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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

1,259 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 42 of 63

Telephones for Farmers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 August 1920 · page 3

The Deputy Postmaster-General has given a favorable reply to a deputation, urging that the telephonic connection with farmhouses and settlers' homes be…

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Cost of Butter Production

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 28 August 1920 · page 2

At a meeting of Singleton branch of the Primary Producers' Union, Mr. J. Searl remarked that he had been fortunate enough to secure a…

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Wool Profits. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 28 August 1920 · page 2

The Australian wool growers will shortly receive an interim dividend of £6,000,000. This is the first instalment of the share due to them…

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Wool Profits. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 August 1920 · page 3

Australian wool growers will shortly receive an interim dividend of £6,000,000. This is the first instalment of their share due from the profits made by the British…

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Cattle Duffing. a Queensland "Industry." Graziers' Protective Association

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 28 August 1920 · page 4

Cattle stealing, or to quote the colloquial equivalent of the western country, "cattle duffing," and "poddy dodging," has been prevalent for…

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Serbia. an Appeal for Help. in Cash or Cattle

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 August 1920 · page 3

Lieutenant Flora Sandes makes an appeal:-- Serbia, the smallest of our Allies, suffered more severely than any other nation…

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Political Notes. Mr. Price Asks Questiens. Farms, Rivers and Railways

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 28 August 1920 · page 2

Mr. B. A. Price, M.L.A. for O[?] ley. forwards the following items: In the Legislative Assembly, Mr Price Said:—" I also wish to ask…

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Farmers and Settlers. Conference in Sydney. Large Number of Resolutions. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 August 1920 · page 4

The Farmers and Settlers' Conference agreed to the following resolutions:-- That the Government be urged to proceed with water conservation in…

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Share Farmers. Deputation to the Minister. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 August 1920 · page 5

A deputation of share farmers waited on the Minister for Lands urging that land be made available for share farming…

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Butter Contract. the New Prices. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 August 1920 · page 5

Messrs. Osborn and Sinclair, the Australian delegates, have secured the cancellation and renewal of the butter contract. The Government agrees to pay…

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The Wheat Pool Charges of Conspiracy. Four Men on Trial. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 August 1920 · page 4

A case arising out of the recent wheat inquiry commenced in the Criminal Court to-day, when four men, Reginald Rheuben, Thomas Smith, Rupert Coombes, and…

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Sugar Supply. This Season's Cane Crop. Shortage of 100,000 Tons. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 August 1920 · page 5

The official estimate of the present season's cane crop is about 1,365,000 tons of cane. In making this announcement to-day the General Superintendent of the Sugar…

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Butter. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 1 September 1920 · page 2

The butter merchants of Melbourne have decided to ask for an increase in the price of that commodity…

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Butter and Cheese. Application for an Increase. Granted by the Commission. Butter 29½d. a Pound. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 September 1920 · page 5

The Butter Pool Committee applied to the Necessary Commodities Control Commission to-day for permission to increase the price of butter to 29½ a pound…

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The Wheat Conspiracy. Verdict of Not Guilty. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 September 1920 · page 5

Further evidence was given in the Criminal Court in the case in which four men, Reginald Rheube[?] Thomas Smith Rupert Coombes and Selby Churchill…

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Butter Agreement Bill. Member for Cowper's Speech. Plea for Primary Producers. a Fair Deal Required

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 September 1920 · page 2

Speaking in the House of Representatives last week, Dr. Earle Page, member for Cowper, said:-- The debate upon this Bill has been very…

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Australian Wool. The Government's Scheme. Criticism From Yorkshire. a Wild Goose Chase. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 September 1920 · page 5

The "Yorkshire Observer" scathingly criticises the Australian wool scheme which continues to be pushed forward on paper. It looks as if certain officials who…

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Grafton Experiment Farm the Maize Harvest. Some Excellent Results

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 September 1920 · page 1

Notwithstanding the drought conditions that prevailed during the early part of last season, exceptionally fine results have been obtained with the maize crops at the…

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The Tote. Warwick Farm Farce. Strong Action Necessary

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 September 1920 · page 3

The "Sun" says--"Seven thousand four hundred and eighty-seven pounds went through the totalisator" at Warwick Farm races on Saturday. The…

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Share Farms for Soldiers

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 September 1920 · page 4

An offer has been made to the Lands Department by Mr. N. C. Bucknell, of Inverell, to set aside 10,000 acres of farm lands, on the share system, for returned…

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