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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

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Dairy Science School. Important to Testers and Graders. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 April 1917 · page 3

The Minister for Agriculture has arranged with the directors of the Port Macquarie Butter Factory to have that institution placed at the disposal of the…

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Show Cattle Sales

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 5

Cattle men from all States mustered strongly at the sale rings this morning. A number of good beef and dairy stud animals was submitted for auction…

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Pastoral and Agricultural. It Tests the Bull Too. Herd-Testing

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 4

Cow testing tests the cow and the men. It tests the bull, too. That is the view put forward by an organiser of the Wisconsin (U.S.A.)…

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Wheat Elevators. Premier Replies to Criticism. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 5

The Premier, referring to the renewed criticism of the wheat elevator scheme, said the opposition was not honest and came from an interested quarter. The…

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Butter Pool. Winter Supplies Being Arranged. Conference Recommendations Approved. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 5

Arrangements for the formation of a winter butter pool for the better regulation of supplies, both within the Commonwealth and for export, are almost…

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Dairy Company Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 2

An extraordinary meeting of shareholders of the Dorrigo Dairy Company was held in the School of Arts on Monday last, Mr. E. L. R. Keech…

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A Good Dairy Wash. Economical and Convenient

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 4

The following wash is used by many dairy-farmers and recommended by the Principal of Hawkesbury Agricultural College, who supplies the…

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Farm Produce. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 5

A conspicuously good feature is one of farm exhibits and collections of farm produce foods for consumption, grown and exhibited by bona fide farmers…

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Dairying. Isolation of Sick Calves. What Delay May Mean

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1917 · page 4

Probably more trouble is caused by delay in the isolation of sick calves, than by neglect of any other part of the work of the owner of a dairy herd…

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The Fruit Industry. Value of Co-operation. the Coastal Farmers' Success. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1917 · page 5

At the fruit conference to-day over 200 growers were present. Mr. C. E. D. Meares, general manager of the Coastal Farmers' Co-op…

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Wheat. Prime Minister's Promise. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 April 1917 · page 5

The Prime Minister has promised another shilling per bushel on wheat…

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Dairying items

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1917 · page 2

Messrs. Brown Bros. cow "Honder," a three-quarter bred Jersey, won the home milt test, at she recent Dapto Show, giving 801b…

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Brutal Outrage. Crookwell Farmer Robbed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 April 1917 · page 5

Patrick Stapleton, farmer, from Crook-well, was the victim of a brutal assault early last night, when he was struck on the head with a blunt…

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Dairy Factories. Linking Up with Primary Producers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 April 1917 · page 5

At the annual meeting of the Dairy Factories' Association of New South Wales, it was state [?] that as a result of steps taken by the association,…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Harwood Branch

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 April 1917 · page 2

The regular monthly meeting of the above was held in the Water Brigade Hall on Tuesday evening, 3rd inst. The president, Mr. M. Beckman, occupied the…

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Letters to the Editor. Farmers' Grievances

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 April 1917 · page 6

Sir,--Much has been said and written on the subject of the farmers' grievances, and living, as we do, in a farming district, it is but natural that we should be…

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Roberts' Creek Farmers' Union

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 April 1917 · page 6

The monthly meeting was held on Wednesday night, Mr. H. Osborne (president) being in the chair. Correspondence was read from the Harwood Shire…

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Closing "The Pit." No Wheat Gambling in War Time. Chicago, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 April 1917 · page 3

The leading American wheat speculators are patriotically promising not to speculate in wheat during war time. They propose that natural prices shall…

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Brushgrove. Roberts' Creek Farmers' Union

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 April 1917 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Roberts' Creek Farmers' Union was held on Wednesday night, Mr. H. Osborne (president) presiding. Correspondence…

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The State Governor. Going to Become a Farmer. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 4

Sir Gerald Strickland made what [?] announced as his last public appearance prior to his departure for England at a luncheon given by the…

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