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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 49 of 63

Dairy Cows on Time Payment

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 October 1920 · page 2

The supply of cream to the Inverell Butter Factory has been steadily on the, increase during the past few weeks and for the first time in to two years the factory…

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Conference of Farmers. Dubbo

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 October 1920 · page 3

A conference of wheat farmers carries a motion demanding that, if the price of wheat for local consumption was to be fixed the difference between the world…

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Prices for Farmers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 October 1920 · page 3

A Wagga message states Mr. Trethowan informed a meeting of farmers at Marrar that there would be a cash payment of 106 a bushel to farmers for wheat for…

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Price of Wheat. Meetings of Farmers. Payment of the Guarantee. Fighting for a Decent Price. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 October 1920 · page 5

The Juuce farmers carried resolutions that existing pools under the control of the Government should be finally closed as it is high time the farmers knew how…

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Closing of Flour Mills. Apprehension in Adelaide. Farming the Farmers. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 October 1920 · page 5

There is much apprehension in milling circles, in South Australia over the closing of the flour mills. It was reported at the Port Adelaide Trades and Labor…

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Letter to the Editor. Butter Prices

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 October 1920 · page 1

Sir,--I notice in your issue of 2nd inst. an item under the heading,"Price of Butter." I am pleased to see that some of our…

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Dairymen Indignant. At Premier's Threat To Reduce Butter Prices. Unanimous P.P.U. Protest

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 6 October 1920 · page 2

"Premier Storey knows nothing about dairying." That sentence just about earns up the general opinion of the local…

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Price of Wheat. Mass Meeting of Farmers. World Party Demanded. Constitution of State Board. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 October 1920 · page 5

Mr. Ball, M.L.A., addressing a mass meeting of farmers at Wagga last night, said all the pledges given to the wheat growers should be honored. He believed…

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Wool Sales. the First Since 1916. Competition Not Keen. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 October 1920 · page 5

The Sydney wool sales were held to-day, being the first since 1916. Only 2549 bales were submitted. Very little scoured wool was offering, but mostly greasies…

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The Potato Season. Promise of Record Yields. the New Zealand Crop

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 October 1920 · page 4

During the past week a representative of a Sydney co-operative house has been making a tour of the Clarence, and is compiling, on behalf of his firm, some…

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Mortality Amongst Sheep: Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 5

Sudden mortality occurred among sheep on a camping reserve ten miles from Walgett Out of a mob of 3500 between 1000 and 1100 died…

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Brisbane Wool Sales. Postponed Owing to Labor Troubles. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 5

The wool Sales which which were to have been held on October 19 have been postponed to October 25, but this date is only nominal as postponements will take place…

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Wheat Supplies. Arrangements with the Board. Keeping Down the Price of Bread. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 5

It is stated that as a result of arrangements made by the Minister for Agriculture with the Australian Wheat Board for supplies of wheat for local…

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State Parliament Wheat Marketing Bill. Prices and The. World's Parity. Amendments Ruled Out of Order. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly early this morning on the Wheat Marketing Bill Mr. Brookfield moved an amendment to that wheat intended by the Board for…

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Wheat Question. The Price Problem. Effect of World's Parity. Proposed Ministerial Conference. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 5

The Premier of South Australia stated that various wheat growing States had agreed to give the farmers world's parity for wheat. Unless some special…

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The Farmers' Alternative. Hay Instead of Grain. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 5

It is probable that Temora will harvest more wheat than any other district in New South Wales. Unless, however, prompt payment of the 76 guaranicee is made it…

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The Price of Butter

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 6

The "Worker" returns to the attack:—It does not require much intelligence to see that the profiteers who swell their bank balances by the…

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Primary Producers' Union. Butter Pool Committee

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 3

At Wednesday afternoon's sitting of the executive, Messrs. P. Basche and J. Mackie, members, and J. Twohilr, secretary, of the Butter Pool Committee,…

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Open Wheat Market. Australia's Only Chance of Salvation

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 4

Sir,--At the F.S.A. Conference the feeling of the farmers was plainly in favor of handling their own wheat with a pool as the Minister, (Mr. Dunn) promised a…

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Save Woman Power. Serious Wastage of Labor in Farm Homes

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 4

"The trivial round" has been made the theme of a pious phrase that is a classic out to the farmer's wife it is apt to become as nauseating as…

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