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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

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Drought in U.S.A. Smaller Wheat Crops Predicted Washington

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 July 1929 · page 5

The Weather Bureau and Department of Agriculture state that there is a severe drought in the spring wheat areas of North Dakota and Central Minnesota,…

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Cattle Stations Queensland Government Selling. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 July 1929 · page 2

The whole of the Queensland State stations are to be submitted by auction on September 17. All sales will be made on the basis of 30 years' lease. The…

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Sheep Station Creek Grafton Ambulance Ben[?]t

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 July 1929 · page 3

As a result of the sporting fixture held on the Tunnel Flats course on the 13th inst. last, the Grafton Ambulance will benefit to the extent of £8[?]1…

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Dairy Industry Overlapping and Confusion Proposed Unified Control of Statutes. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 July 1929 · page 5

For many years consid rable overlapping and confusion have been experienced owing to the fact that the Dairy Industry Act and the Dairies Supervision…

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Dreadnought Boys Group Farming Area Wanted. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 July 1929 · page 5

Dreadnought boys asked the Minister for Lands to make available an area for group farming, which should eventually be divided among them…

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Dairy Industry Federal Expert Committee Herd Testing Movement. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 July 1929 · page 4

The Federal Expert Committee set up by the Development and Migration Commission to investigate the dairying industry with a view of improving the…

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1365 Farms Scheme. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 July 1929 · page 2

The Queensland Government proposes to submit to the Development and Migration Commission a scheme for the…

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Tick Inested Sheep From Government Farm. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 July 1929 · page 5

At the annual Australian. Sheep Breeders' Association exhibition to-day, it was discovered that 13 sheep belonging to the Agricultural Department's entry, were…

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New Butter Factory Progress on the Nambucca

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 July 1929 · page 1

The opening of the new butter factory at Macksville, erected by Nambucca Co- operative Society, was largely attended by suppliers and representatives of other…

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Wool Prices Slump Shock for Graziers. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 July 1929 · page 5

The "Daily Telegraph" wool expert, commenting on the restriction in buying at the re recent London sales says it is a sign that things are not healthy at the…

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Synthetic Wool Nothing Like Real Thing. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 July 1929 · page 5

The Central Council of the Victorian Country party will be urged by the Trafalgar branch to secure the enaction of legislation, prohibiting the use of the word…

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Rabbit Fur Farms Protest to Minister. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 July 1929 · page 5

The Minister for Agriculture, replying to a deputation protesting against rabbit, farming, in any circumstances, said the question of prohibiting the importation…

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Pure-bred Cows Tests for June Dairy Branch Statistics

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 July 1929 · page 7

The Dairy Branch, Department of Agriculture, supplies a list of registered pure-bred cows, whose tests of milk and butter fat yields were completed during…

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The New Farmer

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 July 1929 · page 4

All but the thoughtless and the ignorant have a sincere respect for the farmer. As some writer once said: "'Every man has an exceptional respect for the farmer, and a feeling that this is the original calling of his race, and he himself is only excused from it by some circumstances which made him…

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Farmers Protest Pig Charter Wanted for Newcastle Abattoirs

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 July 1929 · page 7

Nearly 80 farmers and pig-raisers attended a public meeting held at Kempsey to protest against the Government's action with regard to the franchise of the…

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Local and General Experiment Farm Advisory Board

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 July 1929 · page 4

Great faith is being placed in the New England Advisory Council to make the Glen Innes Experiment Farm a greater power in the north. The council, which…

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Local and General. Cattle for West Australia

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 August 1929 · page 2

The West Australian Government agents are making extensive purchases of dairy heifers on the far North Coast for the group…

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Parched Wheat Areas Rainfall Below Normal. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 August 1929 · page 4

The Weather Bureau report shows that at all places, excepting scattered parts of the Central and North Coast, the July rainfall was below normal. In parts of…

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A Farmers' Tour

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 August 1929 · page 2

Branch secretaries of the P.P.U. have received particulars of a tour of Victoria under the auspices of the Union. The cost, Sydney to Sydney, will be…

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Canberra Hog Farm

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 August 1929 · page 5

The Federal Capital Commission has established a hog farm at Canberra at a cost of £7,000 or £8000, consisting of 120 acres, all necessary…

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