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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 59 of 63

Cattle Sold for Hospital

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 November 1920 · page 4

Three steers donated by Mr. Wm. Marsh to the Palmer's Channel quota of the Lower Clarence Hospital campaign were disposed of yesterday by Messrs. Munro…

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Price of Butter. Inquiry by Commission. Mr. Basche's Position Questioned. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 November 1920 · page 5

The inquiry into the price of butter was continued by the Necessary Commodities Commission. Mr. Basche submitted that the Crown…

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The Wheat Harvest. Demands of the A.W.U. Operations Held Up. Government's Action Condemned. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 November 1920 · page 5

Arrangements for shipping the wheat harvest have been practically completed. The first shipment will commence shortly. Negotiations are still pending between…

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Indignation at Government's Action. Support for the Farmers

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 November 1920 · page 5

At the Nationalist Association conference, a motion was moved by Sir T. Henley that the conference expresses its indignation at the action of the Government…

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News of the World. Liverpool Wool Sales. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 November 1920 · page 5

At the Liverpool sale of Government colonial wool, 20,515 bales were offered and 3000 sold. In reference to the remarks of Mr. R. H…

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Playing with the Farmer

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 November 1920 · page 4

The farmer is once again being used as a pawn in the political game. He ought to be quite used to that by now. In every selection campaign he has the…

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Butter Prices

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 November 1920 · page 1

Sir,--I note "Cow Boy" has taken up the cudgels against publishing the dairy men's returns, as was done recently by Palmer's Island men. Mr. Editor, it is…

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Telegrams. Australian Wheat Board. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 November 1920 · page 1

According to the wheat statistics issued to-day the overdraft of the Australian Wheat Board is £1,760,000…

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Australia and the Wool Industry. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 November 1920 · page 3

The " Yorkshire Observer" states the news from Australia, placed in a proper perspective, is ill-advised. The boasts of publicists of the Commonwealth that it…

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Wool Sales. 20 Per Cent. Drop. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 November 1920 · page 3

At the wool sales yesterday there was a lifeless tone about the proceedings. Bradford buyers were the chief operators. Prices were down 20 per cent. on the last…

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Dairymen's Earnings

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 November 1920 · page 2

Before the Necessary Commodities Commission the butter inquiry was concluded and the decision reserved. The Crown case was built on the figures supplied by Mr…

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Butter Inquiry

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

Before the Necessary Commodities Commission last week, the butter inquiry was continued, and the decision was reserved. The Crown case…

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Ten Lb. of Butter Per Week

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 1 December 1920 · page 3

Ten lb. is a week's yield of fall weight butter by a light Jersey cow, the properly of Mr. N. S. Sidney, of Keen-street, on her second…

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13,000 Bales of Wool Damaged

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 December 1920 · page 5

At Liverpool 13,000 bales of wool were damaged. The troops remain in barracks within easy call. Hundreds of additional police were brought in to assist the locals…

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Strike in Wool and Basil Industry. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 December 1920 · page 5

The whole of the employees in the wool and basil working industry went on strike yesterday for increased wages. About 1500 men at Botany and Liverpool are…

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General Cables. Drop in Wheat Prices. Several Banks Fail. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 December 1920 · page 5

Financial institutions in the Western States continue to find themselves in difficulties, chiefly because of the drop in wheat prices. A score of the smaller…

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Child Labor on Farms. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 December 1920 · page 2

Giving evidence before the Legislative Council Select Committee on Agriculture, Thomas Pearse, of Hinton, near Maitland, [?] of the leading dairymen of the district,…

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The Dairying Industry. Stagnation and Discontent. Urgent Problem to Be Solved. Mr. George Valder's Opinion. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 December 1920 · page 5

Anything but an optimistic view of the position in the dariying industry is taken by Mr. George Valder. Under-Secretary and Director for Agriculture, in a…

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Wheat Crop. Substantial Sales Reported. the Details Kept Secret. Silent Mr. Hughes. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 4

Substantial forward sales of the coming season's wheat have been made by the Australian Wheat Board, but the Commonwealth Government is insisting upon the…

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Butter and Milk. Decision of the Commission. No Reduction in Butter. Increase in Price of Milk. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 4

The Necessary commodities Commission delivered its reserve judgment in the butter inquiry. Judge Rolin said he had decided that no…

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