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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1922

1,968 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 99

Surplus Butter. Unsold Imperial STOCKS.z

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 16

Proposals which have been submitted to the Federal Cabinet by representatives of the butter industry to overcome the difficulty which will…

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Sydney Wool Market Sales Resumed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 16

The wool sales were resumed in Sydney on Monday. Of the 8866 hales offered at sale 7863 were sold. Private sales totalled 437 bales. The market was…

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London Wool Sales. London. January 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 2

At the London wool sales to-day 10,200 privately owned bales were submitted. There was a brisk demand, and the offerings were practically cleared…

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sThe Grape Crop

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 4

Downy mildew has made its presence felt in the vineyards in the district, and to such an extent that the yields will be considerably reduced. The…

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The Dairy Industry Organisation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 4

During the week the committee representing all the States gave further consideration to the possibility of passing on with a view to placing…

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Dairying Industry. Outlet for Milk Suppliers. Avenue of Relief

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 13

As one way of mitigating, the difficulties of dairy, farmers who have had the outlet for their milk cub off by the recent closing of the three large…

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Million Farms. South Australian Sympathy

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 11

Mr. Barwell, Premier of South Australia, has informed Sir Joseph Carruthers, originator of the million farms proposals, that the Government of…

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Insurance of Crops. Discussed at Parkes. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 3

At a meeting of the Parkes branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, Mr. Davis submitted a motion, expressing the opinion that the…

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Bush Fires. Havoc Among Crops

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 9

Reports which dribbled into Wagga on Friday night from various centres of the fire zone show that the fires which are burning to the south-east of…

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Million Farms Scheme. 15 Million Acre Proposal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 9

The news has been spread broadcast that a proposal has been made to the Prime Minister for the systematic development of an area of 15,000,000…

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The Millet Crop. in Hunter District

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 11

The millet crop on the Hunter River for 1922 promises fair and up to the present it has had everything in its favour (writes our Miller's…

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Dairying

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 1

The average town dweller is perhaps apt to envy the man who owns a block of land which can carry a herd of cows. The price given for milk at the present…

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London Butter Deal. How It Affects Australian Producers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 January 1922 · page 6

Mr. C. E, D. Meares, who has been twice to Melbourne during the last ten days, in connection with the above, writes as follow:—…

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The Butter Positon

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 2

On return from Melbourne Mr. C. J. McRae, advises:—The Commonwealth Dairy Produce Pool Committee met again in…

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The Butter Position

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 4

On return from Melbourne on 13th January, Mr. C. J. McRae advises:—The Commonwealth Dairy…

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December Wool Export

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 2

During December the export wool from New South Wales totalled 117,454 bales, valued £1,957,151. A great proportion went to the United…

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State Wheat Yield. the Estimate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 4

Mr. H. A. Smith, the Government Statistician, has issued a preliminary forecast of the wheat harvest of the current season. Not all the returns…

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The Wheat Pools. Minister's Statement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 2

Mr. Dunn, Minister for Agriculture, referred to a statement that there was dissatisfaction among the wheat, growers at the delay of the…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Market Animated

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 6

At the Sydney wool sales yesterday, 8782 bales were offered at auction, and 8047 sold. Private sales totalled 970 bales. The market was very firm…

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The Butter Crisis. a City Point of View

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 4

The "Daily Mail," the now Sydney morning paper set out with the good intention of making itself popular in the country districts. It proceeds…

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