Letters to the Editor [Correspondence is invited, but the opinions of correspondents are not necessarily endorsed by the Gazette.] Butter Commandeered
The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 4
Dear Sir,—On the 19th ult. a meeting of the Butter and Cheese Exporters' Association was held in Sydney, the following being…
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The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 6
The value of the different breeds of pigs that are used in Australia was discussed by Mr. Garner, a member of the Kellyville branch of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Zealand. Wants Commonwealth Wheat. Melbourne
Daily Examiner · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 3
New Zealand's offer to purchase about two million bushels of Australian wheat will be considered by the Federal Government…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Chicago Wheat Gambling. Stopped After Wild Scenes. Chicago
The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 3
The Board of Trade has ordered the discontinuance of all trading in May wheat, following the Government's suggestion, in order to prevent the…
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Daily Examiner · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 2
A wide range of subjects is covered by the annual report of the central executive of the Farmers and Settlers' Association. The disappointment consequent…
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Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 5
After a conference between the Prime Minister and also the Ministers for Agriculture of Victoria, New South Wales, and South Australia, Mr. Hughes…
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Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 4
By declaring the F. and S. Association their official mouthpiece, Clarence River cane-growers have given a big impetus to that body locally. As a result of the…
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Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 2
Details of the scheme for the formation of a winter butter poof, to regulate the price of butter, have been issued in the shape of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat. the Premiers Conference
Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 3
MELBOURNE, Tuesday. The Premiers Conference in Melbourne arrived at an agreement regarding the finance and storage of wheat, subject to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Butter. Ominous Winter Outlook. Sydney
Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 3
A considerable shortage is reported in the butter market. Many suburban shopkeepers are selling this commodity in half pounds only. The outlook for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Late Wires. Butter Exports Prohibited. Queensland's Surplus. Sydney
The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 3
The export of butter has been prohibited from Australia. Queensland has large supplies, there being 36,000 boxes stored. Queensland…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Blocking Wheat Gamblers. an Indescribable Panic. Vancouver, Tuesday Night
The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 3
The Board of Trade at Chicago has prohibited the buying of wheat for 48 hours and fixed the prices for July and September. An indescribable panic…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lismore News. Sharp Frosts Injure Crops. Sudden Death. Lismore
Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 3
A couple of sharp frosts have been experienced here, which cut up the potato crops in a number of places. The death occurred suddenly, early…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Tobacco Crop. Sydney
Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 3
The tobacco crop of New South Wales this year is a failure…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Butter. the Butter Question. Queensland Cold Stores Packed Full. Brisbane
Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 May 1917 · page 4
The export of butter from Australia has against been prohibited by the Federal authorities, yet at the present time Queensland has a large surplus of butter…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Sugar Crop. the Prime Minister's Statement. Melbourne
Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 May 1917 · page 4
The Prime Minister stated to-day that the consummation of the agreement be tween the Commonwealth and the Queensland Government, under which the whole…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter. Question of State Pooling. Sydney
Daily Examiner · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 2
In Sydney the butter trade opinion is divided as to the desirableness of continuing the State butter pool now that the Federal pool is in operation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Gambling. Prime Minister Opposes. Melbourne
Daily Examiner · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 3
The Prime Minister, Mr. Hughes, is opposed to the proposal to place wheat scrip on the open Stock Exchange…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat. South Australian Yield. Previous Records Beaten Adelaide
Daily Examiner · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 2
The wheat yield in South Australia is 43,830,000 bushels, or 9,696,000 bushels in excess of the previous record. If wheat certificates are to be sold in the…
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The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 2
As further evidence that the best pays, the success following the obtaining by Mr. A. McPhee (of Lower Southgate) of first-class pedigreed…
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