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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1925

2,490 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 37 of 125

Handling Wheat Harvest. Chief Commissioner Quotes Figures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 6

Mr. J. Fraser, Chief Railway Commissioner, made reference to criticisms made at the convention of the Chambers of Commerce regarding the…

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Wheat Facilities Desired for Newcastle. Deputation to Minister. SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 5

Mr. Chaffey, Minister for Agriculture, replying to a deputation to-day, said: When this Government, came into office and went on with the…

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A Neglecting Study. the Social Side Farm Life

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 13

"Whenever we have visitor from town they almost m[?]ariably remark how quiet and dull it is, and I sometimes wonder if they are not quite…

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Victorian Politics. Farmers in Arms

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 14

The central council of the Victorian Farmers' Union has resolved that nominations be called for all federal country seats held by the…

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Shade Trees. for Farm Homes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 14

The curator of the Botanic Gardens and president of the Horticultural Society of New South Wales (Mr. E. M. Ward) delivered a lecture…

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Social Side of Farm Life. a Neglected Study

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 4

The report, which we reproduced in our issue of Easter Monday on the above subject is worthy of much more sympathetic notice than it is likely to receive from the majority of our farmers. It is gralifying to find that the Mitztazie Branch of the South…

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Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep Unaltered—cattle Firm. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 April 1925 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report,—Cattle: 2600 yarded, the buld useful quality. The market opened better for good to prime sorts. Good…

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Empire Exhibition. Australian Butter. London, April 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 April 1925 · page 5

The everson, farmers' co-operative federations have signed an agreement for the display and sale of butter at the Australian Pavilion at…

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Land Settlement. Eleven Farms Near Cooma

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 April 1925 · page 6

Mr. Wearne, the Minister for Lands, has made available eleven farms on Eiham, Glenbrook, and Woolway Estates, for settlement…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., report 16th April: Since the close of the last series on 25th March, no auction sales have been held, but…

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To-day's Wool Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., telegraphed to-day:—Japan, Italy, and France were active operators at our opening Sydney wool sales to-day…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 4

These notes are issued every week under the personal supervision of the [?]rable the Minister for Agriculture and are based mainly on the…

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Good Quality Firm. Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 7

The wool sales were resumed on Monday, when the thirteenth series were commended. Of the 6094 bales submitted at auction, 4780 were sold,…

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Wool Market Factors the Question of Supplies

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 5

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:— At the Sydney wool auctions, which reopened yesterday, April 20. 47,500 bales were catalogued. The…

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Denman News Dairy Company

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 2

For the month of March the Denman Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., paid suppliers for 113,178 lbs choice st and 12,479 lbs second grade butter,…

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Fire on Aeneas. Wool Cargo. Capetown, April 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 April 1925 · page 5

The steamer Aeneas has arrived at Durban with her cargo of wool in the forepeak on fire. The extent of the damage is unknown.—Reuter…

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Wheat Harvest. the Final Returns. 59,785,000 Bushels

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 April 1925 · page 7

The final returns of the result of the wheat harvest for the season 1924-24 have been received by the Government Statistician, and the quantities…

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Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep Lower: Cattle Very Firm. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 April 1925 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson, Ltd., report:— Cattle: 400 yarded, the bulk medium to useful quality. The market opened very firm for good to prime beef, which…

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Butter Export. Commonwealth Gradings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 April 1925 · page 6

During the week ended April 18 the Commonwealth graders examined for export the following butters: At Sydney: 19,769 boxes salted, 1343 boxes…

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Firmer Tone. the Butter Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 April 1925 · page 2

The news that the price of butter in Melbourne had been advanced by 9/ to 154/ per cwt. exercised a decided influence in the Sydney market, and…

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