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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 35 of 105

N.Z. Farm Hands' Wages. Reduction at Hawkes Bay. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1921 · page 3

The sheep farmers in the Hawkes Bay (N.Z.) district have decided to make a general reduction in the wages paid to farm and station hands…

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Saving the Farmers Money

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1921 · page 2

N.S.W. has again led the Commonwealth. The first grain ship with the wheat shipped by bulk handling process has left Sydney. The system…

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American Conditions. Why Prices Are High. What the Farmer Has to Fight. New York

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1921 · page 3

The New York "Times'" Washington correspondent says that President Harding recently asked the Federal Trade Commission to report on the…

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Dominions' Wool

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 April 1921 · page 5

In the House of Commons at question time Mr. Hilton Young said under the arrangement announced on January 14, half the Australian wool held by the…

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Desert Thirst. 12,000 Animals Stampede. Sheep and Goats Beat Men

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 April 1921 · page 4

How overmastering is instinct, even when it leads blindly to destruction. General Dyer's, experiences in the desert wilds of Persia with a little…

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The Wool Problem. Questions in the Commons. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 April 1921 · page 3

In reply to a question in the House of Commons respecting the salary paid to the chairman of the British Australian Wool Realisation Association, Mr…

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Sheep Stealing. a South Australian Case. Well-known Graziers Arrested. Adelaide

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 April 1921 · page 3

Graziers and farmers in the hills district have been missing sheep from their flocks for a considerable time. A startling development has now…

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Milk Problem. the Only Way Out. Farmers to Control Distribution. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 April 1921 · page 3

At the Board of Trade Inquiry today. Mr. A. Knox, representing the Berrima Farmers and Dairymen's Cooperative Company, said that to…

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A £40,000 Claim. Georgeson's Wheat Deals

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 April 1921 · page 5

When the New South Wales Government allowed Mr. Georgeson to expo[?] wheat and flour to the East a sale of 70[?] tons of flour to Egypt was blocked. [?]…

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Wheat Cases Recalled. Claim for Compensation Lodged. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 April 1921 · page 2

During the war the State Government allows the now notorious George Georgeson to export wheat and flour to the East, while a sale of 7000…

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Wheat Elevators. Defeat Their Own Purpose. Regulations of Navigation Department. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 April 1921 · page 5

It is held by some wheat shippers that the Government, which set out to assist the wheat industry with the elevator loading system, has nullified its own efforts by…

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Warwick Farm Races. Latest Scratchings. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 April 1921 · page 3

The following additional scratchings for the Warwick Farm Races have been notified:-- Maiden Handicap: Bonara, De Donis,…

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Acute Coal Shortage. Farming Interfered With. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 April 1921 · page 3

The coal scarcity is increasing, long queues being present at suppliers' offices, where householders are trying to secure permits to get half a…

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Fat Stock Markets. Big Rise in Cattle Values Sheep Selling Cheaply. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1921 · page 2

A feature of the Homebush sales today was the improvement in cattle values. This was brought about by a reduced yarding and the scarcity of…

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Financing the Butter Pool

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 April 1921 · page 4

Once the Profiteering Prevention Court agreed to endorse the winter butter pool scheme, drawn up by the dairymen's representatives, the way was…

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An Adelaide Sensation. Alleged Sheep Stealing. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 April 1921 · page 5

John Mullins, junior and Michael Mullins, junior, widely known graziers and racehorse breeders, were committed for trial at Adelaide on a charge of alleged…

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S.A. Sheep Stealing. Two Graziers Committed. Adelaide

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1921 · page 3

The case against the two graziers, John Mullins, junior, and Michael Mullins, junior, who were arrested on a charge of stealing 13 sheep at Native…

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QUEENSLAND Crisis in Sawmilling Trade. Necessity for Protection. Trade in Dairy Produce with the East. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 April 1921 · page 5

A largely-attended meeting of representatives of the whole of the sawmilling interests of Queensland was held in Brisbane to-day and formed an executive…

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Record Maize Crop

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1921 · page 1

The Queensland maize crop this season is expected to be a record one. The estimated yield from the Atherton Tableland, the greatest…

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Money From Peas. Record Crops at Orange. Orange

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1921 · page 3

There is a record pea crop in the district, and growers have received large cheques. Pickers are also making big money, 2s per bushel being…

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