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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

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Food Problem Now Most Serious Aspect Of Flood Boats Carrying Provisions to Farmers Waters Are Falling Very Slowly Most Destructive Inundation in History of Clarence

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 5

The news that is trickling through from many parts of the Clarence district leave no room for doubt that the present floods have been responsible for more misery and far greater losses than occurred in any flood within memory…

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Summer Butter Surplus Should Be Stored Here Opinion of Dairy Expert. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 4

The State Dairy Expert, Mr. L. T. McInnes, who has just returned from a trip to the North Coast, predicts an extreme shortage of butter before the…

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Saving the Cattle Ulmarra District Incidents

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 5

Although almost all of the farmers in the Ulmarra district succeeded in getting their stock to higher country much difficulty was experienced by many in…

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Farmers Lose Heavily Fences Stock and Crops Baryulgil District Suffers. Baryulgil

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 3

The recent cyclonic disturbance resulted in 1161 points of rain being registered within the week. Prior to this a further 673 points had been recorded…

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Fencing Destroyed the Winegrove District Crop Losses at Copmanhurst

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 3

At Newbold and Lilydale, on the Upper Clarence, the beaches were covered with mud and sand, in some places up to 14ft. deep, and yesterday the river level was…

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The South Arm Cane Crops Destroyed

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 3

On the South Arm and district the damage to the maize and young cane crops has been considerable. A large area of young cane is under water and…

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The Flood. Cane Crops Lower Clarice Islands No Estimate of Losses Yet

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 3

Reviewing the position after the flood, so far as the sugarcane growing industry on the islands of the Lower Clarence are concerned, Mr. D. A. Cameron, secretary…

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Australian Treaty Canadian Opposition Dairymen Ask for Termination. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 2

At the Nanaimo Dairymen's Convention, the following resolution was passed unanimously: "Whereas the dairy industry in Canada has suffered in consequence of…

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800 Cows on Junction Hill How Dairymen Are Carrying On

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 5

The plight of the dairymen about Carr'a Creek and between Grafton and Junction Hill and Great Mallow is typical of most of the men on the land along the…

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To Milk Cows Farmer's Two Miles Row Motor Cars Rushed to High Land

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 5

Mr. C. A. Watson, of Tyndale, had the unique experience of rowing a mile into the centre of Woodford Island to milk his cows. His stock had with about 600 head…

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Upper and Central Bucca Trials of Farmers

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 3

The biggest flood for the past twelve mouths was experienced here on Sunday, the 19th instant, after several days of continuous rain. Fortunately the rain…

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Sea of Water Plight Of Settlers In Ulmarra District Thousands of Cattle Rushed to High Lands The Flood Boat Brigade Snakes Invade Farmers' Homes

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 5

A tour in a rowing boat through the miles and miles of flooded country at the back of Ulmarra, with homesteads everywhere flooded, or just out of the water, amazes and bewilders one as to how the residents survived the terrific ordeal…

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Letters to the Editor Growing Crops Competition

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 6

Sir,—I trust you will grant me space to draw attention to the action of the Agricultural Society Committee in deciding to cancel the growing crop…

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Dairying Collection of Milk Samples the Correct Procedure

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 4

Hundreds of milk samples are sent to Glenfield Veterinary Research Station for examination in connection with suspected cases of mammitis…

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Season of Lent Bishop of Grafton's Pastoral

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 7

"Once again the season of Lent is upon us with its solemn lessons. Its lessons are solemn because it is the season when we especially remember what our Blessed…

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Isolated for a Week Getting Cream 10 Depot Middle Creek Dairyman's Experiences

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 6

A correspondent from Middle Creek writing on Wednesday sends us the following account of the experiences of the people there in getting their cream to…

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The Aftermath Cleaning Up Ulmarra Farmers Start Again. the Need for Flood Boats. Ulmarra

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 6

To-day will be probably the last day on which the men who have looked after the Ulmarra farmers during the flood will be required to take out the flood boats, as…

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Trade Summary Stock Exchange Active Butter Position Improving. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 February 1928 · page 5

Extracts from the London trade summary show that the London Stock Exchange has had an exhilarating week, the outstanding feature being, as one financial…

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Lismore Suburban Farmers and High Rates

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 February 1928 · page 4

For some time past owners of farm lands within the Lismore municipal boundary have been complaining of the high rates they pay. In one ease rates on an…

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Sheep for Fattening

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 4

One of "The Tweed Daily" staff was on the tablelands a few days ago, and was rather puzzled by the fact that whilst the cattle looked to be in…

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