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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 43 of 105

Latest Commercial. Sydney Produce Markets. North Coast Butter Cut Off. Value of the Pool. Bacon Prices Irregular. Sydney, Tuesday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 May 1921 · page 2

The Clarence River steamer ([?]ganbar) is still barbound, with 2000 boxes of butter on board, in addition to eggs and poultry. The Richmond…

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Reports From Hunter District. Many Farms Flooded. East Greta Road Covered. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 May 1921 · page 4

The latest reports from Wollombi show that all that creeks in that district and along the course of the Cockfighter are bankers. The low-lying lands are being…

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The Wool Industry

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 4

Australia's annual output of wool is about 2,000,000 bales, or one-fourth the word's production. About 50 per cent, of the merino wool of the world is…

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Brisbane Wool Sales. Jap. and German Buyers. Brisbane

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 3

The wool sales opened late yesterday, 35,000 bales being submitted. The market was on the level of Sydney's recent sales, the highest price realised…

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Wheat Pool. Decision of the Conference. Referendum to Be Taken. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 5

The conference of wheat growers' or ganisations of the four States, exporting wheat have succeeded in getting, into line on all essential points in connection with…

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QUEENSLAND. Nationalist Leader Resigns. Brisk Brisbane Wool Sales. Manslaughter and Betting Cases. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 4

At a meeting of the Nationalist party, the resignation of the leader, Mr. W. H. Barnes, was accepted. The resignation was through the decision of the party not…

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European Corn Borer. Dearly Menace to Farmers

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 2

For some time past reference has been made in the press. to what is known as the European corn borer, a pest that, unless drastic steps are at once taken, will…

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The Maitland Floods. Valuable Farms Covered. Maitland

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 4

The back waters from the flooded creek's south of Maitland have now spread over the farms arid grazing land and extended into all the lower parts of the district…

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Still Receding. Floods Falling Generally Farther District Reports. Back Waters Rise at Ulmarra. More Ground Covered; Crops Ruined Pumping Flood Waters

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 4

The Grafton fire engine was brought into work on pumping the flood waters at the rear of the business premises in Prince street, yesterday afternoon. The work…

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The Flood Position. Marked Improvement Yesterday. Various Services Being Quickly Restored. the Cleaning-up Process. State of Entrance Uncertain. Further Floods. Ruined Pastures and Homeless Farmers. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 2

Port Macquarie reports that the river is in flood, being over the wharves at Wauchope and Rawdon Island, while the Maria River settlers are all…

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Regulations Regarding Wool Export

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 4

A deputation representing practically all the fellmongers in Australia interviewed Sir John Higgins, chairman of Bawra, and pointed out the difficulties of…

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Anthrax From Wool. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 2

A recent cable from London stated that in consequence of the constant increase in the cases of anthrax, the majority of which have arisen from the handling of wool,…

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Wheat Board's Methods. Big Sale to French Government. Melbourne

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 3

Sir Joseph Cook stated in the House of Representatives last night that 300,000 tons of Australian wheat were sold to the French Government…

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QUEENSLAND. Brisbane Wool Sales. the Unemployment Question. a Doctor As Co-respondent. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 4

The Brisbane wool sales concluded to-day, when 7068 bales were offered. The top price for greasy was 19¾d. Although some choice lots of scoured were…

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Wool Regulations. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 2

The threatened trouble in respect to the wool regulations has been overcome a satisfactory agreement being arrived at…

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Wheat Bungle. Attitude of the Board. Regarding Private Sales. Loss to the Farmers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 4

A position that has caused very great inconvenience in the wheat trade is that is many occasions firms who were ready to arrange for large shipments to other…

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Wheat. Alleged Sale to France. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 5

An official of the State Wheat Office stated they had no information about the sale of 300,000 tons of wheat to the French Government in February. He presumed…

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Wheat Board's Devious Ways. Anger in the Trade. Serious Losses Alleged. Sydney, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 5

An official of the State Wheat Office said to-day, referring to the reported sale of 300,000 tons of wheat to France, that he had no information,…

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Wheat Worries. That Sale to France. Huge Commission Paid to Unknown Firm. Melbourne, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 5

Considerable interest is evinced in wheat circles in regard to the name of "Sandy and Company," who, it is announced by Sir Joseph Cook, received…

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Grafton Experiment Farm

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 3

The Department of Agriculture has approved of the erection of two silos at the Grafton Experiment Farm. This will be the commencement of the new dairy build…

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