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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

1,103 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 43 of 56

Guernsey Cattle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 September 1928 · page 4

At the bi-monthly meeting of the Guernsey Cattle Society of Australasia at Lismore, it was stated in reference to the Grafton P. and A. Society's…

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Effect on Wool Sales. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 September 1928 · page 5

It is estimated that 210,000 bales of wool, valued at £5,250,000, have been withheld from sale because of the strike…

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Butter Board Trading Monopoly Bogey Reply by P.P.U. President. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 September 1928 · page 4

Mr. P. Grant, president of the Primary Producers Union referring to the proposed Butter Marketing Board, said to talk of a trading monopoly being created…

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Marketing Act Butter Board Poll Banks and Overdrafts Silly Statements Denied. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 September 1928 · page 5

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Thorby, stated in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, that the leading banks had given an unqualified…

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In Diamond Factory Australian In Holland Interesting Glimpses Dairy of Miss L. EGGINS

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 September 1928 · page 2

Continuing the narrative of her visit to Holland, Miss L. Eggins goes on to say:-- "To-day we were taken to inspect a…

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Child Struck by Train Butter. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 September 1928 · page 7

An extraordinary accident Occurred near the Edwardstown railway station, when a boy who was holding his mother's hand was struck by the buffer of a train…

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Butter Ballot Statement by Mr. Meares No Semblance of Government Control. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 September 1928 · page 5

Mr. C. E. D. Meares says if the dairy farmers of New South Wales are not satisfied with the condition of the industry to-day," they must, vote "yes"…

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Gold Bearing Reef at Sheep Station Creek Big Development by Argosy Gold Mining Syndicate

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 September 1928 · page 6

For some months past, the Argosy Gold Mining Syndicate has been consistently developing the Argosy and Remarkable reefs in four positions at various…

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P.P. UNION Meeting Of Council Dipping Clean Cattle New P.P.U. District Created. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 September 1928 · page 4

The quarterly meeting of the Central Executive Council of the Primary Producers Union was held in Sydney to-day…

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Farthing Damages Farmer Sues Newspaper. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 September 1928 · page 6

In the Supreme court Felix William Meagher, farmer, of Walpa, claimed £1000 damages from Victorian Newspapers, Limited, for alleged libel published in…

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The Marketing Act. Will the Butter Men rush in where the Wheat Men feared to Tread?

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 28 September 1928 · page 4

The wheat men have expressed their opinion of comulsory pooling and of the Marketing Act in no uncertain manner. By a majority of…

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The Marketing Act (Advertisement) Will the Butter Men Rush in Where the Wheat Men Feared to Tread?

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 28 September 1928 · page 4

The wheat men have expressed their opinion of compulsory pooling and of the Marketing Act in no uncertain manner. By a majority of 1,439 votes…

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The Butter Pool. Mr. Vincent Expresses Opinion

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 28 September 1928 · page 1

Mr. R. S. Vincent,M.L.A.,writes:—Sir,—Up to the present I have not taken any active part in the controversy which is raging round the…

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Letters to the Editor the Butter Fool

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 28 September 1928 · page 2

Sir.—Up to the present I have not taken any active part in the controversy which is raging round the question of a butter pool. This attitude has…

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Letters to the Editor the Butter Pool

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 September 1928 · page 7

Sir,--Up to the present I have not taken any active part in the controversy which is raging round the question of a butter pool. This attitude has been…

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State Parliament Questions and Answers Unbranded Sheep. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 September 1928 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. Kilpatrick (C.P., Wagga) drew the attention of the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Thorby, to the large, number of…

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Dorrigo Dairy Company. Monthly Report

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 28 September 1928 · page 2

During the month of August, 1928, the quantity of butter manufactured was 25 1/2 tons, being a decrease of 4 1/2 tons as compared with July, 1928, and…

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Carr's Creek Visit to Experiment Farm P.p.u. Members Impressed

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 September 1928 · page 6

On Monday afternoon, a party of 15, comprising members of the Carr's Creek branch of the P.P. Union, and friends, visited the Grafton Experiment Farm. On…

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P.P. Union Stabilisation Committee How Dairymen Have Benefited Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 September 1928 · page 5

Speaking it the Primary Producers' Union quarterly meeting, the president, Mr. P. Grant, outlined the benefits that had accrued from the operation of the…

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Local and General the Farmer's Lot

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 September 1928 · page 4

Speaking at Tyalgum in support of the Marketing Act, Mr. F. W. Stuart said, "I make out 300 income tax returns for farmers every year, and for the last…

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