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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

1,005 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 51

Farmers Jubilant Good Rain in Victoria. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 March 1926 · page 5

Heavy rain has fallen in Melbourne and good falls are reported from all parts of Victoria. The farmers are very jubilant, and now anticipate a good…

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Co- Operative Marketing a Great Completed Farmers' System

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 March 1926 · page 6

At the annual meeting of shareholders of the Australian Producers' Wholesale Co- operative Federation, held recently, it was noted that steady progress had been…

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Clarence to the Fore High-grade Butter

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1926 · page 2

According to the reports of the butter, grader (Mr. A. h. Brown), Grafton, Ulmarra, Bega and Alstonville dairy factories are producing the four best butters…

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Grafton Show Butter Fat Competition Results of Testing Mr. A. H. Booker (Alstonville) Successful

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1926 · page 4

The results of the G.P. and A. Society's £15 butter fat competition in connection with the Grafton Show to be held, on April 21, 22, 23, and 24, were made up…

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Country Party All Australian Body Federal Farmers Conference To-day. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1926 · page 5

That this conference, recognising the identity of interest between all classes of country residents, whether engaged in primary production, secondary industries,…

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Crop of Fires. Heavy Damage in New Zealand. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1926 · page 5

Fires have been reported during the past- few days in New Zealand. A block of shops was destroyed at Wairoa, while. £10,000 worth of damage…

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South Grafton Presbyterian Sunday School Picnic. C.p. and A. Society's Butter Fat Competition

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 March 1926 · page 4

The first annual picnic in connection with the South Grafton Presbyterian Sunday School will be held at Susan Island on Saturday next. During the afternoon Particulars of the feed for Mr. C. H. Tindal's cows in the C.P. and A. Society 's buteer fat competition were received yesterday. The ration consisted of 5lbs. bran…

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Federal Farmers Conference Decides Oh Uniform Party Constitution an All Australian Political Organisation Plan Outlined By Dr. Page Adopted Fine Speech by Country Party . Leader Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 March 1926 · page 4

At a conference of the Australian Fanners' Federal Organisation, which opened at Melbourne, a long discussion took place concerning the need for organisation and a uniform Australian constitution for the Farmers party…

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Federal Farmers the Melbourne Conference Country Party's Title. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 March 1926 · page 5

The Interstate conference of the Country party to-day decided that the Federal Country party shall in future be known as the Australian Country Party…

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Bellingen's New Butter Factory

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 March 1926 · page 4

Tenders for the new factory for the Upper Bellinger Co- operative Dairy Society, Limited, were accepted at a special meeting of the Board of Directors on…

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P.P.U. COUNCIL Retail Price Of Fruit Marking Grade on Butter Butter Factories and Shorter Week. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 March 1926 · page 5

The Primary Producers' Union report of the butter and cheese section of the committee which was adopted, recommended that the matter of the interchange…

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The Desperate Dairyman. Billy Hughes on the Milking Stool

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 26 March 1926 · page 4

"A George Street Dairy Farmer" writes:—Mr. W. M. Hughes, etc., etc. may be cooling, down, yet he still throws off sparks of the fire that used…

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False Taxation Returns Farmer Fined. Perth

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 March 1926 · page 5

George Alexander Dunkley, a farmer, was fined £100 at the city court for knowingly making false statements in his taxation returns…

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Sporting Farm Track in Good Order. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 March 1926 · page 4

The heavy rain of the past few days has not affected the Warwick Farm racecourse, and it is expected the course on Saturday will be in first class condition…

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London Butter Prices

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 2

In the House of Representatives on Wednesday, Mr. Atkinson, the Honorary Minister, in reply to Dr. W. Maloney (Lab.) said the…

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Paterson Scheme Benefits for Butter Producers

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 4

In spite of all that has been written and spoken about the Paterson scheme for stabilising butter prices, all farmers do not appear to have a…

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Jersey Cattle Suited to the District. Mr. George Cooke's Views

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 6

At the last Alstonville P.P.U. meeting, Mr. George Cooke led in an interesting debate upon Jersey cattle, which he considered was the best…

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T.B. Cattle and Pig Danger Dr. Robertson's Views. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 5

Speaking at the annual meeting of the Australian Veterinary Association, Dr. Robertson, in delivering his presidential address on "The Control of Tuberculosis in…

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A Farmer's Query

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 4

A square-shouldered countryman stood in a city street gazing into the window of a fruit shop. What he saw evidently displeased him, for he shook…

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Warwick Farm. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 3

Despite torrential rain which fell in the city during yesterday, no falls have occurred on the Warwick Farm racecourse, which is in perfect condition…

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