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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 33 of 40

Late Wires. State Stud Bulls for Farmers. Irish Internees. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 20 September 1918 · page 2

A deputation from the Central Executive of the Primary Producers' Union asked the Minister for Agriculture yesterday for provision to be made…

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Margarine and Butter

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 September 1918 · page 4

A magazine article of recent date stated that the extent to which margarine has replaced butter as an article of food in the United Kingdom…

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Improving Dairy Stock. Bulls From State Farms. Request to Minister. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 September 1918 · page 5

A deputation from the executive of the Primary Producers' Union made a request to the Minister for Agricultare that stud stock, more specially bulls…

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Butter and Cheese. Purchase of Surplus Supplies. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 September 1918 · page 5

The Federal authorities have received information of the cabled announcement that the British War Cabinet had sanctioned the purchase from Australia of…

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Dairying Industry. Federal Butter Pool. Sale of Butter to America. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 September 1918 · page 3

At a meeting of the central executive of the P.P.U. regarding the Federal butter pool committee the secretary submitted a detailed report dealing with the…

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Dairying. Herd-testing in Practice. And Startling Results

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 September 1918 · page 4

The use that one member of the Bangalow Herd-testing Association made of the information he obtained by individual testing of his cows…

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Dairy Produce Pool Committee. Producers Representatives. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 September 1918 · page 3

The Federal price-fixing authorities announce the following nominations to the Commonwealth Dairy Produce Pool Committee, of whom they have…

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Butchered While Asleep. a Farmer's Death. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 September 1918 · page 3

Charles Blakeley, 45 years, was attacked by a man with an axe while asleep and killed, on his farm near Perth. The police are searching for…

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Federal Butter Pool. Nominations for Committee. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 September 1918 · page 4

The price-fixing authorities have announced the following nominations for New South Wales representatives to act on the Commonwealth Dairy Produce Pool…

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Kempsey Police Court. Monday, September 22. (Before Mr. H. F. W. Fletcher, P.m.) Straying Cattle

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 September 1918 · page 7

R. C. White was proceeded against by Macleay Shire Council for allowing stock to stray on the road between Kempsey and Gladstone…

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Education Week. The Fourth Day. More Interesting Lessons. Visit to Experiment Farm

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 September 1918 · page 4

Yesterday morning Mr. Eraser made a few remarks concerning, aids, and their uses, before calling on Mr. Campbell, Swan Creek, to demonstrate the uses of…

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Thursday's Session. Visit to Experiment Farm

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 27 September 1918 · page 2

Yesterday morning an explanation of the uses of the several aids made and brought to the School of Method was given. Mr. Fraser explained the uses…

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Butter Storage. Value of Pasteurisation Again Demonstrated

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 September 1918 · page 4

Factory managers and others will be interested to learn that not only was the quality of the butter stored in the 1918 pool eminently satisfactory, but…

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Macleay Dairy Company War Loan

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 September 1918 · page 2

At the half-yearly meeting of the Macleay River Co-op. Dairy Company, Ltd. on Saturday, at Kempsey, it was decided to subscribe £1000 to the seventh war…

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Dairy Produce Pool. Election of Producers' Representatives. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 September 1918 · page 2

Mr. Massy Greene, Minister for Price-fixing, stated yesterday that ballot papers are being issued for the election in Tasmania, Queensland and New Soifith…

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Dairying. Quality of New South Wales Butters. Gratifying Improvement

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 September 1918 · page 4

This State is to be congratulated upon the fact that owing to the operation of the Dairy Industry Act it is possible for the first time to present…

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Tinning of Butter. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 October 1918 · page 1

Official intimation has been made to the trade by the Federal Butter Committee that it is no longer necessary to procure permits to tin butter for export…

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Coastal Farmers' Society. a Vigorous Defence. What It Has Done for Dairymen

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

Mr. S. M. Cottee having written several lengthy letters to Richmond and Tweed papers, caustically criticising the directors of the N.C. Co-operative…

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M R. Co-op. Dairy Co. £1000 for the War Loan

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 October 1918 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of the Macleay River Co-op. Dairying Co., Ltd., was held at the Company's office, Kempsey, on Saturday afternoon last, when…

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Dairying. Stud Stock. Importance of Herd-testing

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 October 1918 · page 4

The herd-testing movement in New South Wales may be discussed under two heads -- the testing of stud pedigree stock and the testing of the…

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