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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1900

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Farmers' Co-operative Company

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 3

A FULL report of the meeting of shareholders in the above company, briefly referred to in our last issue, is to hand. The Sydney papers of January…

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Seed Wheat

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 January 1900 · page 4

Several years ago the Government issued a quantity of seed wheat to a number of povertystricken farmers who had fallen into misfortune through the drought, and the understanding was…

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A Useful Dairy Experiment

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 January 1900 · page 3

The authorities of the Michigan Experiment Station have just carried out an experiment on lines which are on a level with the actual practice of ordinary farmers in the State…

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Sugar Crops in Queensland

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 January 1900 · page 3

The Sugar Journal, writing on January 15, states:—" Up to the end of the late year the weather was hot and dry, with northerly winds in most of the sugar districts. At…

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Agricultural Notes. Farmers' Associations

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 January 1900 · page 3

Various organisations started in the colony in the interests of farmers have not had a prosperous career. The Clarance and N.C. Farmers' Association, started with bright…

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Export of Victorian Butter

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 January 1900 · page 3

Victoria's output of butter this season will not fall far short of 15,000 tons. Up to the end of November the quantity shipped to…

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Richmond River Wheat

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1900 · page 1

Mr. W. E. GRAINGER, who has been assiduously experimenting in wheat-growing on the Upper Richmond, has forwarded the local paper samples of grain raised by him this season on…

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Palmer's Island Dairy Co. Annual General Meeting

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1900 · page 2

THE third annual general meeting of the Palmer's Island Dairy Co. was hold on Saturday afternoon. There was an attendance of about 25 shareholders, and several others were…

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Palmer's Island Dairy Company

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 January 1900 · page 8

The annual general meeting of shareholders in the above Company was held at Palmer's Island on Saturday. About 25 shareholders were present, and a large number were represented by proxy…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 2 February 1900 · page 5

George Michael Grebert was arraigned for having on or about 1st August last, at Wightman Creek, stolen one cow and calf, the property of John Barnier…

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The Dairying Industry

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 2 February 1900 · page 6

GOLD mining in the Clarence district has not been a success during the last year, so far as reefing is concerned; but those who have laid themselves out to give time and attention to…

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Lower Southgate Dairy Co

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 2 February 1900 · page 5

THE annual meeting of the above Co. was held on Saturday. There were about 25 shareholders present, together with the directors—Messrs. T. See(chairman), A. McMillan, J. H. Northcott, J…

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Grafton Dairy Company Ltd

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1900 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the shareholders of the Grafton Dairy Co. was held on Wednesday evening, Mr. Varley presiding. The annual report stated that the amount of…

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Grafton Dairy Company

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 2

The seventh annual meeting was held at the Council Chambers on Wednesday: Mr. G. H. Varley, Chairman of the directorate, presiding. There was a good attendance…

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Lower Southgate Dairy Co

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 2

At the annual meeting on Saturday there were present about 25 shareholders, including the directors, Messrs. T. See (chairman), A. [?]Millan[?] J. H. Northcott[?] J. Harrison,…

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Farmers' Co-operative Company

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 4

This company has virtually passed into the hands of Messrs. A. M'Arthur and Co., of Sydney. At a meeting of the shareholders which was held in Kiama yesterday, Mr. W. McMillan, who…

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Size of Dairy Herds

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 February 1900 · page 3

In the districts adapted for dairying there is meanwhile a desire among the farmers of New South Wales who have plenty of land to greatly…

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Bellinger Butter Company

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 9 February 1900 · page 2

ON Friday evening last the directors of the Bellinger Central Co-operative. Butter Company met the company's, suppliers, with the object of placing before them an exact…

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The Butter Industry in Victoria. a Serious Situation

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 February 1900 · page 3

At its inception the butter export trade of the colony stood high upon an honestly earned name for good quality, but the grave fact has to be faced that there has set in a…

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The Happy Farmer

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 February 1900 · page 6

A farmer in Kansas writes to the American "Agriculturist" to say that he does like to hear his city friends talk about1 "the happy farmer," and…

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