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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1923

973 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 38 of 49

Obliging Mr Chaffey. Growers' Complaints. Some Unpaid Farmers

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 October 1923 · page 4

Mr. Chaffey, the Minister for Agriculture, according to a message from Sydney winch was printed in yesterday's ''Daily Examiner," in referring to the…

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State's Wheat. 3,877,040 Acres Under Crop. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 October 1923 · page 5

The Government Statistician (Mr. Smith) has received particulars [?] to the areas sown with wheat Curing the Current season and the following…

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Wool Firm's Loss. Charge of Conspiracy. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 October 1923 · page 6

The trial commenced at the Central Criminal Court to-day of James Whitley, wool buyer, William Graham, estate agent, and James Meader, manager, on…

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Butter Factories. Wages of Employee. Increase Sought. P.P.U. Defence. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 October 1923 · page 5

An application for an increase m wages on behalf of the employees in country butter and bacon factories was made in the Industrial Arbitration Court to-day…

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Telegrams. Farmer's Death. Head Partly Blown Off. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 October 1923 · page 5

A young Englishman, Ronald Betts, was found dead on his dairy farm about five miles from Scone, with portion of his head blown away and a…

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Wool Claim. £275,393 From Government. Statement by Bawra. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 October 1923 · page 5

A statement issued by the British Australian Wool Realisation Association (Bawra) says that the Central Wool Committee, in the course of its…

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Coramba Butter Factory

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 October 1923 · page 4

The directors of teh Orara Co-operative Dairy Company have acquired a very suitable site near the Coramba railway station for the purpose of erecting a…

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QUEENSLAND. The Roma Oil Bore. Treatment of Tuberculosis. Failure of Wheat Crop. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 October 1923 · page 5

That oil exists in Queensland in commercial quantities, appears to be the firm conviction of the Minister for Mines, Mr. Jones. He said to-day he always…

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Good News for Dairy Farmers

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 6 October 1923 · page 3

The prices of the "Alfa-Laval" Cream Separators, which have always been fixed on the lowest scale possible, bare again been most…

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Dairying. (Notes supplied by the Department of Agriculture.) Summer Comfort for Pigs

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 6 October 1923 · page 6

During the summer months the provision of shade for pigs is very essential. The ordinary sty, especially if it has an iron roof, is very hot,…

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Co-operative Movement Important Advance Step. Manufacture of Farming Implements Negotiations with Sydney Firm Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 October 1923 · page 5

The co-operative movement of New South Wales has advanced another step. The farmers, have decided at last to take a hand in the manufacture and sale of…

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"The Prehistoric Farmer."

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 October 1923 · page 2

The occupation of the farmer and the man on the land generally is not one that goes well with spats and stiff collars and white shirt fronts. The farmer is engaged in a man-sized job, in which he mist take…

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Worst Cotton Crop for Ten Years

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 October 1923 · page 2

America's leading commercial journal predicts that the present season will yield the worst cotton crop in America for 10 years, and estimates that the percentage…

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Ulmarra Cotton Crop. Average of £70 Per Acre

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 October 1923 · page 2

The following are the figures of the return from a quarter of an acre of cotton, grown by Mr. W. Comerford, of Ulmara…

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Worlds Dairy Congress Forty-three Nations Represented Butter for London Market. New York

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 October 1923 · page 4

At Washington 2000 delegates, representing 43 nations, attended the World's Dairy Congress, at which Mr. Donald Mackinnon, Australian…

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Farmers and Settlers. District Council Meeting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 October 1923 · page 2

The quarterly meeting of the council of the F. and S. Association was held m the Shire Hall, Maclean, on Saturday morning. Those present were Messrs. C. A…

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Butter, Cheese, Bacon

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 10 October 1923 · page 2

The C.F.S. reports for the week ending 5th October:—Butter.—Although much below normal, the natural increase from new cows is creeping up…

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Among the Sheep

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 10 October 1923 · page 4

"Skyrider" in the "Bulletin": Nothing did more to popularise Governor Davidson among the country people than his habit of getting among…

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Butter Factory Damaged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 October 1923 · page 4

A disastrous fire occurred yesterday morning, resulting in the Wagga Butter Factory being considerably damaged. The upper storey was gutted…

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Fire at Wagga. Butter Factory Badly Damaged Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 10 October 1923 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred yesterday morning, resulting in the Wagga butter factory being considerably damaged…

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