Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Farming & the land, all years

Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

900 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 45

Dairying. Cream of Inferior Quality. How to Avoid It

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 4

"Regardless of trouble," says the Dairy Expert in commending to the dairy farmers of New South Wales the following points in the care and…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Pastoral and Agricultural. the Dairy Industry. Its True Position and its Dangers

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1917 · page 4

"1. The future of the New South Wales dairying industry, and probably of that of Australia, depends on the oversea export of butter…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

In Germany. Terrible Story of Privations. the Rush for Butter Fats. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 February 1917 · page 5

An English woman whose husband, a German, was killed at Ypres, and who escaped to Holland, tells a terrible story of the privations in Germany…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Letters to the Editor [Correspondent is invited, but the opinions correspondents are not necessarily endorsed by the Gazette.] Dorrigo Dairy Coy's Report

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1917 · page 2

Sir,—The report of the local Dairy' Coy for the half-year ending 30/14/'16 shows a loss in the butter department of £868, and a profit in…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Wheat Pool. Figures Run Into Millions. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 February 1917 · page 3

The returns supplied to-day by the Australian Wheat Board show that up till Monday 12,000,750 bags of wheat from the 1916-17 harvest have been put…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Sale of Show Cattle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 February 1917 · page 4

Our Alstonville correspondent advised last week that the patriotic sale of cattle donated in connection with the Alstonville Repatriation Show was very…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Money. Waiting for Wool and Wheat Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 February 1917 · page 2

The Federal Treasurer stated to-day that one of the objects of the Government in extending the time for the War Loan was to permit of some of…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Wheat Growing. Serious Outlook Prophesied. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 February 1917 · page 3

The president of the Murrumb[?]rah branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association declares that wheat growing is on the verge of collapse…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

C.r. Pioneer Dairy Co., Ltd. Forty-eighth Half-yearly Report

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 February 1917 · page 2

The following report and balance sheet are to be submitted to the shareholders in the C.R. Pioneer Dairy Co., Ltd., Ulmarra, at the meeting to be…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Wheat. Minister Cannot Extend Three Shillings. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 February 1917 · page 5

The Minister for Agriculture states that the Government could not concede to the wishes of the Farmers and Settlers' Association to increase the…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Dairying. Inferior Quality Cream. Chiefly Result of Want of Cleanliness on Farms

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1917 · page 6

In the plainest language and with a great deal of force, the Dairy Expert in the "Agricultural Gazette" tells dairy farmers that three-quarters…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

C.r. Pioneer Dairy Co., Ltd. Half Yearly Meeting

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1917 · page 6

The forty-eighth half-yearly meeting of the above company was held at Ulmarra on Wednesday afternoon. Present: Messrs J. Retallick,…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Dorrigo Dairy Company. Report for Month of Jan. Butter Department

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1917 · page 5

For the month of January 65 ton's 8 cwt. of butler were manufactured, being tin largest amount ever turned out from the factory. The proportion…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Australian Wool Clip. Explanation by War Office. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 February 1917 · page 5

In the Commons Mr. Forster, Financial Secretary to the War Office, said the Australian wool clip was not commandeered, but bought through the…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

The Wheat Deal. the Imperial Contract Varied. Better for Australia. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 February 1917 · page 5

The Prime Minister has announced that an arrangement has been made with the Imperial Government for the conversion of a portion of the contract to ship flour…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Dorrigo Dairy Company. Half-yearly Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1917 · page 3

THE half-yearly general meeting of Shareholders of the Dorrigo Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, was held in the School of Arts on…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Dairyville

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1917 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of the Dairyville Band of Hope was held on February 2, when there was a good roll-up. The first part of the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

A Farmer's Luck

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 February 1917 · page 2

Three insurance agents called in on a western farm recently and tried to induce the son of the soil to take out insurance against fire and hail. The farmer said he…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Share Farmers' Scheme. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 February 1917 · page 5

The Minister for Lands has under consideration a scheme to enable share farmers to acquire land which they are not working. Details of the scheme…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Copmanhurst Dairy Co

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 February 1917 · page 4

The 22nd half-yearly meeting of the above company listed for Saturday last, fell through for want of a quorum. This may be a sign that the share…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →