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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 26 of 40

Hard Words From Lords. Germans in Austraila. Half the Cockatoo Farmers Are Germans. London, Friday Morning

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1918 · page 2

Lord Lamington, speaking in the House of Lords, opposed the wholesale internment of enemy aliens. He denied that Mr. Hughes had…

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Experiment Farm. Chamber of Commerce Discussion No Interference

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 July 1918 · page 7

The following motion was moved, in accordance with notice, by Mr. W. Ager, at Thursday night's meeting of the chamber of Commerce:--…

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Harwood Farmers and Settlers

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 July 1918 · page 4

The Harwood branch of the above held their usual monthly meeting on Tuesday night. Present, Messrs. H. Keith (chair). G. Farlow. D. Nicholson. D…

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Farmers and Settlers. Land for Soldiers. Statement by Minister for Lands. Training the Men. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 July 1918 · page 5

At the Farmers' Conference to-day the Minister for Lands, addressing the delegates, said 2,000,000 acres of Crown land would be made available for settlement…

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The Wheat Pool. Clearing Up Misstatements. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 July 1918 · page 2

The Minister in charge of the Wheat Pool referred yesterday to the statement made recently by Mr. Clement Giles, of Sydney, who declared the wheat pool had…

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Farmers' Conference. Address by Mr. Ashford. Returned Soldiers' Settlements. a Proposed Commission. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 July 1918 · page 2

Mr. Ashford, Minister for Lands, speaking at the Farmers' Conference in regard to seed wheat and in other respects, said the Lands Department was making all…

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Pastoral. Rabbit Destruction

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 July 1918 · page 2

A Doubtful Method--Poisoning Water. Poisoned water used to be regarded as an effective method of destroying rabbits in the drier portions of the…

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Wheat Pool. Sale to New Zealand. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 July 1918 · page 5

The Minister in charge of the Wheat Pool announced to-day that the Australian Wheat Board has sold two million bushels to the New Zealand Government…

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America's Part. Price of Wheat. President Vetoes Any Increase. New York

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 July 1918 · page 3

A message from Washington says: President Wilson has vetoed the Bill fixing the price of wheat at two dollars forty cents (10) per bushel,…

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Ice in Queensland. Period of Unprecedented Coldness the Crops Interfered With. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 July 1918 · page 5

The present winter in many parts of Queensland is one of almost unprecedented coldness. Reports from various parts of the State show that sheep have been…

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New Zealand Wool. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 5

Mr. Massey states the sale of wool awaits formal confirmation. and remarked significantly that producers will certainly not lose money this season…

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The Wool Clip. Another Dividend in August. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 4

The Central Wool Committee report that the average appraised price of wool for the season 1917-18 is equal to 14.68d per pound on the greasy basis, or 5.59 per…

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Sale of Wheat. Mr. Hughes' Denial. the Curse of Speculation. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 5

Mr. Hughes denies the statement cabled from Sydney to the effect that he had sold Australian wheat, with the result that speculating therein had occurred…

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Government Control of Wool. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 3

Sir William Priestly presiding at a meeting of the Wool and Textile Association of the United Kingdom, and other speakers, while approving…

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Telegrams. Butter Prices Altered. New Prices Order. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 2

Butter prices in New south Wales have been altered by a prices order issued to-night to the following raters:-- metropolitan area, first grade wholesale…

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Grafton Experiment Farm

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 2

After making an inspection of the Grafton Experiment Farm the Minister for Agriculture; Mr. W. C. Grahame, came to the decision that certain…

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Butter Company

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

The 23rd half-yearly report and balance-sheet in connection with the working of the local Dairy Company, which has just been placed in our…

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Dorrigo Dairy Company. Monthly Report. Butter Department

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

Owing to the very severe fronts and drying winds the supply of cream has fallen off very considerably, and during June only 22½ tons of butter was…

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Dairying Machinery

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1918 · page 3

Long experience in the manufacture and supplying of all machinery necessary for the complets and effective equipment of…

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Pastoral. Rabbit Destruction and Control

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 22 July 1918 · page 4

Erection and Maintenance of Fences. In erecting a rabbit-proof fence, a line should be cleared for a distance of a chain or so of all timber lying…

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