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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 31 of 40

Exporting Butter. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 31 August 1918 · page 2

Exporting butler, unless it is graded by a Customs official, has been prohibited by proclamation under the Customs Act…

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Pine for Butter Boxes. Conservation of Supplies

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 31 August 1918 · page 2

At the quarterly meeting of the executive or the Primary Producers' Union in Sydney last week the factories' sectional committee recommended…

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Queensland Sugar Crop. Strike of Cutters. the Farmers Determined. Innisfail

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 August 1918 · page 5

The Mourilyan mill stopped crushing temporarily, but starts again to-night. There are a few trucks of sugar at Mourilyan Harbor which the local…

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Purchase of Wheat. Explanation by Central Board. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 August 1918 · page 5

It was stated by the Central Wheat Board to-day that only one harvest has been sold to the Imperial Government-- that was part of the 1915-16 and part of…

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Grading of Butter. a New Regulation. Higher Standard Aimed At. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 August 1918 · page 5

Under the Customs Act a proclamation was issued to-day which prohibits the exportation of butter unless it is graded by a Customs officer in the prescribed…

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Dorrigo Dairy Company. Extraordinary Meeting Shareholders

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 31 August 1918 · page 3

At the conclusion of the annual general meeting of shareholders of the Dorrigo Dairy Company tin Saturday last an extraordinary meeting was…

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Some Farm!

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 31 August 1918 · page 2

Mr. Noble, of Alberta, in Canada, baa a 30,000 acre farm, of which he has 15.000 acres wider crop this season. He built his own road for…

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Harwood Farmers' and Settlers

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 August 1918 · page 7

The usual monthly meeting of the Harwood branch of the F. and S. Association was held on Tuesday, 27th inst. Present: H. Keith (in the chair), A…

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Wheat Disease in Germany. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 September 1918 · page 2

A Zurich message says that the Gorman agricultural papers are greatly concerned at the alarming increase of wheat disease. Rye, in north-eastern Germany, is…

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Banks Will Help Farmers

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 September 1918 · page 2

The Central War Loan Committee points out that in some cases it may not be convenient for farmers and others owning property to pay in cash a 10 per cent…

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District News. Dairyville

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 September 1918 · page 3

Measles are very prevalent in this part of the district, several families being laid up with the complaint. The Dorrigo Shire Council are putting…

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State Parliament. Wheat Pool Operations. Domain Speeches. Increased Railway Rates. Teachers' Resignations. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 September 1918 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly, replying to a question relating to the different treatment of political prisoners and criminals, the Attorney-General said that…

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Banks Will Help Farmers

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 4 September 1918 · page 3

The Central War Loan Committee point out that in eorae caeeR it may not be convenient for farmers and others owning property to pay…

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Dairying. Take Care of the Cans. a War-time Economy

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 September 1918 · page 4

The high price of .tinned goods of an kinds is a subject in which the dairy farmer has a real interest, and American professor suggests that…

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The Economical Cow. Compared with Other Farm Animals

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 September 1918 · page 4

The dairy cow not only produces more human food from a given amount of feed than any other animal, but she consumes a larger amount of material…

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The Dairy Act

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 September 1918 · page 5

Replying to Mr. Znill the Minister for Agriculture said he had called a conference for to-morrow between his department and the Health Department to…

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Meat Prices. the Farmers' Protest, Candidates for Parliament. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 September 1918 · page 4

At a meeting of the executive of the Farmers and Settlers' Association a resolution was received from the 'MidRichmond branch protesting against the…

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Farmers and Politics. Premature Selections. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 September 1918 · page 4

Mr. G. S. Beeby, referring to the decision of the Farmers and Settlers Association to run its own candidates fo Parliament said: "I think all questions…

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Late Wires. Cattle Shot at Hill End. Meat Stealers Blamed. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 2

A fat bullock was found in a paddock at Hill End, with a gunshot wound through its head and its throat cut. The police think the animal was…

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Air Raids Into Germany. Late Lord Forrest. London, Thursday. LONDON, Thursday. of South Australian Farmer. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 3

The Air Ministry reports that on Tuesday we successfully attacked an aerodrome at Morhange, directly hitting Mr. Hughes has telegraphed to Lady Forrest his sympathy and regret at the loss of his distinguished colleague and sincere friend. Mr. Joseph Nykiel, a farmer from Clare, South Australia, has arrived in London after four years' terrible experiences of internment in Germany. He was arrested…

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