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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1919

1,027 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 52

District News. Dairyville

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 May 1919 · page 3

On Monday, 28th ultimo, the members of the Dairyville Patriotic Association, assisted by the Red Cross Society, extended a very hearty welcome home to…

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Millers and the Wheat Board. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 May 1919 · page 3

A dispute exists between the associated millers and the Government, as represented by the Wheat Board. The trouble is over the quantity of wheat supplied to the…

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To Lift Britain's Wheat. Large. Empty Fleet Coming. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 2 May 1919 · page 3

The British Government has directed to Australia during April over thirty steamers to lift Great Britain's wheat there in June, July and August. Tlieir…

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Tainted Wheat Millers and the Wheat Board. "Sun" Attacks Government. Wheat Only Fit for Pig Food. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 May 1919 · page 5

The "Sun" to-day continues its attack upon the Government in connection with the trouble between the millers and the Wheat Board. It…

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THE 1916-17 Crop. Statement by the Premier. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 May 1919 · page 5

The Premier made a statement to-night regarding the 1916-17 wheat crop. He said that the crop was unsatisfactory from the point of view of the weight…

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Wheat Board Financial and Statistical Returns. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 May 1919 · page 3

The financial and statistical returns issued by the Australian Wheat Board show that the bank overdraft now amounts to £19,778,000. The total…

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Minister Impugned. Royal Commission's Report. South Australian Wheat Scheme. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 May 1919 · page 3

A message states that Mr. Angus, who was appointed a Royal Commissioner to inquire into the wheat scheme, has issued a report, in which he states that the…

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Agricultural. the Lay-out of a Farm. Study General Convenience

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1919 · page 4

The Chief Inspector of Agriculture was recently asked to give some advice on the laying out of a farm, and in his reply he indicated that attention…

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Dairying. a Skin Disease Among Cows. a Strange Cause

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1919 · page 4

A skin disease that presented some interesting features was lately brought under the notice of the Stock Branch, and was investigated by Dr. S. Dodd,…

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Butter Production. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 May 1919 · page 4

There is no falling off in the butter, production in New South Wales, and the quality all round is of a very high standard. Upwards of 40,000, boxes were…

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Use of Tainted Wheat. Millers Reaffirm Their Statement. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 May 1919 · page 4

One miller declared that Mr. Campbell was in error in saying that the millers had not been tendered any wheat that had gone through the cleaners and had been…

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Butter Fat Prize. Committee Alter Conditions Next Test To Be Held On Ground

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1919 · page 3

For a long time past the Agricultural Society has realised that the butter fat test is an expensive and unwieldy item of its year's work,…

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Queensland Cattle Case Appeal to Privy Council. Proclamation Within Statutory Powers. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 May 1919 · page 5

The Privy Council held that the Mooraberrie proclamation was within the statutory powers, and the extent whereto it was applicable must rest with…

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Wheat Not Fit for Pig Food. Mill Employee's Opinion. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 May 1919 · page 4

A flour mill employee, referring to what is known as the bread scandal, says he would not advise the Government to sell the 1916-17 mousey wheat to pig farmers,…

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Tainted Wheat. Coercing the Millers. Attack on Public Health. Where Is the Pure Food Act?

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 May 1919 · page 1

The Government wants the millers to make flour from tainted wheat unfit for consumption. Some millers have…

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Tainted Wheat. Is the Grain Unsound. Statement by Mr. Campbell. a Miller' S Rejoinder. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 May 1919 · page 4

Mr. T. I. Campbell, general secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, states that he does not believe the millers have been coerced into using unsound…

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Stratheden Farms

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 May 1919 · page 4

Special attention is directed to the auction sale of six attractive farms in the Stratheden Estate, by Mr. J. B. McDougall, at his rooms, Casino, on the…

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Winter Dairy Show. Judges Appointed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 May 1919 · page 5

In connection with the winter dairy show, Mr. George Searl, secretary of the Co-operative Dairy Factory Managers' Association, advises that it is intended…

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The Railways and the Farmers

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 May 1919 · page 4

Attention was drawn at the recent executive meeting of the Primary Producers' Union in Sydney to the recent increase in railway freights. Although…

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General Cables. Training the Aussies. Irrigation and Dairying. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 May 1919 · page 3

The Australian Minister for Defence, Senator Pearce, has arranged for a hundred carefully-selected members of the A.I.F. to visit the United States…

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