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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

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4000 Soldier Farmers

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 5

The New South Wales National Government has incurred an outlay in concessions and as-sistance to soldiers of considerably more than £6,000,000. Of this amount, £1,500,000 was…

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Bulk Handling Its Advantages to the Farmer National Government's Scheme

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 5

When faced by the necessity for storing wheat, it was decided by the National Government to take advantage of the situation to introduce bulk handling…

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Farm Engineering. Shallow Boring Operations. Regulations Governing the Scheme

The Northern Champion · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 2

The policy of the Commission's shallow boring scheme is to assist small settlers in providing their holdings with a permanent water supply by…

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Relinquishing Dairying

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 2

One of our local dairy fanners. Mr. M. J. B. Langworthy, has decided to sell out his dairy herd. This sale. which eventuates on Friday. 19th…

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Fixe Millet Crop

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 2

Mr. W. W. Grant is harvesting a splendid crop of millet. This appears to be the first time this crop has been tried on the River and Bill is to be…

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Another Dairyman

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 2

Mr. F. Burton, our new dairyman is in full swing and is turing the long dormant alluvial flats to some account…

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Wingham Butter Factory

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 23 March 1920 · page 3

The Wingham Butter Factory manufactured 112,651 lbs of butter for the month of February, and 24,064 lbs were also manufactured at…

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Circular for Butter Factories and Agents

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 23 March 1920 · page 2

Mr. J. A. Grant, Manager of the Wingham Butter Factory, has received the following from the Commonwealth Dairy Produce Pool Committee…

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The Macleay Show. Financial Success. Fine Cattle Display. Comments on the Exhibits

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 23 March 1920 · page 2

The Macleay Show was hold on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of last week, and was a success. Nice bright, cool weather prevailed during the three…

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Damage by Cattle

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 8

In the case of C. A. Hilly G. Bowers, at the recent District Court for £50 damages for trespass of cattle, handed by defendant to…

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The Dairy Conferences

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 2

On behalf of his company. Mr. Robert Malcolm attended the preliminary meeting of factory representatives of New South Wales to…

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Dairy Conference. Surplus Butter and Cheese

Macleay Argus · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 6

On behalf of his Company Mr. Robert Malcolm (Director of Upper Manning Dairy Co., attended the preliminary meeting of factory representatives of…

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Circular for Butter Factories and Agents

Macleay Argus · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 6

The following from Hie Commonwealth Dairy Produce Pool Committee (N.S.W.) explains itself:-- Pendennis Chamber's…

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High Prices for Farms

Macleay Argus · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 4

High prices are being paid for first-class farm lands in the district of West Maitland. On Tuesday a farm of 36½ acres, the property of Elisha Bowden,…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Northern Champion · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week under the personal supervision of the Minister of, Agriculture, and are b[?]d mainly on the experience of the Department. AGRICULTURAL…

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Wheat on Heavy Black Soil. Good Results from Broadcasting

The Northern Champion · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 2

"I have a 140 acre paddock of very heavy black and chocolate soil. Wheat has failed on it three out of five years, and I am advised to plant oats. I…

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Macleay River Co-op. Dairy Co. Annual Meeting. New Manager Appointed

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 30 March 1920 · page 4

The annual meeting of shareholders of the Macleay River Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., took place at the Company's office, Forth-street, on Saturday…

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Macleay River Co-Operative Dairy Coy. New Manager Appointed

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 31 March 1920 · page 8

This meeting was held at the Company's office on Saturday afternoon last, a number of shareholders being in attendance in addition to Directors…

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Melbourne Short of Sugar. Good Butter Scarce, Too

Macleay Argus · Thursday 1 April 1920 · page 7

Large numbers of suburban housewives were in angry mood at Melbourne on Tuesday, owing to the fact that sugar supplies were practically…

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Farmers and the Show

Macleay Argus · Thursday 1 April 1920 · page 2

Rider Haggard, in one of his earlier works, refers in pathetic and eloquent language to the circumstance that all things, all cities, all men, all Powers…

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