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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1934

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The Farm Home. White Ants Treatment of Infested Buildings

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 4

When white ants have gained access to a building the first step recommended, states a pamphlet of the Entomological Branch of the…

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Dairying. Diseases Op the Udder Op Dairy Cows Indications of Ill-health

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 4

Since the udder secretes the milk which is the staple product of the dairy farm, its health is of prime importance to the farmer…

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Alumny Creek Weather and Crops

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 2

Ideal weather is being experienced throughout the Ar[?] Creek district. Nights are quite cool for this time of the year. Pastures are going on slightly,…

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Grafton Dairy Co. Four Vacancies on Board Seven Candidates

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 4

Nominations for the board of directors of the Grafton Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd., closed yesterday, seven candidates coming forward for the four seats…

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Sydney Markets Dairy Produce Brisk Bismarck Potatoes in Demand. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 4

An extremely good demand was experienced for Bismarcks in Sussex street to-day, and out of the 18,000 bags landed on Monday only 6201 remain. It is…

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Severe Punishment Boys at Welfare Farm Allegations in Evidence. Leeton

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 5

Details of punishment meted out to inmates of the Yanco Welfare Farm, who attempted to abscond from the institution, were given at…

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Black Beetle Damage to Cane and Maize Crops. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 5

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Main, has received a report from the Entomologist of the department' concerning preliminary investigations carried out…

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London Butter Market. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 4

Butter is quiet, Danish is quoted at 88, choicest salted New Zealand 68, Australian 65, unsalted about three shillings premium. Cheese is slow. New Zealand…

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Maize Crop State Marketing Bureau Review Conditions As at January 10

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 3

The following review, setting out prevailing crop conditions as at January 10, 1934, in the principal producing areas of the State, has been made available for…

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Unanimity Needed In Dairying Industry to Secure Benefits of Legislation Warning Against Misleading Propaganda

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 4

Dr. Earle Page, speaking at the opening of the Coff's Harbor Show yesterday, emphasised the need for unanimity on the part of the dairying…

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Queensland Wheat Commission. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 8

The Queensland Royal Commission inquiring into the wheat and flour industries commenced its sittings at Toowoomba to-day…

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Butter Industry Dorrigo P.P.U. DORRIGO

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Dorrigo branch of the P.P. Union it was agreed that should the industry not be able to obtain 1 per lb. nett for butter through…

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Our Butter Low Prices Mean Greater Sales Prospects on English Market. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 3

Mr. F. Warren, managing director of J. and J. Lonsdale and Co. (London), Ltd., who is visiting Melbourne in the course of an Empire tour, said that, if present…

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The Primary Producers' Union Notes Dairy Products Legislation Issued by Authority of the Central Executive Council. Sydney, January 22

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 6

Last week saw the close of the most important conference ever field in connection with the dairying industry. Representatives from all States, with the…

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Butter Exports Decrease 59,946 Tons for Season. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 5

According to information supplied by the Department of Commerce 59,946 tons of butter were exported from Australia this season as compared with 63,108 tons…

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Wool Sales Top Prices for Season. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 5

The top price for scoured was 40½d and was the highest given in Australia so far this season. The top price for greasy was also the highest obtained in Brisbane this…

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Yanco Farm Inquiry Cruelty Allegations Probed Evidence of Shire Council President. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 5

When the inquiry into the allegations of cruelty against the Superintendent and other officials at the Yanco Welfare Farm was resumed to-day, William Wearne, of…

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'Life and Death Matter' Butter Industry Confirmation of New Scheme

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 3

"It is no light matter, but a case of life and death to the dairying industry that when the poll of producers is taken as to whether the…

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Books Missing Yanco Farm Inquiry Evidence of Acting Super. He Had Forbidden Interviews. Leeton

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 4

The statement that there is no record in the books regarding court-martials was made by the Acting Superintendent, J. Lorder, when the inquiry into the…

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Gored by a Bull Farmer Severely Injured. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 5

Gored by a bu[?]l, which he had untied from a fence. Walter Forster, farmer, of Wollongbar, near Lismore, to-day received painful lacerations to the lower part of…

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