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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

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Queensland Cattle Supply

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1906 · page 4

Mr. N. Farmer, of Comoodilly, recently returned to Gladstone from a tour extending over nearly three months in North Queensland, where he was in search of store cattle…

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A Record Wool Season

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1906 · page 4

The wool year 1905-6 closed with last week's auctions. As far as the present generation at least is concerned, the current season, which statistically terminates on June 30th,…

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Dairying for City Youths

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 3 July 1906 · page 4

Dairying. Mr. O'Callaghan, the Government Dairy Expert, says, affords city youths a large avenue of lucrative employment. This is another version of the late Horace…

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The Coastal Farmers' Co-op. Society

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 3 July 1906 · page 4

Mr. W. D. Warden was unanimously reelected Chairman, and Mr. Geo. Couch Vice-Chairman, for the ensuing twelve months, at a Board meeting of the above…

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Large Sale of Pure Sheep

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1906 · page 2

What is perhaps the sale of the largest number of pedigreed animals of any breed yet made within the Commonwealth to one buyer has just…

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Inspection of Australian Butter in London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1906 · page 2

At the conference of directors of butter factories held in Melbourne last week some of the opponents of grading argued that the branding of…

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Butter and Cheese As Conveyers of Infection

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1906 · page 2

Some time ago an interesting experiment was undertaken by Professor Delepine, of the Public Health Laboratory, Manchester University,…

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Farm, Field and Dairy. Action of Lime on Soil

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1906 · page 2

The functions of lime when applied to soils requiring it are very complex, and may be summed up as follows . --…

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Farming Implements

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1906 · page 4

Attention is directed to the advertisement in our business columns of Mr. D. McDermid, who for the past 28 years has conducted his business in…

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Important Decision for Dairymen

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1906 · page 5

Richard Tarrant was charged with selling a diseased beast to William Napoleon on the 11th June, 1906. Defendant pleaded not guilty…

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Butter and Pork Industry

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 2

THERE is at present travelling along the North Coast, for the purpose of of holding interviews with the directors of the various butter companies on behalf of Messrs…

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Butter Grading. London Buyer's Views

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 11

Mr. A. Welch, head of the firm of A. Welch and Co., London, passed through Grafton recently, being principally engaged in inspecting the dairying interests here. Mr…

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Agricultural. Grading of Butter. Opinions of the Member for Cowper

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 11

In the House of Representatives, Mr. H. W. [?]ee said: We were told by the Attorney-General when the Commerce Bill was under discussion that there was no serious…

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Winter School for Farmers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 7

The opening lecture given by the principal, at the Winter School for Farmers, dealt with commercial fertilisers and their legitimate application in modern agriculture…

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Farmers' Union Meetings

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 3

The fourth annual meeting of the Tyndale and Shark Creek branch of the Farmers' Union and Progress Association was held in the Tyndale Hall on Tuesday, Mr. W…

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Useful Farm Hands

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 4

Among the recent arrivals from Great Britain, under the Assisted Immigration scheme recently adopted, the Intelligence Department has come across several men who,…

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Butter Factory for Coff's Harbour

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 July 1906 · page 8

A special correspondent writes: A representative meeting of farmers and dairymen was held at the Pier hotel. Coff's Harbor, on Friday evening to consider a proposal…

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Agricultural. Vegetables on the Farm

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 July 1906 · page 2

The farm garden can hardly be said to be an institution in Australia. Vegetables are raided intermittently on farms in favourable localities, but the practice does…

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