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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 44 of 56

Rural Wage Low House Rents Farmers Without Bathrooms. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 September 1928 · page 4

Giving evidence before the Industrial Commission, which is inquiring into the rural basic wage, James Lumby, farmer, of Corowa, said there was one seven…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 September 1928 · page 5

The wool sales are to be resumed at Sydney and Melbourne on Tuesday…

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Marketing Act Poll Closes Next Friday Appeal to Butter Producers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 September 1928 · page 4

The State Marketing Bureau has issued an appeal to all butter producers enrolled. under the Marketing Act to fill in and return their ballot…

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Destroying Crops Common Magpie's Depredations. Maclean

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 September 1928 · page 4

Among the many farmers pests may be included the common magpie. A Shark Creek farmer was recently at a loss to know what pest was destroying…

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To the Editor. the Butter Pool

The Clarence River Advocate · Monday 1 October 1928 · page 1

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

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Prices of Wool

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 October 1928 · page 8

One of the most appreciated services of the broadcasting stations, so far as farmers and graziers are concerned, is the practice of radiating the prices from the…

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Dairy Factory Employees Hawkesbury College Scholarship. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 October 1928 · page 6

The Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales has decided to offer a scholarship valued at £80, tenable at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, to…

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Feeding the Dairy Herd "Nutrient" Value Should Always Be Considered

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 October 1928 · page 2

At last there appears to be an awakening amongst the more progressive dairy farmers regarding the actual "food value" of what fodder they grow and the pasture…

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Crops Saved by Rain. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 October 1928 · page 6

Welcome rains in the agricultural areas of Victoria and South Australia have, it is said, saved the crops in each State…

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Latest Songs Church Services Weather Market Reports Dance Music All the Sport Opera Rale Results Radio in the Home [?]Ou Hear It All Over the Air Radio for Farmers Likes and Dislikes

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 October 1928 · page 8

In an article published a few days ago reference was made to the tastes of American farmers as regards the bread casting programme. So far as Australia…

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Public Opinion Hardening Against Waterside Workers' Tactics Militant Section Urge General Strike Melbourne Conference Repudiates Registration Free Laborers Attacked in Brisbane Mackay Cane Farmers Organise for Ship Loading

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 October 1928 · page 5

It is stated that owing to the riots in Melbourne public opinion is hardening against the strikers. Seamen and stewards of the Tasmanian steamer O[?]nah walked ashore when volunteers worked her cargo…

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Fire at New Farm Five Dwellings Gutted. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 October 1928 · page 5

A disastrous fire occurred at New Farm, Brisbane, this afternoon when five dwelling houses, including a two-storey boarding establishment, occupied by Mrs. E…

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A Family Affair. Working on Dairy Farms

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 5 October 1928 · page 3

Mr. Patrick Grant, President of the Primary Producers' Union, told the Industrial Commission for the rural basic wage in Sydney this week that…

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A Family Affair Working on Dairy Farms

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 5 October 1928 · page 3

Mr. Patrick Grant, President of the Primary Producers’ Union, told the Industrial Commission for the rural basic wage in Sydney this week that…

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Feeding the Dairy Herd "Nutrient" Value Should Always Be Considered

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 October 1928 · page 4

At last there appears to be an awakening amongst the more progressive dairy farmers regarding the actual "Teed value" of what fodder they…

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Heavy Citrus Crop

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 October 1928 · page 2

Citrus growers in N.S.W. are favored this year with bountiful crops of oranges. This brings with it marketing problems and the usual…

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P.d.s. Column Victorian Dairymen Want Marketing Act

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 October 1928 · page 2

Much argument has centred around the Marketing Act as an aid to the regulation of interstate trade in butter. The opposition has been insistent…

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Farm Mechanics Grafton Included in Scheme Os Instruction

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 October 1928 · page 4

The Minister for Education (Mr. D. H. Drummond) has informed Mr. A. J. Pollack, M.L.A., that he has considered his representations relative to the…

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P.d.s. Column Victorian Dairymen Want Marketing Act

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 October 1928 · page 3

Much argument has centred, around the value of the Marketing Act as an aid to the regulation of Interstate trade in butter. The Opposition has been…

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Heavy Citrus Crop

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 October 1928 · page 3

Citrus growers in New South Wales are favoured this year with bountiful crops of oranges. This brings with it marketing problems and the usual difficulties of…

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