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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

1,102 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 29 of 56

Vessels for Wheat Transport. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 June 1916 · page 6

The Federal Government has received word that Mr. Hughes has purchase a number of vessels, chiefly for the carriage of wheats Particulars are not available…

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Purchase of Wool Clip. Addvance of 30 Per Cent. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 June 1916 · page 5

In the House of Lords, replying to criticisms of the Government's policy to disorganise the wool trade, Lord Sandhurst said the Government acquired the 1916 clip at prices…

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A Dairyman's Dilemma

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 June 1916 · page 4

A Mullumbimby dairyman found what he believed to be a diseased cow straying on his farm. He tried to find an owner, but there was no owner for a beast that was…

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Annual Sheep Show. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 June 1916 · page 5

The annual sheep show was opened at the Royal Agricultural Show Ground to-day. The steamer Wakitipu arrived from Launcoston with a shipment of 1200 prize sheep…

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Cattle for the Clarence. the Most Suitable Breeds

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 30 June 1916 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Roberts' Creek Agricultural Bureau, Mr. D. J. Dougherty read an interesting, as well is instructive paper on the above…

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Gleniffer Dairy Co

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 30 June 1916 · page 2

Daring the past year the Gleniffer Co. has treated 517,081 1bs. of cream for 230,938 1bs. of first grade and 9268 1bs. of second grade butter,…

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Dairying in. Argentina

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 30 June 1916 · page 3

Daring the last two months of the year 1915, an exhibition was held at Cordova, an important .provincial town in the Argentina Republic. It…

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Next Potato Crop

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 June 1916 · page 4

Seed potatoes are arriving, on the Clarence, but scarcely in such quantities as usual. The area for summer crop will be less than for years past not so much by reason of the…

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District News. Dairyville

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 June 1916 · page 8

Mr. W. W. Alford presided over the quarterly meeting of the Farmers and Sattlers' Association held on Saturday evening It was decided to subscribe the deficiency on the…

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Dairying. Cream Quality

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 30 June 1916 · page 5

Treatment of Cream on the Farm. Turning from the means by which milk becomes contaminated, the Instructor whose article has previously…

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Pastoral and Agricultural. Cream Quality Treatment on Cream on the Farm

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1916 · page 3

TURNING from the weans by which milk becomes contaminated, the Instructor whose article has previously been under review offers a…

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A Dairyman's Dilemma

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1916 · page 4

At Mullumbimby recently a case was heard at the local Police Court which is of interest to dairymen. J. A. Jones Crabbe's Creek applied…

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Accident Near Experiment Farm

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 July 1916 · page 4

Nurse Egan, of the Grafton Hospital and Miss Munt met with an accident while driving on the Government road at the back of tho Grafton Experiment Farm on Thursday…

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Subdivision of Sheep Runs

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 July 1916 · page 3

The Chief Secretary, speaking at the sheep show luncheon, said the Minister for Agriculture requested him to state that on some estates which had been taken over by the…

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Wool Strike Settled. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 July 1916 · page 3

The strike of Bradford woolcombers is settled. The employers and operatives adopted the suggestion of Sir George Askwith, Chief industrial Commissioner, for a shilling…

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Maize in Illawarra. a Neglected Crop

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 3 July 1916 · page 1

Considering the high rates that maize has been selling at of late years it is somewhat surprising that a much larger area has not been put under…

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Homestead Farms Available

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 3 July 1916 · page 2

The following have been set apart as homestead farms, and will be available on and after 7th August:--193a., ph. Elland, co. Clarence, at an annual…

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New Season's Crops

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 July 1916 · page 7

The fact of so large a proportion of the farms being under late maize will necessarily delay ploughing operations for the coming crops of maize and potatoes. This month…

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Price of Wheat. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 July 1916 · page 3

Wheat is firm. Higher prices are asked, but buyers are not responding…

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The Land. the Amending Land Act 1916. Homestead Farms and Crown Leases

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 July 1916 · page 3

The above Act was passed by Parliament on the 13th April last and came into force on Friday, 23rd June. It amends in many respects the Crown Lands Consolidated Act…

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