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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

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Price of Butter

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 2

Since the fixing of the price of butter in N.S.W. at 124s per cwt., the factories have been notified that they can export 10 per cent of the…

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Railway Carriage for Bellinger Butter

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 4

Mr G. S. Briner, M.L.A., has received the following letter dated 6th April, 1915, from the Director General of Public Works :—"With…

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High Prices for Local Fat Cattle

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 4

Mr. W. A. Zuill reports having sold, on ac Messrs Reeve Waugh and Son, of Taloumbi Station, 5 fat bullocks to Mr Alled, buyer for the Q.M.E. and…

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N.Z. Butter Rising. Heavy Australian Imports. Wellington, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 5

The Australian demand threatens to increase the price of butter and the Government is being urged to restrict exports. It is estimated that the…

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Farm and Dairy

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 6

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

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Farm Implements Manufacture. State Works Urged. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 5

At the Labor Conference last night, a motion was carried unanimously, that the Minister for Agriculture be urged to commence immediately the…

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Pastoral and Agricultural. the Butter Industry. Its Present Position

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 3

Notwithstanding that the war has so distinctly enhanced prices as to allay in part the anxiety of a year ago about the fate of second quality…

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Cattle Sale

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 5

There was a good attendance of buyers at Mr. A. Manson, senior's sale at Upper Orara on Wednesday, Competition was keen…

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Our Second-grade Butter

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 7

The report of the Agent-General for New South Wales went to show that, as far as British opinion was concerned, not more than 40 per cent, of the butter imported…

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The Butter Industry. M. A. O'CALLAGHAN. (Chief Dairy Expert Agricultural Department.) (Continued from Saturday's issue.) Competition with Margarine

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 7

Farmers in New South Wales and elsewhere have become seized with the possibility of the butter industry, being made an unpayable one by competition with…

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Suggestions for Dairy Farmers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 7

During the winter Season, when the supply of milk is low, the dairy farmer should overhand his separator, and insert any new dupl. cate parts required. The bowl should [?]…

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Dairy Company Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 2

An extraordinary meeting of shareholders in the local dairy company lakes place in the School of Arts this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The business…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 2

The third annual meeting of the Tyndale branch of the F. and S. Association was held on Tuesday evening. Mr. H. Stewart (president) in the chair. The Secretary read the…

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A Farmer's Objective

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. Hunt, chairman of the Bathurst brunch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, said the farmers did not want to go into Parlament as a class…

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Value of Cane Farms

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 April 1915 · page 4

Last year there was a sharp advance in the value of cane farms on the Clarence, and some on the lower river were purchased at record figures. The exceptionally favourable…

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Price of Butter. Extra 3d. Ashed for Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 April 1915 · page 2

A suggestion that the price or butter should be increased by 3d a pound' was made by Mr. C. E. D. Meares before the Necessary. Commodities…

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The Grafton Dairy Company Limited

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 April 1915 · page 2

Report for month ended March 31st, 1915:--Paid for first-Class butter 11[?]d per 1b, second class load, amount of pay £8827…

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Wool Sales

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 29 April 1915 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—No wool sales were held yesterday, the differences between the Buyers and Selling Brokers' Association being still unadjusted. There will be further…

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Latest From Sydney. the Price of Butter

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 29 April 1915 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Necessary Commodities Commission has addressed a letter to Mr. Meares, general manager of the Coastal Farmers, and other parties asking for…

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Butter Supplies

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 2

After consultation with the Advisory Committee, the Attorney-General has decided, in view of the general shrinkage in the amount of…

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