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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1892

216 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 11

Cattle Yards on Exhibition Grounds

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 January 1892 · page 8

A DESIGN adopted for cattle yards and pens for exhibiting stock at the Show ground has been accepted by the Committee, and was prepared by Mr. W. Small, jun. The yards…

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The Future of the Farmer's Da[?]ghter. The Piano or the Dairy

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 January 1892 · page 8

THE " woman question " has reached even the sedate pages of Notes and Queries, in which a controversy is proceeding upon the old question of whether farmers' daughters are justified in " playing…

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Clarence and Richmond Examiner [ESTABLISHED 1859]. Tuesday Morning, January 26Th, 1892. The Production of Wheat in N.S. Wales

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 January 1892 · page 4

MR. COGHLAN'S report upon the wheat harvest of New South Wales, coming at the present juneture, will be more than interesting—more interesting, we think, than satisfactory; less satisfactory than…

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Pioneer Dairy Company

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 8

AT a meeting of shareholders, held on Wednesday, at Ulmarra, Mr. GLISSAN occupied the chair, and regretted there was not a large attendance, because, in his opinion, lively interest should be taken in…

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A Farmer Shoots his Brother and Commits Suicide

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 February 1892 · page 3

A FEARFUL tragedy was enacted at Yalca, North, in Victoria, last week, when a farmer named Robert Brown was shot dead by his brother, John Brown, who then committed…

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Lumpy-Jawed Cattle. Dr. Salmon says their Meat may Disarrange the Digestion

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 2

AT Chicago, Dr. Salmon, of Washington, chief of the National Bureau of Animal Industry, in an interview, said: "I cannot say positively that I have ever known of lumpy-jawed cattle…

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The New Dairy Problem. Some Important Facts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 2

JOHN GOULD, Ohio, in the American Agriculturist writes: "The most important dairy topic that is now being discussed is the pooling of milk at the pastures, and the daily individual testing of the…

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What an Experience Man says about Dairy Factories

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 3

OUR Ulmarra correspondant writes:—At the general meeting of shareholders of the Pioneer Dairy Company at Ulmarra, Mr. Atkinson, of Kiama, was invited to give some of his experiences in dairying,…

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Points of Dairy Bull and Cow

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 3

THE list of "National" prizes for competition at the late Kiama show gives a scale of points for judging dairy cattle. Coming us it does from a district which is noted not only for its dairy farms but for its dairy…

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How to Make Farming Pay

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 3

Mr. EDITOR.—Since writing you on the above subject I have received a letter from my friend (Charles B. Saunders, of St. Saviour's, Jersey) from which I will, with your kind permission, quote such…

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Ulmarra Farming

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 3

OUR correspondent writing from Ulmarra says:— "Little more than ten years ago some of the back farms at Ulmarra, that now look so beautiful, did not present such a cheering appearance. During that…

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Farmers' Daughters

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1892 · page 3

UNDER the heading of the "Future of farmer's daughters," appeared lately, some extracts from "Notes and queries," bearing ing upon the question as to whether the…

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The Ulmarra, Butter Factory

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 February 1892 · page 3

IN a short time the Pioneer Dairy Factory at Ulmarra will be completed and ready to commence operations. The venture, owing mainly to uncontrollable drawbacks, has not been launched with…

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Farm Produce

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 February 1892 · page 3

Mr. O. O. DANGAR, M.P., thus writes to one of the Macleay journals: "I am quite aware a serious danger is inourred by any person connected with the commission business placing disagreeable truths…

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The Potato Crop

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 February 1892 · page 3

THE summer crop of potatoes in this district has been dug, and nearly all marketed. The results have been most disappointing to the growers, not by reason of the light crop, but prices have been…

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The Victorian Unemployed and the Farmers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 February 1892 · page 5

THE Melbourne Argus' commissioner, who is travelling in the North-eastern districts of Victoria to discover the opinions of the people, says with respect to a suggestion that the farmers should provide…

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Clarence & Farmers' Association

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 February 1892 · page 3

MR. EDITOR.—What has become of the name of the North Coast Farmers' Association? [?]s it obliberated from the pages of commerce? are questions which are asked daily. The agreement…

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Export of Cattle[?]From Northern Territory

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1892 · page 3

LAST year Mr. Stevens, representative of Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., contracted with the South Australian Government for five years at £5000 a year to run a line of…

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Rents of Pastoral Holdings

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 3

A DEPUTATION of pastoral and homestead lessees in the Western and Central divisions of the colony waited on the Minister for Lands in reference to the raining of the…

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North Richmond River Farmers' Union

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 8

ON Saturday last a number of the members of this Union met at Lismore, to consider a proposal for altering the Union to a Co-operative Association. Mr. T. Osborne, president, occupied the chair…

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