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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 72 of 105

Wheat Board. No Further Deliveries. After September 30. MELBOURNE

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 August 1921 · page 4

The Australian Wheat Board has decided not to accept after September 30 any further deliveries of wheat on account of the present pool…

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Dairy Company's Fine Turnover. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 August 1921 · page 1

The balance-sheet of the B[?]rrima Dairy Company shows a turnover of £1 193,207, an increase of £400,000 over the corresponding period of last year. The…

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Million Farms' Scheme Endorsed

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 August 1921 · page 4

A meeting of the citizens at Manly warmly endorsed the Million Farms proposal…

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Million Farms Scheme. Address By Professor Taylor Australia's Arid Regions. Necessity for Irrigation. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 August 1921 · page 4

Professor Griffith Taylor, commenting on the Million Farms Scheme, said the soil of Australia's arid regions was, generally speaking, of a poor quality, and the dry,…

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News and Notes a Farmer on the Progressives

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 29 August 1921 · page 2

A Sydney correspondent forwards the following.--Speaking at the regular monthly meeting of the Molong branch of the…

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Five Million Farms Birtles Improves on the Carruthers' Scheme. Australia's Enormous Possibilities Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 29 August 1921 · page 3

Francis Birtles the overlander, caned on Sir Joseph Carruthera to-day to express his approval of the "million farms' proposal. "But," said Birtles,…

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Telegrams. Control of Wool. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 August 1921 · page 2

Mr. J. W. McGregor, a leading manufacturer, says Bawra was bad, cumbersome, and expensive, and there was ho reason whatever for continuing the system…

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Million Farms Scheme. All Bunkum Mr. Estell's Opinion Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 August 1921 · page 5

Mr. Estell, Minister for Works, speaking at a banquest given to the delegates to the Fruitgrowers' Conference, declared that the best brains, irrespective of party…

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QUEENSLAND White Damp at a Coal Mine. I.W.W Working in the North. Mr. Theodore on the Million Farmers' Scheme. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 August 1921 · page 5

The A[?] Maru, which passed Thursday Island to-day on route to the south, reported she encountered a typhoon in the Uhina Sea which drove her off her course…

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The Farmers' 44-Hours Week

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 August 1921 · page 4

When Judge Beeby has a few minutes time for the profound meditation in which he no doubt indulges to prepare his mind for the work he does in the Industrial…

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Developing Australia the Million Farms Proposal Condemned by Queensland Premier. Brisbane

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 August 1921 · page 3

The Premier, Mr. E. G. Theodore, discussing the Million Farms scheme, said it was wild and impracticable, involving impossible numbers and an…

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The Wheat Pool

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 August 1921 · page 2

Replying to a deputation from the Farmers and Settlers' Association Mr. Dunn said there was a division in the Cabinet as to whether there should be a wheat…

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Milling Employees Dismissed. Result of High Wheat Prices. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 31 August 1921 · page 3

A Gulgong message states that 20 employees at the local flour mills have been discharged. The mill is closing as it cannot sell…

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Wheat Pool F. AND S. Deputation to Minister. Awaiting Result of Victorian Elections. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 31 August 1921 · page 3

A deputation from the Farmers and Settlers' Association waited on Mr. W. F. Dunn, Minister for Agriculture, and submitted resolutions passed at the…

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CO-OPERATION. In the Steamship Line. the Macleay Company. Straight Talk to Farmers

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 August 1921 · page 1

The Macleay Co-operative S.S. Company battles along along against all sorts of adversity in competing against the N.C.S.N. Company. Still the directors mean to stick…

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QUEENSLAND Labor Member Dissatisfied. Hold-up of Dairy Produce. a Tropical Disturbance. BRISBANE,Tuesday

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 August 1921 · page 2

For some weeks it has been an open secret that Mr. J. C. Peterson, Labor member for Normanby, has been growing more and more dissatisfied with the…

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Help the Farmer. Sir J. Carruthers' Plea. for Less Interference. Speech at Millions Club. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 August 1921 · page 5

Speaking at the Millions Club luncheon Sir Joseph Carruthers appealed for the better treatment for farmers. Price-fixing, he declared, might cheapen food to the…

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"Save the Babies." a Message to Australia. Special Appeal to the Farmers. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 31 August 1921 · page 3

A cable received to-day by Mr. J. K. Jackson, secretary of the "Save the Babies" fund, from, Miss Margaret Thorpe and Mr. Arthur Watts, two…

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New South Wales 1920 Crop Further Payment Asked For. Sir Joseph Cook Is Unsympathetic. Melbourne

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 31 August 1921 · page 3

According to a remark made by Sir Joseph Cook to-night, the Federal Government has no intention of incurring further responsibilities in respect to…

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The Courts. Alleged Sheep Stealing. Goulburn

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 September 1921 · page 2

Thomas Stanley Cheesemen, Harold Bourke, Arthur Leslie Granger and Isaac Murray were charged at the Crookwell Police Court with having stolen sheep, the…

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