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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 6 of 40

Butter Export. Commonwealth Takes Control. Appointment of Graders. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 4

Despite the request of the butter ex-porters that the matter be deferred, the Commonwealth Minister in charge of foodstuffs, Senator Russell, announces…

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Wheat or Meat? Stockowners' Association Decisions. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 5

At a meeting of the Stockowners' Association of New South Wales, a report was read of the conference re substituting to some extent stock raising for…

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Argentine Wheat. Export Prohibition Removed. Buenos Aires

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 5

The Government has rescinded the degree prohibiting the export of wheat…

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State Parliament. Industrial Amendment Bill. Outlined by Mr. Beeby. Schools and Wheat. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly in reply to questions relating to country schools, the Minister for Education said unfortunately the financial situation left the…

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Storm-swept Cattle. Sold to State Butchery. Minister's Anomalous Position. Rockhampton

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 3

It is no anomaly to state that the greater part of the meat sold recently in the State butchers' shops in Rockhampton during the recent flood has come from the…

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New Farm Bowling Club. Motion Against Eligibles. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 2

At a meeting of the New Farm Bowling Club, a motion was carried that no eligible single man of 45 or under be permitted to membership during the, war unless…

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Teaching Soldiers to Farm. Conference with Minister. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 2

A conference was held at Parliament House between the Minister for Lands and the country producers' representatives, with the object of securing the co-operation…

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Storm-swept Cattle. Minister Defends His Action. Rockhampton

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 5

Mr. Hardacre, referring to-day to the statement by Mr. Duncan relative to the cattle salved and killed for the State shop, declared he was informed of certain cattle…

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Failure of Crops

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 2

On account of the wet conditions prevailing throughout the past four months the potato and tomato crops have been a partial failure in the…

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Share Farming. Under Government Control

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 3

The Minister for Lands, Mr. Ashford, made an important announcement regarding the Government's policy in connection with share…

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Poultry Farmers. Conference in Sydney. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 5

A conference of poultry farmers was held in Sydney to-night to discuss the clauses to be included in the Stock and Food Bill…

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Record Sale of Fat Cattle

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 4

As reported in our commercial column a splendid draft of bullocks from Yulgilbar Station was sold to Mr. A. J. Thompson, of the Kensington Preserving…

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South African Wool. Government Criticised. No Confidence Motion. Cape Town

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 5

The Union House of Assembly discussed a motion, moved by the Nationalist leader, General Hertzog, condemning the Government's attitude in connection with the…

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Grafton Dairy Company

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 4

Some misconception has arisen owing to advertisement and ballot papers for the election of directors bearing the address Grafton after Mr. J. A. McLachlan's…

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Dairy Products. Inquiry Re-commencing. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 2

Mr. A. S. McKenzie, general secretary of the Primary Producers' Union, states that the Interstate Commission will resume its inquiries as regards…

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Pastoral Letter. Decay of Religious Truths. Oppression of the Masses. Archbishop Kelly's Message. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 5

"Notwithstanding the dire visitation of a universal war and one so protracted," says Archbishop Kelly in a pastoral letter issued yesterday, "we live in an…

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Queensland Floods. More Rains in North, Dead Cattle in the Sea. Cooper River 15 Miles Wide. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 5

Further heavy rains have fallen in the northern part of Queensland during the past 48 hours ended 9 a.m. to-day. Among the falls were Peachester, 756 points;…

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Butter Fat Test

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 2
Also in Coffs Harbour Advocate

The butter fat test conducted in connection with the Coff's Harbor Show, and judged by Mr. A. Marshall, manager of the Coff's Harbor Dairy Company,…

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No Advantage to Germany. Bolsheviks Destroy Ukrainian Wheat

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 3

The Petrograd correspondent of "The Times" says that peace is unlikely to yield the Germans much advantage. The Bolshevik troops destroyed enormous…

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