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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 4 of 40

Wheat or Meat? An Important Conference. Terrible Food Shortage Predicted. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 5

A conference of between sixty and eighty wheatgrowers met at Aaron's Exchange Hotel to-day to discuss the situation…

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Maclean Dairy Company

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 4

A visit to the Maclean Dairy Company's works discloses a busy state of affairs. There is a large demand for ice for fishermen sending cargoes to Sydney,…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing. a Glen Innes Committal. Glen Innes

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 3

At the Police Court to-day Michael Joseph Hanley, of Glencoe, was committed for trial at the Glen Innes Court of Quarter Sessions to he held on February…

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Wheat or Meat? Growers' Attitude. the Minister's Disappointment. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 3

The Minister for Lands to-day expressed disappointment at the tone of the discussion of the meeting of wheat growers held yesterday. He said he regretted the real…

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The Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society Ltd., Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 4

Annual turnover in Dairy and Farm Produce and Live Stock exceeds 1¾ million pounds sterling. The whole business is conducted under a "trust…

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Pastoral and Agricultural. the Mechanical Milker. and the Cow

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 3

It is impossible for a person to harmonize the milking machine and its work unless he knows what kind of work the machine has to do. The operator must…

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Wheat Silos. Reported Federal Intervention. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 5

New South Wales Ministers profess themselves in entire ignorance of the reported intention of the Commonwealth Government to interfere with the tenders…

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Fires at Adelong. Wheat Crops Destroyed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 2

Owing to fires at Adelong Crossing many wheat crops have been destroyed. Incendiarism is suspected, phosphorus sticks wrapped in bagging having been…

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More Wheat. 1,000,000 Bags Extra This Year. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 2

Speaking last night, the Minister for Agriculture stated that as a result of the special appeal to the farming community to sow more wheat,…

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Dairying. the Mechanical Milker. And the Cow

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

It is impossible for a person to harmonise the milking, machine and its work unless he knows what kind of work the machine has to do. The…

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Wheat or Stock? The Conference Resumes. a Motion Carried. Against Government Interference. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 4

The adjourned conference of wheat-growers and stock raisers was held in the Education Department buildings to-day, In accordance with the decision arrived…

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Wheat or Meat? Control by Commissioners. a Practical Minister Wanted Still More Wheat Required. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 5

At the wheat or meat conference., a motion was carried that the State Wheat Office should be brought under the control of four Commissioners, representing the…

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The Cry for Bread. World's Wheat and World's Appetite. Bananas for Coffee and Flour

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 2

Bread is the staff of life the world over. Up to very lately wheat has been the principal cereal for bread. The supply has not kept up with the demand…

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Dairyville

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 3
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The basket picnic and gift day, arranged by the Ladies' Patiotic Association, came on on Saturday, 26th, in Mr. R. Hunter's paddock…

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Picnic at Dairyville

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 1

A most successful basket picnic and gift day were held under the auspices of the Dairyville Ladies' Patriotic Association on Saturday, 26th inst., in a…

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Wheat or Meat? Conference Decisions. Slaughtering of Calves. Shipping Space to America. Professor Lefroy's Scheme. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 5

At the Wheat Conference to-day, Professor Lefroy's system of keeping wheat was discussed. Mr. Walker asked where the depots for…

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Coal Contract Papers. Farmers and Wheat Bags. Censure Motion Continued. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly Mr. Fallick gave notice of motion that a Select Committee be appointed to consider the claims of the railway and tramway…

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Kempsey Cattle Sale. High Prices Recorded. Kempsey

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 4

Messrs. Weaver and Perry and Messrs. Cliff and Hebblewhite, in conjunction, conducted one of the biggest and most successful sales ever held on the…

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Labor in the Dairy

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 4

During the present heavy milking season which has intensified the stortage of labor in many districts, this difficulty can be largely minimised, even if not…

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