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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

2,177 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 41 of 109

Resumption of Wool Auctions Excellent Clearances Effected

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 May 1921 · page 2
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co., writes:— "After many disappointments, much futile work, and also expense to the…

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Wool Sales. Improved Conditions. London, May 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 May 1921 · page 5

Will the strong Continental buying of Wool, which accounted for 43,000 out of 70,000 bales being sold at the recent series, continue long enough to…

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Dairymen Affected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 May 1921 · page 2

Apart from the heavy losses which many farmers in the district have sustained through hundreds of acres of rich agricultural land being…

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About Fishery Cheek. Farmers' Fight Against Flood Waters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 May 1921 · page 2

Their farms threatened with inundation with the consequent destruction of crops and heavy loss to them, several farmers holding land adjacent…

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Flooded Farms. Rivers Receding. Weather Fine Again

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 May 1921 · page 2

The weather, is taking up, the sun shining out to-day for the first time for about a week, and the rainstorm which continued so monotonously for…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 May 1921 · page 1

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

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South Africa. Wheat Embar[?]o Capetown, May 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 May 1921 · page 5

A "Gazette" notifies that the importation of wheat flour, and wheat-meat into the Union is prohibited until after June 30 except under the…

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Gambling Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 7

Asked in the House of Representatives if it was intended to legislate to prevent gambling in wheat futurities, Sir Joseph Cook replied that there was…

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Pastoral Industry. in the Northern Territory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 6

The resources of the Northern Territory were dwelt upon by Mr. Staniforth Smith, late Acting-Administrator, in evidence before the Commonwealth…

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Wheat Sales. Board's Operations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 7

That 300,000 tons of Australian wheat were sold to the French Government on February 14 was disclosed by an answer given by the Acting Prime…

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Flooded Farms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 5

There was very little change to-day in the local position. The flood waters on the farms at Fishery Creek and near the railway are at the same…

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Immigrant Farm Hands

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 2

At the meeting of the local branch of the Primary Producers' Union on Tuesday afternoon, a letter was received from the General Secretary regarding the…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 2

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report May 19, 1921:—The principal interest of the week is centered in the Brisbane sales, which…

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Meat and Butter. Prohibition Revoked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 6

A Federal proclamation has been issued revoking the prohibition regarding the export of meat and butter. The Minister for Customs (Mr…

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Wool Sales. Brisbane Seres Conclude

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 7

The Brisbane wod sales were concluded yesterday, 198 bales being offered. The top pice for greasy was 19,34d…

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Singleton Letter. Price-fixing of Butter. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 3

At the monthly branch meeting of the Primary Producers' Union, held on Tuesday afternoon, Mr. J. Searl said nothing had been done here…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 4

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

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Wheat Pools. South Australian Premier's Statement. Adelaide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 5

The South Australian Premier emphatically refused the request by the Farmers and Settlers' Association that a referendum of growers should be…

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Dairying. the True Worth of a Cow

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 2

The discoveries of the Babcock tester are be arresting that it seems inevitable that even the least progressive dairy-farmer must eventually say good-bye…

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