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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1919

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Europe's Sugar Crop. Almost Complete Failure. a Swiss Prediction. Zurich, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 2

A Swiss expert predicts that the beet sugar crop in Europe will be almost a complete failure in 1919-1920 owing to the workmen on the large…

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Electrified Wheat. Better Crops

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 2

The results of the first two threshings of electrified corn have been announced by Mr. H. H. Dunn, seed specialist, of Salisbury. Some details of the scheme were…

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Continuing the Wheat Pool. Farmers Representations. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 2

At the Farmers' Federal Organisation Conference in Melbourne to-day it Was decided to make representations to the Federal Government for the pooling of…

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1917 and '18 Butter Pool

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 4

Mr. C. J. McRao reports that at latest advice the £19 per ton coining from, the Imperial Government is not yet available, but the matter is being pressed to finality…

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Disposal of Wheat. Formulating New Proposals. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 9

A conference has opened in Melbourne to formulate proposals to be submitted to the Federal Government for the continuation of the wheat pool principle on a…

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Wheat Board Figures. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 3

The Wheat Board states that on January 20 only 4,130,000 tons of wheat remained of the 1915-16 season, that being shippers' stocks in South Australia. Of…

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Farmers and Settlers' Stampede. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 2

The Farmers and Settlers' Conference opened proceedings in Melbourne on Friday, but when the appointed time to meet came yesterday it was found that…

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N.S.W. Ministers Hurry Home. Farmers' Conference Deserted. Everything in Readiness to Isolate Victoria. Melbourne, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 3

Messrs W. A. Ho[?]man [?] C. L. Fitzpatrick (Treasurer), R. T. Ball (Minister for Works) and W. G. Ashford (Minister for Lands), who…

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Wheat Board Figures

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 3

The Wheat Board states that on January 20 only 4,130,000 tons of wheat remained of the 1915-16 season that being shippers' stocks…

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Wheat-pooling Approved. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 2

It was stated at the Federal Farmers' Conference that wheat growers had approved of pooling as a means of maintaining the industry…

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Butter Supplies. a Serious Shortage. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 4

Sussex street merchants state that the outlook for butter is serious. There has been a big fall in production, and Imperial contracts have had to be…

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Wheat and Sugar Yields. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 4

Mr. Mark Sheldon, addressing the shareholders of the Australian Bank of Commerce said it was anticipated the wheat yield in New South Wales would…

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Wheat Stackers' Earnings

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 4

Wheat stacking is again in full swing at Stawell, and some of the stackers are making good money, despite the recent demand, for higher rates. One gang of 61…

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Wheat Lumpers' Dispute. Six Hundred Men Affected. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 4

A Goulburn message states that 73 roofers and laborers at Cook's Cutting yesterday left work 11 sympathy with the wheat lumpers now out. It is…

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South Africa. Publics Health Bill. Farmers' Co-operation. Cape Town

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 5

In the Assembly Sir T. Watt moved the second' reading of the Public Health Bill, and stated during the war Union forces lost 6395 whites, 692 coloreds, and…

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Dairyville Patriotic Sports

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 4

A most successful basket picnic and sports meeting arranged by the Dairy ville Patriotic Association was carried out on Anniversary Day in Mrs. R. T…

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Butter Box Material. Conservation of Supplies

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 1

The conservation of supplies of hoop-pine for use in the butter industry was the subject of a discussion at the quarterly meeting of the…

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Palmer's Island Dairy Co. the Annual Meeting

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Palmer's island Dairy Company, Limited, was held in the company's office on Friday last at 7.30 p.m, there being present…

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Maclean Dairy Company. Half-yearly Meeting. Loss of £170 in Six Months

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 4

The twenty-third half-yearly general meeting of shareholders of the above company was held in the Shire Hall, Maclean on Saturday morning. Six…

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Sale of Wheat. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 3

Senator Russell has announced that a further 9000 tons of wheat have been sold to the Indian Government at 56 a bushel f.o.b…

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