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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

2,177 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 72 of 109

The Wool Position. Should Control Be Abolished?

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 2

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report 26th August:—Strong competition was in evidence at our sale on Monday, the best features of last…

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Sheep and Rabbit. Britain and Vain Competition. London, August 29

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 2

"The Times," in a leading article, states:—"Currencies must be anchored again on gold or its equivalent, and before this can be done…

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Denman Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited. Proposed New Factory

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 2

In response to an invitation issued by the directors of the above company, about 85 suppliers and others interested attended a meeting at…

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

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 3

Cattle, sheep. Pigs—under whatever live-stock heading it comes—the farm animal of to-day is [?]orn to a vastly more useful life (and death) than its…

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Live Stock. Money in Animal by Products Big Losses Caused by Farmers Careless Handling

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 September 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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Silage Means Security. Free Pamphlets for Thrifty Farmers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 4

A wonderful growth of feed is to be seen all over the State at present, but it consists principally of herbage, and most of this will be gone by…

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Cessnock Co-operative Dairy Company

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 7

The half-yearly report of the Cessnock Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., showed that during the period 125,899 lbs of butter were manufactured as…

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Pastoral Industry. Question of Hours

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 9

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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Bowthorne Butter Factory. Half-yearly Meeting

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 9

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

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Lower Price. Wheat for Export

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 3

The wheat commission advises that quotations of wheal for flour for export to the East, south Africa the pacide islands and New Zealand,…

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Wool Industry. Growers Against Control

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 11

At a conference of woolgrowers and wool brokers held in Sydney it was decided that continued control of the wool industry is not desirable,…

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Wool Sales. London. August 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 5

At to- day 's sales the 11,000 bales of Bawra wool an active demand, and were practically all cleared. New south wales…

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Wheat Pool. Grain Delivered and Shipped

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 14

The quantity of wheat delivered into the 1920-21 pool has been increased from 132,3 2,000 bushels to 132,580,000 bushels. New South Wales has…

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Four Men Committed Alleged Sheep Stealing. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 7

Thomas Stanley Cheeseman, Harold Bourke, Arthur Leslie Ranger, and Isaac Murray charged at Crookwell Police Court will having stolen a…

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Wheat Advance. Sir Joseph Cook Defines Position

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 2

The statement by Mr. Dunn Minister for Agriculture in the state As sembly which suggested that night all. the commonwealth Government would…

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Wheat Board. Overdraft of £4,252,660

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 16

The financial statement of the Australian Wheat Board covering the week ended August 22 shows that the bank overdraft of the board was…

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Wheat Pool Wise. West Australian Perth

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 11

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

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The Wool Scheme. Control of Marant Unnecessary

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 6

Speaking at the annual meeting of Bennett and Fisher, Ltd., at Adelaide, with regard to the wool scheme for fixing the prices of reserves upon…

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An Open Verdict. Fire in Wheat Stack. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 9

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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Million Farms. Queensland Premier's Criticism

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 14

The Premier of Queensland, referring to Sir Joseph Carruther' scheme for settling a million farmers on a million farms, said wild chemes…

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