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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

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Wheat Lands 150,000,000 Acres Suitable. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 4

Lecturing before the Geographical Society Professor Watt stated it was now calculated there were more than 150,000.000 acres of suitable wheat…

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Copmanhurst Shire Revised Estimates Making Up the New Rolls Question of Straying Cattle

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 3

The May meeting of the Copmanhurst Shire Council was held at the Council Chambers, Victoria street, Grafton, yesterday There were present the president…

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Experiment Farms and Shows Should the Farm Compete Manager Wants Enlightenment

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 1

At a recent meeting of the committee of the P. and A. Association (Glen Innes) the manager of the local Experiment Farm (Mr. G. C. Sparks) asked, some…

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Dairymen See the Light

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 2

Those engaged in the dairying industry are becoming a little apprehensive of the silence being maintained by the committee which is preparing a draft bill for…

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Butter Prices

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 2

Sir,—Re Mr. E. J. Saywell and butter prices. Mr. Saywell asks me as one of the directors of the P.D.S. to explain why prices are what they are. I…

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Butter Box War

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 6

As a result of a "price war" between the co-operative and proprietary box manufacturing interests in Victoria, butter boxes were reduced…

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Grasshoppers Eat Wheat Crop. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 6

According to news film Coolumon the wheat crops in the district are being eaten right out by grasshoppers. Thousands of acres will have to be re-sown…

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N.c Butter Bay

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 4

On Tuesday, the North Coast butter Factories' Association met in Lismore, and fixed the April pay at 12 per lb…

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'Sheep Stations' On The North Coast! Should Be Subdwided Labor Member's Ignorance. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 5

Mr. B. C. Olde, Labor member for Leichhardt, convulsed the Legislative Assembly with his knowledge or rather lack of knowledge, of the…

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The Bacon Industry Extension Newcastle Abattoir Board's Charter Opposed by Bellinger Dairy-men

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 2

The shareholders of the Bellinger River Co-op. Dairy Co. are up in arms against the proposed extension of the Newcastle Abattoir Board's, charter, a…

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Dairy Supervision Act Agricultural Department to Administer. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 4

Cabinet decided that in future the Dairy Supervision Act be administered by this Agricultural Department instead of the Health Department…

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False Tax Return Cane Farmer to Pay £1070. BRISBANE

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 4

Lin the Summons Court to-day, David Owen Paines, cane farmer, of Meriwinni, North Queensland, who was convicted on April 3 for making a false in comb tax…

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Boric Acid Ban Butter Trade Affected Deterioration in Transit Scientists to Study Problem. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 May 1928 · page 5

The Minister for Markets, Mr. T. Paterson, in opening the annual conference of the Australasian Butter and Cheese Factory Managers'…

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'You'll Carry Me' Woman Suspect To Police Cattle Stealing Charge Handcuffed and Chained to Fence. Rylstone

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 May 1928 · page 5

An extraordinary story was told at Rylstone court to-day, when Elizabeth Hickman, a married woman, was charged with having stolen five head…

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Butter Box War

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 May 1928 · page 6

As a result, of a "price war" between the co-operative, and proprietary box, manufacturing interests in Victoria, butter boxes, were reduced last August…

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Boric Acid Ban Loss To Dairymen Poor Quality Butter Victoria Worst Offender. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 May 1928 · page 4

At the annual conference of the Australasian Butter Factory Managers' Association, Mr. P. Carroll, Commonwealth Supervisor of Dairy…

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Advances to Dairy Farmers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 May 1928 · page 2

In the Assembly to-day, the Minister for Agriculture promised to give consideration to the suggestion of Mr. O'Hearn, that the conditions of the £25,000 advance…

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Marketing Act Equalisation of Values Export and Local Trade Butter and Cheese Exporters Meet. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 May 1928 · page 5

A special meeting of the New South Wales Butter and Cheese Exporters' a Association gave consideration to the Marketing Act, and certain…

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Big Butter Surplus Undue Speculation Feared Preventive Legislation Proposed. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 May 1928 · page 5

At a meeting of members of the Australian Stabilisation Committee, held at Melbourne to-day, serious consideration was again, given to the position, which…

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Our Butter On The London Market Defects Discussed Blending in London Blamed. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 May 1928 · page 4

Defects found recently in Australian butter, in London were discussed by the Common wealth 'Supervisor of Dairy Exports, Mr. P. J. Carroll, and senior butter…

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