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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1909

733 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 37

Clarence River Farmers' Union. Quarterly Meeting of the Council. A Lot of Talk and no Result. The Habit of "Putting off." Impecuniosity of Canegrowers. Selecting Parliamentary Candidates. Lantana as a Pest and Fertilizer. Apathy of Brushgrove Delegates. New Varieties of Cane

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 6

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

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District Butter-making

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 2

It is pleasing to record that the Coramba factory is now working satisfactorily. This should not mean that the Coff's Harbor factory…

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Coramba Butter Factory. Improved [?]Rainage System

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 2

It is very [?] [?] record that the Coramba Butter [?] [?] been placed in such a condition to [?] [?] [?] Orara River is [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?]…

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A Bellingen Farm

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 3

Mr John H. Noble, of East Bellingen, well-known as one of the most able and successful agriculturists on this coast, has at present in course of…

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District Doings Coramba. Orara Co-op. Dairy Co-s Annual Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 5

The Orara Co-operative Dairy Company's animal meeting of shareholders was held on Tuesday, 26th January, 1909, in Coramba Hall…

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Parasite for Cattle Tick

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 6

Mr. Compere, Entomologist of the W.A. Department of Agriculture, has forwarded the following report on the Cattle Tick Parasite, dated Hong Kong, October 7:-…

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City Boys for Farm Work

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 6

Annually the complaint is made that there is a dearth of suitable labour for farm work or general farm hands, and there is much ground for it. Any effort to turn…

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Clarence River Pioneer Dairy Company

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 3

The thirty-second half-yeard report and balance-sheet, to be submitted to the meeting of shareholders to be held at Ulmarra on Saturday next, shows:-…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Moleville branch was held at Clifden on Saturday. Present: Mr. T. O'Grady (President) in the chair, eight members, and one visiting…

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Sources of Butter Supply

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 7

During the last five or six years England has derived its supplies of butter chiefly from about fourteen countries. Within this period a…

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Coff's Harbor Butter Factory

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 2

The directors of the Coff's Harbor Butter Factory Co. sprung a pleasant surprise on the community on Saturday by purchasing a…

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A State Butter Factory

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 7

The proposal to take over the Berry Factory would seem (says the "S. and S. Journal") to indicate a desire to extend its educational scheme,…

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Farm and Dairy. Calves Starve in a Hut

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 7

A peculiar happening is reported from West Maitland. Three weeks ago Michael Doran, farmer, seven fine calves on his run, and…

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The State Butter Factory

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 12

Mr. C. E. D. Meares writes:—The Berry Central factory is one of the few proprietary establishments now existing, and as a business proposition its owner is fully justified in selling to the…

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Australian Cattle for the Argentine

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 5

Australian cattle for some time past have been tinder an embargo so far as importation into the Argentine Republic was concerned, the action of the Republic apparently having been…

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Training Dairy Factory Managers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 12

The Government proposes to purchase the Berry Central factory, and convert it into a State dairy farm, where, among other things, it will be Possible to train factory managers in…

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Copmanhurst Dairy Co

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 10

The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders and directors was held in the School of Arts on Saturday. Directors present: John and James Fahey. R…

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Wheat Trade Competition

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—At Adelaide. Mr. H. Thomas, a well known miller, giving evidence to the Wheat Commission, said the flour trade was dull, and the only hope of…

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Farmer's Laconic Speech

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 3

At an earlier period of English rural life there was perhaps more of an equality between the landowners and their labourers than exists today. A recently published book, entitled "Coke…

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Pioneer Dairy Co

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 2

The annual meeting of the shareholders in the Clarence River Pioneer Dairy Co., Ltd., was held in the Masonic Hall, Ulmarra, on Saturday afternoon. Mr. J…

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