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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

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Wheat. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 5

The Farmers and Settlers' Association executive urged the earliest possible inauguration of the bulk handling of wheat, representation to be allowed the producers…

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The Wheat Pool. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 5

Members of Australian Wheat Farmers' Federal organisation met this afternoon to decide matters affecting the interests of primary producers. Mr…

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Butter Commandeered. Suggested Fixed Prices. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 5

Lord Devonport, Food Controller, pays yesterday's market price for the commandeered butter. A meeting of members of the trade…

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Butter. a New Pool Proposition. Melbounre

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 1

Particulars of the rearrangement of the butter- pooling scheme, with the object of obviating the usual substantial advance which takes place each winter…

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Butter Pool

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 4

The federal Government has initiated a Federal butter pool in order to ensure an adequate supply of butter being available for Commonwealth…

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Sheep on the Coast

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 2

Despite the fact that it is contended freequently that sheep will not do well on the coastal [?] (says the "Herald"), [?]…

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Australian Federal Farmers. Wheat Pool Objected To. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 5

At to-day's session of the Australian Farmers' Federal organisation a motion was carried to the effect that during the war organised producers should be…

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Butter. All Australasian Supplies Requisitioned. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 5

The Government is requisitioning all shipments of Australasian butter…

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Pastoral and Agricultural. Points in Breeding. How to Get a High-class Bull

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 3

A cow does not usually put up an extremely high milk yield until she has had at least 2 or 3 calves, and if she is a big producer her efforts…

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Grafton Dairy Co.'s Exhibit

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 4

As briefly mentioned in our report of the Jubilee Show, the fine exhibit of the Grafton Dairy Company, Ltd., was one that attracted a good deal…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 April 1917 · page 2

Ernest Wm. Watkins was charged with having on April 17, at South Grafton, in company with John Patrick McCristal, stolen 7 head of cattle, the…

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Wheat Finance. Australian Wheat Corporation Suggested. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 April 1917 · page 3

The Farmers' and Settlers' Association of Australia and the Victorian Farmers' Union have prepared a memorial for presentation to the Prime Minister…

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West Australia. Wheat Lumpers on Strike. Perth

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 April 1917 · page 3

The wheat lumpers at Fremantle struck work in consequence of the Harbor Trust deducting smoke-time from their pay. Several hundred men…

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Grafton Police Court. Saturday, April 21. Before Mr J. L. Shropshire, P.M. Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 April 1917 · page 2

J. P. McCristal, who was charged with having on April 17, at South Grafton, stolen two bullocks, the property of John Shea, was remanded, on…

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Governor and Farmer

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 April 1917 · page 2

Though he is both a statesman and diplomat, as well as a Governor-General, Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson is also a practical and successful farmer, with…

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Dairying. Points in Breeding. How to get a High-class Bull

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 April 1917 · page 4

A cow does not usually put up an extremely large milk yield until she has had at least two or three calves, and if she is a big producer her efforts…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 April 1917 · page 4

Ernest Wm. Watkins was charged with having on April 17, in company with John Patrick McCrystal, stolen seven heal of cattle the property of…

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Federal Butter Pooling. New Scheme Completed. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 April 1917 · page 5

The Federal butter pooling scheme is now complete. From to-day the quantity for local supply will be 75 per cent., and storage 10 per cent,…

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Ayrshire Sale at Experiment Farm

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 April 1917 · page 4

Messrs. Carlton and Carlton yesterday held a sale of pure-bred Ayrshire cattle at the Grafton Experiment Farm. There was a large attendance of buyers, Kyogle,…

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A Farm Fire

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 April 1917 · page 4

On Sunday a severe loss was sustained by Mrs. A. Short, of Mount Edgecombe, by the destruction by fire of a large barn, which contained a large…

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