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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 36 of 40

Single-handed Fight. Duel in a Crop

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 October 1918 · page 1

Writing to his brother, Mr. P. Taylor, of Euroa, (Vic.), Pte. Norman Taylor, one of the three soldier sons of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Taylor, describes how he…

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Butter Factory Destroyed. Fire Caused by Lightning. Nanango

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 October 1918 · page 4

A disastrous fire occurred here to-night, when the Nanango Co-operative Butter Factory was totally destroyed by fire. During a storm at about 8 o'clock a flash…

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Rain and the Crops

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 October 1918 · page 4

That rain is wanted, and wanted badly, is an unfortunate fact of which the producers in the Tamworth district only realise too well, says the "Observer."'…

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Dairying. the Value of Herd-testing. To Dairy Farmers

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 October 1918 · page 4

One direction in which farmers practice will probably move rapidly forward immediately the war is over in the individual testing of cows. At…

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Homebush Cattle Sales

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 October 1918 · page 4

At Thursday's sales at Homebush 2473 head were yarded A fairly large proportion came from Queensland. The dry weather is said to be responsible for…

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Dairying. Dairy Science Schools. Last Winter's Record Attendance

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 October 1918 · page 4

During the past winter the Dairy Branch of the Department of Agriculture held four schools of instruction in dairy science, together with…

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Dairyville News

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 October 1918 · page 6

October 28 will long live in the memory of the Upper Orara and Dairyville residents. A very strong north-westerly wind was…

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The Dairy Industry

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 October 1918 · page 4

In an inspired paragraph in one of the Sydney morning papers it was recently explained that the farmer is not going to carry cows through the…

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Shortage of Labor. Demand for Farm Workers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 November 1918 · page 2

The monthly report of the State Labor Exchanges Branch shows that according to the operations of the exchanges the labor supply falls short of the demand,…

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Dairy Produce Pool. the Advance to Factories. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 November 1918 · page 3

It has been decided by the Commonwealth Dairy Produce Pool Committee that all account sales to factories for next season's butter sold for…

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Use of Petrol Tins. Bee Keepers and Farmers' Supplies

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 1 November 1918 · page 2

At the last meeting in Sydney of the Central Executive of the Primary Producers' Union, the use of petrol tins for honey and for many uses on dairy…

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Wheat Disappears. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 November 1918 · page 4

When Reginald Edwards, a railway porter, was charged at the Police Court with unlawfully making a false entry in a public document with intent to defraud the…

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Australian Wheat. Demand in Mediterranean. a Bright Outlook. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 November 1918 · page 3

News has reached Melbourne from London that several ships are proceeding to Fremantle to load wheat for Mediterranean ports, where there is great need of…

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Fire in a Wool Store. Store Entirely Gutted. Considerable Damage Done. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 November 1918 · page 1

A disastrous fire occurred at the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company's store at Kensington on Saturday night. The store, which contained…

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Australian Butter. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 November 1918 · page 3

Mr. Hughes states that the butter contract includes a clear season after the war…

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Failure of Indian Wheat Crop. Australia's Opportunity. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 November 1918 · page 3

The opinion prevails in Sydney that the Indian wheat failure places Australia in the premier position as to supplies of wheat and other foodstuffs for Southern…

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Shipping Our Wheat. Fleet of Steamers Coming. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 November 1918 · page 2

It is stated that a fleet of steamers is en route from Fremantle to load 45,000 tons of wheat…

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Dairying Science Schools. Last Winter's Reoord Attendance

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 6 November 1918 · page 3

During the past winter the Dairy Branch of the Department of Agriculture held four schools of instruction in dairy science, together…

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Wheat Shipments. Half a Million Bags. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 November 1918 · page 4

It is learned on reliable authority that over 45,000 tons of wheat, representing more than half a million bags, will soon be shipped from Fremantle by a fleet of…

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Government Meat Scheme Protest From Farmers and Graziers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 November 1918 · page 4

A meeting of graziers and farmers was held at Tenterfield to protest against the Government meat scheme. A telegram was read from the Premier saying that…

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