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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1922

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Wool Sales. Strong Market in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1922 · page 7

In Sydney on Tuesday 7843 bales of wool were offered, and the sales, including private transactions, numbered 8381 bales…

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Wheat Guarantee. Five Shillings a Bushel. for Five Years

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1922 · page 2

A proposal to guarantee a minimum price for wheat for the five years ahead to enable growers to pay the basic wage of £4/5 to rural workers…

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Mr. Theodore's Task. How Labour "Protects" the Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1922 · page 3

The premier of Queensland is at present in New South Wales, helping Messrs. Dooley and McGirr to save the Labour Government of that State,…

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McGIRR'S Wheat Screme

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 March 1922 · page 4

Sir George Fuller, commenting on Mr. McGirr's wheat guarantee scheme said, apart from the question whether the price proposed was adequate,…

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Wool Sales. Recent Features Maintained

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 March 1922 · page 4

In Sydney on Wednesday, 7988 bales of wool were catalogued, and sales including private transactions, totalled 7,626 bales…

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Dairying Industry. Position in Queensland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 March 1922 · page 3

Representative of the Parliamentary Country party waited on Mr. Theodore (Premier of Queensland) and brought under his notice the serious position…

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Wheat Market. Dull Demand Overseas

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 March 1922 · page 2

Continued symptoms of weakness overseas were reflected in the Sydney wheat market on Thursday, when quotations showed a further…

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To Dairy Farmers and Milk Vendors

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1922 · page 4

The milk and cream cans, milking buckets and milk strainers supplied by us, are the standard of quality in this State, our turnover in these lies has attained…

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Viticultural. "Foot-rot" of Wheat. a Free Pamphlet for Growers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 March 1922 · page 6

There appeared among wheat crops in New South Wales last season a disease to which, on account of its character, the name "foot rot" has been…

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Wool Sales

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 March 1922 · page 3

At the wool sales the total offering in the new series was 100,000 bales of Bawra and 122,000 private. There was a large attendance of home and…

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Export Butter. State's Improved Quality

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 March 1922 · page 6

The following information is submitted on the authority of the Minister for Trade and Customs. For the month of February, 1922,…

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Export of Butter State's Improved Quality

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 March 1922 · page 6

The following information is submitted on the authority of the Minister for Trade and Customs. For the month of February, 1922, out…

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Big Wheat Corner. London, March 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 March 1922 · page 13

The "Daily Mail" prints Mr. Hughes' denial of the attempt to corner wheat, and adds that large stocks of Argentine wheat have been…

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Wool Sales. Strong Market in Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 March 1922 · page 6

In Sydney on Tuesday 7843 bales of wool were offered, and the sales, including private transactions, numbered 8281 bales…

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Wool Tops Case. Heavy Preparatory Costs. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 March 1922 · page 5

It is stated that the costs preparatory to the hearing in the Wool Tops case are in the region of £5000. These, it is expected, will be…

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To Dairy Farmers and Milk Vendors

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 March 1922 · page 3

The Milk and Cream Cans, Milking Buckets, and Milk Strainers supplied by us, are the standard of quality in this State, our turnover in these lines has…

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Wheat Guarantee. Five Shillings a Bushel for Five Years

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 March 1922 · page 6

A proposal to guarantee a minimum price for wheat for the five years ahead to enable growers to pay the basic wage of £4/5/ to rural worker…

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Viticultural. "Foot Rot" of Wheat. a Free Pamphlet for Growers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 March 1922 · page 7

There appeared among wheat crops in New South Wales last season a disease to which, on account of its character, the name "foot rot" has been…

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Dairy Industry. Effort to Improve Conditions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 March 1922 · page 6

Measures for the improvement of the butter market, both in Australia and overseas, were discussed at a conference in Melbourne between the…

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Sale of Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 March 1922 · page 4

Mr. J. P. Idstein reports having sold by private treaty a lucerne farm of 20 acres on the Pitnacree-road, Largs, for Mr. A. A. Baker, to Mr…

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