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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 28 of 40

Hun Pirates' Informant Arrested. Wireless Plant at Seaside Farm. New York

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 31 July 1918 · page 3

Bruno Oppenheimer has been arrested as being a dangerous alien. A wireless outfit and mast were discovered at his residence at New Jersey,…

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Too Many Cattle

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 August 1918 · page 4

A telegram published yesterday stated that the Cattle Committee of the Royal Agricultural Society had decided to reduce the entries allowed to each…

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Butter Bonus

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 August 1918 · page 1

Mr. R. Plummer, of Smithtown, delegate to the central executive of the P.P.U., has receieved a letter from the head office of the P.P.U., in which the above matter…

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The Wheat Pool. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 August 1918 · page 3

In the Victorian Legislative Assembly the Minister for Agriculture defended the administration of the wheat pool…

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Pastoral and Agricultural. Herd Testing on the North Coast. Its Attendant Results

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 3 August 1918 · page 6

Some account was given last week of the work herd-testing on the North Coast, and of the progress that has been made under the difficulties that…

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Shortage of Dairy Utensils

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 3 August 1918 · page 4

There is an scute shortage of Dairy Utensils throughout Australia, due to the stoppage of supplies from abroad, and the difficulty in obtaining supplies of raw…

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Something for the Farmer

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 3 August 1918 · page 6

Farmers will do well if they inspect and buy tram Raymond's Big Depot The favorite Yankee Side Hill Plow, price in the Depot at Dorrigo only…

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Coffs Harbor Dairy Co. Half-Yearly Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 3 August 1918 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Coffs Harbor Dairy Co., Ltd., was held in the Upper Orara hall on Saturday…

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The Sale of Wool. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 August 1918 · page 4

The New Zealand Woolgrower's Committee. has been informed that the basis of the calculation for the profits for next season's wool, which has been sold to…

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The Experiment Farm. Evidences of Progress

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 August 1918 · page 4

A recent visit to the Grafton Experiment Farm enabled a representative of the "Daily Examiner" to obtain firsthand information regarding certain…

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Straight Talk. a Farmer to the Government a Few of the Facts Stated

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 August 1918 · page 4

"John Barleycorn" writes to the Sydney "Evening News": -- I have forwarded the following open letter to Mr. G. S. Beeby, M.L.A…

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Dairying. Herd-testing on the North Coast. Its Attendant Results

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 August 1918 · page 4

Some account was given last week of the work of herd-testing on the North Coast, and of the progress that has been made under the difficulties…

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Butter. Shortace in Sydney. No Relief From Victoria. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 August 1918 · page 5

The butter shortage was more pronounced to-day. Large grocers had to be satisfied with half their usual supplies. A prominent merchant stated this state of…

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Shortage pf Butter. Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 7 August 1918 · page 3

There was a marked shortage in butter in Sussex' Street yesterday. Many buyers received a short supply…

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Australian Wheat. Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 7 August 1918 · page 2

The Chairman of the Australian wheat Commission announced that thirteen thousand tone of Australian wheat bare been sold to the…

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Butter. Victorian Supplies for New South Wales. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 August 1918 · page 3

In regard to the reported statement in Sydney that the Chief Prices Commissioner had stipulated that no butter was to be sent from Victoria to New South…

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Dairying. Herd-testing on the North Coast. Its Attendant Results

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 7 August 1918 · page 3

Herd-testing has made some progress, evidently, on this coast, for there has been a marked improvement in the yield of butler for each…

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Shortage of Butter. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 August 1918 · page 4

Not a single box of butter arrived i[?] Sydney to-day, but it is understood abo[?] 500 boxes will arrive from Melbourne[?] rail to-morrow, besides supplies from [?]…

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Butter Shortage. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 August 1918 · page 3

Owing to the shortage of butter this morning many of the retail houses declined" to supply casual customers…

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Cattle for Homebush. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 August 1918 · page 5

So far the listing of cattle for sale at Homebush next week is 100, as against a normal supply of 3000…

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