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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 58 of 105

The Wheat Problem. Is It Worth While. Costs 76, SALES 5. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 July 1921 · page 5

A representative meeting of Cowra farmers, after closely analysing all available figures, agreed taht the cost of producing wheat was 841 per acre,…

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Crown Tenants. and Overdue Instalments. Necessitous Farmers' Fund. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 July 1921 · page 5

The Minister for Lands, in explaining the procedure in the cases of overdue instalments on land particurarly where in addition to the amounts due on their land…

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Improving Dairying Pure Bull Campaign. Further Evidence Before Agriculture Committee. Sydney, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 July 1921 · page 5

Mr. Henry Cox, vice-president of the Australasian Jersey Herd Society, giving evidence before the Parliamentary agricultural committee to-day,…

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A Butter Factory Sold

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 July 1921 · page 4

A special meeting of the directors of the Armidale butter factory was held on Thursday to consider the sale of the factory to a Sydney firm. It was explained that…

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A Million Tons of Wheat. What France Requires. (Reuter.)

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 July 1921 · page 5

Despite the bountiful harvest France will need over one million tons of wheat according to the president of the Paris Produce Exchange…

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Wheat Pool. Sir George Fuller's Opposition. Twitted at Cowra. About His Polyglot Party. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 July 1921 · page 1

Sir George Fuller, who has been touring in the near west, has met with active opposition in some quarters from leading wheat growers. The president of the Cowra…

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Farmers and Settlers. the Annual Conference. Motions on the Agenda Paper. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 July 1921 · page 4

A number of important political resolutions are on the agenda paper for the annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, to be held at Sydney…

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Sugar Market. Evidences of a Good Crop. Retail Price May Be Lowered. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 July 1921 · page 4

Colonel Oldershaw, Commonwealth Sugar Controller, states that the prospect of abundant supplies are exceedingly good; and added that while matters continue as…

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Dairying at Newton Boyd Industry to Be Started. Visit of Directors and Manager of Grafton Dairy Company. an Enthusiastic Meeting

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 July 1921 · page 2

On Friday, the directors and manager (Mr. S. Simmons) of the Grafton Dairy Company, Ltd., visited Newton Boyd for the purpose of conferring with…

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The Floods. Feeding Marooned Sheep. Father and Son Taken Ill. Moree

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 July 1921 · page 5

The marooned sheep in the Mungindi district were under the care of a mail named Carter and his son. Both had become ill, and the relief aeroplane which…

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Life From the Air Aero As Sheep Saver. How the Plane Helped. Sydney, Monday Night

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

A message from Mungindi says the second aeroplane to carry fodder to the marooned sheep has arrived. The first put the sheep in good…

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Dairying at Newton Boyd

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 July 1921 · page 2

On Friday last, at the invitation of the residents of Newton Boyd, a party of the directors and the manager of the Grafton Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd., (Mr…

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Woolgoolga Dairy Company

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 July 1921 · page 4

A meeting of shareholders of the proposed butter factory at Woolgoolga was held at the Sea View Hall on Saturday, when Mr. Murphy presided. In…

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"The Butter Try-on."

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 July 1921 · page 4

Under this quoted insinuating and impertinent Heading the "Worker" pokes its mischievous linger into the dairyman's business, about which it knows…

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A Butter Factory Sold

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 July 1921 · page 2

A special meeting of the directors of the Armidale butter factory was held on Thursday to consider the sale of the factory to a Sydney firm. It was…

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Dehydration Saving Surplus Crops. Tragedy of the Peaches

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

Mr. Ralph Randall, who was sent from London to America by the Commonwealth Government, to investigate dehydration, gave evidence before the…

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Dairying Industry Evidence From New Zealand Value of Milking Shorthorns Sydney

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

Mr. Robert E. Alexander, principal of the Canterbury, New Zealand, Agricultural College, giving evidence before the Parliamentary Agricultural…

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Improving Dairying Returns Interesting Evidence. an American Expert's View. Some Facts About the Farmer Sydney, Wednesday Night

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

Mr. Albert Wilson, a dairying expert, formerly of the United States Agricultural Department, told the Parliamentary Agricultural Committee…

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Cost of Growing Wheat. a Revised Estimate. Bathurst

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 July 1921 · page 5

The calculations of the Cowra district farmers showing that no profit could be made out of wheat-growing on a 500-acre farm growing 12 bushels to the acre, at…

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Sydney Wool Sales. First Series Completed. Lively Competition Throughout. Sydney, Wednesday Night

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

The first series of Sydney wool sales concluded to-day. Best merino fleeces closed weaker, but others were unchanged. Skirtings met with a keen…

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