advantage of the fact that the coal mines were shut down for 10 days, over the holiday period, made user of the ordinary…

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Wheat Position. Minister of Agriculture Explains

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 6

The Minister for Agriculture made a statement in reply to the criticism of the Government and the State Wheat Board by Mr. W. W. Killen, president…

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Wheat Guarantee. Hanks Cannot Advance Money

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 3

The Premier (Mr. Storey) and the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn). on Thursday had a further conference with the representatives of the banking…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1921 · 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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After Wild Cattle. a Chase on Tomalla in the Sixties

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 2

About the middle of the sixti[?] the time being summer and the grass good we formed a party of six, shod our horses, cooked rations…

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Crossbred Wool. Sale Difficulty Discussed. Manufacturers Appealed To

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 2

The question of realising on crossbred wool, which has met with limited competition at recent rates, was discussed at a conference of Commonwealth…

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Training Farmer Junior

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 3

The fruit division of the Tasmanian Department of Agriculture has commenced classes for the instruction of school children in the correct method of packing and…

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To Safeguard the Grape Crop

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. W. F. Dunn, desires that the attention of vignerons be directed to the importance of taking precautions against the outbreaks of…

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Three Good Dairy Washes

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 4

The following wash is used by many dairymen, and it recommended by the Department of Agriculture:- Mix air-slacked line with freshly skimmed milk to a…

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Cattle Sale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 2

Attention is directed to the cattle sale, to be conducted by Weaver and Perry Ltd., at the local saleyards oh Tuesday next, 11th inst., when 1500…

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Wheat Farmers. Assistance From Government. Repayment Question

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 6

Of the 17,000 farmers in the State who have grown wheat this year, about 10.500 have had assistance through the Rural Industries Board. Doubt appears to…

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Wheat Board. Overdraft Reduced

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 12

The financial statement of the Australia. Wheat Board for the week ended. December. 27. issued to-day shows that, the bank overdraft was…

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Wheat Yields. Government Experiment Plots

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 7

An average of 37 bushels 241b peacre was harvested from, the farmers experiment wheat plots on the fan of .Mr. J. Parslow, kelvin, Gilgrandrn…

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Hoarded Wool. British Governments Action

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 8

Almost the whole of the wool stocks being sold in this country to-day for immediate delivery are owned by the British Government (says…

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Hoarded Wool Brittish Government's Tion

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 1

Almost the whole of the wool stocks being sold in this country to-day for immediate delivery are owned by the British Government (says recent issue…

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Wheat Guarantee. Commonwealth Ready to Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 7

The Prime Minister commenting on the failure of the New South Wales Government to fined the money to pay the wheat farmers an additional 2/6…

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