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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

2,177 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 63 of 109

Farm Lands Submerged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1921 · page 9

Through Howe's Lagoon the turbulent stream made its way to Morpeth. Treasure's farm is completely…

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Dairy Examinations. Theory Ok Milk and Cream Testing and Grading

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1921 · page 9

Arrangements have been made by the Department of Agriculture to hold written examinations on the theory of milk and cream testing and cream…

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The Clarence. Many Farms Under Water. Grafton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1921 · page 9

In consequence of a 6-inch rainfall throughout the district the river one 22ft. at Grafton to-day. flooding a considerable portion of the city,…

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Million Farms. Sir Joseph Carruthers' Scheme. Criticism Answered

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1921 · page 2

Addressing a meeting of Sussex-street produce merchants, Sir Joseph Carruthers explained in greater detail his scheme for the settlement of…

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The Dairying Industry

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 July 1921 · page 3

The prospects of the Dairying Industry were never better than at present. Unfortunately the outlook just at present for several of our staple lines is…

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Sporting. Turf. Warwick Farm Meeting

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 July 1921 · page 3

A meeting will be held at Warwick Farm to-day. Selections:— Hurdle Race.—Cordon Rouge or Abboisford…

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Dairying and Fattening Property

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 July 1921 · page 4

Messrs Grainger and Falkiner, Ltd., will sell by auction at the Farmers' Central Markets on Tuesday August 16, lot 20 of the Mt. Leonard and…

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Wheat Board. Bank Overdraft Reduced

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 August 1921 · page 2

In the financial statement of the Australian Wheat Board, for the week ended July 25. the aggregate bank overdraft appears at a reduction in…

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Farmers' Produce Markets Sussex-street Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 August 1921 · page 4

To-days quotations in Sussex-street were:—Maize, white, and yellow, 5/ to 5/3 per bushel. Onions, Victorian, £5 per ton. potatoes,…

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Perth Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 August 1921 · page 5

At the Perth (W. A.) wool sales to-day, Yorkshire and Continental, merinos were in good demand. Fine and medium crossbreds sold freely. The…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 2 August 1921 · page 6

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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Federal Revenue. Branxton Dairy Co. Drop in Customs. Third Annual Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 August 1921 · page 7

Commonwealth revenue from Customs dropped last month to the extent of [?]453,065. This was expected, and was taken into calculation The third annual meeting of shareholders in the branxton Co-operative Diary Co., Ltd., was held in the School of Arts, Branxton, on…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 August 1921 · page 1

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

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Preparing for the Country Woman Teaches Farming

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 August 1921 · page 3

The splendid work of Mra Cameron, in preparing the boys at Arnclifie Public School for the land, has been brought under the notice of the Chamber of…

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Soldiers' Farms. Ministers in Conference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 August 1921 · page 2

S[?]tor Millen, Minister for Repatriation, and Mr. Lang, State Treasurer, had a long conference on Wednesday afternoon concerning the…

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Million Farms. Sir Joseph Cooks Reference. Financial Difficulty

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 August 1921 · page 6

In referring to Sir Joseph Carruthers's project for placing a million farmers upon a million farms by means of a fund of [?]30,000,000, to be…

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A Million Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 August 1921 · page 5

As a means of furthering Sir Joseph Carruthers' great national objective of the settling of a million farmers on a million farms, the Chamber of…

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Farming Subbdivision. Rich Dairying, Wheat and Mixed Farming Subdivision

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 3

It is seldom the public have such an opportunity as now presents itself in the subdivision of the famous Menedebri Estate on the Peel River,…

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Butter Pool Committee

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 4

The Queensland-New South Wales Butter Pool Committee is now sitting in Sydney, and the following members are in attendance:—Mr. P. C. Ba[?]sche…

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Shorthorn Cattle Sale Postponed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 2

Owing to the flood waters Messrs. Leeds Bros (Orange), and Pitt Son and Badgery, Ltd (Sydney), advertise in this issue that the 300…

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