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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1934

1,445 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 64 of 73

Very Close Butter Factory Vote Handling of Produce

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 6 November 1934 · page 4

Shareholders who attended the special meeting of Coffs Harbour Butter Factory at the factory on Saturday morning were very evenly…

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Dairy Cream Houses. Conditions of Exemption to Erect Minister's Statement

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 November 1934 · page 7

Mr. A. S. Henry, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Minister for Agriculture: -- "With reference to your personal…

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Dairy Produce

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 November 1934 · page 4

The reduction of 1d. a dozen in the quotations of medium hen and first and second grade eggs, and 2d. a dozen in the price of pullet eggs, came into…

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Sheep Exhibits for London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 November 1934 · page 4

The Minister for Commerce (Mr. F. H. Stewart), in expressing his appreciation of the generous action of Mr. W. R. Venters, .of "Dalkeith," Stonehaven, via…

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Eggs and Butter the Export Trade Figures Well Ahead of Last Season's. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 November 1934 · page 5

The latest export statistics made available by the Department of Commerce disclose that the egg shipments from Australia this season now total nearly 800,000…

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Weekly Cattle Sale

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 November 1934 · page 4

The yarding was again fair at the weekly cattle sale, at the South Grafton municipal saleyards on Tuesday, conducted by W. J. Hawthorne and Sons. Store cattle…

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Coff's Harbor Butter Factory to Handle Bulk Produce Decision of Special Meeting. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 November 1934 · page 7

A decision to handle bulk produce was reached at a special meeting on shareholders of the Coff's Harbor Co-operative butter factory after a ballot…

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Butter Prices. Are They Too High?

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 4

Are retail butter prices in New South Wales—1/3½ to 1/6 lb.—too high? And are such prices restricting seriously rather than encouraging the…

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Butter Exports Delegation To London Lyons and Page to Fight Against Restriction. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 1

An Australian delegation, which may comprise the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons), the Minister for Commerce (Dr. Page) and departmental…

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Junior Farmers' Club. Advisory Committee Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 6

The usual monthly meeting of the Junior Farmers' Club Advisory Committee was held at the Literary Institute on Tuesday…

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Prizes for Junior Farmers

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 2

Lismore Junior Farmers' Club does not offer prizes at its shows, and intends to adhere to this policy. This was made clear at a meeting of the…

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Junior Farmers' Day

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 2

The much talked of field day for local junior farmers is going to take definite shape, arrangements having been made to set apart Friday next,…

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Dairying Conditions. Instructors' Reports Middle Rivers

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 4

Mr. E. O. Dalgleish. Senior Dairy Instructor, in charge of the Dairy Branch District. Middle Rivers, with headquarters West Kempsey, in his…

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Dairying. Seasonal Variation in Pasture Growth Need for Fodder Conservation

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 4

Discussing at the recent Illawarra and South Coast conference of the Agricultural Bureau the benefits of fodder conservation, the Director of…

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Farmer Killed by Lightning

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 4

Lionel Edward Lord (47), farmer, married, of Clackline, 51 miles east of Perth, was killed by lightning during a thunderstorm on Saturday morning. His body…

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Farmers on Strike Clash in Alberta. Mundare (Alberta)

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 November 1934 · page 5

Ten arrests were made during a pitched battle to-day, between police and 300 farmers, over an attempt to prevent wheat deliveries to the elevators…

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Germany's Imports Heavy Restrictions Imposed Australian Wool Affected. Berlin

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 November 1934 · page 5

Germany's imports from overseas during the three months ended September 30 decreased by 30 per cent., due chiefly to the restrictive trade policy. The…

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White Grub Menace Dorrigo Farmers Fear Further Losses If Dry Summer Experienced. Dorrigo

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 November 1934 · page 3

Now that the farmers on the Dorrigo are tilling the soil ready for autumn crops it is being found that the white curl grubs are still plentiful…

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Dairy Commission in N.z. Bill Passed by Both Houses

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 November 1934 · page 5

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Saturday. A Bill designed to cope with the dairy crisis, embodying the main recommendation of the Dairy Commission, has been…

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Butter Exports Since Last July. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 November 1934 · page 4

The Minister for Commerce, Dr. Page, advises that exports of butter from Australia since July 1 totalled 26,826 tons, of which 24,923 tons had been sent to the…

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