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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

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Imported Cattle Destroyed

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 August 1929 · page 4

Four head of the shipment of valuable stud cattle, which arrived from London by the Port Sydney in June last, comprising one bull and three heifers, were…

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Heated Exchange Farmer's Plain Talk Railway Chief Annoyed

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 August 1929 · page 1

A heated exchange between the Chief Railway Commissioner (Mr. J. Fraser) and Mr. F. Bray (president bf the local branch of the P.P. Union), marked the…

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RUMORS Crop At Canberra Prime Minister "Resigned"--"deposed." Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 August 1929 · page 5

Thursday is meeting day for all political parties during the session, and rumors of various kinds are expected. Not for some time,…

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Dairying Supplementing the Paspalum Trials with Lucerne on the North Coast

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 August 1929 · page 7

Trials with lucerne as a fodder crop at Wollongbar Experiment Farm indicate that, despite the encroachments of paspalum and the reputed unsuitability of the…

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British Farmers to Arrive

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 August 1929 · page 4

A visitor to Kyogle at present is Mr. R. S. Byrnes, secretary of the Presbyterian Church Immigration Department, and of the Inter-Church Immigration…

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FINED [?]40 Woman Farm Worker Victimised Perth

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 August 1929 · page 5

At the police court Carl Hurst was fined £40 for having misrepresented himself as a qualified medical practitioner. The evidence showed that Hurst…

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Poor Response Pastoral Research Fund. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 August 1929 · page 5

It is stated that the trustees of the Australian pastoral research fund are disappointed at the response by the graziers to appeals for money for the research…

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Coffs Butter Factory. Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 September 1929 · page 4

There was a good attendance of shareholders at the annual meeting of Coffs Harbour Co-operative Dairy Co., held at the School of Arts on…

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Valedictory Manager of Dairy Company Mr. D. J. Dineen Forewelled at Maclean

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 September 1929 · page 6

The Mayor, Ald. O. R. Kelly, presided over a representative gathering of citizens of Maclean and District at Rogers' ten rooms. Maclean on Monday night, for…

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Potato Breeding. Departmental Activities Improving State Crops

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 September 1929 · page 3

The following report on potato breeding and improvement is supplied by Mr. H. Wenholz, Director of Plant Brooding, Department of Agriculture:--…

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Neck Broken Farmer Crushed Under Spiked Roller. Corowa

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 September 1929 · page 4

While Frederick Graeber was driving a spiked roller on a farm near Corowa, the horses bolted and Gra[?]ber was thrown off. The roller passed over him…

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Farmer's Home Destroyed Fire at Calliope

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 September 1929 · page 4

The residence of Mr. Henry George Kratz, at Callipe, was totally destroyed by fire yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Kratz left home at about 12.30 p.m., Mrs. Kratz…

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Dorrigo Dairy Company. Monthly Report Butter Department

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 2

During the month of July, 1929, the quantity of butter manufactured was 26 1/4 tons, being a decrease of 3 3/4 tons as compared with the previous…

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Coff's Butter Factory Annual Meeting of Shareholders Talk of Amalgamation

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 2

There were 35 shareholders present at the annual meeting of the Coff's Harbor Co-operative Dairying and Refrigerating Society, Ltd., held in the School of Arts,…

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Wheat Harvest About 135,000,000 Bushels. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 4

On present indications this year's Australian wheat harvest will total 135,000,000 to 140,000,000 bushels. After allowing for home consumption, about 100,000,000…

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BUTTER The Coming Season Optimistic Minister Meares and Co-operation. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 4

Addressing a "Keep Step" Conference of delegates of co-operative butter factories to-day the Minister for Education, Mr. Drummond, said if the good seasons…

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Acid Spots on Farms

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 2

In a recent issue of the "Gazette" mention was made of a discussion which took place at the last meeting of the Dorrigo branch of the P.P.U…

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Conditions in Dairying Districts

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 2

The dairy instructors in various parts of the State have submitted their reports for the month of August. The instructors along the coast state that…

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Dairying in Western Australia

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 5

Like other primary industries, dairying is making solid progress in Western Australia. From a wheat importer not many years ago, the…

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Fitzroy Seed Maize Test at Experiment Farm

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 September 1929 · page 3

Following is the text of the letter from the Department of Agriculture relating to the Fitzory seed maize test at the Grafton Experiment Farm which was received by…

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