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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

2,088 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 19 of 105

Financing of Farmers. Preparations Well in Hand. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 3

The State Savings Bank has preparations advanced for the financing of farmers in accordance with the rural Bank Act…

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Boys Visit Experiment Farm

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 4

A company of 76 schoolboys from Grafton Primary School visited the Experiment Farm yesterday under Messrs. Adam and White. The boys went out in…

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Grafton Experiment Farm. School Boys' Visit

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 4

Yesterday a party of boys, 76 in all, from the Grafton Primary School, visited the Grafton Experiment Farm, under the control of Messrs. J. Adam…

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Farmers' Distributing Scheme Hedged Round by Difficulties Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 3

The milk distributors held a meeting to-day and afterwards announced that only two per cent, of the normal supplies were received to-day. It is…

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Butter Reduced

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 3

In to-day's "Examiner" Judge Beeby is shown to say: "What is a fair reduction? He was satisfied that somewhere near 12 per gallon for milk was a fair…

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Reduced Butter Prices

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 3

Mr. Theo. Hill, M.L.A for Oxley, writes to the "S.M. Herald": -- The dairy farmers will no doubt make their protest heard against the mistake of reducing the…

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Record Wheat Yield. State's Financial Loss

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 5

Though no official statement has yet been issued concerning the 1920-21 wheat yield in Queensland, many well- informed authorities on the Darling Downs predict…

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Butter Market. Advice From London. Supplies From the Continent. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 4

A private cable from a London firm to a Sussex street house states that the output of Irish, French, Belgian, Danish and Siberian butter has already increased and…

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Raymond Terrace Supplies Stopped. Dairy Farmers Standing Solid. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 3

It is expected that the milk companies will put off the carters in their employ unless there is a prospect of an immediate settlement. Raymond…

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The Butter Position. Huge Output in Other Lands. What Will Become of Our Surplus? Lower Price Will Increase Local Consumption. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 3

A private cable received from a Tooley street. (London) firm by a Sussex street house states that the output of Irish, French, Belgian,…

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Copmanhurst Dairy Company's Annual Meeting

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 4

Our Copmanhurst correspondent writes: With reference to that part of the report about the insanitary condition oi the factory, the manager (Mr. Evans) would…

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Tyringham Dairy Co. First Annual Meeting. Co-operative Store

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 6

The first annual meeting of the directors and shareholders of the Tyringham Co-operative Dairy Company, which has only been working since December, was held at the…

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Grafton Experiment Farm. Visit by Farmers. Interesting Tour of Inspection

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 4

A large number of farmers (comprising members of the Harwood branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association) and others interested in…

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Butter in Heavy Supply

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 4

Sussex street merchants reported a further increase in butter arrivals to-day, particularly from the South Coast. The Byron Bay district contributed nearly…

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Price of Butter. Mr. McRAE'S Personal Explanation

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 4

Mr. McRae, president of the P.P.U., on his return to-day from the meeting of the commonwealth Dairy Produce Pool in Melbourne, stated: "I am astounded to…

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Dairy Farming. Does It Pay? Case for the Farmer. What a Business Calculation Proves

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 4

Alter proper allowances have been made for interest on capital, wages at current rates, and all expenses, what are the proceeds of an average dairy…

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Record Cattle Sales. Keen Competition and High Prices. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 3

A recod in a sale of milch cows was reported at the city sales to-day, when 158 head were yarded. Bidders attended in extraordinarily large…

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The Butter Position. Winding Up Federal Pool. Early Distribution to Factories. Melbourne

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 3

At the conference of members of the Commonwealth Butter Pool, in view of the early termination of the Imperial contract, it was suggested…

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The Wheat Harvest. Minister's Statement. a Comparison of Dockages. Early Payment of State's 26. GULGONG, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. W. F. Dunn, speaking here to-day, said he was well aware that discontent had been general in connection…

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The Milk Strike. An Appeal to Reason. Judge Beeby Discusses Position. And Makes Suggestion to Farmers. Application for Proclamation Postponed Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 4

In the Profiteering Prevention Court today Mr. J. S. Harnett, who appeared for the Crown, asked Judge Beeby for a recommendation to the Governor for the…

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