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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

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Riverina Cattle for Coast

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 January 1924 · page 2

The Wagga "Daily Advertiser" says: "As is well-known, Mr. J. W. Shephard, of Gobbagumbalin, has one of the finest pure-bred Milking Shorthorn…

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Farming Costs. What English Farmers Are Doing

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 January 1924 · page 1

An interesting scheme of investigation has recently been commenced under the auspices of the South Eastern Agricultural College, England, says "The…

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Dairying. Butter Production. State Average Per Cow

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 1

The official statement, persistently reiterated, that the average abutter production of New South Wales cows was 120lb, per annum, has stood as an…

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Cattle Plague Precautions in New Zealand

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 3

WELLINGTON, N.Z, Monday. Referring to the expressed fears that rinderpest might gain entry into New Zealand through the medium of West…

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Cattle Plague. No Sheep for Exhibition. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 5

A private cable received in Melbourne to-day states that owing to the outbreak of rinderpest in West Australia, the British Government has cancelled the…

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Wheat Claim. Case for Growers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 5

A meeting of the executive council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held to-day, when the wheat growers' claim for £549,214 compensation in…

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Coramba Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 4

The Coramba Dairy Company paid its suppliers for the month of November 16 per lb., free of all charges. The factory is now going at high pressure…

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Champion Wheat Crop

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 2

The champion crop in the competition carried on by the Royal Agricultural Society in the central south-west was Mr. James Simpson's 50 acres…

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African Maize. Blamed for Cattle Plague. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 5

Speaking at Mudgee Chamber of Commerce Mr. G. F. Oram declared that South African maize was responsible for the outbreak of rinderpest and should…

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Cattle Plague. Uruguay's Humor. Taking No Chances. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 5

A long cablegram was received to-day by the Federal Quarantine Department from Uruguay stating that that country has prohibited the importation of cattle…

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Seasonable Dairy Utensils

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 1

The heavy milking season will soon be on us, necessitating a heavy demand for such commonplace, but very necessary, articles as milk cans…

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Good Onion Crop

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 1

In a trial plot with different varieties of onions grown on Mr. F. A. Waters' farm, East Kempsey, the result was very satisfactory, the…

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The Dairyman's Greatest Enemy

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 3

Dairymen sometimes lose the best cows in their herd through the disease known as mammitis. The prevalence of mammitis in dairy…

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Grow Cotton. Fine Supplementary Crop, Drought Resisting Qualities. Acting Prime Minister's Impressions

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 4

Dr. Earle Page, Acting Prime Minister, who arrived from Queensland yesterday, when interviewed at South Grafton. last night, remarked, on the very…

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Cattle Plague. Spread Overcome. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 3

Dr. Earle Page, acting Prime Minister, arrived in Sydney to-day from a visit to North New South Wales and Queensland. Interviewed, he said he…

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Dairy Supervision Act

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 2

Mr. W. T. Missingham, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following letter from the Chief Secretary's Department:--''Dear Sir,--In reply to your…

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Year's Sales at Homebush. Cattle Increase, Sheep Decrease. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 4

There was a decrease in the number in sheep and an increase in the [?]ttle sold at Homebush saleyrds last year compared with the figures of the previous…

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Australian Wheat Yield. Good Increase on Last Year. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 4

Present indications are that although the wheat yield throughout the Commonwealth will not be a record, it will exceed that of last year by nearly…

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Butter Prospects

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 3

"Glorious rain has wrought a wonderful transformation in the country. The russet-brown has changed to a mantle of green. These rains are…

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RINDERPEST. 1237 Cattle Slaughtered. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 5

A Perth messaged states that 1237 cattle have been slaughtered to date under direction of the Board of Control in rinderpest quarantine areas. Twenty…

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