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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

1,307 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 51 of 66

Experiment Farm Summer Legumes Tests of Dairy Cows Maize Fertilisers Report for Advisory Committee

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 October 1930 · page 3

The report presented by the manager, Mr. G. Marks, of the Grafton Experiment Farm, to the Advisory Committee contained a summary of the work carried…

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Killed by Lightning Two Victorian Farmers. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 October 1930 · page 4

During a terrific storm at Yea, James Anark, a well-known fanner, was killed by lightning. At about the same time, James…

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Bountiful Rains Record Wheat Crop Likely. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 October 1930 · page 4

The Director of Agriculture believes that as a result of the rains, a record wheat crop of 70,000,000 bushels is still possible. Further splendid rains are reported…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 October 1930 · page 3

These notes are issued every week, by direction of the Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the department…

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Price of Butter Down a Penny in Brisbane. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 October 1930 · page 5

The Queensland Butter Board advises that from October 9 the price of butter in Queensland will be reduced a penny per lb., making t he wholesale price 1774…

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Dairying Feeding of Dairy Cows the Wisdom of Fodder Conservation

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 October 1930 · page 3

The marketing side of the dairying industry has been so well, organised that no very material increase in prices can be anticipated, and in order further…

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Unemployed Boys to Be Trained for Farm Work. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 October 1930 · page 5

The Minister, for Labor and Industry, Mr. Farrar, is making arrangements to have 100 unemployed boys between the ages of 14 and 16 trained at Scheyville…

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Butter Substitutes

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 10 October 1930 · page 6

Several convictions have been obtained in Victoria in connection with, the endeavor to prevent sale of butter compounds made to resemble butter…

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Wheat Laden Trucks Derailed. Urana

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 October 1930 · page 6

Two trucks loaded with wheat left the rails and rolled over an embankment near Urana station to-day. Several trucks and carriages were pulled off the line, which…

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Dairy Produce Freights

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 10 October 1930 · page 6

For some time past negotiations have been carried on by the composite Australian Overseas Transport Association with a view to rationalising…

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Junior Farmers' Club Advisory Committee Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 10 October 1930 · page 5

The above committee held the ordinary meeting on Tuesday last. Mr. A. Walker, President, occupied the chair, and ten members were present…

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Dairying Instructors' Reports for September Tweed-Bangalow

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 10 October 1930 · page 3

Mr. C. S. Kentwell, Senior Dairy Instructor in charge of the Dairy Branch District, Tweed-Bangelow, in his September report to the Director…

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Dairying Conditions. Instructors' Reports. CLARENCE-BELLINGER

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 10 October 1930 · page 4

The Senior Dairy Instructor, Mr. G. Rowe, in charge of the Dairy branch district, Clarence to Bellinger Rivers, with headquarters at Coffs…

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Dairymen Held Up Masked Bandit at Manly. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 October 1930 · page 5

A masked and armed man entered Brimbecombe's dairy at Manly early this morning and held up two employees at revolver point…

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Butter Substitutes

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 October 1930 · page 8

Several convictions have been obtained in Victoria in connection with the endeavor to prevent sale of butter compounds made to resemble butter by…

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The Primary Producer a Jamberoo Request Criticism of Australian Butter

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 October 1930 · page 3

A South Coast contemporary was informed that in consequence of the action of the recently formed Butter Factories Association in refusing to supply…

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Armed Bandits Hold-up at Waterloo Dairy. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 October 1930 · page 5

Two armed masked bandits held George Haken and David Hart in the office at McNamara's dairy, Waterloo, tonight, and after menacing them with a…

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Sugar Embargo Southern Farmers' Protest. Junee

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 October 1930 · page 5

A representative meeting of southern district fanners carried a resolution demanding relief from the burdens imposed upon the community by excessive tariffs,…

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N.Z. Dairy Coy's Resolution. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 October 1930 · page 5

The New Zealand Dairy Produce Importers' Association carried a resolution that it considers Imperial preference has become a vital necessity to the further…

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Dairy Produce Freights

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 October 1930 · page 8

For some time past negotiations have been carried on by the composite Australian Overseas Transport Association with a view to rationalising shipping tonnage…

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