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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

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Conposite Party Threat of a Rift. Farmers Take Stand. Melbourne

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 10

A proposal, agreed to at the conference of the Farmers' Union at Bendigo, to end the arrangement between the State Nationalist and Country…

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Dairy Utensils

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 6
Also in Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser

Our stocks of Dairy Utensils are large and varied. The quality cannot be surpassed. All these goods are made from specially imported…

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Concessions to Farmers. Resolutions of State Conference. Commissioners' Reply

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 6

Mr. Harvey, secretary of the Advisory Council of the State Bureau, read the following letter, a reply from the Commissioners to…

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Victorian Politics. Farmers Union to Contest Seats

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 7

At the Farmers' Union Conference in Bendigo, there was a lengthy discussion regarding the arrangement between the Nationalists and the…

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Latest Sporting Tips for To-morrow. Warwick Farm Races. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 5

For the races at Warwick Farm to-morrow, the Sydney "Sun's" tips are as follow:— Hurdles.—Palbi, Flerabras,…

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Dairying. "Unclean" Flavour in Butter. Faulty Farm Practices

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 9

The cerm "unclean" as applied by a departmental expert to a sample of butter may be understood to mean that the butter has a dirty taste and…

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Church Reunion. Archbishop of Melbourne's Pastoral

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 2

The Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne has issued it pastoral on Christian reunion, with special reference to the action of the Archbishop of…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 9

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd, report The feature of this week's sales was the comparatively limited enquiry on Japanese account, which, however, was…

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Pastoral. Rabbit Destruction. Experiments with Calcium Cyanide

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 14

The results obtained by the Department of Agriculture from the use of calcium cyanide, a commercial substance which gives off a highly…

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Anthrax. in Warren District. Valuable Cattle Lost

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 11

Anthrax has broken out among Mr. Frest Firth's Shorthorn stud at Locksloe in the Western district. So far thirteen animals have died…

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Wool Sales. London, March 7

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 12

At Liverpool the Bawra sale closed with 12,716 bades offered and practically all were cleared. Competition was keen. Continental operators…

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Maitland's Record Exhibition Capabilities of the District in Brand Array. Magnificent Agricultural Displays. Superb Dairy Cattle. Many Other Features

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 5

The Maitland Show was opened on Wednesday in glorious weather. In many directions the show is a record, and a financial record is confidently excepted…

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Mr. Theodore. Pastoral Leases Problem. Proposed Arbitration. London, March 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 2

Mr. Theodore at the Empire Producers lunch advocated a treaty between Britain and the Dominions enforcing the execution of the decision…

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Dairying. the Best Cow. the Farmer As a Judge

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 14

With all due deference to the dairy-farmer it must be said that as a judge of the producing capacities of the animals upon which his…

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Wheat Pools. Nearly Two Millions. Paid by the State

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 9

Speeches made at Tamworth and Bellata by Messrs. Lang and Scully with regard to the policy adopted by the last labour Government regarding…

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Hunter Farmer in Queensland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 14

A special correspondent of the "Brisbane Courier" in an article on the Blackbutt District, Queensland, writes as follows:—"On the western…

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Dairy Statistics. Decrease in Production

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 16

The dairy statistics for New South Wales for 1922-23; probably owing to the drought experienced at the height of the season disclose a considerable…

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Manning River Experiments. Cotton and Fodder Crops

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 1

An inspection of Mr. W.F. Summerville's cotton plot at Ashlea, near Wingham, was made during the week by Mr. J.M. Pitt, senior agricultural…

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Helping Dairymen. Encouraging Letters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 9

Mr. Chaffey, Minister for Agriculture, has received encouraging letter from the executive of the Primary Producers Union regarding the scheme…

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