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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1881

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How a Texas Farmer Arranged for His Death From Hydrophobia

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 27 September 1881 · page 3

A DALLAS, Tex, letter says: A tragic death has just occurred in our neighbouring County of Hill worth relating, and worthy of Virginius or any other Roman fathor. One year ago George Arnold came to Dallas…

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Sugar Cane As an Annual Crop

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 4 October 1881 · page 2

THE severe effects of frost upon the Colonial sugar cane, again opens the question whether the crop could not be cultivated systematically as an annual. It is so cultivated in the Southern States of America,…

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What an Old Farmer Says

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 October 1881 · page 4

THIS is the advice of an old man who tilled the soil for 10 years :-- I am an old man, upwards of three score years, during two score of which I have been a tiller of…

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The Wool Market

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 11 October 1881 · page 4

WITH the last report of the Chamber of Commerce, comparative returns of shipments of wool were given from the 1st of September of 1879, and 1st of September, 1880; and…

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Dookie Experimental Farm

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 25 October 1881 · page 4

SOME time ago applications were invited from persons competent to undertake the management of the Dookie Experimental Farm as an educational establishment, but the Victorian…

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Farming in America

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 4 November 1881 · page 4

ACCORDING to recent statistics about 25,000,000 people are engaged in farming in North America, and notwithstanding this not one tenth of the land is under cultivation. These are (says…

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Farmers Unions

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 November 1881 · page 4

THE members of the Hunter River Farmers' Association are steadily persevering in their efforts to bring the agriculturists in their district into union for business purposes. At a recent meeting at Aberglasslyn, Mr…

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Farmers' Union

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 12 November 1881 · page 6

THE members of the Hunter River Farmers' Association are steadily perserving in their effort to bring the agriculturists in their district into union for business purposes. At a recent meeting at Aberglasslyn, Mr…

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Sydney Freights and Charges From a Farmer's Point of View. to the Editor of the Clarence Examiner

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 19 November 1881 · page 2

SIR,—Will you kindly allow me a small space in your valuable paper. A few weeks back, I noticed a letter in your columns from some friend calling the attention of farmers to the extra charge of freight, that is is 3d…

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Farmers' Unions

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 29 November 1881 · page 4

IN connection with the various agricultural unions which are being formed in various parts of the colony, the following extract from a report just issued by the Farmers' Alliance,…

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Indian Rust Proof Wheat. to the Editor of the Echo

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 3 December 1881 · page 3

SIR,—In a "Note of the Day" in Friday's issue reference is made to the late Secretary of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales as having rendered good service by introducing to the colony,…

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Farmers' Union

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 December 1881 · page 2

NEARLY every report that reaches usfrom the country districts of this colony in reference to movements for the promotion of the farming industry, is accompanied by the statement that difficulty is experienced in…

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