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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1907

885 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 37 of 45

Sheep Raising on the Bellinger

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 4 October 1907 · page 4

A number of residents of the district have from time to time thought of introducing a few sheep on their pastures, and during the recent visit of Mr. Stock…

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Butter Freight Contracts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 October 1907 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Thursday,—At a meeting of the Federal Labour party reference was made to the grip the mail companies have sought to secure over the Australian…

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Education in Sheep

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 October 1907 · page 8

The lectures which Mr. A. Hawkesworth, the wool expert of the Technical College, is delivering at Armidale, Tamworth, and other northern towns are apparently being…

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Proposed Butter Factory

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 8 October 1907 · page 3

A conference was held on Wednesday night between the provisional directors of the Coff's Harbor Co-operative Dairy Co…

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Probable Butter Prices in London

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 8 October 1907 · page 1

The manager of a big co-operative dairying concern does not agree with the view previously expressed by another export, in the…

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Farmers' Union. Quarterly Council Meeting

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 8 October 1907 · page 2

The quarterly meeting of the Council of the Clarence River Farmers', Producers' and Commercial Union was held in the Shire Hall, Maclean, on Saturday forenoon…

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Special Market Reports. Dairy Produce

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 October 1907 · page 4

Bacon—Pineapple, sides 9¾d, flitches 9¼d, middles 10¾d lb. Hams—Pineapple, 13¼d to 14¼ lb. Cheese—kameruka, 8¾d lb. Beeswax—Prime clear 1/4, dark 1/3…

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Farmer Union. Quarterly Council Meeting

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 October 1907 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the Council of the Clarence River Farmers, Producers and Commercial Union was held in the Shire Hall, Maclean, on…

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Butter Freights

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 11 October 1907 · page 4

The lower-rate contract with the Houdler-Shire lines notwithstanding, the "Argus" quotes some Victorian buttermen as predicting that the mail companies will get a…

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Proposed Butter Factory

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 11 October 1907 · page 5

A conference was held on Wednesday night between the provisional directors of the Coff's Harbor Co operative Dairy Co. and the Board of Directors of the Orara…

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The Farm and Dairy. Maize—an Outlet in Season's of Plenty. [To the Editor of the Raleigh Sun.]

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 11 October 1907 · page 7

Sir,—In the large cities of the world, where there is competition for traction purposes between steam, electricity, etc., and horses, it seems that the latter must…

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Child Slavery on Dairy Farms

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 11 October 1907 · page 7

Thus the "Canterbury (N.Z.) Times"—Commenting on a recent article in the "Post" on child slavery in the dairy districts, the "Taranaki Herald"…

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Colonial Butter Competitions

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 October 1907 · page 9

LONDON, Wednesday.—There were 125 entries fro the Colonial Dairy Show. The prizes awarded were as follows:—Salted butter, Darling Downs Butter Factory…

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Cattle-Maiming Mystery

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 October 1907 · page 5

The story of Mr. Edalji's misfortunes das been revied by the renewal of cattle outrages at Great Wyrley. This young gentleman, the son of a Parsee, who is vicar of Great Wyrley, and…

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Improving Experimental Farms

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 October 1907 · page 6

Mr. Moore, says an exchange, the late Minister of Mines and Agriculture, has been displaying considerable energy recently in improving experimental farms in different…

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Cheese Returns to Farmer

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 October 1907 · page 11

The Edendale Dairy Co., New Zealand, last season munufactured 560 tons of cheese, paid suppliers over 14d per lb. for butter fat, and wrote off the whole cost of new plant and alterations to factory. This…

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AGRICULTURAL. Dairying in New Zealand. (Extracts from "The Dairyman.")

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 October 1907 · page 6

The total avoidable lossses of the farmers of this Dominion who hve been supplying their milk to cheese factories for the past twelve months exceeds £25,000. This…

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Auctioneers and Diseased Cattle

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 October 1907 · page 2

The prosecution of an auctioneer in a country town who sold mine head of diseased cattle was mentioned at the last meeting of the Board of Health…

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Export Butter Regulations. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 October 1907 · page 3

A circular has been issued by the Federal Customs Department to the effect that grade marks may be allowed to remain on butter boxes, and…

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Short-weight in Butter. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 October 1907 · page 3

The Minister for Customs, Mr. A. Chapman, is issuing instructions to the effect that no butter contained in boxes will be allowed to be exported…

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