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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 17 of 52

Telegrams. Farmers and the Nationalists. No Alliance or Agreement. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 May 1919 · page 3

Mr. Coghlan, general organiser of the Eulomogo branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association says there is no truth in the statement made by…

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The Loss to the Farmers. Japanese Trade Jeopardised. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 May 1919 · page 3

Mr. Hall stated yesterday that the wheat controversy had the effect of a quarter of a million that would have gone to the farmers being not now…

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Railway Administration Farmers and Settlers' Complaints an Unaccepted Invitation. Mr. Fraser in Explanation. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 May 1919 · page 3

The executive of the Farmers and Settlers' Association did not accept Mr. Fraser's invitation to wait upon him to-day to hear his side of the question in respect…

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Insect Pests. Highly Valuable Experimental Work. Results Achieved at Grafton Farm

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

The depredations made by insect pests of numerous species on farm crops in this district at various periods of the year are matters that call for…

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Grafton Experiment Farm

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

Even those who are not farmers will find most interesting and informative reading in the article, "Insect Pests," appearing in this issue. When such…

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Quality of Butter. New South Wales Still Leads. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 May 1919 · page 3

Papers read by the officials of the Commonwealth Dairy Department last week at the annual conference of the Victorian Butter and Cheese. Factory…

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The Wheat Scandal. (To the Editor of the "Argus.")

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 May 1919 · page 3

Dear Sir,--There is nothing new m the idea of inventing a sensational scandal by smart and unscrupulous journalism. In the older countries,…

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Australian Wheat. Cargoes Arrive at Vancouver. Report As to Condition. Vancouver, May 12

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 May 1919 · page 3

No trouble has been experienced with weevils in Australian wheat since the first three cargoes. The Geraldine, Wolvine, ean Steadman, and Marie Bernard…

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Methods of Native Farmers. Experience Makes Them Unconsciously Correct

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 May 1919 · page 2

The native peoples of the world, ignorant of the most elementary facts of science, often exhibit in their primitive methods of agriculture a…

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Agricultural. Eradication of Canadian Thistle. American Farmers' Methods

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 May 1919 · page 2

The eradication of Canadian or Californian thistle from the farm is the subject of a bulletin of the United States Department of Agriculture, the…

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Milk and Cream Suppliers Lower Macleay Association Meets. Butter Pools,--distribution of Profits

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 May 1919 · page 1

The Lower Macleay Milk and Cream Suppliers' Association met at the School of Arts, Gladstone, on Saturday night, about 30 members being present, under…

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Warwick Farm Meeting Abandoned. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 May 1919 · page 4

The meeting arranged for Warwick Farm for to-morrow has been abandoned in consequence of the A.J.C. taking the date…

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The Dairy Industry. Co-operative Organisation. Marketing Australian Butter. Safeguarding Commonwealth Interests. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 May 1919 · page 3

Intimation was published yesterday that an ambitious scheme for the organisation of the dairying industry in Australia on a co-operative basis, and with…

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General Cables. Cornwall Dairy Farmers' Strike. a Sudden Ending. London, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1919 · page 3

Owing to a strike by the Cornwall dairy farmers against the official prices, the local Food Committee issued notices, demanding delivery,…

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Butter Shortage Probable. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 May 1919 · page 5

Under the winter pool scheme 60,000 boxes of butter are held under the control of the Federal Government. If the North Coast boats stop it will be…

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Trouble Extends to Wheat Stackers. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 May 1919 · page 5

The trouble has also extended to the Victorian wheat stacks. Consequent on the threats made by unionists At a stopwork meeting this morning, several…

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Tainted Wheat. Analyst's Report on a Roll. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 May 1919 · page 5

In connection with the alleged tainted wheat, Messrs. Dickson and Byrn the well-known analysts under the Pure Food Act, have written to the "Sun" paper to…

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THAT 1916 17 WHEAT. Mr. Wearne, M.L.A., Writes. To the Editor

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1919 · page 3

Sir,—There is nothing new in the idea of in venting a sensational scandal by smart and unscrupulous journalism. In the older countries,…

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Help for Drought-stricken Farmers. Wheat Scrip As Security

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 May 1919 · page 2

Mr. W. E. Wearne, M.L.A., the Secretary of the Country Committee of the National Party, has interviewed the Minister for Agriculture and the…

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The Wheat Position. From the Financier's Viewpoint. How the Farmer Suffers

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 May 1919 · page 2

Discussing the market position of wheat scrip, Messrs. Joseph Palmer and Sons, the well-known Sydney stock and share brokers, in their "Monthly…

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