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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

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Butter and Cheese Export Figures Poe Half-year. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 January 1928 · page 4

The Minister for Markets and Migration, Mr. Paterson, advises that exports of butter and cheese from the Commonwealth for the period July 4 to December 17 were…

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Stolen Mail Bag Found in Truck Op Wheat. Perth

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 January 1928 · page 4

A lumper handling wheat at North Fremantle found a mail bag stolen at Lake Brown secreted between bags of wheat in a railway truck. The consignment had…

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Freight on Butter Shipping Firms Adamant. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 3

An effort on the part of the Dairy Produce Control Board to secure further concessions in the freights on butter to the United Kingdom has been…

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Ayrshires to Go From Grafton Farm Statement by Minister. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 3

Speaking at Albion Park show, the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Thorby, indicated that one of the objects of his visit was to inspect the Illawarra…

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Conquered by Radio. Farmer Buys a Set

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 1

"I am sending a radio set out to your place, Mr. Broadaercs, on trial" said a radio trader at Colac, a month or so ago to one of his customers…

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Grafton Experiment Farm Herd

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 4

It is a number of years ago since the farmers of this district, through their Primary Producers' Union District Council, first asked that the Ayrshire dairy herd at the Grafton Experiment Farm should be replaced by an Illawarra Milking Shorthorn herd, as the latter cattle are more favored…

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Farmers Burnt Out £150,000 Damage in Victoria. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 5

Many farmers have been burnt out as a result of bush fires in Victoria. The damage is estimated already at [?]50,0000…

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P,d,s. Column "Kangaroo" Butter in London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 3

The press has recently published several cables from London, indicating that the butter from one or two Victorian factories, bearing the national "Kangaroo"…

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Two Men for Trial Farmer Assaulted and Robbed. Orange

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 5

James Kirk and Herbert Dun ware committed for trial at the Police Court to-day on a charge of having attempted to choke and rob Edward Thompson,…

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Two Dippings Tweed Tick War Over Farmers Meet Minister. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 5

The trouble which occurred on the Tweed River as a result of the new regulations making dipping of all cattle infested with tick or clean compulsory,…

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Granulated Butter

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 5

Most of the factories contributing to the consignment of granulated butter have now sent their quota, and arrangements are being made for…

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Butter Stabilisation

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 3

Decisions of the Stabilisation Commit lee to increase bounty to 4d will materially assist towards levelling up export and local prices…

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P.d.s. Column Kangaroo' Butter in London

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 5

The Press has recently published several cables from London, indicating that the butter from one or two Victorian factories, bearing the…

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Types in Cattle Appraisements Qualities in the Bull

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 2

When appraising a bull, one should look for a good masculine character and a pronounced style and good carriage, which would intimate that he…

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Farm Workers' Award

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 2

Referring to the Queensland farm workers' award, which comes into operation on March 1st next, "Nanango News" says:—…

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Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. G.i. and A. Co. Ltd

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 3

The purchase fcy the Farmers ami Graziers' Co-op. Grain, Insurance and Agency Co. Ltd. of the huge premises at the Circular Quay, previously…

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Farming by Correspondence Is It Practicable?

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 3

Yes! or at least that is the contention of the New South Wales Chamber of Agriculture, and some of the reasons advanced are worth consideration…

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Bellingen Bellinger Co-op. Dairy Co

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 4

The secretary of. the Bellingen River Co-op. Butter and Bacon Society reports that for the month of November cream suppliers were paid for 80,136lbs. of…

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Forged Cheques Junee Farmer's Loss Police Effect an Arrest. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 5

By the arrest of a man at Redfern last night detectives believe they have one of the cleverest forgers in the State whom they have been seeking for three…

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Butter and Eggs to Be Cheaper To-day. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 5

The prices of two commodities will be reduced in Sussex street on Monday. Butter will be a halfpenny per lb. cheaper at 1774 cwt. wholesale, while there will be…

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