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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1923

1,910 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 32 of 96

Alleged Larceny. of Fifty Bales of Wool. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 May 1923 · page 5

Andrew Whiteley was further remanded at the police court on a charge of having stolen 10 bales of wool, valued at £1410, the property…

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Wealthy Britain Crops and Stock

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 May 1923 · page 2

London, Monday.—The Ministry of Agriculture estimates the total value of the farm crops and live stock in Britain at £400,000,000. The…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 May 1923 · page 3

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

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The Cattle Slump

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1923 · page 2

Conditions in the far west have never been worse, nor cattle cheaper, declares Sir Sydney Kidman. The drought is Australian, and will pass,…

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Sheep Killed. Tram Runs Into Flock. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 May 1923 · page 5

Thirty sheep were killed and five injured at Parramatta last night whom a steam, tram ran into a flock of about 200…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1923 · 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 Shortage Predicted. London, May 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 May 1923 · page 2

A shortage in wool in the near future is predicted by "Sir Arthur. Goldfinch, chairman of the London Board of Bawra, who claims that last…

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The Farms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 May 1923 · page 4

It is anticipated that the coming season's crops for the Hunter Valley around Maitland will be a record. The farmers have been busy since…

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Lower Hunter Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 May 1923 · page 4

Mr. T. S. Elkin reports having sold, by private negotiation, one of the picked dairy areas on the Lower Hunter, owned by Mr. John Giggins, of…

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Farm and Garden

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1923 · page 2

The following is the list of exhibits comprising Mr. C. E. Henny's collection as exhibited at the Dungog show:—…

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Dairying. Bigger Dairy Profits. by Feeding the Right Cows

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1923 · page 4

In a recent issue of the Queensland Agricultural Journal is given an interesting review of the year's dairying operations in the northern…

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Cattle Industry. Slump in the Argentine

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 1

A great crisis has fallen upon the cattle-parsing industry of this Republic, and the "estancieros," or pastoralists, ordinarily the richest and most…

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Anthrax. Discovered Among Cattle. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 5

A case of suspected anthrax has been discovered among cattle at Boxhill slaughter yards. Inquiries were made and the…

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Cattle Industry Meat Canning Works in Queensland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 14

Two comprehensive schemes have been launched to assist the cattle industry of Queensland. At Karumba, near Normanton,…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Auctions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 4

There was no change in the number of offerings at the Alexandria market yesterday. As a result of the small varding prices for all lines were very…

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Farmer Killed. Accident at Galong. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 5

Jack : Niell, a farmer in the Galong district, was killed last night in an accident to a sulky on the Burrowa road. He is the third member of the…

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Pioneer Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 11

Nearly all the pioneer farmers of the Kayuga settlement were residents of Maitland prior to coming to the Upper Hunter, and had agricultural…

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New Settlers. Two Thousand Farms Needed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 3

The Victorian Minister for Lands (Mr. Oman) states that, in order to meet the demands' for land by returned soldiers, immigrants and…

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Boys From Britain. Introduction Into Farm Mums

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 11

Boys from 16 to 18 years from Great Britain are being brought to New South Wales for rural employment…

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Ireland Raiders Kill Farmer

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 8

London, Wednesday.—Despite De Valera's proffered armistice, a dozen armed raiders surrounded Michael Reynolds' farm at Clooneaghy, seeking Reynolds'…

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