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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

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Seed Potatoes and Dairying

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 6

Mr. Allen, of the Agricultural Department, has just returned from a trip abroad. At the request of the Acting Under-Secretary, Mr. Allen secured some seed of the best…

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Late Wires. Cyclone at Tamworth. Houses and Crops Ruined. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 12 January 1914 · page 2

Damage to the extent of many thousands of pounds has been wrought at Tamworth by a cyclone which, accompanied by heavy hail and rain…

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Farmers and S. Association District Council Meeting

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 8

The quarterly meeting of the District Council of the F. and S. Association was held in Shire Hall, Maclean, Saturday morning. Present: Mr. R. Rankin…

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Science Notes & N[?] the Lobster and the Butter Fly

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 4

The lobster is a relative of the butterfly The [?] is not merely that of two members of the animal Kingdom. The lobster and the butterfly are…

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The Grafton Dairy Company, Limited

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 2

Report for month ended 31st December, 1913 :--Paid for first class butter Io14d per pound nett, second class 914d, pork 5d. Total amount…

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Orara Dairy Co

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 2

The Orara Co-operative Dairy Co-, Ltd., holds its annual general meeting at Coramba to-morrow. The report to be presented shows butter…

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Illegally Using Cattle

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1914 · page 4

Some folk, more especially in the country, think there is no harm in using another man's cattle without permission having first been obtained. A horse may be taken…

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Industrial Troubles. the Printers' Strike Continues. Wheat Lusters' Dissatisfaction

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1914 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The locomotive drivers and firemen at Pelaw Main struck yesterday. The colliery is idle. There are no fresh developments in…

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Cyclone Storms. Further Particulars From Tamworth Heavy Damage to Crops

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1914 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Reports from all parts of the Tamworth district show that the cyclonic storms were the worst on record. One and a-half inches of rain…

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Coastal Farmers' Society. Half-yearly Meeting

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1914 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—At the halfyearly meeting of the shareholders of the Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society the interim report and balance-sheet for…

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Dairying. Crossing Dairy Cattle. Useful Breeds

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 7

Speaking before the Inverell branch of the Agricultural Bureau, Mr. H. A. Alexander made some comments on the crossing of cattle for dairy…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. District Council Meeting

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 8

The quarterly meeting of the District Council of the above was held at Maclean on Saturday, morning. Present : Messrs. Robert Rankin…

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Pastoral and Agricultural. Crossing Dairy Cattle. Useful Breeds

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 4

Speaking before the Inverell branch of the Agricultural Bureau, Mr. H. A. Alexander made some, comments on the crossing of cattle…

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Dorrigo Butter Factory. Manager's Report

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 2

FOR the month of December, 30½ tons of butter were manufactured which constitutes a record for one month. This amount is about ten…

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Farmers as Free Labourers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 3

The statement published that 700 farmers were prepared to come to Sydney, [?] need be, and handle wheat declared "black" in the country was referred to on Saturday…

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C.S.R. Co. and the Farmers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 5

The C.S.R. Company has issued a circular to the farmers in Queensland, giving terms for the purchase of cane for the next three years. It is pointed out that the…

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Record Sugar Crop

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 6

This season's Queensland sugar crop is, according to Mr. Robert Philp, formerly Premier of the northern State, a record one. It will run into 240,000 tons—…

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Farmers and Rural Unions

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 9

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Friday.— The formation of arbitration unions for rural workers is progressing. Farmers find themselves in a quandary. They…

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"Black" Wheat

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 8

We are determined not to entertain the idea of coloured settlement Instead of that we are declaring some of our own people "black." The Wharf Labourers' Union has…

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The Butter Business. Future of the Industry

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 6

Nothing could be more welcome than Mr. W. H. Osborne's report upon the butter export trade. It heralds a new phase in an old fight that must have…

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