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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 53 of 56

Wheat. the Deal with Britain. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 December 1916 · page 5

Mr. Hughes says he is still awaiting finality regarding the negotiations [with the Imperial Government for the purchase of the Australian wool clip. He…

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The Wool Clip. Wool Men Becoming Impatient. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 December 1916 · page 2

Producers are impatient at the delay with respect to a definite announcement concerning the disposal of the Australian wool clip to the British Government…

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American Boycott. Butter and Eggs. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 December 1916 · page 3

A Vancouver message says the housewives of Cleveland, Portland and other. American cities have begun a six-weeks boycott of butter and eggs…

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Allies' Hopes Depend on Australian Wheat. Caustic German Comment. Rotterdam

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 December 1916 · page 3

Count Reventlow, the well-known German publicist, writes in the "Deutschetages Zeitung," commenting on Mr. Runciman's speech in the House of…

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Lime on the Farm

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 6 December 1916 · page 2

The principal natural eource of carbouate of lime is limestone. This occoure as rock masses in many perts of Now South Wales, motably…

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France. the Crops of the Soil. Paris

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 December 1916 · page 3

The cereal crops, of France for 1916 slightly decreased in bulk, but the yield of rye, barley, and oats increased per acre, and better results are anticipated…

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The Wheat Harvest. November Rains Ruin Prospects. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 December 1916 · page 5

The heavy rains of November spoiled the prospects of the wheat harvest in New South Wales. What recently promised to be a crop of 50,000,000 bushels…

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Our Wool Clip. No Finality Yet Reached. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 December 1916 · page 6

No finality has been reached with regard to the purchase of the Australian wool clip by the Imperial Government…

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Next Season's Wheat Provision for Storing. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 3

In pursuance of the Government's decision in regard to the hauling and handling of next season's wheat, arrangements are well forward for the dumping of a…

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Berlin Claims. Captures of British Wheat. Russian Successes Admitted. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 3

Berlin official states: We cleared out the Roumanians on the south bank of the Argesul, and are now advancing towards Bucharest. The message claims: We have…

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Dating Cattle Raid

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 December 1916 · page 4

What was evidently a daring [?] was carried out at Lake Nash, in the Northern Territory, during the last month. It was reported that 800 head of…

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The Wheat Crop. What the Purchase Will Mean. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 December 1916 · page 5

A merchant's opinion of the price for the purchase of the Australian wheat crop by the British Government, is that [?] will be fixed at 4s 3d per bushel. which…

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Pastoral and Agricultural. Late Blight of Potatoes. Otherwise "Irish Blight."

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 9 December 1916 · page 6

Reports have lately been received by the Department of Agriculture from a number of districts of outbreaks of disease in potatoes, and from the…

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Clarence Potato Crop

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 December 1916 · page 4

Mr. W. Ford, one of the Potato Inspectors on the Clarence, called in at the "Daily Examiner" office yesterday and showed six potatoes which were grown…

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Tweed Butter. Murwillumbah

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 December 1916 · page 3

The 22nd half-yearly meeting of the Tweed Co-operative Company was held on Saturday. The report showed 1,106,831 lbs of butter were manufactured, an…

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Too Much Rain. Wheat Crops Affected. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 December 1916 · page 3

Rain and thunderstorms occurred yesterday over the greater portion of the grain growing areas of New South Wales. Very heavy falls were recorded in the…

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Wheat Handling. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 December 1916 · page 3

The Prime Minister has called a meeting of representatives of producers in the various States to-morrow. He thinks it would be desirable that the Government…

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Butter. Ear Marking Home Consumption. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 December 1916 · page 5

The total arrivals of butter in Sydney to-day by steamer and rail were 6000 boxes, inclusive of Byron Bay. The new regulations are now in force…

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Delivery of Wheat. Full Court Decision. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 December 1916 · page 5

The Full Court delivered its reserved judgment in the case of Gelling and Son, Limited, versus Goosten and another, respecting the delivery of wheat. The…

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Prosperous Dairymen

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 December 1916 · page 4

In a period of war, with industrial strife also raging, it is pleasing to know that there is prosperity somewhere (says a Victorian exchange). The dairymen of…

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