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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land
1,102 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 42 of 56
The following excerpts from Federal "Hansard" are worthy of some notice:-- Mr. Bamford (Labor): In regard to the wages in the sugar-growing districts, an…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,--I have glanced at the latest array of "irrelevant" figures by "Demos," but do not mean to reflect on them; nor do I suppose anyone else will. Possibly they…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Accounts agree that the capture of the German wonderwork, dominating the skyline from, a trench at Mouquet farm on Friday evening was a most dashing and brilliant…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The rate of seeding maize has such an influence on the yield that the question is deserving of a closer study by farmers than is usually the case. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Minister for Agriculture announces the banks have now completed their arrangements for payment of the second advance of 6d a bushel upon wheat, which had been delivered…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Some 100 farms in New South Wales have so far been allotted to soldiers. There are over 300 applications already registered. It was announced some time ago by the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The results of investigations for August, 1916. under the direction of the Minister for Home Affairs, Mr. O'Malley, by the Commonwealth Statistician, Mr. Knibbs, as to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Commonwealth Government, under the War Precautions Act, has fixed the price of butter at 1s 6d per pound wholesale and 1s 6d per pound…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Giving evidence before the Rural Industries Commission, farmers and graziers stated that the labor difficulties are increasing. A leading farmer said he did not approve of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The butter price announced yesterday was 149s per cwt. for choicest brands, which is equal to 1s 4d per lb wholesale, while retailers can sell at 1s 6d. This will come into…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Acting on the recommendation of the Commissioners for States of New South Wales and Queensland, the Minister for Defence has fixed the maximum prices which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A definite decision has now been arrived at that on no account will wheat be received by the Government agents unless it is placed in new cornsacks, and the only…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Minister for Lands says the Cabinet has authorised [?] to [?] Parliament to approve of the acquisition of seven estates ad[?] to authorised railways, which will…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Yesterday the arrivals of butter from North Coast centres totalled 3144 boxes, or 443 more than came to hand a week ago; about 100 also came by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the last annual meeting of the Dungog Cooperative Butter Factory, a request was received from a number of "dry" shareholders, urging that a dividend should be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In order that speculators shall not take advantage of the Commonwealth fixing the price of the butter and so create an artificial shortage, Senator…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A "Farmer and Settler" canvasser on the N.S.W. North Coast, in the course of his travels last week, visited a struggling farmer on the Macleay River, who was then engaged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Canadians took a brilliant share in the battle of September 15 (says a London cable on Monday), forcing back the Germans for over a mile, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A shortage of two hundred million pounds of wool is confronting American clothiers owing to the poor domestic crop and the difficulty of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir, --As a dairyman of long experience in cheese making and butter making in the largest dairying districts of the State, the question often asked me is: Which in my opinion…
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