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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1927

1,096 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 21 of 55

Housewives Complain Deputation-to Minister Cold Stored Eggs--second Grade Butter. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 May 1927 · page 5

A combined deputation representative of the Housewives' Association and Housewives' Union asked the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Dunn, to have…

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Tariff Board Duty on Butter MR. [?] Grants Evidence Asks for Substantial Assistance. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 May 1927 · page 4

Giving evidence before the Tariff Board to-day the president of the Primary Producers Union of New South Wales, Mr. Patrick Grant, asked that the duty on…

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Murrumbidgee Rice Crop Valued at £80,000. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 May 1927 · page 5

The Minister for Works, Mr. M. M. Flannery. who has just returned from a visit to the Murrumbidgee irrigation area, stated that 5000 acres of vice are being…

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Price of Butter

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 May 1927 · page 2

The price of butter was increased to 182/- per cwt. in Sydney during the week by the Advisory Board, whose decision was received with the usual…

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Sheep Experts Visit

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 May 1927 · page 3

The Government Sheep Expert (Mr. Elliott) paid a visit to Deervale while in the Dorrigo district and inspected Mr. S. T. Walker's sheep. We…

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P.d.s. Column Butter Receipts

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 May 1927 · page 3

During what is recognised as the "Export Season", i.e., 1st July to the 30th April, the P.D.S. received on consignment from its many factories no…

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International Wheat Cooperative Pool Convention

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 May 1927 · page 3

The large co-operative convention of wheat growers and those directly interested in this hugo section of primary production is making history…

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Federal Politics Duty on Butter and Cheese

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 May 1927 · page 3

The adjourned public inquiry by the Tariff Board into the request made for increased duty on butter and cheese will be held in the boardroom…

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Dorrigo Cow's Good Record 609 Lbs. Butter in 273 DAYS

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 May 1927 · page 3

Mr. C E. House's grade Guernsey cow "Pride which won the butter fat test competition at last show in round figures produced 609.82 lbs. of…

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Butter Tariff More Evidence Falling Prices, Rising Costs Increased Duties Demanded. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 May 1927 · page 5

Mr. Patrick Grant, president of the Primary Producers' Union, giving further evidence before the Tariff Board, said the wages of persons engaged in the…

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Better Farming Train North Coast Tour

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 May 1927 · page 4

Keen interest is being taken by farmers and stock owners on the North Coast in the forthcoming tour of the Better Farming Train, which is due…

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Dairying Herd Testing

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 May 1927 · page 4

The opinion is held by many dairy-farmers that testing as at present carried out does not give a (rue record of a cow's capacity to produce…

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Coffs Police Court. Trouble Over Farm Machinery

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 May 1927 · page 4

At Coffs Harbor police court on Wednesday, before Mr. E. A. Mahoney, P.M., A. B. O'Hare sued W. P. Burke for the alleged detention…

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Better Farming Train North Coast Tour Commences Monday, May 16

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 May 1927 · page 1

The Better Farming Train is ready to continence its tour of the North Coast districts, and will leave the railway yards at Darling Island on Monday afternoon…

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Returns to Farm Unexpected Recovery Back Broken in Two Places. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 May 1927 · page 5

Alfred Fletcher McLean, 41, whose back was broken in two places in an accident on Boxing Day, left Sydney Hospital this morning to return to his farm at Misnile,…

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Price of Butter Tariff Board Inquiry. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 5

Giving evidence before the Tariff Board on the question of increasing the duty on imported butter, John Thomas Whipps, of Alstonville, said he understood only a…

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WORTH £11,000,000 State's Wheat Harvest Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 3

On the Government Statistician's final wheat figures the 1926-27 harvest in New South Wales should be worth nearly £11,000,000…

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Price Cutting Farmer 'Going to Have Bad Time' Milk Company Chairman's Warning. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 5

Mr. Arthur Knox,. joint manager of the Producers' Distributing Society, and president of Country Milk Suppliers Association, speaking at the official opening of…

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Big Purchase of Sheep

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 6

Mr. W. A. Back, of Mullumbimby, after attending the Royal Show, visited the [?]algett district, where he concluded the purchase of 22,000 sheep. These will be…

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Sheep Stealer Arrested Near Border. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 5

The police yesterday arrested a man and charged him with the theft of 450 valuable, sheep. The sheep were taken from the property of a man who died…

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