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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 32 of 40

Wheat Pool. a Grave Outlook. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 September 1918 · page 5

Senator Russell has issued a statement on behalf of the Wheat Board, declaring that the outlook was grave at present, as there were practically no steamers…

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The Future of the Dairying Industry

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 7 September 1918 · page 6

In the Sydney newspapers of Tuesday, 18th June, 1918, the following interesting cable from London was published: "An English bred Friesian cow…

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Maitland Cattle Market

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 September 1918 · page 2

The market at Maitland on Monday was fairly well supplied, the number being considerably in excess of that advertised. Consignments consisted of…

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Telegrams. Canning of Butter Prohibited. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 September 1918 · page 3

Under the terms of an official regulation issued by the Commonwealth authorities yesterday the canning of any butter manufactured after September 7…

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Wool-top Industry. More Men Out Op Work. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 September 1918 · page 3

Two hundred more employees at the wool-combing works at Botany have been notified by the management that their Work will cease next week. This makes a…

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Record Price for Farm Land

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 September 1918 · page 2

Through the sale of his large farm, in Bangalow this week Mr. O. Virtue has established a record for the Northern Rivers that may stand unbeaten for a…

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Good Farming Compelled. Drastic Action in Britain. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 September 1918 · page 3

It is officially stated that six hundred farmers in Great Britain, who were farming 45,000 acres, have been removed from their farms since the…

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Dairy Produce Pool. Election of Committee. Nominations Close September 23. MELBOURNE

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 September 1918 · page 5

The Minister for Price Fixing state that nominations tor the elections of the Commonwealth Dairy Produce Pool Committee would close on September 23…

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Home-spun Wool

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1918 · page 2

Mrs. Harold Kirkton has shown us several specimens of home spun wool, which is now being used by her for knitting socks. The wool was spun…

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Letters to the Editor Relative to Cattle

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1918 · page 4

Sir,—It has come to my knowledge that it is the intention of the committeemen of the local A. H. and I. Society to revise the cattle section of the…

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Upper Bellinger Dairy Company

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 September 1918 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Upper Bellinger Dairy Coy. was held at Doepel [?] hall, Bellingen, on Wednesday, 11th September, at 11 a.m. There was a fair…

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Banana Crop. Necessary Precautions. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 September 1918 · page 4

Recently the Tweed River Fruitgrowers' Association made representations for step to be taken to guard against the possibility of the introduction of scale…

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Upper Macleay Dairy Company

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 September 1918 · page 4

The half-yearly meeting of the above company took place on Wednesday, when Mr. H, Powick presided. The report presented showed a very satisfactory…

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Diocese of Grafton the Third Synod. Bishop's Pastoral Charge. Lessons From Pentecost

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 16 September 1918 · page 2

Instead of as, in former years, celebrating the Corporate Communion of Synod on the morning of the first day's sitting prior to commencing business,…

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Wheat From Experiment Farm

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 September 1918 · page 4

The manager of the Grafton Experiment Farm (Mr. G. Marks) has been conducting experiments with regard to the growing of wheat suitable for hay in this district…

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Control of Trade. The Fixing of Prices. Payments of Cheese to be Based on Butter Prices

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 18 September 1918 · page 3

At a meeting of the cheese sectional committee of the Primary Producers' Union recently, it was recommended that the price for next…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing. Well-known Grazier Charged. the Judge's Striciures. Crown Case Breaks Down. Bathurst

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 September 1918 · page 5

At the Quarter Session, Henry Pierce Dawson, a well-known grazier and property owner, off Glenroy station, near Sofala, was charged with stealing four sheep and…

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Copmanhurst Co-op. Dairy Co. Monthly Report

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 September 1918 · page 2

The manager (Mr. J. W. Evans) of the above-named company reports:--For the month ended August 31st the company manufactured 67931bs. first…

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Grafton Dairy Company

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 September 1918 · page 3

This company has subscribed £750 to the loan, and the directors have added another £700, making the total amount £1450…

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The Wheat Pool. £40,000,000 Wanted. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 September 1918 · page 5

It is reported that the four wheat growing States will have to provide forty million pounds before the pooled and next season's wheat can be discharged…

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