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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 9 of 63

No Butter Strike. Conference Arranged

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 3

There is not likely to be a strike of butter factory employees, as was at first thought possible, arising out of a demand by the men for more pay. A…

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Easy Money. British Wool Profiteers Committee's Sensational Disclosures London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 3

The report of the Profiteering Act Committee on the wool-spiriners' profits has been issued by the Board of Trade. It shows that enormous profits…

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Wheat and Flour Stocks. a Return Called For. Sydney, Monday Noon

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 2

The Government has issued a proclamation, calling for returns of all wheat held in excess of 100 bushels, or of flour in excess of one ton, same…

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3000 Per Cent, Profit. Board of Trade Report. Wool Spinners and the War. Profits on Worsted Yarns. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 3

The report of the Profiteering Act Committee on woolspinners profits, which has been issued by the Board of Trade, shows the enormous profits officially…

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Grafton Dairy Company, Ltd. Figures for 1919

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 2

The manager (Mr. S. Simmons) of the Grafton Dairy Co., Ltd., reports:--The quantity of butter manufactured for the past, year was 1,165,270lbs…

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C.r. Pioneer Dairy Co. Fifth-fourth Half-yearly Report

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 2

The report of the directors of the C.R. Pioneer Dairy Co., Ltd. to be presented at the 54th half-yearly meeting of shareholders at the Masonic…

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Wheat Scandal. Charges of Conspiracy. Eight Men Before the Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 February 1920 · page 5

Seven men, Reginald Rheuben, John Brunton, Edward Sheedy, Selby Churchill, Rupert Coombes, Thomas Smith and William Robinson, were before the Central…

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North Coast Dairy Factory Employees

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 February 1920 · page 4

It was officially announced on Friday last that the butter and bacon section of the Meat Preserving and Cold Storage Employees' Union had decided to give the…

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Armidale Cattle Sale

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 2

Messrs. W. J. Hawke and Co. offered about 500 head on February 4th, and succeeded in disposing ot about 400 at prices, which, considering the…

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Butter Output. Sydney, Bonday

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 1

The output of butter at coastal factories continues to increase rapidly. Arrivals to-day' totalled 22.000 boxes, and 30,000 boxes will be set aside to fulfil Imperial…

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Shortage of Wheat. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 5

The metropolitan flour, hulls are working only two-thirds of their usual time owing to the shortage of wheat supplies…

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Returns of Wheat and Flour. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 5

All persons who are in possession of over one bushels of wheat, or over one ton of flour, are required to send, in a return to the Attorney-General's Office seven days…

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Federal Butter Pool. Interview with Mr. Hughes. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 6

It is understood the members of the Federal Butter Pool Committee interviewed Mr. Hughes in Melbourne to-day, but the decisions reached have not yet been…

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Price of Butter. Conference of Australian Producers. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 5

Referring to the inquiries lately made- by the Imperial authorities abut the price at which Australian producers are willing to sell their butter during the next…

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The Wheat Losses. Government Taking Action. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 5

Mr. Grimm, Minister for Agriculture, said to-day that on assuming office he found negotiations had been proceeding for some considerable time between the…

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Latest Commercial Sydney Produce Markets Susses-street Summary Sydney, Monday. Surplus Butter

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 2

Arrangements are being made in Melbourne by the Federal Pool Committee for the storing of Australian butter for winter use. The New South…

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The Farmers' Party

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 4

Several city Parliamentarians who have broken away from the Nationalists (suggestive of rats leaving a sinking ship) have fastened on to the Progressive…

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The Butter Question

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 4

The recent fall in the price of butter from 1944 to 1774 per cwt., equal to. 1½d per lb., has caused a storm of protest on the North Coast, which is easy enough…

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Butter Prices. Grafton District P.p.u. Meeting

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 6

Sir,--Assuming your report of to-day's date to be your usual careful and impartial one of P.P.U. meeting, will Mr. Mclntyre give date of decision to increase…

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Wheat Shortage. Failure of Victorian Agreement. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 5

Victoria is having some difficulty in fulfilling the agreement of supplying five thousand tons of wheat weekly to this State. During the first fortnight of the…

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