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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1870

13 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers

Original Correspondence. Price of Maize. to the Farmers of the Clarence and Richmond Rivers. Per Favour of Tue Examiner

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 22 February 1870 · page 2

GENTLEMEN,—Opinions seem to differ very much at present as to the probable price of maize this season; some anticipate a repetition of the past year's prices, in these cases, "The wish is father to the thought,"…

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Wool Report

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1870 · page 3

THE sales commenced on February 17th, the arrivals from Sydney were 9553 bales; from Port Phillip, 20,7098 bales; from Tasmanmia, 356 bales; from Adelaide, 8832, bales; from New Zealand, 1553 bales; from the Cape, 22,135 bales—total 72,138…

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Disastrous Floods in the Interior. Loss of Several Lives. Fearful Destruction of Property. Two Thousand Head of Sheep Drowned

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 3 May 1870 · page 2

WE append a brief summary of the damage done by the late disastrous, floods, taken from the Herald and Empire, and telegrams received and published by the Government…

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Wool Report

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1870 · page 2

The following quantities arrived to date for sales, which opened on April 7th:—Port Phillip, 60,569 bales: Sydney, 14,809: Adelaide, 28,241: New Zealand, 1005; Swan River, 1148; Cape, 10,872: Total, 116,644 bales. No change in business. It is…

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Extraordinary Case of Attempted Cattle-stealing in New England

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1870 · page 3

A VALOROUS squatter, residing not 100 miles from: Armidale, repeatedly missing cattle from his herd, determined to take the first opportunity of tracing lost ones to the haunts of the rubbers. A week or so…

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Pure Bred Cattle

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 28 June 1870 · page 2

BY the Ballina, ([?].), which arrived at Grafton, on Thursday last, Mr. W. A. B. GREAVES, J.P.—the owner of Newbold station, on the Clarence River, already famous for its pure bred cattle—has received…

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Clarence Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Association. Fourth Exhibition

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1870 · page 2

THE fourth Annual Exhibition of this Association was held on Tuesday and Wednesday last, as announced, upon the Association's ground, odjoining the Grafton racecourse, description of which was…

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Original Correspondence. the Late Case of Cattle Stealing. to the Editor of the Examiner

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 16 August 1870 · page 2

SIR.—The indic[?] functionaries of your city have so overgrown their duties, as to [?]equire the pruning knife, to remove the cumbersome and corr[?]t [?]ps, to prevent such being handed down to posterity. A [?]trageous conviction than that of…

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Importation of Pure Bred Cattle

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 13 September 1870 · page 2

By the Ballina [?] which arrived on Saturday last, our district has received another very valuable addition of pure bred stock, besides which, there are others to follow. First on the list stands Grand Prince the 12th, bred by Mr. W. J. Dangar, of…

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Sale of Clarence River and Other Prize Cattle

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 13 September 1870 · page 2

THE following prices obtained for some of the Clarence cattle, shown at the late Intercolonial Exhibition, Sydney, speaks well for our district, as regards the value of Its herds:—Mr. C. H. E. Chauvel's helfer Rose of Tabulam, which took the first prizes at…

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More Pure Bred Cattle

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 27 September 1870 · page 2

THE Clarence district last week received some further valuable additions to its already large stock of pure brd cattle, by the arrival of three very fine short horn Durham bulls and a cow, imported direct from England, by Mr. C. G. TINDAL, of…

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Mrs. Clark Irving's Imported Pure Bred Cattle

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 4 October 1870 · page 2

MRS. CLARK IRVING, of Tomki, Richmond River, is determined to maintain the prestige of her well-known herd, having just imported from England, per LA HOGUE, three young bulls of the purest short-horn blood. Our correspondent informs us that…

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Clarence Pastoral, Agricultural and Horticultural Association. Distribution of Prizes

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 4 October 1870 · page 2

THE distribution of prizes, awarded in connection with the late Exhibition of this Association, took place according to announcement, at the School of Arts, on Friday last. There was not a very large…

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