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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 39 of 52

North Coast Dairying

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 October 1919 · page 2

The report submitted to the annual meeting of the Upper Bellingen Co-operative Dairy Company disclosed that the business of the company was carried…

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Price Cf Wheat Advanced. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 October 1919 · page 4

The Victorian Wheat Commission notified that the price of wheat for flour to be exported to any destination has been advanced to 80½ per bushel…

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Wheat Inquiry. Winnings on the Turf. Are They Liable to Income Tax ? Difference of Opinion. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 October 1919 · page 5

At the wheat inquiry to-day Mr. Whiddon, New South Wales Income Tax Commissioner, said that the Government expected people who won money from turf…

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Appeal to Farmers. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 October 1919 · page 5

The president of the Board of Agriculture appealed to farmers to thresh immediately all the wheat possible and transport it to local mills with the object…

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Farmers' Candidates. Splitting Nationalist Vote. Official Labor View. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 October 1919 · page 2

In Victorian official Labor Circles, the announcement that the Farmers' Union of Victoria intends to nominate candidates for the Senate elections has been received…

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Mr. Ryan in the Domain. the Government and the Soldiers. Farmers and Profiteers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 October 1919 · page 2

The Premier of Queensland (Mr. T. J. Ryan) addressed a large crowd in the Domain this afternoon. He said that he had decided to contest the next Federal…

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Floods in Spain. Many Persons Drowned. Crops. Ruined. London, Friday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 October 1919 · page 2

A Madrid message reports torrential floods in Eastern Spain. The rice crops have been ruined. Trains are unable to run. Many persons have…

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Federal Politics. Mr. Hughes at Bendigo. Wheat Operations. Need for Further Production. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 October 1919 · page 5

In a speech at Bendigo, Mr. Hughes emphasised the necessity for continuing the wheat pool system. He dealt with the Government's wheat operations,…

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The Wheat Pool. How It Affected Farmers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 October 1919 · page 4

Giving evidence before the Victorian Commission on high prices, Mr. Pitt, manager of the Australian Wheat Board, said that if there had been no Government…

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Wheat Inquiry. Georgeson's Illness Loss of Memory. Ex-federal Member Examined. Land Transactions. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 October 1919 · page 5

At the inquiry to-day, Dr. Gibbs, Government Medical Officer, deposed that on Friday he saw Georgeson at Blackheath. His whole appearance was that of a man…

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Farmers Purchase Steamer. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 October 1919 · page 3

The Gisborne (New Zealand) Farmers' Association purchased a British built steamer of 10,800 tons…

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The Horse on the Farm

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 October 1919 · page 4

Horses with a heavy body and legs of a light character are the most suitable for farm work, in the opinion of Mr. P. Powley, who contributed a…

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For Men on the Land. Agriculture. Importance of Good Seed. To Farmers and Vegetable-Growers

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 October 1919 · page 4

Whatever the crop, good seed is of the utmost importance; bad seed -- as many a would-be economist has learnt to his sorrow -- is dear at any price…

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Wheat Pools. Transactions in Certificates. Gambling in Script. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 October 1919 · page 4

At a conference between representatives of the Melbourne Stock Exchange and Corn Exchange and Senator Russell in relation to transactions in connection…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing. Jury Disagree. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 October 1919 · page 3

The jury disagreed in the case of Henry Johnson and Vincent Monaghan, charged with alleged sheep at Flemington…

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The Rabbit Industry. Value Compared with Sheep Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 October 1919 · page 2

Mr. George O'Brien, addressing the Ad. Men's Club, stressed the value of the rabbit trade. Single skins were worth 5 in London, he said, and over…

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Wheat Inquiry. Georgeson's Condition. in a State of Morbid Anxiety. Inquiry Adjourned Till Monday. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 October 1919 · page 3

At the wheat inquiry to-day, Dr. Andrew Davidson, Specialist in Mental and Nervous Diseases, said he examined Georgeson on Tuesday night and…

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District News. Dairyville

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 October 1919 · page 2

On a recent date the ladies of the Dairyville Patriotic Association met at the residence of Mrs. A. H. Kerr and entertained her at afternoon tea, prior to her…

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Government and the Farmers. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 October 1919 · page 3

Mr. Hughes, speaking at Bendigo, said that if there had been no pool and farmers had been thrown on their own resources their wheat would have been worth what…

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Australia's Debt. Mr. Hughes Speaks to Farmers. More Production Required

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 October 1919 · page 4

"Our debt, State and Federal, war and pre-war, is now over £700,000,000. We cannot bear this crushing burden unless we find some way in which we…

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