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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1888

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Farmers' Troubles. A Suggestion by the "T. and C. Journal."

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 10 April 1888 · page 4

IN an admirable article on "The Struggle for Existence" in the last number of the Nineteenth Century, Professor Huxley shows how happily the majority of human beings…

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Southgate Farmers' United v. Tyndale

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 14 April 1888 · page 3

THIS match was played at Lower Southgate on Saturday, when the visitors were defeated by 28 runs. The wicket was anything but good, being very bumpy. For the visitors Golden and Davis…

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The Victorian Prize Farms

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 14 April 1888 · page 2

FOLLOWING up the descriptive reports in the Government prize farms in Victoria, we now give as the last series, that of the farm which gained the second prize in the Northern Division of the colony…

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Wants of the Victorian Farmer

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 14 April 1888 · page 2

THE conference of the Victorian Farmers' Association waited as a deputation upon several of the Ministers with regard to the resolutions carried at the conference. They asked the Commissioner for…

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Protection for the Farmers. Public Meeting at Southgate

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1888 · page 3

THE first of a series of meetings to be held in the district, to urge upon the Government the desirability of imposing a duty on imported produce was held at Farrell's hotel, Southgate, on Saturday…

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Section Ii—cattle

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 21 April 1888 · page 8

Stewards—Messrs A. S. EGGINS. Judges—Messrs. W. SMALL, T. SMALL, and J. B. CARLTON. DURHAMS. Bull, 1 year and under 2 years—Rob Roy, 18mos,…

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DATRY CATTLE—open to all

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 21 April 1888 · page 8

Judges—Messrs W. SMALL, T. SMALL, J. B. CARLTON Dairy Cow—5 yrs, F. L. Schafer, Carr's Island, prize. 3 entries Special prize by W. A. B. GREAVES, Esq., for…

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Farm Horses

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 21 April 1888 · page 8

Judges—Messrs J. BRATHELD, J. Ross, P. WALKER, and D. M'PHERSON Pair of Plough. Horses or Mares, or one of either— Prince and Chester, J. Parker, S. Grafton, prize…

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Section Vi—farm Produce

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 21 April 1888 · page 8

Steward—Mr. J. CRISPIN, jun. Judges—Messrs. M. CONSIDINE, D. DOUST, W. GULLIFORD and N. M'LEOD. FARM…

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Test Farms

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 28 April 1888 · page 2

THE result of the debate upon Mr. KETHEL'S motion, in favour of the establishment of an Agricultural College, and test or experimental farms, is so far satisfactory in having…

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Why Children Dislike Farm Life

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 28 April 1888 · page 6

First they are not brought up to love the country; they are early accustomed to hear both father and mother grumble about the hardship of farm life. Then there is too much work and too little play for…

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Upper Orara Farmers' and Miners' Progress Association

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 5 May 1888 · page 8

A MEETING of the above Association was held at Mr. Rudder's, Coramba, on Saturday. Mr. James Sweeney (president) occupied the chair. There was a fair attendance of members…

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An Alleged Female Cattle Ste[?]ler

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 15 May 1888 · page 4

A "DASHING" woram was charged with cattle-stealing at Invecargill (N.Z.) The evidence showed that a settler at Forest Hill, named Ross, whose land adjoins that…

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Model or Experimental Farms

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1888 · page 3

THOUGH the importance of these auxiliaries to agriculture is universally admitted both hy Parliament and country, yet their establishment is delayed most unaccountably…

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Irrigation Farm

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 9 June 1888 · page 2

A FARM 300 acres in area of this description has been initiated on George's River, at Botany, under the management of Mr. J. N. Oxley. The soil is drift sand of the class…

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Union of Farmers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 16 June 1888 · page 3

SIR.—May I take the liberty through your columns of drawing the attention of the farmers to the heavy losses they are causing to themselves and others throughout the maize-growing districts…

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Unity Among Farmers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 16 June 1888 · page 3

FEDERATION among the farmers has been frequently pointed ont as a system they might with advantage adopt, and it must be acknowledged that were they as a body more cohesive, their…

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Farming in Victoria. The Work of the Department of Agriculture. Interesting Departmental Work

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 16 June 1888 · page 3

WE give below from the Weekly Times an interesting report on the blight in wheat. It is true that so far as our own district is concerned the question of wheat growing is—as the lawyers…

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Glen Innes—Western Trade with The Clarence. Anticipated 100 Teams be Engaged in the Trade. Nearly 3000 bales Wool coming to Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 23 June 1888 · page 5

Sydney, Thursday.—The Glen Innes correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says: "There is little doubt but the trade from Glen Innes and Inverell is gradually drifting back to the Clarence,…

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Farming in Victoria. The Work of the Department of Agriculture. Interesting Departmental Work. [Continued From Last Saturday's Issue.]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 23 June 1888 · page 2

SAMPLES of soil and of wheat stalks and roots have since been carefully examined by Mr. Pearson, who reports as follows:— Samples of Wheat…

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