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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

988 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 37 of 50

Acid Spots on Farms

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 September 1929 · page 3

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

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North Coast Floods Hastings River Breaks Banks Young Farmer Killed Wauchope

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 September 1929 · page 4

The Hastings districts escaped by the narrowest margin arepetition of the disastrous floods of February last The upper river and tributaries rose…

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'Ringing In' Show Wheat Exhibits F. AND S. Allegations at Purlewaugh Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 September 1929 · page 4

At a meeting of the Purlewaugh branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, "ringing in" of wheat exhibits at shows and in other competitions was alleged,…

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Dairy Council Minister's Criticism Decision to Abolish Reply to Recent Statement. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 September 1929 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. H. V. C. Thorby, after perusing the statement recently issued by the chairman of the New South Wales Advisory Dairy Board…

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Farm Relief in United States

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 September 1929 · page 4

"A lot of fellows think the reason 'big business' gets results is because 'big business' has a lot of money, but the real reason is that 'big business' has a lot of men in each organisation who sit around a table and do collective thinking, and thus work out their problems. This is the way we hope to work…

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Commonwealth Export Butter Competition

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 September 1929 · page 3

An item of interest to butter,'factory managers is the conditions of the first competition for the hahdsome silver shield presented by the London…

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Wheat Pool Proposed Defeated by Narrow Margin. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 September 1929 · page 5

'For the second time, the wheat-growers of New South Wales have rejected the proposal for the formation of a compulsory wheat pool, under the provision of…

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Tremendous Sheep Losses Result of Rain and Cool Change Scone

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 September 1929 · page 5

Torrential rain and the cool change have been responsible for fremenoous sheep losses in the district. [?]servative estimate of the losses is 30,00…

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Cricket "Daily Examiner" v. Grafton Dairy Co

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 September 1929 · page 2

A match, of a social character,was played between .the "Daily Examiner''. Sports Club and a team representative of the Grafton Dairy Company at Fisher…

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Australian Dairy Council

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 September 1929 · page 3

One of the outstanding notes at the " Keep Step" Conference of delegates from co-operative butter, factories. held in Sydney last week, was the need for…

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Extensions Grafton Farm Orchard Citrus Fruit and Passionfruit

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 September 1929 · page 4

In view of the expansion of the pineapple passionfruit and citrus industries on North Coast the Department of Agriculture has decieded…

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Life on Cattle Station. an Immigrant's Dream

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1929 · page 3

Rounding up wild cattle iu the ranges,galloping in the dust of a big muster with cracking stockwhip, lying in the sun on a blistering summer…

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Sheep and Fowls Shipment for Japan. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 September 1929 · page 6

A large shipment of stud sheep and fowls, ordered by the Japanese Government, left Sydney to-day. On arrival in Japan, the Government will distribute…

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South Grafton Cattle Truckings

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 September 1929 · page 4

Heavy cattle truckings from South Grafton are reported this month. Since September 1 no less than 63 cattle trucks and one sheep van have been despatched…

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Shocking Accident Farmer's Foot Torn Off. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 September 1929 · page 4

Bert Broughton, 40, a farmer, met with a shocking accident yesterday at Wagga. He was reaching for the reins of two horses, when the tracing chain…

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Dorrigo Dairy Company. Monthly Report Butter Department

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 20 September 1929 · page 2

During the month of August, 1929, the quantity of butter manufactured was 23 1-5 tons, being a decrease of 2 2-5 tons as compared with the…

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Lower Wool Values

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 20 September 1929 · page 2

At the wool sales in Sydney last week, values opened 33 per cent. lower than last season. At first sight it may not be thought that this…

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P.d.s. Column Pat Butter

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 20 September 1929 · page 2

When through the assistance of the Government co-operative manufacture replaced the proprietary firms in the butter industry in the Irish Free…

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Wheat and Wool What Reduced Prices Mean Views of Sir N. KATER, M.L.C. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 September 1929 · page 5

Speaking in the Legislative Council on the Address in Reply, Sir Norman Kaier said the reduction in the workers price of wool and wheat had created a very…

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Butter Substitutes Question Oe "Edible Fats" Tariff Board Evidence. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 September 1929 · page 5

The plea that imported bakers shortenings Should be classed as butter substitutes rather then as edible fats in the interest of the Australian margarine…

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