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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 50 of 52

The Farmers' Candidates

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 December 1919 · page 6

PAGE FOR THE REPRESENTATIVES. FALKINER FOR THE SENATE. PUT THE FIGURE 1 IN THE SQUARE OPPOSITE THEIR NAMES…

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Local and General. Catch Crops on the North Coast

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 December 1919 · page 2

That too little attention is paid to the value of the "catch crop" by dairy farmers the North Coast is the opinion expressed by Mr. W. G. Kerle,…

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The Farmers' Party. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 December 1919 · page 4

Mr. H. P. Williams, the farmers campaign director, forecasts the return of sixteen of the Farmers' party…

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Australian Wheat and Flour. the Government's Plans. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 December 1919 · page 3

Reuter's Pretoria correspondent reports that the Government, as a result of representations, decided that in the event of freight space being unobtainable for the…

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The Wheat Shortage. Imports From Australia. Capetown, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 December 1919 · page 3

A message from Pretoria says: The Government have announced, in view of the wheat shortage, that if freight is unobtainable they propose to employ…

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Cost of Government. Farmers Protest. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 December 1919 · page 3

The Durham District Council of the primary Producers Union carried a motion viewing with alarm the rapidly increasing expenses of State and Federal…

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Farmers Organiser Gratified. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 December 1919 · page 3

Mr. H.P. Williams, the Farmers Campaign Director, said it was particularly gratifying, as Messrs. Hay, Page, and Fleming were going strong for their…

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Telegrams. Loss of Wheat. Mr. Holman Answers a Question. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 December 1919 · page 5

Mr. Holman, replying to a question during his southern tour, said it was only fair the Government should bear the whole of the expense of the loss on wheat due to…

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Dairy Produce

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 December 1919 · page 4

The butter, bacon, and cheese markets are under public notice just now, and consumers are waiting for prices to come down. The North Coast producer's view…

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The Farmers Party. Eleven Certain Seats. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 December 1919 · page 5

The Farmers party considers it has 11 certain seats, three probable, and five possible, while only one has been lost. C. H. Utting, 327 George street, Sydney…

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Telegrams. Merino Wool. Controlling the World's Market. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 December 1919 · page 1

Australian woolgrowers and brokers are moving to secure control of the wool industry when the Imperial schemes expire. If the organisation is formed, it will be…

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Federal Elections. Latest Returns. National and Farmers' Position Improved. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 December 1919 · page 2

In those electorates where there have been important changes since Monday's figures, the latest returns, as well as the latest Senate and…

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For Men on the Land. Dairying. What Is Breeding? Some Brief Definitions

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 December 1919 · page 4

So often do the terms "crossbred," "grade" and the like figure in dairying literature and discussions, the following short definitions adopted by the…

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American Reforms Wanted the Farmers' Programme Vancouver, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 December 1919 · page 3

A Washington message says: The farmers' organisation at the American Washington Labor Conference submitted a legislative programme,…

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Maitland Cattle Sales

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 December 1919 · page 4

A fairly large supply was yarded at Maitland on Monday to a good attendance of the trade. Consignments consisted of a fair proportion of good to…

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Wheat Inquiry. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 December 1919 · page 5

The Commission inquiring into the business of the Wheat Office sat again to-day. Mr. Blacket informed the Commission…

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Married to Six Women. a Wool Classer Disappears. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 December 1919 · page 5

Attention was drawn in the Melbourne Divorce Court to the alleged heartless tactics of Rupert Desmond 63, a wool classer, now of parts unknown, who,…

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Advances to Farmers. a Victorian Measure. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 December 1919 · page 5

A Bill, authorising the making of advances to farmers for the purchase of seed wheat, passed all its stages in the Victorian Assembly. It is expected there…

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Farmers' Party Elated. 14 Direct Representatives. Helped to Defeat Referenda. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 December 1919 · page 4

Mr. H. P. Williams, the Farmers Federal campaign director, interviewed, remarked, "We are sure of fourteen direct representatives in the House while…

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The Cry of Ishmael. Effect on Coming Elections. Nationalists and Public Opinion Effect of the Farmers' Party Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 December 1919 · page 5

Mr. G. S. Beeby, interviewed to-day, declared that the first experiment in preferential voting had at least killed the split-vote bogey. This was a healthy sign…

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