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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

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The Proposed Dairy Bill

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 August 1904 · page 8

Mr. Lilley gave his audience a forecast of the provisions of the Hairy Hill to be brought in by Mr. Denham. Every farmer would have to pay £1 a year on his dairy: also 5s per…

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To Export Butter. the Matter Discussed. Proposals to Local Dairymen

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 September 1904 · page 8

A meeting of the Clarence Dairymen's Union was held in the,Town Hall on Tuesday morning last for the purpose of considering the export proposals of the…

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Latest Telegrams. Victorian Butter Commission. Melbourne

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 September 1904 · page 5

At the Butter Commission yesterday, William West, secretary of the Shepperton Butter Factory, said that the firm of Bartram and…

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Farm Gossip. Give the Pig a Warm Bed--A Curious Maize Cob--Feeding Concentrated Food to Cattle--Preparing Food for Horses--The Advantages

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 September 1904 · page 6

Any pig-breeder will tell you that a pig likes a warm bed when wet and stormy weather comes on, the pigs will get under straw if it is at…

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A Defiant Dairyman

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 September 1904 · page 4

The council clerk and inspector of nuisances reported to the Kogarah Council the other night that he had served several notices on dairymen in…

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A New Industry. Ostrich Farming at Gilgandra

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 September 1904 · page 5

Upon its becoming known that the first batch of 12 ostriches intended for the new farm at Gilgandra was to pass over the Blayney-Gilgandra…

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Clarence River Dairymen's Association

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 2 September 1904 · page 5

A LARGELY attended meeting of the above Association was held at the Town Hall, Grafton, on Tuesday, Mr D. Baillie presiding. The chairman extended a hearty welcome to…

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C. R. Dairymens' Association

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 September 1904 · page 2

A meeting was held on Tuesday, when there were present Messrs D. Baillie (President), G. S. Stening, A. Eggins, A. Waters, T. Henderson, J. C. Wilcox,…

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Pigs and Sheep not Cattle

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 September 1904 · page 2

The High Court has decided that under the Cattle Slaughtering Act sheep and pigs wore not cattle. Had the decision of the Supreme Court…

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High Class Dairy Farms

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 September 1904 · page 2

The unproved price of butter and the present satisfactory position of the dairy industry has created a strong demand for good dairy land…

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The Dairying Outlook

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 September 1904 · page 3

In his letter to the city press, Mr. F. E. Winchcombe, M.L.A., insists that unless something can be done--which he claims must ensure a…

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Dairying Matters. Export Scheme Proposals

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 September 1904 · page 2

Following are the F.F. and Ice Co's proposals to the dairymen of the Clarence to be dealt with by the Dairymen's Association on 20th…

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Are Sheep and Pigs Cattle?

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 September 1904 · page 3

The High Court of Australia, on Monday, upheld an appeal from a decision of the State Full Court in the case of Mackay v. Davis. The case was said to indirectly involve an…

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The Butter Question

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 September 1904 · page 4

This subject is of such importance that it is almost impossible to say too much about it. 1s there any reason in the nature of things why New Zealand butter should be in constant…

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The Price of Butter Boxes

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 September 1904 · page 3

A leading manufacturar of butter boxes writes protesting against the expressions of opinion that have been published to the effect that the price this season (1s 8d per…

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Department of Agriculture. the Dairy Branch

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 September 1904 · page 3

It' is satisfactory to note that the first body representative of the producers which has dealt with the question of individualising the control of the Agricultural…

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The Dairymen and the Export Trade

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 September 1904 · page 8

The "Northern Star" Writes A telegram from our Grafton correspondent yesterday discloses that dairymen on the Clarence, apparently to secure what they consider…

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Farm, Field, Dairy

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 September 1904 · page 8

Some plants are far larger absorbers of lime than others. Thus tobacco, lucerne, potatoes, peas, clover, etc., take up much time, while…

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Controlling the Farmers

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 September 1904 · page 4

The "Dairy World" has the following :--Farmers who supply the co-operative creameries in Denmark with milk are not free to manage…

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Dairying Matters

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 September 1904 · page 4

The Milk supply at the Copmanhurst creamery is increasing. Fifteen hundred boxes of butter were shipped on Saturday for…

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