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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

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Coastal Sheep

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 2

A Bellingen correspondent says:—A few enterprising spirits in the big scrub district on the North Coast have ventured to experiment with a few sheep in a small way, with…

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Latest From Sydney. Price of Butter Inquiry

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Necessary Commodities Commission was unable, in the absence of Commissioner Moore, to complete the inquiries into the price of butter to-day. A…

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Butter Awards. SYDNEY

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 2

The awards for the special prize for batter continues at the Show. In the Judging of the class for butter for local consumption, Coff's…

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Victorian Wheat Harvest

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 4

A return has been issued showing the actual area and yield of wheat in Victoria for the season 1914-15 The total area under grain was…

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The Price of Butter. How It Is Fixed

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 2

The Necessary Commodities Control Commission continue its inquiry on March 25 into the cause of an increase of 4s per cwt. in the price of…

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Late Wires. Sydney Show. the Cattle Sales. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 5

The cattle sale commenced to -day. The bidding was not spirited, though some satisfactory prices were secured…

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The Rise in Butter. Reported to the N.C. Commission. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 5

The Necessary Commodities Commission was notified yesterday by leading Sussex-street butter merchants that, owing to the butter market in…

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The Dairy Bill

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 4

The dairy termers of the State do not view the introduction of Mr. A[?]hford's Dairy Bill with favor. This was made plain at a meeting held in the School…

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Third N.C. Egg-Laying Competition. At Grafton Experiment Farm. Figures for Twelve Months

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 2

The third North Coast Egg-laying Competition at the Grafton Experiment Farm was concluded on Wednesday night. As predicted, the Farm…

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Butter Test Competitions

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 April 1915 · page 9

Yesterday was the third and final day of the butter test competitions. The prizes were £12, £8, and £4, for the three cows (any breed) giving the best butter fat…

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Price of Butter

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 April 1915 · page 11

Further consideration was given by the Prices of Goods' Board at Molbourne on Wednesday to the wholesale price of buttor. A letter was read from the merchants and…

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Butter and Sugar. Regulation of Prices

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 April 1915 · page 3

When the Necessary Commodities Control Commission met on Monday afternoon a letter, forwarded by the Attorney-General's Department, from Mr. Jabez Wright, M.L.A.,…

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Latest From Sydney. Regulating Butter Prices

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 April 1915 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—It is reported to the Necessary Commodities Commission that de spite no official sanction given, the price of butter in the wholesale markets in…

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Royal Agricultural Show the North Coast Exhibit Favourably Commented Upo Experiment Farm Displays. Superior Exhibits in Poultry. North Coast Butter to the Front

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 April 1915 · page 9

SYDNEY Thursday.—The "Sydney Morning Herald" makes special reference in to-day's issue to the North Coast district collection. The great display of products…

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Late Wires. Butter Prices. Reduced by N.C. Commission, Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 April 1915 · page 2

The Executive Council has confirmed the recommendation of the Necessary Commoditites Commission dealing with the price of butter…

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Increased Butter Prices Justified

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 April 1915 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Co-operative Butter and Cheese Factories' Association of Victoria has issued a statement in justification of the action of Melbourne agents in proposing to…

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Statutory Butter Prices. Prime, 1s 3½d Per Pound. Indiscretion of Co-opertive Sellers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 April 1915 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Government, acting on the recommendation of the Necessary Commodities Commission, issued a proclamation fixing the price of butter wholesale at…

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Butter Prices. Agents Stick on 2-. Grocers Complain to Mr. Hall Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1915 · page 3

First grade butter was sold at 126s yesterday, though the Government proclamation fixed the price at 124s. The agents consider they are…

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The Butter Market

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 8 April 1915 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—First grade butter sold at 126s per cwt. yesterday, though the Government proclamation provided for 124s. Agents consider they were entitled to charge…

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Latest From Sydney. Butter Prices. Carelessness or Scheming

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 8 April 1915 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The "Horald" commercial editor to-day says the review of events which have taken place in the butter market brings into full focus the…

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