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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 77 of 105

Million Farms Scheme. Lord Northcliffe Interested. Cables to "The Times." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 September 1921 · page 2

Lord Northcliffe is now acquainted with the million farmers scheme launched by Sir Joseph Carruthers. He discussed the matter with Sir Joseph,…

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Fat Stock Market. Sheep Cheaper, Cattle Prices Maintained. Sydney, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 September 1921 · page 2

At Homebush today, 29,000 sheep were offered. Good trade wethers were in firm request, but heavy shorn sheep were not in so much demand…

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Wool Sales. Keen Competition in Sydney. Prices Generally Higher. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 September 1921 · page 5

Competition was keen and general at the wool sales to-day. As compared with the rates current at the previous series good to super merinos were from par to 5…

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Australian Trade. in Meat and Wool British Preference Urged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 September 1921 · page 5

Important proposals for the development of Australian trade in meat and wool, and for the elimination of the present handicaps in the high rates of shipping freight,…

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Million Farms Scheme. Proposals Cabled to London. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 September 1921 · page 4

A lengthy cable message explaining Sir Joseph Carruthers' million farms scheme was despatched to London yesterday for publication in "The Times" and "Daily Mail" to-day…

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Fine Arrowroot Crop

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 September 1921 · page 4

A particularly fine clump of arrowroot is at present on exhibition in Mr. Fountain 's window, Prince street. It was grown by Mr. H. T. Ager, at his farm on the…

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"Gathered in This Old Sheep."

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 September 1921 · page 4

During a discussion at the Anglican Synod yesterday anent the functions of the Bush Brotherhood some of the remarks made might have been taken to indicate…

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TELEGRAMS. Fall in Butter. Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 14 September 1921 · page 3

The success of the Dippers' Loan is assured; the tarn of £294,000 was received in Sydney yesterday including £208,000 from the [?] of…

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Butter Prices. Pall in Victoria. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 14 September 1921 · page 2

Victorian butter has fallen another 28/- per cwt. to 168/- as a result of the collapse in prices on the London market…

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Victorian Politics. the Wheat Pool. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 14 September 1921 · page 2

It is reported that the Victorian Government is prepared to back financially a voluntary co-operative wheat pool and to extend 44/- per…

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Wage of Rural Workers. Dairy Farmers Losing Money

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 September 1921 · page 5

Discussing Judge B[?]by's latest statement in regard to comments by the press and representative men. Mr. Arthur Knox, manager of the Berrima District…

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Price of Butter. London Market Collapses. a Fall in Melbourne. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 September 1921 · page 5

According lo cable messages that have been received in connection with the London butter market, it is stated that Australian butter is selling cheaper there than…

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News of the World. British Wool Sales. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 September 1921 · page 5

At the wool sales 2700 of private and [?]295 bales of Bawra were practically cleared last week. Prices of Sydney combing greasy merinos were 13d. to 19d., best…

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Telegrams Million Farms Scheme. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 September 1921 · page 3

The Wooll[?]ra Council last night decided to support the million farms scheme. Ald. Dalwood remarked: "If we don't take measures to increase our population…

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Victorian Parliament[?] a Motion of No Confidence. Farmers Will Support Government. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 September 1921 · page 5

When the Assembly met Mr. Prendergast, leader of the Labor party, moved a motion of want of confidence in the Government on the ground that it had been…

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Basic Wage Employers Ask for £4 Dairying Industry Menaced. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 September 1921 · page 2

Representatives or some of the largest industrial concerns in the State have asked the Board of Trade to fix the general basic wage at not more…

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Tyringham Butter Factory

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 September 1921 · page 2

The half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of the Tyringham Cooperative Dairy Company will be held at the Company's office on the…

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Infer[?] Wheat. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 September 1921 · page 3

Another compliant that inferior wheat has been shipped from Australia has been received by the Federal authorities from Japan. The representatives of Japanese…

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The Wheat Pool. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 September 1921 · page 3

The ministry has not yet reached a [?]cision in regard to next season's wheat pool; but the Ministry for Agriculture holds that an early agreement is…

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London Wool Sales. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 September 1921 · page 5

At the wool sales 10,000 private bales were satisfactorily cleared at full recent values. Home buyers were very active but foreigners were affected by declining…

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