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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

2,177 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 70 of 109

Agricultural and Pastoral Notes Fob the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 August 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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Alleged Child Slavery on Dairy Farms

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1921 · page 4

The Sydney "Sun" on 29th. July published an article dealing with, the above subject. Some of the statements were made so flagrantly incorrect that the…

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An Open Verdict. Fire in Wheat Stack. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 August 1921 · page 5

An inquest was held into the fire in the wheat stack at Quandary, near Temora. John Lucas, agent in charge of the…

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Farmers Favor New State

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 August 1921 · page 2

Mr. Drummond, M.L.A., speaking on behalf of several branches of the Farmers and Settlers Association, moved at the annual conference in…

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Unclean Dairy

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 August 1921 · page 2

At the Muswellbrook Police Court on Wednesday last, Robert Ritchie Alma Faunce. a Pure Foods Act Inspector, proceeded against John…

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Dairy Examination

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 August 1921 · page 4

All examination was held at the West Maitland Courthouse this morning on the theory of milk and cream testing, and cream grading so as to…

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Live Stock. Money in Animal By-products. Big Losses Caused by Farmers' Careless Handling

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1921 · page 4

Cattle, sheep, pigs—under whatever live-stock heading it comes—the farm animal of to-day is born to a vastly more useful life (and death)…

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A Million Farms. Organising Scheme Launched Appointment of Committees

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 August 1921 · page 3

A meeting to develop the organisation in regard to Sir Joseph Carruthers's proposal for a million farmers on a million farms was held at…

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Pastoral Industry. Question of Hours

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 August 1921 · page 2

The President of the Arbitration Court (Mr. Justice powers) referring in the Federal Arbitration Court to the plaints of the Australian workers…

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Butter Boxes. Commonwealth Objections

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 August 1921 · page 8

Butter exporters met in Melbourne on Wednesday for the purpose of considering what action should be taken to overcome the objection raised by…

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Disastrous [?] Sheep Dip Work Damaged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 August 1921 · page 16

Serious damage was done [?] at Cooper. Sons and Neph[?] sheep dip works, at Cab[?] the 18th inst. A large…

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Bowthorne Butter Factory. Half -Yearly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 August 1921 · page 6

The half- years meeting of share holders in the Bow horne Co-operative Butter Factory, Ltd., was held in the company 's board room , Morpeth…

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Wool Sales. Keen Demand in Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 August 1921 · page 14

A total of 5365 bales was submitted, at the wool sales in Sydney on Monday by Schute, Bell and Co., Pitt. Son, and Badgery, and Hill, Clark and…

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Wheat Pool Wise. West Australian New. Perth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 August 1921 · page 5

Speaking in the West Australian Legislative Assembly . Mr. Broun, Coliaial-Secretary, said that unless the wheat pool were created many farmers…

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London Wool Sales. Seventh Series. London, August. 18

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 August 1921 · page 12

The seventh series of the London wool sales will commence on September 30. The offering will total 130,000 bales—60,000 Bawra and 70,000…

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Live Stock. Monday in Animal By-products Big Losses Caused by Farmers' Careless Handling

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 August 1921 · page 6

Cattle, sheep, pigs—under whatever live-stock heading it comes—the farm animal of to-day is born to a vastly more useful life (and death)…

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Fatally Wounded. Tamworth Farm Tragedy

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 August 1921 · page 9

The inquest into the death of Thomas John Hall, who was shot at B. M. Cohen's farm on the night of August 5, and died in the Tamworth…

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Good Times. Prospect for Butter. Casino

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1921 · page 1

Mr. Arthur Knox, general manager of the Berrima Dairy Coy, told a meeting of dairymen that there was a good time coming for…

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Butter Factories and Fortyfour Hours. Agreement Reached

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 30 August 1921 · page 3

Mr. R. V. Falkner, manager of the Muswellbrook Co-operative Dairy Coy, Ltd., has received the following important circular from Mr. C. J…

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Wheat Pool. Grain Delivered and Shipped

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 August 1921 · page 3

The quantity of wheat delivered in to the 1920-21 pool has been increased from 182,312,000 bushels to 132,580,000 bushels. New South Wales has…

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