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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

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Butter Export. Conference in Melbourne. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 July 1917 · page 3

Mr. C. J. McRae, president, and Mr. A. S. McKenzie, general secretary of the Primary Producers' Union, leave for Melbourne to-night to represent the…

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The Butter Industry. Over-production in Victoria. Melbourne

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 July 1917 · page 2

A deputation to Senator Russell (Federal Minister in charge of price-fixing) declared that there was an over-production of Victorian butter…

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News of the World. Minimum Wage for Farm Workers. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 July 1917 · page 3

An amendment, moved by Mr. Wardle in the House of Commons for an increase of the minimum wage for farm workers to [?]s, was defeated by a majority of…

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British Food Supply. Farm Laborers' Wages. Mr. Prothero's Warning. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 July 1917 · page 3

In the House of Commons, Mr. Prothero, President of the Board of Agriculture, said the Government could not accept Mr. Wardle's…

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Butter. Winter Pool Closed. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 July 1917 · page 4

A deputation, representing the Melbourne butter agents, which waited on the Federal Minister in charge of foodstuffs, Senator Russell, declared there was an…

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Telegrams. Wheat. Figures in Tens of Millions. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 July 1917 · page 5

The Minister for Agriculture states that over £11,000,000 sterling had been paid for the 1915-16 wheat crop, while for the two years' crop of 1915-17, over…

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Farmers' Income Tax

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 July 1917 · page 5

The Acting Federal Commissioner of Taxation (Mr. R. Ewing) has issued the following statement:-- The Federal Income Tax Assessment…

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Butter. the Melbourne Conference. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 July 1917 · page 3

The Interstate Conference of dairying representatives was opened by Mr. Hagelthoru, Victorian Minister for Agriculture, when 200 delegates from all the…

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Letters W the Editor. Rabbits and Butter

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 July 1917 · page 1

Sir,--In your issue of the 16th inst. a letter, entitled "Dairying versus Rabbit Industry," appears over the name of Mr. A. E. Niland: In reply to Mr. Niland, I…

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Butter Export Conference. Important Questions Discussed. Melbourne

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 27 July 1917 · page 3

At a conference on the dairying industry in Melbourne yesterday a cable was read, stating that a number of refrigerated steamers would leave for…

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Experiment Farm. Demonstration to School Pupils. a Successful Function

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 July 1917 · page 2

In response to the invitation of the manager of the Grafton Experiment Farm, Mr. G. Marks, a large number of the pupils of the Grafton High School and…

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Pastoral and Agricultural. the Middle Northern Rivers a Progressive Movement

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1917 · page 6

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, and…

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Latest Telegraphic News. the Dairying Industry Conference

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1917 · page 2

At the Dairying Industry Conference in Melbourne yesterday, a cable was read, stating that a number of refrigerating steamers would…

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Coff's Harbor Butter Factory

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 July 1917 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Coff's Harbor Butter Factory was held in the School of Arts on Saturday Mr. G. Uther presiding. He…

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Dairyville

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 July 1917 · page 1

The winter has been very severe, heavy frosts almost every night for the last three months. Everything is showing the effect of continuous dry weather. The…

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The Sugar Crop. Negotiations in Queensland. a Detailed History

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 July 1917 · page 1

Canegrowers in this district will be interested to learn something of the negotiations between the Premier of Queensland (Mr. T. J. Ryan) and the Prime…

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Starvation in Bavaria. Troops Guarding Growing Crops. Geneva, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 July 1917 · page 3

The military forces are guarding the Bavarian corn fields and potato fields owing to the hunger riots and the raids made on the ripening crops…

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DAIRYING v. RABBITS. (To the Editor.)

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 July 1917 · page 4

Sir,--I regret that Mr. McKenzie general secretary of the P.P.U., has taken exception to my letter of 16th inst., under this head, and has seen…

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Butter. Our Surplus Supplies. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 August 1917 · page 3

In connection with the disposal of the surplus production of butter, in the Commonwealth during the coming season, it is understood in commercial circles that…

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Cattle Stealing Case Shelved. Principal Accused Enlisted

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 August 1917 · page 4

John Patrick McCristal failed to answer when called on his recognisance to answer a charge of having stolen 6 oxen and 1 cow, on April 17…

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