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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

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Soldiers' Settlements. the Poultry Farming Scheme What Has Been Done

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 5 October 1917 · page 3

Although it is not yet six months since operations were commenced at Bankstown, on the land acquired by the Government for the establishment…

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Pastoral and Agricultural. Sudan Grass. Its Behaviour in Various Experiments

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 6 October 1917 · page 4

A comprehensive series of experiments with Sudan grass wits carried out by the Department during last season, and the reports, which appear in…

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Leigh-megan News. Dairymen's Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 6 October 1917 · page 5

A meeting at Leigh Hall to discuss the advisability of going in for cheesemaking was held on Tuesday last. The majority of local cream suppliers…

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Farmers and Settlers. Deputation to Premier. Number of Requests. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 October 1917 · page 4

A deputation from the Farmers and Settlers Association waiting on the Acting Premier to-day, was introduced by Mr. Beeby. Messrs. Grahame and…

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The Wheat Pool. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 October 1917 · page 2

The statistics of the Australian Wheat Board show that the overdraft on the 1915-16 and 1916-17 wheat pool was £3,123,000, of which the New South…

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Soldiers' Settlements. the Poultry Farming Scheme What Has Been Done

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 October 1917 · page 4

Although it is not yet six months since operations were commenced at Bankstown, on the land acquired by the Government for the establishment…

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Butter and Cheese. Purchase by British Government. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 October 1917 · page 5

Mr. Hughes has just completed arrangements for the sale to Great Britain of 30,000 tons, of butter, involving an amount of about £4,530,000. The…

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Soldiers' Settlements. the Poultry Farming Scheme

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 October 1917 · page 3

Although it is not yet six months since operations were commenced at Bankstown, on the land acquired by the Government for the establishment of a…

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Argentine's Wheat Crop. a Huge Yield Forecasted. London, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 October 1917 · page 3

The Argentine Government's forecast of the wheat crop sets It down at six and a half million tons…

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Dairying

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 10 October 1917 · page 4

A Wisconsin dairy farmer, who bad nearly lost the sight of one eye in consequence of being hit by a cow's tail while milking, has…

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Profitable Farming

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 October 1917 · page 4

A Murgon resident, Mr. B. E. W. Frederick, pins his faith to potatoes as the best paying farm product in his district. He informed the Royal…

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Wheat Stackers' Strike

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 October 1917 · page 3

About 50 men engaged in stacking wheat at White Bay. Rozelle, ceased work this morning, and it was reported the remainder would follow suit at the end of…

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Farmers and Settlers' Funds. Charge of Embezzlement. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 October 1917 · page 2

Francis Anthony Elkington Allan (35) was charged at the Police Court with stealing, in December, 1914, a sum of £500, the property of the Farmers and…

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French Gains Extended. a Farm Captured. Paris, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 12 October 1917 · page 3

A French communique states:--In Belgium we are extending our advance east of Draibank. We captured Papegoed Farm, prisonering forty…

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Butter

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 13 October 1917 · page 2

The arrangement between the Commonwealth Government and the Imperial Government relative to the taking of our surplus stocks of butter…

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Pastoral and Agricultural. Varieties of Maize. Some Descriptions

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 13 October 1917 · page 4

Ability to recognise different varieties of maize is a matter of some importance to the farmers of this State, and the lack of accurate descriptions of…

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Butter Committee. Sessions in Sydney. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 October 1917 · page 5

The Federal Butter Committee, sitting at the Carlton Hotel to-day, deal with the curplus butter of the Commonwealth. All the States were represented, with Mr…

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Interstate Commission. the Wheat Industry. Grower's Opinion. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 October 1917 · page 5

J. Pirie, of Mudgee, giving evidence before the Interstate Commission in the inquiry into the cost of living, said that financially the wheat industry was sorely…

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P.P.U. and the Dairymen

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 13 October 1917 · page 3

The following is taken from the Questions Column of the "Land":— "Ajax" writes:—(1) The P.P.U. forces butter factories to become its agents, and,…

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Good News for Dairymen

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 October 1917 · page 4

Only a few months ago the difficulty of securing shipping space, in consequence of the war, was supposed to have crippled the butter industry. The…

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