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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 39 of 105

Faulty Wheat and Flour. Commonwealth Offers Compensation. to Safeguard Australia's Name. Capetown, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 2 May 1921 · page 3

The Union Government has received a cable from the Australian Government with reference to the low grade wheat and flour (referred to recently in…

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The Wool Outlook. What Mr. Hughes Should Do. Need for an Open Market. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 2 May 1921 · page 3

Commenting on Mr. W. M. Hughes' statement, that he is coming to England to consult the British Government are the wool position, the "Yorkshire…

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The Wheat Board. Aggregate Bank Overdraft. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 4

The aggregate bank overdraft of the Australian Wheat Board on April 25, was £7,576,000. The debit balance of New South Wales stands at £4,120,000. The…

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Wheat Harvest's Final Returns. Average Yield Over 17 Bushels Sydney, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 2

The final returns as to the result of the 1920-21 wheat harvest have been received by the N.S.W. Government Statistician (Mr. H. A. Smith) These…

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The Wool Problem. Acceptable Proposal Foreshadowed. Discussed by Wireless. Melbourne, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 2

Members of the Federal Government are hopeful that at to-morrow's meeting of the Cabinet it will be possible to agree to a proposal in regard to…

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Dairy Produce. the Butter Pool. Overcoming the Initial Difficulties. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 5

The difficulty which arose through four of the Queensland co-operative factories withdrawing from the New South Wales and Queensland butter pool has been…

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Telegrams Inferior Wheat and Flour. Action by the Commonwealth. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 2

The announced determination of the Commonwealth Government to retrieve. Australians' reputation in South Africa by compensating importers who were victim…

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The Wool Position. Federal Government's Policy to Be Announced To-day. Melbourne, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 3

The Federal Cabinet this afternoon considered the wool problem, and a statement as to the Government's position in the matter will be made in…

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Cow Causes Farmer's Death. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 2

A dairy farmer at Byron Bay was gored by a cow and died a few minutes later from loss of blood…

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The Wool Problem. Limiting Australia's Exports. Opposition in England. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 3

During the wool sale, Sir William Raynor, chairman of the Colonial Wool Buyers Association mentioned the report of the proposed legislation to…

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Federal Parliament. Government's Wool Proposals. Senator Millen's Statement. Discussion in House of Representatives. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 5

In the Senate, Senator Millen, by leave, made a lengthy statement respecting the Government's wool proposals. Senator Guthrie said that generally he…

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Federal Parliament. the Defence Act. Proposals Certain to Be Defeated. Limitation of Wool Exports. Melbourne, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 3

Answering a question in the Federal Parliament this afternoon, Sir Joseph Cook, Acting Prime Minister, said that out of a total of 25 millions for…

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Arrawatta Dairy Herds Sale

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 2

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Sydney, in conjunction with Beynon, Waugh and Doolin, Ltd., Inverell, report…

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Fat Stock Market. Sheep Values Maintained. Cattle Cheaper. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 2

There were 27,000 sheen offered at the Homebush yards to-day. There was free competition and the sheep sold well at Monday's closing rates…

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The Pastoral Industry. Relief Necessary. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 5

Mr. Dunn, Minister for Agriculture, speaking at the opening of the Coonamble Show contended the present conditions of the wool and stock market showed the…

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Profiteering in Wheat. Cases From New Zealand. Some Heavy Penalties. Wellington (N.z.)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 2

At the Timaru Police Court, Victor Meehan was fined £50 on each of twenty-one charges of selling wheat in excess of the fixed price…

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Federal Parliament. The Wool Proposals. House of Representatives. Sir Joseph's Cook's Motions. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 5

In the House of Representatives the afternoon was spent in discussing the Government's wool proposals. Messrs. Fleuring and Foster supported the proposals,…

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Federal Parliament. Last Night's Business. the Wool Problem. Motion to Prohibit Export. British Army Act. Government Proposal Withdrawn. Melbourne, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 3

In the House of Representatives tonight, Sir Joseph Cook. acting-Prime Minister, moved: "That this House approves of the issue of a…

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The Butter Pool. Position Assured. Lesson to Other Industries

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 8

Mr. J. M. Scott, Publicity Officer of the P.PU., writes:--Messrs C J McRae (President of the P.P. Union) and J. Mackey, both…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. Wool Proposals and Defence Bill. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 5

The Senate agreed to the wool proposals. A discussion took place on the Defence Bill in committee in regard to the clause…

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