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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

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Queensland Dairy Herd Book Society

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

A meeting of the Queensland Dairy Herd Book Society was held at Mr. Thyn[?]e's office on Thursday afternoon. There were present:…

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Farm Gossip

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 September 1904 · page 6

The Quality of Milk.--Cultivator Aearates the Soil.--Soda a Disinfectant.--Mange on Swine.--The Best Type of Dairy Cow…

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Dairying Industry. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 September 1904 · page 5

The Government dairy expert lectured last night on the commercial aspect of the dairying industry, and in the course of his…

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Dairying Prospects

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 8

WITH the advent of spring, and after the mild winter experienced by dairymen, there promises to be a grant expansion in the dairying industry, and already we have seen sings of an increased…

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Notes and Comments. Co-operation Among Farmers

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 6

THE advantages of co-operation have been so often, and so clearly, placed before the farmers in this district that it is altogether unnecessary to go over the ground again, but it may be…

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Frauds on Farmers

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 4

THE Burrumbuttock correspondent of the Albury Banner writes:— A story, has been going the rounds of the Press concerning the manner in which…

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The Dairymen and the Export Trade

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 September 1904 · page 3

Mr. Editor—From the comments of the "Northern Star," as contuined in your issue of Tuesday last, it is evident that the writer is under the impression that the…

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North Coast Settlement. Chances for Small Farmers. Liberal Land Laws Wanted

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 September 1904 · page 3

The "Daily Telegraph" writes: "Settlement in the far North Coast districts continues encouragingly. Several large estates, bought up by Victorian syndicates,…

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Farmers' Union

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 September 1904 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Tyndale and Shark Creek Branch was held on Monday evening, when there was a good attendance; Mr. R. J. M'Donald presiding. The secretary, Mr. A…

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Dangerous Position of the Dairy Industry

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 September 1904 · page 3

Messrs. Weddel and Co. and a correspondent "Pioneer" are disposed to thrust the whole blame of inferior butter on to the home separator. The contention is the…

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Statistics of the Dairying Industry

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 September 1904 · page 3

In 1883 New South Wales imported 1,034,8691b. of butter. In 1893 the State exported 2,705,3091b., and 1903 the export was 7,625,0691b., which showed a falling…

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Latest Telegrams. the Butter Commission. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 12 September 1904 · page 3

It has been decided that witnesses from N.S.W. may visit Victoria and give evidence before the Butter Commission…

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Dairying matters

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 12 September 1904 · page 2

Grafton Dairy Co. meets to-night. Owing to the widespread use of private separators at Bowral a butter factory there has closed down…

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Dairying In H. S. Wales. What Are Its Possibilities? Some Important Facts

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 12 September 1904 · page 4

Mr. W. Freedy, or the Statistician's Office, has prepared some notes on the dairying industry in this State for publication in the…

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Dairy Stock for Queensland

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 12 September 1904 · page 2

Twenty head of Ayrshire, Jersey and Guernsey cows have been purchased by the Government of Queensland, and will shortly be shipped out to that State…

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White Cattle

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 September 1904 · page 2

The objection to white cattle shown by many Australian pastoralists may in some localities be founded on good rensons: but It is extremely probable (says a writer in…

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The Butter Industry

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 September 1904 · page 2

"A Mannger" writes— It seems to be generally recognised that the butter turned out at most of the Australian factories is not of the high quality it ought to be,…

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Melbourne Butter Commission. Bigantic Misdoings

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 September 1904 · page 2

Important as the revelations at the Melbourne Butter Commission have been to the Victorian producers, they possess almost equal interest for the other…

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The Future of Dairying

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 September 1904 · page 2

In an address on Tuesday. Mr. O'Callaghan, dairy export, said— Before now farmers entered Into the dairying Industry, and before financial institutions Invested money In this industry,…

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Advice to City Farmers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 September 1904 · page 2

Depression In the large centres of population appears to be mainly responsible for the cry of "back to the land'" which is raised in all settled countries from time to…

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