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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

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Wheat and Shipping. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 June 1916 · page 5

Experts representing agriculture and shipping held a conference with the Victorian Minister for Agriculture and discussed the question of the growing of other products to…

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The Wheat Trade. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 June 1916 · page 5

Mr. Crago, a leading miller of Sydney and Bathurst, giving evidence before the Commonwealth Prices Adjustment Board, suggested that if the Board wished to make a…

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Farmers and Settlers Conference Comprehensive Programme

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 June 1916 · page 6

The annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association is to be held in Sydney on the 10th prox. The business paper covers close on a hundred notices of motion which…

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Butter Pays

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 June 1916 · page 2

Kyogle Dairy Co. paid suppliers for May at the rate of 112 for first-class butter and l0 12 for second-class and distributed £9700, which is an increase…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 June 1916 · page 4

Following on the arrest of G, and J. Petrie, made at Drake in connection with the alleged stealing of 34 bullocks from Barnes' Estate, Tabulam, which at the time of the discovery…

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Reserve Butter Stocks. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 June 1916 · page 5

On account of the Government butter stocks, butter supplies can be supplemented to the extent of about 2000 boxes per week for ten weeks…

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Letters to the Editor. Straying Cattle

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 June 1916 · page 4

Sir.--Notice has been given by order of the Administrator regarding straying stock In the municipality. Evidently the warning has fallen upon deaf ears, and it is to be…

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Late Wires Embargo on Butter Export Mr. Tudor Defends It. Production Decreasing. Melbourne

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 June 1916 · page 5

Referring to the butter shortage, the Minister for Customs (Mr. Tudor) expressed regret yesterday that his fears had been realised, in that…

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Application for Homestead Farm

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 June 1916 · page 7

The application of Ian Sinclair McPherson for a homestead farm on the Tuckean swamp area was further considered by the Local Land Board at Lismore on Friday. In this…

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Chatsworth Farmers and Settlers' Association

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 June 1916 · page 4

The usual meeting of the above was held on Wednesday, Cr. George Morrison in the chair. There were seven members present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read…

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Dairying. Cream Quality. Some Sources of Contamination

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 June 1916 · page 4

The enormous effect that methods of handling on the farm have upon the quality of cream is illustrated by the differing conditions in which supplies…

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Dorrigo Butter Boxes

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1916 · page 2

Messrs. Parkin and Hollingworth have received highly favorable reports from Mr. M. A. O'Callaglian with re Sard to butter boxes made of Dorrigo…

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Dorrigo Butter Boxes

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1916 · page 2

The following are copies of letters received by Messrs. Parkin and Hollingworth from Mr. M. A. O'Callaghan, Chief of the Dairy Branch of the…

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Pastoral and Agricultural. Cream Quality

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1916 · page 6

SOME SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION. The enormous effect that methods of handling on the farm have upon the quality of cream is illustrated…

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Uniform Price of Butter

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1916 · page 2

The Commodities Commission on Tuesday invited representatives of the butter industry to discuss with it the fixing of a uniform price for butter,…

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Shortage of Butter. Serious Position in Sydney. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 June 1916 · page 5

Referring to the butter shortage the Minister for Customs expressed regret that his fears had been realised, and the production instead of increasing, had decreased…

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Dealing with Butter Shortage. Seizure of Cold Storage Reserves. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 June 1916 · page 5

An application on behalf of the Attorney-General was made to the Necessary Commodities Commission for the seizure of 19,392 boxes butter said to be at present held in cold…

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Butter. the Government Standard Mr. Knox to Mr. Grahame. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 June 1916 · page 6

Mr. Arthur Knox writes: "I notice that Mr. Grahame Minister for Agriculture, has taken exception to a paragraph which ap[?] in the Northern Star,' Lismore in…

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Dairy Farmers' Association

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 June 1916 · page 5

Sir.--At a recent State Council Meeting of the Dairy Farmers' Association of N.S.W. it was resolved to temporarily suspend the operations of the Association, and place the…

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Strike in Milling Industry. Wheat Pool Affected. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 June 1916 · page 5

The Victorian Minister for Agriculture has sent a telegram to every agricultural society in that State, to the effect that a partial strike had taken place of mill carters and…

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