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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

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The Wheat Pool. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 July 1916 · page 3

The Mim[?] agriculture made the following stra[?]ding the wheat pool:--The Sta[?]ments concerned will have paid the fa[?] of Australia £28,000,000 by…

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Wool and Post-war Rush. Australian Wool in America. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 July 1916 · page 3

The Minister for Customs stated yesterday that although wool is not allowed to be exported from Australia, except to Allied countries, it is openly known that large…

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Farmers and Settlers' Conference. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 July 1916 · page 3

The third annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association opens to-morrow. The business paper is one of the longest yet submitted to the conference, and a…

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The Dairy Inspector

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 July 1916 · page 2

The Dairy Inspector has been flying round, writes a South Coast paper. There was never such a man for cement since the days of Deeming. The dairies around Cockatoo…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing. Important Evidence

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 July 1916 · page 6

The following is the continuation of the evidence again George and Joseph Petrie on the charge of stealing and receiving stolen cattle in the Police Court enquiry at Drake…

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In Germany. Remarkable Change of Feeling. "A Crushed People Fed on Reports." Reduced Potatoes and Butter. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 July 1916 · page 5

There are increasing signs of a remarkable change of feeling in the Germans, who, during the last few days, have been displaying uneasiness as to the course of…

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Adulterated Butter. Grocer Heavily Fined. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 July 1916 · page 3

William Derrin was proceeded against at the Police Court to-day for selling adulterated butter. The analyst's certificate showed that the sample purchased at…

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Drake Cattle-stealing Cases Two Accused Committed

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 July 1916 · page 4

The Crown case against George Joseph Petrie and Joseph James Petrie, charged with stealing 35 head of cattle, the property of Robert…

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Wheat' Country Near Harden. Improved by Generous Rainfall. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 July 1916 · page 3

The Railway Commissioners, who recently inspected the country from Harden to Tocumwal, referred in glowing terms to its appearance due to the recent generous…

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Operation of Wheat Pool. Mr. Ashford in Defence. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 July 1916 · page 3

Mr. Ashford says that Mr. Hunt's statements with regard to the operation of the wheat pool are apparently based upon assumption and ignorance of the facts. To…

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Farmers and Settlers. Conference in Sydney. the President's Address. Farmers' Interests Defended. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 July 1916 · page 3

Mr. Hunt, in his presidential address to the annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers Association, said that while congratulating the country on the harvest, the fact must…

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Dairyville

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 July 1916 · page 4

Rev. P. A. Williams presided over a well-attended meeting at the Dairyville meetinghouse on Friday evening, when a branch of the Band of Hope was formed. The…

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Crown Lands. Homestead Farm Available

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 July 1916 · page 3

The area hereunder described has been set apart as a homestead farm and will be available for selection on and after 14th August --County…

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The Price of Wheat. a Cheaper Loaf Wanted. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 July 1916 · page 5

The Wheat Board at its next meeting is expected to take into consideration the question of whether it is possible to reduce the price of wheat for Australian consumption…

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The Wheat Pool. Satisfaction of Minister for Lands. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 July 1916 · page 5

The Minister for Lands says the defeat of the motion moved by Mr. Bailey at the Farmers' and Settlers' Conference, asking that the Federal Government be asked to…

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Farmers and Settlers. Conference in Sydney. Further Details. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 July 1916 · page 5

The Farmers and Settlers' conference adopted the following as a plank of its fighting platform: Full encouragement to all industries which are shown to be essential to…

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Stud Sheep Sales. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 July 1916 · page 3

The total amount realised at the stud sheen sales was £71,240, as against last year's total of £44,000…

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Farmers and Settlers. the Sydney Conference. Unfairness of Wheat Pooling. Loss to the Farmers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 July 1916 · page 3

At the Farmers and Settlers' Conference a resolution was submitted by two distinct councils viewing with alarm the continued interference by the Government in fixing…

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The Wool Clip. British Government Adds 35 Per Cent. Good News for Australia. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 July 1916 · page 3

The British Government announces that they will pay 35 per cent. more for the Australian wool clip, which they have commandeered, over and above the price paid for…

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Farmers and Settlers

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 July 1916 · page 2

This year's conference of the Liberal Party had hardly finished when the farmers and settlers started theirs. The latter followed so closely upon the heels of the…

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