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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

2,177 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 77 of 109

Dairying Utensils

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 16 September 1921 · page 4

Our supplies of dairying utensils are large and comprehensive, and our annual turnover in these lines reaches very large figure. The milk cans, milk buckets, and…

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Dairying on the Upper Hunter. Enthusiastic Meeting at Moonan Flat

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 September 1921 · page 2

In response to the advt. inserted in previous issues by Mr. W. R. Baker, a largely-attended meeting was held in the School of Arts,…

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Australia's Obligations. Million Farm Schemes

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 September 1921 · page 2

Sir Joseph Carruthers addressed a meeting convened by the Vaucluse Progress Association at Reid's Hall, Parsley Bay, the other night,…

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Pastoral. [?]Ts in Sheep. [?] of Infestation and [?] Sentive Measures

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1921 · page 7

[?] first found in the fron[?] and horn-cores of the [?] sheep in New South Wales [?] since when they have…

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Cattle. Shorthorns

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 September 1921 · page 7

Bull, 3yrs and over, Edward Bowman's Milta Duke of Derrimut 2nd, 1; J. M. Gates's White Lord, 2. Bull, 2yrs, E. Lloyd Jones's Hambledon Emperor of…

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Sheep. Coarse-woolled

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 September 1921 · page 7

Merino ram, Bowman Bros., jun,, 1; Plashett Pastoral Co., Ltd., 2,R. Moss. 3. Merino ram lamb, Wowman Bros., jun., 1 and 2. Merino ewe, Wowman…

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Butter Position. Question of Decontrol

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1921 · page 5

Several of the Sydney consignees of butter are of opinion that the time is ripe to consider the question of making application to the Profiteering…

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Meggitt's (Ltd.) Poultry and Cattle Preparations

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 September 1921 · page 7

Poultry brooders and farmers were much interested in Meggitt's, Ltd., display of poultry feeds, and preparations for use for horses, sheep, and calves…

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Wheat Guarantee. Payment to Growers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1921 · page 14

It was announced by the State Treasurer, Mr. Lang, that the Government had completed arrangements with its banks—the Commercial Banking…

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Overdraft Reduced Wheat Board Finances

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1921 · page 14

A further substantial reduction in the bank overdraft or the Australian Wheat Board was made during the seven days ended September 5…

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Wool Sales. London, Sept. 6

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1921 · page 13

A good selection of 10,699 bales of free wool was offered at the London, sales to-day. Increasing animation on the part of home and foreign…

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Wool Marketing. Views of Coonamble Pastoralists

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1921 · page 14

At a well-attended meeting of pastoralists and graziers, held at Coonamble, the following motion was carried, unanimously:—…

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Censure Motion. Victorian Government Survives. Wheat Compromise

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1921 · page 7

In the Victorian Legislative Assembly Mr. Prendergast, leader of the Labour party, moved a motion of want of confidence in the…

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Georgeson Declared Sane Wheat Commission May Resume

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 September 1921 · page 8

According to affidavits read by Mr H. H. Mason to Mr Justice Street in Lunacy Jurisdiction on Thursday, Mr George Georgeson, whose illness at a critical…

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Dairying. Elephant Grass. a Useful Fodder Plant

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1921 · page 7

Elephant grass cannot in any sense be said to take the place of such crops as maize or sorghum, and it cannot therefore be recommended for…

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Million Farms. Utilising Idle Crown Lands. Cable to London Papers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1921 · page 14

Following upon the interest displayed by Lord Northcliffe, the under-mentioned cable explaining Sir Joseph Carruthers' Million Farms scheme has…

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Heaviest for Years. "North Coast Sugar Crops

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1921 · page 16

A very heavy harvest of sugar cane is being cut on the Kienmond River, but the floods and frequent rain storms since have seriously interfered with…

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Rural Basic Wage. Would Cripple Dairying Mr. Knox's Views

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1921 · page 16

Judge Beeby's latest statement regarding press criticism of the Board of Trade was discussed by Mr. Arthur Knox, manager of the Berrima…

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Dairying Utensils

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1921 · page 8

Our supplies of Dairying are large and comprehensive, and our annual turnover in these lines reaches very large figures. The Milk Cans,…

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Dairy Produce

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 September 1921 · page 7

Box of butter, Branxton Co-operative Dairy, Co., 1; Singleton Co-operative Dairy Co., 2. Butter, hand-made, Mrs W. G. Burne, 1; R. S. Reynolds, 2…

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