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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

799 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 40

Butter Factory Employees. Increase Applied For

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 27 February 1918 · page 2

For three years butter factories on the Tweed, the Richmond and Clarence Rivers have been working under an agreement with the…

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Cornering Wool for Germany. War Lasts Too Long. New York, Monday Night

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 February 1918 · page 3

Eugene Schwerclt, a millionaire wool merchant, lias been charged with, being a Gorman agent. He was arrested, and will be interned. Schwerdt conspired to…

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Marketing Farmers' Produce

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 February 1918 · page 2

It is difficult to deal with a subject of this nature in a short newspaper article, and maintain the continuity, without getting into side-tracks, of which…

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Butter Pool. Regulation of Prices. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 February 1918 · page 4

The winter butter pool for the regulation of home supplies will be, conducted on the lines of last winter's pool. Butter prices for home consumption will be…

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Wheat Returns. the Commonwealth Totals. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 February 1918 · page 4

The wheat crop for the whole of the Commonwealth for the current year is estimated at 12 bushels per acre against 15 last season…

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Wheat Elevators. The Missing Document. Report of Mr. Loveridge. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 February 1918 · page 5

The report of the Public Service Inspector, in connection with the missing report of the Chief Railway Commissioner, to be tabled in the Legislative…

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Seizure of Farms. Bank Manager Held Up. and Robbed of £5500

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 February 1918 · page 5

"The Times" Dublin correspondent, reporting on Wednesday, says Mr. Duke has published a letter promising the Government's encouraging and practical help to…

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Further Cattle Drives. Conflicts with Police. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 2

There have been further cattle drives in County Roscommon and several conflicts with the police. Many have been injured on both sides…

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Butter and Cheese. the Federal Pool. and Imperial Government. Prices Agreed On. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 3

The Premier has received from the Agent-General the details of the arrangement concluded between the Imperial Government and the Federal Pool Committee…

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Latest Commercial. Sydney Markets. Sussex-street Survey. Sydney, Wednesday Night. Butter Embargo to be Lifted

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 2

A slight decrease is noted in the production of butter in New South Wales, the week's total make being 37,000 boxes. Weather conditions…

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High Values for Farming Land

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 2

There is a keen demand for good farming land in the Singleton district. At the Farmers' Central Markets on Tuesday two blocks of Glenridding, close to…

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Australian Surplus Butter. Prices Fixed

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1918 · page 3

The Premier has been informed by the Agent-General that the price fixed for Australian surplus butter for the coming season for…

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Farm and Dairy Produce. Stewards: Messrs. S. T. Walker and A. Menzies. Judge; Mr. J.H. Crispin

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1918 · page 4

The exhibit in this section outclass­ed that which was on view last Show in many points. As the past five months have been characterised by a…

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Control of Dairying. Pestering the Farmer

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1918 · page 2

The resolution of the executive of the Primary Producers' Union demanding a central and uniform regulation of the dairying industry…

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Trouble at Port Pirie. Coal Lumpers and Wheat Stackers. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 March 1918 · page 8

Trouble is threatened at Port Pirie regarding the steamer Macedon. Her cargo of coal is being discharged by the crew and workers of the Australian…

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Pastoral and Agricultural. (These Notes are Supplied by the Department of Agriculture.) Poisoning Green Timber. The Arsenic Method

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1918 · page 6

As a means of hastening the effect of ringbarking timber, arsenic has been used in increasing quantities in recent years, with the result that…

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Cost of Living. South African Inquiry. the Price of Wheat. Cape Town

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 March 1918 · page 9

In the House of Assembly Mr. H. Burton, Minister of Finance, tabled the reports of the Cost of Living Commission, recommending a fixed price of wheat of…

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Cattle. Stewards: Messrs. J. Kirkland, S. J. M'Minn, E. W. Noble, H. R. Mitchell. Judges: Messrs. W. M'Gill and M. M'Lean

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1918 · page 5

As dairying is the staple industry on the Dorrigo, it is only right that we should pay careful aud particular attention to the cattle section in…

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Butter Factory Engineers' Wages

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 March 1918 · page 2

For three years past the butter factories on the Tweed, Richmond, and Clarence Rivers have been working under an agreement [?] Engine…

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Corn Exports Stopped. Diverting Argentine Wheat. New York

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 March 1918 · page 3

A message from Washington says: The War Trade Board has temporarily put an embargo on corn exports overseas in older to divert South American…

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