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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

2,177 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 73 of 109

A Million Farms. Queensland Premier's Criticism. Sir Joseph Carruthers in Reply

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

Sir Joseph Carruthers replied to the objections offered by Mr. Thcodore, Premier of Queensland, to his million farms proposals, because they were too…

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Making Australia Safe. Our Only Way. the Million Farms Proposal

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

In reading the clippings from the Australia press dealing with the million farms proposal, I am impressed by two outstanding features…

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Sensational Story. Dairyman Attacked. Attempt to Chloroform Him

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

A most sensafional story has been told to the manly police by Mr. John B. Brimbecon a well- known dairyman, of woodland- strect. North…

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Wheat Board. Ovfrdraft Further Reduced

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

The Australian wheat Board, in its financial statement for the week to August 29, discloses a reduction of its aggregate bank overdraft…

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A New Device. for Fastening Wool Bale Bands

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 September 1921 · page 2

What is regarded as ingenious, effective, and simple device for fastening the steel bands on wool bales and similar material has been…

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Butter Reduced. London Market Slump

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 September 1921 · page 6

From to-day the wholesale price of butter in Melbourne will be reduced 14/ Per owl (1 d per1b). The Butter Retailers Central…

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What Price Turkeys? Instead of Sheep

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 September 1921 · page 4

"I see dressed turkeys are fetching a bob a pound," said a sheep magnate the other day, "and what with Beeby's price-fixing, the…

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Wheat in Bulk Successful Overseas Delivery

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 September 1921 · page 1

A report from Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, regarding the condition of the wheat from New South Wales recently delivered by the steamer Astyanax is…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 September 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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Wool Sales. Excellent Market in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 September 1921 · page 4

The satisfactory rates ruling at the close of last week 's sales were further improved at the opening on Monday of the September series, The Only…

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The Million farms. Chances of Population. Sir Joseph Carruthers Answers Criticisms

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 September 1921 · page 3

Sir Josph Carruthers writes:— I did expect fair minded discussion from those who must hold with me that Australia with 1903 million…

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Farmer Drowned at Kempsey

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 September 1921 · page 2

A well-known farmer, Robert Partridge, of Kinchela, Lower Macleay, was drowned near Kempsey Bridge on Friday night. Cries for help were heard…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 September 1921 · page 4

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

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Wheat Guarantee. State Government to Pay. Chief Secretary 'S Statement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 September 1921 · page 6

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Dooley), in the absence of the Promise stated that the Government had made an arrangement will its bankers, as…

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Wool Sales. London, Sept, 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 September 1921 · page 5

At to - day 's London wool sales there was a full attendance or buyers. The offerings totalled 10.771 bales of Bawra and free wools. The home…

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Australian Butter. Equal to Best Danish. London Market Assured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 September 1921 · page 4

Mr. C. E. D. Meares, general manager of the Coastal Farmers Co - operative Company, giving evidence betore the agricultural committee of the…

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The Latest. Dairy Farming a Family Affair. All the Family Interested (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 September 1921 · page 3

Patrick Grant, giving evidence before the Board of Trade inquiry to-day into fixing a basic wage for rural workers, said that dairy farming was a family…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 September 1921 · page 3

The Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd., report 1st September:—The outlook for this month's sales, which open in Sydney next Monday,…

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Dairying. Good Butter Depends on Good Cream. and Good Cream Depends Primarily on Cleanliness

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 September 1921 · page 1

Where the farmer keeps his cream on his farm for any length of time, say, over 24 hours in the summer (and most of them do this),…

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Wheat Silos. What They Cost

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 September 1921 · page 7

In a statement forwarded to the Select Committe on Agriculture. Mr. George. Valder. Under - Secretary and Director of Agriculture. gave…

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