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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

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Queensland Butter Control

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 3

In view of the opposition to the powers of control given to Marketing Boards by the New South Wales Act, and expressed readiness to accept the provisions…

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Slump in Danish Butter

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 2
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Up till recently Germany has been a strong buyer of Danish butter, purchases amounting to a third of the total output. She was also…

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Butter Boycott by Adelaide Housewives. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 5

Members of the committee of the Housewives' Association of South Australia have commenced a boycott of butter owing to the high price…

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Cattle Sales New Blood for Clarence. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 3

The cattle sales at the show attracted a large attendance. Mr. J. Fowler, of Port Macquarie, paid 20 guineas for a bull, Count of Alnwick…

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Butter Competition for Orient Coy's Prize Exhibits Opened in London. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 5

The Secretary for the Dominions, Mr. L. C. Amery, Agents-General, and a number of prominent produce dealers, inspected 102 boxes of butter at J. J…

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Three Things Duckham Sums Up Impressions of Australia Butter Marketing All Wrong. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 5

They have done so much so splendidly that it is a pity to see so much left undone, said Sir Arthur Duckham, in a special interview to the…

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Proposed Butter Factory Amalgamation. Revised Scheme Critically Considered Why Drop the Bone to Grasp a Shadow?

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 3

The following article by "I.M.S." in last issue of the "Macleay Argus" should prove of interest to all dairymen on the Dorrigo: —…

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Dairying on Dorrigo

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 2

"Gloucester Advocate" has this to say:—Apropos of a recent paragraph re the establishment of rabbit freezing works at Dorrigo Butter Factory,…

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Farm Jobs for Coalfield Boys

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 7

A number of youths recently selected at Kurri Kurri under the Government scheme have been called upon to go on to farms. Altogether, it is stated, 400…

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A Farmer Has His Say

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 4

Discussing at a meeting of the Lismore branch of the Primary Producers' Union a proposal that an agricultural high school should be established in the…

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Cattle Sales. North Coast Buyers

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 March 1929 · page 5

Cattle sales were continued on the Showground to-day, on account of the Department of Agriculture. A bull, Grafton Scottish Plaid, was bought by T. Barrett…

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Farrar's Work Breeding of Wheat Romance of Agriculture

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 March 1929 · page 7

With the return of the Royal Shoe comes the return of stories of the land--cereal breeding, swine fever, the price of superphosphate; but of all the…

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Export Butter Contest Casino Company's Success First for Unsalted and Divided First for Salted. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 March 1929 · page 5

At the official luncheon at the Show to-day Sir Samuel Hordern announced the result of the Royal special export butter competition, the prizes for which had been…

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District Exhibits Press Comment Consistency of Winning Exhibit Wool Expert's Praises. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 March 1929 · page 5

Referring to the district exhibits at the show, the "Sydney Morning Herald" says:-- "The standard or last year has not…

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Royal Show Weather Mars Opening the Butter Industry Campaign of Efficency Speech by Mr. Bruce. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 March 1929 · page 5

Bad weather marred the official opening of the Royal Agricultural Society 's Show to-day. Notwithstanding this, however, there was a large crowd present…

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Overseas Settlement Farm Work for Single Men. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 March 1929 · page 5

The Overseas Settlement Department announces that the Government has undertaken during 1929 to place in guaranteed farm employment 6000 single men…

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Butter Section Royal Show Export Samples [?] by Judge. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 April 1929 · page 2

[?] on the export section of [?] show the judge, Mr. W. [?] Commonwealth Dairly [?] quality, generally speak…

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A Campaign of Interest to Dairymen

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 April 1929 · page 2

An announcement of great importance to those engaged in our primary industries, arid particularly in dairying was made by the Prime Minister in his speech at the official luncheon of the Royal Agricultural Society last week. He forecasted a national campaign to secure more intensive development of the…

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Sydney Show Export Butter Prize Alstonville and Casino Win. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 April 1929 · page 5

The following additional butter awards have been announced:-- Royal special export prizes for salted butter, two packages, not less than 56lb…

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