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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 23 of 52

Selected Seed Maize. Experiment Farm Operations. Demand for This Year's Seed

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 July 1919 · page 4

The cold weather of the past few weeks has been welcomed by those who have crops of late maize to harvest. At the Grafton Experiment Farm preparations…

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Sale of Stud Sheep. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 July 1919 · page 4

Stud sheep sales commenced this morning, when there was a fair attendance. Some excellent sheep were penned…

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Embargo on Importation of Sheep. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 July 1919 · page 3

Dr. Cumpston stated that representations have been made to the United States authorities to lift the embargo on the importation of Australian sheep, but so far…

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Australian Butter Industry. Important Government Proposal. PART I.

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 9 July 1919 · page 2

Special arrangements were made by the district secretary or the Primary Producers' Union to obtain from the Hon. W. Massy…

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Sale of Wheat. Great Satisfaction in South Australia. Stock Exchange Activity. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 July 1919 · page 3

The news of the sale of [?] of tons of wheat to Great Britain was received with the greatest satisfaction in South Australia. Most active dealing set…

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Trade with Japan. Commercial Commissioner's Report. Effect of Embargo on Wool Exports. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 July 1919 · page 3

Mr. Sutter, commercial commissioner in the East, in a report to the Premier, states that the exports to Australia have now overtaken the imports from…

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Butter Industry. Reports of Dairy Experts. Marked Improvement in Quality. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 July 1919 · page 4

Statistics furnished by the dairy experts show that the improvement in the quality of our butter industry since the Dairy Industry Act came into force in…

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Dairying Industry. Federal Government Proposals (To the Editor.)

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 July 1919 · page 2

Sir,-- I have been so frequently asked to express an opinion upon the above, that, in the belief that same may be or some service to a few executive minds in the…

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Cattle Starving at Alberta. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 July 1919 · page 3

Lack of rain and the intense [?]eat have destroyed grazing, and half a million cattle in Alberta are on the verge of starvation, while the crop outlook is bad…

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Tasmania's Apple Crop. Doubts About Shipping. Sydney

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 11 July 1919 · page 5

Present Indications show that there will be record apple crop this year In Tasmania. Sonic concern is regarding the shipment…

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Farms for Soldiers

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 July 1919 · page 4

When Mr. Ashford, Minister for Lands, was in Maclean recently, he took a very definite attitude with regard to the delay in reference to the purchase of farms…

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Australian Butter Industry. Important Government Proposal. Part Ii

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1919 · page 2

Of the total value of £20,000,000 of dairy products which are already mentioned, butter is accountable for some 65 per cent. It seems…

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Butter Industry. Standardisation of Quality. What Are the Ministry's Intentions?

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 July 1919 · page 2

The chief text of the scheme submitted by the Minister for Customs for the organisation and control of the dairying industry is the standardisation of quality of…

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Fire at Botany. Wool Works Destroyed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 July 1919 · page 5

Lupton's wool works and tannery at Botany were practically destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning. The damage is estimated at £14,000. The…

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The Price of Wheat. Some Explanations Wanted. Dubbo

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 July 1919 · page 5

Captain Dunn, M.L.A., speaking at Dubbo, said that the great difference between the wheat price paid to the grower and the price which it sold at in England…

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Telegrams. Board of Trade. Farms and Orchards Visited. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 July 1919 · page 5

A section of the Board of Trade visited a number of farms and orchards at Bathurst yesterday and collected data to be used in determining the rural wage and…

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Butter Hon, Massy Greene's Scheme Organising Dairying Industry

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 July 1919 · page 4

The scheme suggested by Mr. Massy Greene for organising the dairying industry provides for the pooling of butter under one Government national brand…

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Wheat and Flour. Australian Exports. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 July 1919 · page 3

During the week ended July 7, there were shipped from Australia. 2,160,000 bushels of wheat and flour, while the sales in the Commonwealth, were £1,166,000…

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Sale of New South Wales Wheat Mr. Holman Explains. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 July 1919 · page 3

Replying to the statement of Mr. Watt concerning the New South Wales wheat sale, Mr. Holman said the Now South Wales wheat was inferior to that of…

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Mr. Beeby Resigns. a Recent Wheat Deal. Necessity for an Inquiry. Protecting the Public Interest Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 July 1919 · page 3

Mr. G. S. Beeby Minister for Labor and Industry, to-night forwarded his resignation as a member of the Cabinet to the Premier, and his resignation as a…

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