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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 16 of 52

Flour for the East Order for 30,000 Tons. From 1916-1917 Wheat. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 5

The New South Wales Government has just accepted an offer made by the Flour Mill Owners' Association of New South Wales for gristing 30,000 tons of…

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The Sugar Crop. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 5

The Queensland sugar crop this year is estimated to yield 170,000 tons of sugar. The normal consumption of the Commonwealth is about 280,000 tons…

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The Cootamundra Seat. Farmers' Opposition to the Premier. Temora

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 5

The Farmers' Association decided recommend the District Council to call for applications from persons willing to contest the Cootamundra seat at the next…

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Wheat Rising. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 May 1919 · page 3

On Change to-day New South Wales wheat certificates of the 1917-18 harvest were another one-sixteenth of a penny dearer on the day, showing a rise of…

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Government Will Grist Wheat. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 May 1919 · page 3

The Government has itself decided to grist quantities of the past three seasons' wheat in the proportions that the millers have been asked to grist it. The wheat…

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Tainted Wheat. Ballot of Mill Employees. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 May 1919 · page 3

It has been definitely decided that the flour mill employees will decide by ballot whether they will handle wheat, flour, or offal of a tainted nature…

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Butter Market. Relaxation of Price-fixing. Stabilising the Local Market. Some Measure of Control Required. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 May 1919 · page 3

The announcement by Mr. Massy Greene that the control of butter in relation to price-fixing is to be released is causing some concern among the…

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Critical! Farmers Executive Report Progressive Political Party. Criticism of Governments. the Ravages of Droughts. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 May 1919 · page 3

An important report of the executive of the Farmers and Settlers' Association to be presented at the annual conference on July 14 was made available for…

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Dorrigo Butter Company. Monthly Report

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1919 · page 5

During the month of April just ended, the dairy industry has been favored with mild conditions and moist weather, and no appearance of frost. The…

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Wheat Board Overdraft. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 May 1919 · page 5

The bank overdraft of the Australian Wheat Board now stands at £19,327,000, while the wheat shipped for the four pools is now shown at £43,674,000…

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Telegrams. Tainted Wheat. Correspondence Published. Millers and the Wheat Board. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 May 1919 · page 5

The letters between the State Wheat Office and the millers, on the subject of the 1916-17 inferior wheat, were published by the "Sun" to-day. The paper declares…

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Wool in Store Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 May 1919 · page 5

There are still about 250,000 bales of last season's wool stored in Australia, but there is little hope, it is stated, of having any larger quantity than at…

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The Experimental Farm

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1919 · page 2

We learn that an effort is to be made to induce the Lands Department to reserve one of the three blocks into which the experimental farm reserve…

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Telegrams. Detecting Margarine. Dairy Factory Managers Conference. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 May 1919 · page 4

At the annual conference of the Australian Butter and Cheese Factory Managers and Secretaries' Association in Melbourne the following motion was carried:…

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Railway Management. Criticised by Farmers. the Commissioners' Invitation. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 May 1919 · page 5

The administration of the railways is severely criticised in the annual report of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, which is to be submitted at the annual…

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Warwick Farm Weights. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 May 1919 · page 4

For the meeting next week the following weights have been declared for the Warwick Handicap:--Lingle 9.9. Finmark 9.4, Some Boy 9.1. Mount Alf 8.9…

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Meeting of Wheat Pool. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 May 1919 · page 3

A meeting of the wheat pool is to be held in Melbo[?]se on Thursday next to consider the operations of the pools. Mr. Grahame will represent New South…

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Alleged Tainted Wheat. a Sydney Newspaper Scare

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 19 May 1919 · page 2

The Sydney "Sun" has been doing its best to damage the reputation of the Government and the Wheat Board by openly charging them with…

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Wheat Allegations Mr. Fitzpatrick at Molong. Unscrupulous Conspirators. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 May 1919 · page 3

Mr. Fitzpatrick, at Molong, made a statement that the source of the allegations' concerning the 1916-1917 wheat was due to unscrupulous conspirators…

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Mr. Holman at Orange. Tainted Wheat Question. the Premier's "Trying Position." Problem for Next Election. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 May 1919 · page 3

Mr. Holman, speaking at Orange, said they had heard a great deal about rotten wheat, which had very little truth in it. They did not hear from the same source…

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