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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

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Butter Shortage. Pool to Be Drawn On. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 June 1917 · page 3

Senator Russell Minister for Foodstuffs, has arranged for supplies of butter to be withdrawn from the Federal pool to relieve the present shortage…

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The Thessalian Crops. Allies Will Stand No More Nonsense. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 June 1917 · page 3

Beater's Paris correspondent, Wednesday New from Athens states that M. Jounart has conversed with M. Zaimis, and stated that the protecting powers…

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"Droves of Human Cattle." Prisoners Butchered on the Road. Huns Proud of Their Work. Perth (W.a.)

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 June 1917 · page 4

The "'Echo de Paris," in a recent issue, published a letter from a native of Alsace, who was for some time a German prisoner in France. After…

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Wheat Wastage

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners recently carried out their annual inspection of portion of the southern line and branches. They report the wheat stacks…

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Wheat Board's Operations. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 5

To date the oversea and Australian sales of wheat supplies by the Australian Wheat Board, realised £33,365,000…

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The Quality of Butter

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 3

Considerable misrepresentation is taking place at present in regard to the quality of butter being sold to the public, the deception occurring…

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Review of the Butter Season

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 2

The general manager of the Coastal Farmers Co-operative Society is in town, or route for Grafton (says Thursday's "Northern Star"), where the annual…

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Butter. Deputation to Minister. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 5

A deputation, consisting of Messrs. Sinclair, McKay, BamfOrd (Q.), Sampson, Wise and Rodgers (Vic.) and Thompson, Green and Lynch (N.S.W.), Ms.P., waited…

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Dairying Notes. Grazing Crops for Young Pigs. Do They Pay

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 3

Does the grazing method of raising pigs pay? To that question Mr. P. Sommerlad, a member of the Leech's Gully branch of the Agricultural…

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Dorrigo Dairy Co

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 5

Sir,—Will you kindly allow me space to briefly reply to letters appearing in the Bellingen Press re the last balance-sheet of the Dorrigo Dairy…

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Rival Farmers Unions. Advocacy of P.P. Union. Meeting at Roberts Creek

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 2

In response to an advertisement in the "Daily Examiner," a large number of farmers gathered at Roberts Creek on Thursday night to hear the…

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"Settling" the Farmer. a Yanco Complaint. Alleged Misrepresentation

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 7

The case of Mr. J. Harriman, at present in Sydney, deserves the attention of the Government. Induced to dispose of a business in London and to…

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Butter Prices

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 June 1917 · page 1

Misunderstanding arose over the new butter prices. Apparently it came about by reason of the price-nxers having proclaimed certain prices, but which were…

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N.Z. Wheat Shortage. Millers Dissatisfied. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 June 1917 · page 3

Wheat purchased in Australia is being sold to Dunedin (N.Z.) millers at 5d per bushel above the gazetted New Zealand price. This is causing…

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The Wheat Strike. Minister Very Determined. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 June 1917 · page 2

The Acting Minister for Agriculture told the Industrial Trades Committee of the Trades Hall Council that he will not discuss the question of holding a…

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State Poultry Farm

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 June 1917 · page 1

Negotiations leading up to the purchase by the Minister for Lands of the Grantham Poultry Farm were kept surprisingly dark. There was riot as much…

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Coastal Farmers Co-operative Society

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 June 1917 · page 2

Those interested in the above society are again reminded that the annual meeting is to be held in the Fitzroy Theatre, to-morrow morning, at 11…

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Cattle Sales

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 June 1917 · page 2

W. H. Wheatley, Goulbourn, reports having yarded 2300 head of cattle on Thursday last to a very large arid representative attendance of buyers from…

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Quality of Butter. Misrepresentation and Its Penalty

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1917 · page 4

Considerable misrepresentation is taking place at present in regard to the quality of butter being sold to the public, the deception…

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Butter. Anomaly of Prices. Primary Producers' Protest

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 June 1917 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday. Mr. C. F. Williams, member of the Central Executive, and Mr. A. S. McKenzie, general secretary of the…

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