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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 15 of 40

Telegrams. World's Wheat Shortage. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 April 1918 · page 4

Mr. G. W. Walker, of Sussex street, says the world's wheat shortage was about 400,000,000 bushels. If 500,000,000 bushels were stored in Australia when…

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The Experiment Farm

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 April 1918 · page 7

"Hayseed" would like to advise the writer that he uses his best efforts to stimulate an interest in the Experiment Farm; a loss biassed individual would…

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Letter to the Editor. Grafton Farm

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 April 1918 · page 8

Sir,—It seems quite evident by reading letters from time to time in the "Examiner" relating to the Grafton Farm that there is something radically wrong…

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Wheat Guarantee. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 April 1918 · page 6

The State Cabinet yesterday considered the advisableness of increasing the present wheat guarantee. No finality was reached, however, pending a consultation…

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State Cabinet. an Important Meeting. Price of Wheat Raised. Fixed Price for Calves. Government's Right To Purchase a State Land Bank. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 April 1918 · page 4

During a break in the Cabinet meeting to-day, Mr. Holman stated Minister had arrived at a decision affecting the producers of the country generally…

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Letter to the Editor. the Experiment Farm

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 April 1918 · page 6

Sir,—"Hayseed," in his article on the above, appearing on the 4th inst., defending the farm against its critics, states that the farmers are the only ones to…

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Telegrams. the Sugar Crop. Mr. T. Powell Goes to Melbourne. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 April 1918 · page 6

Mr. T. Powell left Brisbane to-day for Melbourne, to interview Mr. Ryan, and subsequently to wait on Mr. Hughes respecting the proposed agreement for the…

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Butter Factories. Increased Wages to Engine-drivers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 3

In the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration Mr. A. J. Pearce, secretary of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association, announced to…

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Creek's Course Changed. Dorrigo Farmer Fined

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 2

Before Mr. Atkin, P.M., of Armidale, at the Dorrigo Police Court, Thomas William Bryant, farmer, at North Dorrigo, was charged with having, on and…

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The Government and Cattle

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 April 1918 · page 4

The State Cabinet has given "prolonged attention to the position of the producers of the State." As far as the producers are concerned this may, or it may…

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Pastoral and Agricultural. Care of the Cream Separator. Some Simple Suggestions

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1918 · page 3

The following suggestions are made by an officer of the Canadian Deportment on the above subject :— 1. Set the separator level on a solid…

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Farmers and Settlers. District Council Meeting. Important Business Discussed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 April 1918 · page 3

The regular quarterly meeting of the Clarence District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held in the School of Arts Hall, Maclean, on…

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The Experiment Farm. (To the Editor.)

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 April 1918 · page 8

Sir,—I should deem it a favor if you would allow me space in the "Daily Examiner" to reply to some remarks of "Low Brow's" opinion of the…

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Wheat Farming at Forest Vale

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1918 · page 2

The Minister for Lands (Mr. W. G. Ashford) has received a report of the Harvest results obtained at the Forest Vale Share Firm Area, near…

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Wool for Australia. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 April 1918 · page 5

Mr. Fisher has arranged for the export of an extra ration of [?] sufficient to enable Australian manufacturers to meet their orders of the article…

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Unsalted Butter. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 April 1918 · page 3

The Chief Prices' Commissioner stated that no unsalted butter will, be received for export at Sydney on and after yesterday other than that already packed. The…

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Butter Matters. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1918 · page 2

All butter for inter State trade must be graded in accordance with the War precaution Regularisation on [?] after [?] next [?]…

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Pastoral and Agricultural. the Peach Tip Moth. a Troublesome Pert

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1918 · page 4

A correspondent recently forwarded to the Department of Agriculture specimens of tips of the young sho[?]s of peach trees which had died from some…

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Butter. the Interstate Trade. Regulations for Grading. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 April 1918 · page 5

All butter for the Interstate trade must be graded in accordance with the War Precautions Regulations on and after Monday next…

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Red Gums on Wheat Land. Curious Position at Wagga. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 22 April 1918 · page 2

Considerable areas of wheat land around Wagga, which were recently flooded, are now covered with red gum seedlings, many of them being ten feet…

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