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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

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Boys for Farm Work

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

Replying to the criticism of the Government's scheme to import boys for farm work, Mr. Bell, New Zealand Minister for Immigration, said that the Ward…

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Defrauding the Farmer

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

The Minister for Agriculture should certainly investigete the very serious charge recently made by Mr. Marks, inspector of agriculture on the North Coast. Mr. Marks…

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The Orara Co-Operative Dairy Co. Ltd. Annual General Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 3

The [?] general meeting of shareholders of the above Company was held in the School of Arts, Coramba, on Thursday last. M[?]. H. P[?]yford, Chairman of…

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"Black" Wheat

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 22 January 1914 · page 4

A trouble which has a political as well as an industrial and commercial aspect, is the attitude of the Australian Workers' Union in relation to the-transport of wheat. The…

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The Lumpers' Strike. "Black" Wheat Tabooed. Principles of Unionism Assailed

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 22 January 1914 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The secretary of the A.W.U. (Mr. Grayndler) approached the representatives of the wheat-buying firms in Sydney and urged them to use…

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Sweating Farm Lads

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 22 January 1914 · page 5

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday.—The controversy continues with regard to sweating farm lads imported from Britain at a wage of 7s 6d a week. The Premier…

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Illegally Using Cattle

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 2

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

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Farm and Dairy

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 6

These notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minter for Agriculture (Hon. J. L. Trefle), and are based mainly on the experiments of…

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Dairying. Some Irrigation Settlements

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 6

Comparisons made by the Dairy Expert between the rents and water rates on the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area and those on other areas serve…

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Coastal Farmers' Society

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 7

At the half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Coastal Farmers' Cooperative Society the interim report and balance-sheet for the…

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Maclean Dairy Co

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 4

Maclean Co-operative Butter Factory turned out 46,930fts. of butter during December, as well as 30 tons of ice. Suppliers were paid…

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Dairying. Herd Testing. Some New Zealand Results

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 7

Several herd-testing associations in the Taranaki province of New Zealand have lately published their returns, and very interesting reading…

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Grossing Dairy Cattle

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 6

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

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Rations for Dairy Cattle

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 7

With a view to demonstrating the loss Which dairymen may sustain if they supply their cows with an unbalanced ration (that is, a ration which contains flesh forming…

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Farm, Dairy, and Pasture. Small Carnivora and the Rabbit Pest

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 6

Mr. W. E. Abbott, of Wingen, N.S.W., has published a very practical and thoughtful pamphlet on "The Rabbit Pest and the Balance of Nature," and in…

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British Farming. Modern Farmers of the British Isles

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 7

Some years ago a fellow of the Royal Society, Mr. A. D. Hall, with two companions, Mr. E. S. Benyen, and Prof. T. B. Wood, of Cambridge, made a tour of exploration…

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Ostrich Farming

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 8

The Ostrich Farming Company of Australia, Ltd., has purchased 800 acres of land in the Wharparilla district for carrying on an extensive business in…

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Boy Immigrants on Farms

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 9

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Friday.—In connection with the boy immigrants, reported to be side-tracked by the Rural Workers' Union, 27 boys, comprising the…

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C.h. Butter Factory

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1914 · page 2

The report of the Coff's Harbour Butter Factory Co. for the five months ending 30th November, 1913, is a very satisfactory one. The…

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A Farmers' "Force." Selections, Senators, and the "Smerald."

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1914 · page 2

The "Smerald" of Friday comes out with some more bunkum about an alleged "new force" in politics. This so-called "new force" is simply the…

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