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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

1,347 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 33 of 68

Russian Butter

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 July 1931 · page 6

Discovery of a cattle tick in some Russian butter sold in Cambridge (England) has, tinder-like inflamed public opinion against the proposed…

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Queensland Butter Board

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 July 1931 · page 7
Also in The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate

The above has been given a further term of three years from July 1, which indicates that dairymen are satisfied with the working of this statutory…

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Wheat Pool Ballot Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 July 1931 · page 2

The President of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, and Mr. Watson, President of the Agricultural Bureau, have appealed for farmers to vote in…

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Russian Butter Appeal to British House Wives a Timely Word Australians Will Appreciate

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 July 1931 · page 4

Mr. Harold M. Ford, Commercial Manager of the Clyde Navigation Coy, 16 Robertson Street, Glasgow, forwards us a copy of "The Daily Mail" of…

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Farm Prices Falling Manufactured Goods Stationary

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 July 1931 · page 3

Recently the Country Party drew attention to the fact that, while farm prices were falling steeply up to January, 1931, prices of manufactured…

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Dairying Feeding for Milk Production Importance of a Balanced Ration

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 July 1931 · page 4

Hand feeding of dairy cows is, comparatively speaking, not canied out very extensively in this country, and in many instances where the practice…

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Farm Recluse's Treasure

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 July 1931 · page 3

Nearly £1000 in silver and copper coins has been found in a dilapidated house at Kalbar, where August Stibble, a recluse, lived until his…

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What Can Be Done on a Poor Farm

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 July 1931 · page 3

For nearly 100 years the property known as Muree, at Raymond Terrace, consisting of about 120 acres, has been looked upon as hopeless…

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Farmers and Work

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 3 July 1931 · page 3

Mr. William Smith, a Labor stalwart at Taree, stated in a recent communication to the local Press that "no farmer ever works 14 hours a…

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Winter Dairying. Production Much Above Normal

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 3 July 1931 · page 3

A season of abnormal winter production features all the dairying districts, except those areas which recently have been devastated by floods…

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Farm Tragedy Six Persons Dead Husband--wife--four Children House Burnt Down Remains of Charred Bodies Found. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 July 1931 · page 5

A shocking tragedy occurred on a farm near Yandina, on the North Coast, this morning, resulting in the death of Norman Wallis and his wife…

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P.d.s. Column Queensland Dairying

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 July 1931 · page 7

Last week in Brisbane, there was a large gathering of dairy factory managers and secretaries at the annual conference. Development in the Northern State has…

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More Production Lower Costs Essential to Dairying Industry Dairy Expert Advocates Topdressing

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 July 1931 · page 4

"I think it is wonderful. Once you have been here yon reproach yourself because you have not seen it before, ''said Mr. P. J. Carroll, Chief…

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Dr. Babcock Dead Inventor of Butter-fat Test

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 July 1931 · page 5

MADISON (Wisconsin), Thursday. The death has taken place of Dr. Babcock, inventor of the buster-fat testing method and well known in Australian…

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N.S.W. OBLIGATIONS Being Met By C'wealth Menace of Communism Another Wheat Marketing Bill Canberra

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 July 1931 · page 5

In the House of Representatives, Mr. Nairn (Perth) asked the Prime Minister if any further payments of overseas interest had been made by the…

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Dairying Industry New South Wales and Queensland Immense Loss of Income During Winter Months

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 July 1931 · page 7

It is almost time that the dairy farmer realised that he is necessary being robbers of practically half his income during the period extending from June to [?]…

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Farm Boy to Barrister

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 July 1931 · page 4

A barrister who began his career as a worker on his father's farm at Lianstephan, then went to work in a coal mine and fought his way by persistent study in…

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Motor Cars for 9 Farmers Stick to Neighbour. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 July 1931 · page 5

Remarkably low prices were accepted at an auction sale at Woomelang yesterday, when two motor ears were sold for 9 a player piano for 5 and a billiard…

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Butter Boxes Tests of Local Timbers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 5

The Primary Producers Union has been informed by the Forestry Commission that the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research proposes to make tests in…

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