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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1922

1,161 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 18 of 59

Tweed Tenant Farmers. Want Rents Reduced. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 March 1922 · page 3

Tenant farmers at Murwillumbah are appealing for a Fair Rents Court sitting to reduce their rents, owing to the price of butter having fallen below…

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Cattle Slump Producers' Serious Dilemma Ex-speaker Willis' Tale of Woe. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 March 1922 · page 2

The "S.M. Herald" to-day publishes a lengthy letter from Mr. Henry Willis, ex-Speaker of the N.S.W. Assembly, who has extensive station…

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Byron Bay's Record. Which Is the Biggest Dairy Business in the World?

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 March 1922 · page 1

Writing under date, 9th March, the Publicity Officer (Mr. J. M. Scott), of the Primary Producers' Union, quotes from the "New Zealand Dairyman" of…

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"As Others See Us." Organising Dairy Farmers' Community Work. "No Evidence of Child Slavery."

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 2

Thus says the Select Committee on Agriculture in its final report, on page 78:--"Everywhere your committee went,…

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Butter Market Question of Winter Pool. Preparing for a Shortage. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 5

The "Daily Telegraph," referring to the winter butter pool, says the Minister for Agriculture seems to have taken the initiative and invited expressions of…

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London Wool Sales. Good Demand at Full Rates. London, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 3

At the wool sale there was a very strong and good demand for both merinos and crossbreds at very fun rates. Clips are selling well, medium…

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QUEENSLAND Sensation at Insurance Office Triple Drowning Fatality. Meat and Dairy Encouragement. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 4

A sensational affair occured at the State insurance office this afternoon. A man entered the building and proceeded to the Workers' Compensation…

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Butter Politicians Again

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 4

In a recent issue we advised two Labor candidates in the Oxley electorate to leave butter problems to men who understand them. The same…

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Wool Firms Amalgamate

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 2

It was freely rumonred yesterday that the wool firms, Goldsbrongh Mart and Co., Ltd., and Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd., are about to…

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A Lively Meeting. Dorrigo Butter Company. Dorrigo

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 5

A largely attended meeting called by six suppliers of the Dorrigo Butter and Bacon Factory was, held to pass a resolution: '' That owing to the heavy losses…

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Big Wool Firms. Another Amalgamation. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 5

It was freely stated, on Change yesterday that there is likely to he an, amalgamation, of Goldsborough, Mort and Co., Ltd., with Harrison, Jones…

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Wool Consumption. Big American Increase. Washington, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 5

The United States consumed 472,724,000 pounds of wool in 1921, an increase of 72,00,000 pounds over the 1920 figures…

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Community Work. Organising the Dairy Farmers As Others[?]see Us

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 7

Thus writes the Select Committee on Agriculture, in its final report, on page 78:--"Everywhere your committee went it saw lack, of organisation. Those…

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Queensland the Dairying Industry. Record Sugar Crop. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 5

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Gillies, stated to-day that he was inviting all the butter, cheese, and condensed milk companies in Queensland to meet the…

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Dorrigo Butter Factory Move Against the Manager. a Stormy Meeting. Dorrigo

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 5

At a largely-attended meeting, called by six suppliers of the Dorrigo Butter and Bacon Factory to pass a resolution, "That, owing to the heavy…

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Dairying. "Brick" Cheese. Easily Manufactured by the Small Dairyman

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 3

Brick cheese is so named because of its shape; it originated in America, where it is very popular. It is a cheese that is slightly open in texture,…

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On the Land. Agricultural. Pamphlets Designed for "Farmer Junior."

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 3

"Farmer Junior" is beginning to come into his own as a power in modern farming, and in some of our more progressive rural districts boys' and…

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Immigration Wealthy New Arrivals. a Farmer with £5000. SYDNEY, Fridays Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 2

Those immigrants who arrived in Sydney to-day have £30,000 between them. One young farmer has £5000. Mostly the immigrants are skilled…

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Unrest in Country Districts. Misguided Farmers. Capetown, Thursday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 5

An urgent message from- Pretoria says : There are rumors of unrest in the country districts. Some misguided famers showed themselves yesterday…

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Crop Pests. Use of Poison Gas

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 4

The Chemial Warfare Service, which devised deadly gases for destroying men during the war, is working to produce poisons that will rid the…

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