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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

1,000 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 32 of 50

Dairy Inspection and Barcasm

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 7 August 1915 · page 6

Mr. G. S. Briner, has received the following letter dated 28th July 1915 from Mr. C. Valle Director and Under Secretary, Department…

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Dairyville

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 7 August 1915 · page 2

Raffle of fat sheep, pre[?]ed by Mr. W. Alford. £3 17 6d; pine log presented by Mr. A. H. Kurr, sold for £2 14s 5d, 21 1s each. Messrs. A. Ide. E. Hartley, P. J…

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Farmers' Experiment Plots

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 August 1915 · page 3

Some very interesting experiments with maize have been carried out on the Upper Orara, on the farm of Mr. John Burling, during the past season. These experiments were carried…

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Transport of Wheat Crop

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 August 1915 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.--The Minister for Railways says the Commissioners hope to handle a sixty million bus[?]hels crop of wheat this season. Every preparation has…

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Handling Wheat Crop

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 August 1915 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.--It is understood that handling the next wheat crop in Australia will involve a million and a half to two million tons shipping space, covering an…

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Retail Price of Butter. Advance of Half Penny Per Pound

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 August 1915 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.--The Necessary Commodities Commission recommended to the Government to increase by a half-penny per pound the retail price of butter, to take…

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Attack on Dairy Farmers. Child Work in the Dairy. an Inspector's Observations

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 August 1915 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.--Donald Fraser, Inspector of Schools, made a fierce attack upon certain dairy-farmers in an address before the Granville Brotherhood yesterday. He said…

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Coffs Butter Co

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 11 August 1915 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Coffs Harbor Co-op. Dairy and Refrigerating Co. wa[?] held at the School of Arts…

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Heavy Sheep Losses

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 August 1915 · page 5

"SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Two thousand five hundred sheep from Tarago to Forbes were 36 hours in the train, 17 of which were from Cowra to Forbes. Five hundred died from…

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American Wheat Harvest

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 August 1915 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Tuesday.--An official estimate of the winter wheat crop is 659,000,000 bushels, and of the spring crop 307,000,000 bushels…

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The Clarence Electorate. Farmers' Candidate at Maclean. Able Address by Mr. George Morrison. Elucidates a Comprehensive Policy. a Practical Separation Proposal

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 August 1915 · page 2

There was a large attendance at the Intesary Institute at Maclean on Monday evening, when Mr. George Morrison, the farwers' candidate, spoke for nearly two hours…

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A Farmer's Advice to Farmer

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 August 1915 · page 2

Mr. Editor,--On Saturday next, an opportunity is being given to the farmers of the Clarence electorate to secure as their representative in Parliament a man of our own…

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Women Farmers

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 August 1915 · page 8

Referring to the question of farm labour, Mr. Estell, Minister for Labour and"Industry, stated that he had months ago taken action to ascertain the probable needs of…

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Mr. Zuill and the Farmers

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 August 1915 · page 2

Frequent reference has been made in many ways throughout the campaign to Mr. Zuill's long and varied public services to the Clarence district…

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New Zealand Butter Prices

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 August 1915 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--The price of butter in New Zealand has been reduced by twopence per lb to 2s 7d per lb…

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Wool-traders Warned

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 August 1915 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday.--The Government has notified Yorkshire traders that unless they remove their wool from the London docks immediately the Government will do…

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The Clarence Election. the Farmers' Candidate

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 August 1915 · page 2

Mr. George Morrison addressed a large and representative meeting at Shark Greek yesterday. Mr. T. McMahon presided, and the…

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Selling Above Statutory Price. Coastal Farmers Co. Fined

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 August 1915 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society, Ltd., pleaded not guilty before the Necessary Commodities Commission of selling butter in prints at…

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Overcharge for Butter. Sydney Firm Fined

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 August 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.--Savage Stores, Ltd., 808 Pitt-street, were fined £15, with £5 6s costs, for selling butter at 2s 2d per lb., a greater price than that fixed by…

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Dairy Inspection and Sarcasm

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 13 August 1915 · page 4

Mr. G. S. Briner M. L. A., lias received the following letter, dated 28th July, 1915, from Mr. G. Valder, Director aud Under Secretary,…

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