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Farming & the land, 1922

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Big British Farmer. Impressed with Mildura Lands

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

Mr.E. Hiam who carries on farming on a large scale in England, and was controller of vegetable supplies during the war, is on a visit to Eydney. He…

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Agriculture. Many Uses for Maize. a Crop Which Should Be More Widely Grown

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 7

The fact that the Australian production or maize is less than two bushels per head of the population, as compared with America's 30 bushels per head…

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Kentucky Farms. Soldier Settlers Discontented

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 13

On the Kentucky soldier settlement there are 69 settlers, of whom 46 are married. Discontent is rampant, and it is stated that if…

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Dairy Industry. Movement to Uplifht

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 10

At the request of the Commonwealth Dairy Produce Committee, Mr. Rodgers, the Minister for Customs, is convening a meeting to be…

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Mauled by Alligator Farmer's Terrible Experience

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 3

A man named Summerfield, a farmer of Alligator River, who was badly mauled by a large alligator was brought to Darwin Hospital on…

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Run of Ill-luck. Inverell Farmer's Losses

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 14

Mr. A. J. Simpson, of Morclmna, near Inverell, met with a singular run of had luck during the last few days…

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Keep Down Costs. English Expert's Views. of Australian Farming

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 5

Mr. E. Hiam, an agricultural expert with the Empire Exhibition Commission, which is visiting Australia, thinks Australia can produce…

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Latest Commercial Farmers' Produce Markets. Alexandria Auctions. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 5

The market at Alexandria was throughout easier. Only a small proportion of offerings actually passed under the hammer. Lucerne hay and…

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Million Farms. No Faith Says Mr. Drummond. Plea for Private Enterprise

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 4

"It must be apparent oven to the least thoughtful that the 'Million Farms' scheme, as it is at present miscalled, must sooner or later be…

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Stabilising the Dairying Industry Wokld's Parity Fallacy to Go

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 8

A conference of Inter-State dairying interests, convened by the Commonwealth Dairy Produce Pool Committee, has just concluded a sitting in…

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Wool Sales. Prices Advance in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 3

At the Sydney wool sales, 7752 bales were catalogued and the sales totalled 9294, including private transactions…

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Pastoral Industry. 44-Hour Week Granted. Wages Heavily Reduced. Melbourne

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 1

An award of great interest to the pastoral industry was made in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court by Mr. Justice Powers to-day. The…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sales Resumed, and Market Firm

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 2

The 18th series of Sydney wool sales was commenced at the Royal Exchange, Bridge-street, yesterday, before a large attendance of buyers…

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Big Figures. Toowoomba Dairy Company

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 5

Despite the continuous dry weather, on the Darling Downs' (Queensland), the Toowoomba Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, report for April…

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Million Farms. Reply to Mr. Drummond's Observations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 3

Referring to the observations of Mr Drummond, M.L.A., on Sir Joseph Carruthers' Million Farms Scheme, Mr. C. C. Faulkner,…

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Cattle. Herefords

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 May 1922 · page 4

Bull, 1 year and under 2, G. S. and G. B. Waller, 1. Bull calf, under 12 months, G. S. and G. B. Waller, 1 and 2 and champion,. Cow, 3 years and…

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Wheat Market. London Conditions Easier

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 May 1922 · page 6

Quiet conditions continued in the Sydney wheat market on Tuesday. The Voluntary Pool maintained the quotation at 5/11 a bushel for local…

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Wool Sales. a Strong Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 May 1922 · page 3

In Sydney on Tuesday 8448 bales were catalogued, and sales, including private transactions, totalled 10,220 bales…

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Dungog Show. Opening Day. Increase in Horses and Cattle. DUNGOG

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 May 1922 · page 4

The Dungog Agricultural and Horticultural Asociation was favoured with fine weather for the opening of its thirty-fifth annual exhibition to-day…

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Huge Wool Frauds. Clever Gang at Work. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 May 1922 · page 5

An arrest made by detectives, after investigations extending over about ten days, is expected to bring to a close the operations of a clever gang…

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