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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 6 of 52

The Wheat Harvest. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 2

A Commonwealth regulation has been issued empowering the Commonwealth and State Governments to arrange for financing the late wheat…

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M. McBarron wins Butter Fat Prize

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 2

The local Agricultural Society's butter fat competition resulted as follows:—M. McBarron (Raleigh), first milkine, test 4.1 per cent…

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Children in Dairying Districts

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 3

"I noticed in your issue of Wednesday morning," writes Mr. G. S. Briner, M. L. A., to the "Daily Telegraph," "a letter from 'A North Coast Teacher'…

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Price of Butter

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 3

The Lismore branch of the Primary Producers' Union discussed the question of applying to the Minister for Price Fixing for an increase in the…

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Wheat Stacker's Daring Act. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 2

W. Edmonds, a wheat stacker. yesterday saved a large, section of the wheat stacks at Maryborough, Victoria from destruction by fire. The curtains which…

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Fire in a Wheat Stack. Loss of £36,000. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 2

A disastrous fire broke out, in a wheat stack at Mirool siding yesterday, when 75,000 bags of the 1916-17 wheat, valued at £36,000, was destroyed…

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The Drought. Farmers' Financial Embarrassment. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 2

It is estimated that a third of the New South Wales farmers are bankrupt through the drought, whale another third were fighting hard. The Government is…

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Assistance to Farmers Local Bodies Co-operation

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 4

A circular from the Lands Department came before the Dorrigo Shire Council meeting on Friday with reference to the Government advances to necessitous…

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"Child Dairy Slaves." the Latest Charge. Mr. Briner's Refutation

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 2

In last Thursday's "Daily Telegraph" appears the following editorial comment: -- "The letter from a North Coast…

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Price of Butter. Rise of Threepence Asked For. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 4

When interviewed this afternoon in connection with the price of butter, Mr. A. S. McKenzie, general secretary of the Primary Producers' Union, advised…

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Pioneer Dairy Co. Fifty-second Half-yearly Meeting. Town-lighting Question. a Warm Debate

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 6

The 52nd half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the C.R.P.D. Company, Ulmarra, was held in the Masonic Hall, Ulmarra, on Saturday afternoon. Mr…

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Grafton Dairy Coy. a Record of Continued Progress

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 4

Notwithstanding the droughty conditions which prevailed during the latter part of the past year, the company's output aud turnover constitutes a record…

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Telegrams. Wheat Lumpers' Demand Refused. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 February 1919 · page 2

At a conference between the wheat shippers and lumpers the request for higher wages was refused…

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Tableland Drought. Bullocks at £710 and Sheep at 10. Glen Innes

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 February 1919 · page 1

When steady rain commenced to fall on Thursday afternoon last it was thought that the end of the drought was in sight, but a clear sky on Friday morning…

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Children in the Dairying Districts

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1919 · page 4

"I notice in your issue of Wednesday morning," writes Mr. G. S. Briner, M. L.A., "a letter from 'A North Coast Teacher' concerning 'Children in…

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Experimental Farm

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1919 · page 2

Sir,—From time to time an agitation crops up to have the experimental plot at North Dorrigo thrown open for settlement. Now, I consider this…

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Wire Netting. Shortage in Australia. the Farmer's Burden. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 February 1919 · page 3

A deputation from the Barellan district was introduced by Mr. P. McGarry to the Minister for Lands, and pleaded for some solution of the wire-netting…

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Farmer and Co., Ltd. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 February 1919 · page 2

Farmer and Company have acquired the site of Roberts' Hotel, at the intersection of George and Market streets. It is proposed to immediately build a…

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Starving Sheep on the Coast

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 2

Things are not quite as bad in the sheep country as they are painted, says Casino "Courier." This is borne out by the fact that there are now travelling…

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Butter Shortage

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 2

Mr. Meares, representative of the Coastal Farmers, was in Bellingen yesterday, from which centre he rang up Mr. Richins, of the local Butter…

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