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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 46 of 68

Alleged Cattle Stealing

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 September 1931 · page 4

In the Casino Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. C. J. M. Hade (Chamber Magistrate), Rodney Roy Ryan, who is on remand on another charge, was remanded…

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Wool Sales Prices Below June Rates. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 September 1931 · page 5

Prices at the opening sale of the 1931-32 wool selling season in Sydney to-day were generally below the June rate. The demand was keen and the public galleries…

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Farmer's Ruse

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 September 1931 · page 4

A burly farmer laden with luggage sought to push his way through the ticket barrier at the Spencer street railway station. Melbourne. who minutes befose the…

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Baboons Learn to Work Farmer's Three "Helps" Oxen Leader and Crop Weeders

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 September 1931 · page 2

In the Brits district of the Transvaal, a Dutch farmer claims to have been able to train baboons to work on his land. The first which he caught…

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Visit to Experiment Farm Meeting Of The Advisory Committee New Representatives From Nana Glen Inspection Of Improved Pig Yards Trial Fodder Crops Looking Well Manager's Report Upon Farm Activities

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 September 1931 · page 3

There was a fair muster of members of the Grafton Experiment Farm Advisory Committee it the meeting held at the Farm yesterday. The manager (Mr. G. Marks) made a report on the experimental work carried out since the last meeting of the commit fee and other matters were…

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Vacancies for Boys at Grafton Experiment Farm. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 September 1931 · page 5

The Department of Agriculture announces that a number of vacancies exist at the Grafton Experiment Farm for youths who wish to take a course in…

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Our Butter Through London Bottle Neck Manchester Wants It Direct. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 September 1931 · page 5

There is considerable discussion at Manchester regarding the necessity for increased shipments of butter, cheese and honey from the antipodes. Distributors…

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Two Brothers Arrested in London Tole 6000. Bags of Wheat Perth

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 September 1931 · page 6

Oscar Larsson and William Larsson, two brothers, who were arrested in London and brought back to Perth, pleaded guilty, at the Criminal Court, to a charge…

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Butter Substitutes

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 4 September 1931 · page 6

While Victoria has similar health laws to those of New South Wales, the same activity in attacking the sale of butter substitutes has not…

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P.d.s. Column Farm Butter

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 4 September 1931 · page 6

Every year about this time, especially in the inland districts, considerable quantities of butter ore produced on the farms, which find their way…

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Whiporie Cattle Cases

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 September 1931 · page 4

When evidence in the charges against George Robinson Olive, and Dudley Olive, of stealing between February 10 and 24, it Whiporie, one Guernsey heifer, one…

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SOCIALISATION Control Of Butter Under New Milk Bill Bruxner's Warning Step in Three Years Plan. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 September 1931 · page 4

A feature of the debate on the new Milk Bill in the Legislative Assembly to-day was the strong attack which was launched by Mr. Bruxner…

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Dairying Fodder Conservation As an Aid to Sustained Milk Production

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

Thirteen South Coast dairying centres were represented in the coastal districts championship of the 1931 fodder conservation competitions, and…

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Agricultural. Determining Production Costs How Farmers May Help

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

Few more important questions could engage attention in Australia than that of removing the problem of costs or primary production from the…

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Modern Dairyman

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

Canberra boasts of a Danish dairyman who milks a herd of 60 tested cows throe times daily, at 2 a.m., 10 a.m., and 5 p.m. He gets rewarded…

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Dairying Conditions Instruction Reports Tweed River

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 4 September 1931 · page 6

Mr. Senior Dairy Instructor C. S. Kentwell in the charged of the Dairy Branch [?] Tweed River, with headquarters Byron Bay, in his…

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Junk Farmers' Club Meeting of Advisory Committee

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 4 September 1931 · page 6

A meeting of the advisory committee of the Dorrigo Junior Farmers' Club was held at the Literary Institute on Tuesday afternoon, members present…

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Farm Training for Youths at Grafton Experiment Farm

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 September 1931 · page 2

In order to assist youths who wish to take up farming pursuits, the Department of Agriculture provides training at a number of the Experiment Farms under…

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ONE-SIDED State Arbitration Bill Committee's Report Dairying and Timber Effect Would Be Serious. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 September 1931 · page 5

The report of the Select Committee of the Legislative Council, which inquired into the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Bill, was presented…

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Farmers' Quarterly Meeting Council Of Clarence District P.P.U. Divergent Opinions on Herd Testing The Success Of The Seed Potato Purchase Scheme Protest Against Interference with Nymboida Scheme

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 September 1931 · page 7

There was a good attendance of delegates at the quarterly meeting of the Clarence District Council of the Primary Producers' Union, held at Ulmarra yesterday, and some useful work was done. The agenda paper was not of a very comprehensive character, but several matters were discussed which…

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