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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 28 of 51

Murray in Flood Farmers Removing Stock. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 June 1926 · page 5

Consequent on heavy rain the river Murray at Albury has risen within a foot of the critical level. A considerable area of low-lying land…

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Recent Gold Find Sheep Station Creek Opinion of Mining Man

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 June 1926 · page 7

Mr. S. Terry, mining engineer, who has just returned from a protracted inspection of the country round about Dahnorton, Wintervale, the Mann River, Newton Boyd…

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Share Farmers Troubled by Workers' Compensation Act. Notice to Quit Farms

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 30 June 1926 · page 2

If share farmers in other parts of the country view the new Workers' Compensation Act, which comes into operation to-morrow, in the same…

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Local and General Car Crashes Into Cattle

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 July 1926 · page 4

A car containing several passengers crashed into a mob of cattle on the road near the Casino Showground on Saturday night. The car was considerably damaged,…

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Maize Pool Queensland Farmers Reject Proposal. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 July 1926 · page 4

The ballot of growers on the question of creating a maize pool for the whole of Queensland other than the Atherton Tableland, where there already is a pool in…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 July 1926 · page 4

At the Grafton Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. E. McCulloch, P.M., Geoffrey Chapman was charged with stealing one red heifer, the property of John…

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Pimlico Farm Sale Postponed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 July 1926 · page 4

Mr. W. A. Zuill, auctioneer, having met with an accident and being in hospital the sale of Pimlico farm subdivision of the McMullen estate, has been postponed until…

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A Red Heifer Alleged Cattle Stealing Accused Committed for Trial

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 July 1926 · page 3

At the Grafton Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. E. McCulloch, P.M., Jeffery Chapman was charged with stealing one red heifer, valued at £5, the property of…

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Heavily Taxed The Dairying Industry Some Startling Figures Grand Total of £1,855,400. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 July 1926 · page 5

Speaking at the recent conference of dairy factory managers, Mr. M. S. Foley, managing director of Foley Bros., said no industry was so heavily…

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Defining Age of Cattle

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 2

At last Wednesday's meeting of the committee of the Dorrigo Agricultural Society the following letter was received from the Royal Agricultural…

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Nine Cattle Drowned Punt Turns Over Exciting Incident at Eatonsville

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 4

Nine head, of cattle were lost on Wednesday when they went down with the Eatonsville punt on the Copmanhurst side of the Clarence River. At about…

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Grade Cattle to Go

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1926 · page 1

That grade cattle must be eliminated from the prize schedule was decided by Berry Agricultural committee at last meeting. Mr. H. E…

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Dairying a Satisfactory Winter

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1926 · page 2

According to reports from some of the dairy instructors located in the various districts, the conditions and prospects from a dairying viewpoint…

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Farmers' School Children and Compensation Act

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 July 1926 · page 4

The Minister for Labor (Mr. J. M. Baddeloy) in a letter to the Hon. J. J. Fitzgerald, M.L.A., Minister for Local Government, says: "In reply to your…

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Electric Power Use In Butter Factories Position at Grafton County Council and the Company

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 July 1926 · page 2

There can be little doubt that a conference held yesterday between members of the Clarence River County Council and the directors of the Grafton Dairy…

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Children on Farms

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 14 July 1926 · page 1

In reply to his representations regarding farmers' school children under the Workers' Compensation Act, Hon. J. J. FitzGerald has been…

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News of the World Canadian Wheat Yield. Ottawa

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 July 1926 · page 5

Based on conditions prevailing at the end of June the Canadian wheat yield is estimated at 348,626,000 bushels…

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Dairying Conditions Expert's Report Supplies Falling Off

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 July 1926 · page 3

Mr. Senior Dairy Instructor G. Rowe, in charge of the Dairy Branch District, Clarence to Bellinger Rivers, with head[?]ers at Coff's harbor, in his June…

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Dairymen's Living Wage. If Butter Were 4/- Per Lb

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 4

Mr. Paterson (the new Minister for Markets in the Federal Cabinet), told a few home-truths to the Council of the Housewives Association of…

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Low Grade Creams Suggested Remedies Advice to Dairy Farmers

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 2

A list of suggestions to dairy farmers who have found difficulty in supplying butter factories with first-class cream has been compiled by Mr. Rowe…

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