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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

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Farmers and Settlers. Further Resolutions Carried. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 July 1917 · page 5

At the Farmers' Conference this morning, Mr. Reilly, of Gunbar," proposed that holders of e.p. and ed land who have fulfilled their terms of residence for 10…

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Butter. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 July 1917 · page 3

The falling away in butter production has been so heavy that provision has been made, under the auspices of the Federal Government, for storage to meet the…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 July 1917 · page 2

At the Drake Police Court last week, Clarence Ford, on two charges of stealing 22 head of cattle from Cheviot Hills in or about the month of August, 1915,…

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Decrease in Sheep. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 July 1917 · page 3

Since the end of 1916 there has been a decrease in the number of sheep in New South Wales from 46,000,000 to 32,600,000. The Government Statistician says that for…

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Butter. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 July 1917 · page 1

The Commonwealth "Gazette" to-day contains the names of 22 firms fined for breaches of the Customs Act in relation to the export of butter. The fines range…

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The Meat Famine. Great Cattle Shortage. Serious Post-war Situation. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1917 · page 2

In the House of Lords, Lord Harcourt said that while he was acting as President of the Board of Trade, he had acquired information causing him…

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Dorrigo Dairy Company. Butter Factory

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 21 July 1917 · page 2

During the month of June 40,907 lbs. of butter was manufactured, being 18 tons 6 cwt The amount of each grade was: Choicest 32,314 lbs., 1st…

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Butter Box Difficulty

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 21 July 1917 · page 6

Australian dairy farmers may be regarding altogether too lightly the serious difficulty that is impending in connection with the supply of butter…

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Pastoral and Agricultural. Sweet Corn or Table Maize. The Many Varieties

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

There is an ever increasing number of varieties of sweet corn, and some of those listed in American catalogues have never been grown here. Even of…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing a Maclean Case. Butcher Committed for Trial

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 July 1917 · page 3

At the Maclean Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M., George A. Davison was charged with stealing at Woodford Island, on or about July 2, one…

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Federal Parliament Wheat Storage Bill. Melbourne, Friday, 11 p.m

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 July 1917 · page 4

In the House of Representatives, amid laughter, a petition was presented against shouting. Mr. Hughes told Mr. Piggott the…

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Dairy Utensils

The Raleigh Sun · Saturday 21 July 1917 · page 6

Notwithstanding the present acute shortage of milk and cream cans, also of material to make them, we are still in the fortunate position of…

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Local and General. Loans to Farmers and Settlers

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 21 July 1917 · page 2

The Commissioners of the Government Savings Bank of N.S.W. announce that they are prepared to receive applications from farmers and…

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The Land. Farmers and the Prime Minister. Precedence--lambs or Rabbits. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 July 1917 · page 5

The Council of the Victorian Farmers' Union waited on Mr. Hughes as a deputation to bring before him several questions in which the farmers throughout…

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Wheat Storage. the Recent Conference Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 July 1917 · page 3

No official statement has been made of the result of the conference between the Acting-Premier, the Minister for Agriculture, and the Attorney-General with…

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Dairying. the Middle Northern Rivers. a Progressive Movement

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

The improvement in the quality of the butter produced in the State during the past season has been mentioned in a good many ways of late,…

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Experiment Farm Demonstration

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 July 1917 · page 4

On Wednesday afternoon a demonstration will take place at the Grafton Experiment Farm in pruning, spraying, and fumigating orchard trees, to which the…

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Farm Workers' Wages. the Government Expects to Win. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 July 1917 · page 5

"The Times" political correspondent (Monday) expects the Government will win to-night's division, which the Government Whip pronounces is a vital…

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Butter Export

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 July 1917 · page 2

Mr. C. Dunlop, manager of the Pioneer Dairy Company, Ulmarra, is in receipt of the following communication from Messrs. Foley Bros., Ltd.: We…

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The Butter Problem

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1917 · page 4

The Tenterfield "Star," discn[?] sing the butter problem, says: It this oversea trade is practically cut [?]ff, as see[?] likely, it stands to…

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