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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1936

1,311 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 41 of 66

What Every Farmer Should Know

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 August 1936 · page 11

The regular use of Sykes's Drench at calving time ensures a perfectly healthy herd. Your mind is relieved of the worry of bad cleansing, milk fever, mammitis…

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Find Markets Closer Settlement Essential For Success Farmers and Settlers' Debate Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 August 1936 · page 5

At the Farmers and Settlers' Conference, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Main) said a phase of closer settlement that would require…

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TULLYMORGAN Junior Farmers Proposal to Form Club

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 August 1936 · page 12

There was a good attendance at the meeting of the Tullymorgan Parents and Citizens Association on Thursday evening in the local…

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Experiment Farm Field Day

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 August 1936 · page 4

In view of the continued dry season, and after consultation with the manager of the Farm, the Grafton Experiment Farm Advisory Committee's annual…

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Attractive Crop of Oats

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 August 1936 · page 4

A fine illustration of how oats may be grown to advantage in a dry season is given in a paddock adjacent to the Grafton District Hospital, facing…

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Farmers' Income Tax Returns Due

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 August 1936 · page 6

August 3 was the last day on which wage earners had to lodge their income tax returns. Dairy farmers, have until August 31 to make their returns, but…

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Junior Farmers Grafton Club Meets

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 August 1936 · page 7

At a meeting of the Junior Farmers' Club held at the Grafton High School on Wednesday night last, Mr. A. L. Nicod, supervisor of Junior Farmers…

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Prison Farm Emu Plains Extension. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 August 1936 · page 5

The Minister for Justice (Mr. L. O. Martin) announced to-night that the Government had decided to extend activities of Emu Plains Prison Farm, and…

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Maclean Woodburn Juniors Farmers' Show

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 August 1936 · page 7

A party of 20 Junior Farmers from the Lower Clarence will be attending the Woodburn Junior Farmers' Show on Wednesday next, and will be…

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Wheat Price Now 49 A Bushel World Market Is Firm. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 August 1936 · page 5

A stronger tone was revealed in the Sydney wheat market to-day. Last week-ehd values reacted owing to a quieter oversea market, sales…

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Butter and Cheese London Market Firm. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 August 1936 · page 5

Salted Kangaroo butter is valued at 117 cwt. on the London market, according to a cable received by the Australian Dairy Produce Board to-day…

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Wheat Prices Slight Fall Yesterday. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 August 1936 · page 6

The slight recovery made yesterday in the price of wheat was offset to-day when values dropped slightly, silo grain being quoted at 48½ (February basis)…

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New System of Inoculation Chemists Change Outlook of Cattle Men

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 August 1936 · page 8

In the opinion of the Queensland Minister Agriculture (Mr. Bulcock) the scheme for fattening cattle from the Gulf on coastal areas has passed…

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Q'sland Legislation Timber and Dairy Industries. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 August 1936 · page 5

The second session of the present Queensland Parliament was opened to-day by the Governor, Sir Leslie Wilson, who announced that…

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Recovery of Rent Glenreagh Farmer Sued Action in District Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 August 1936 · page 3

An action was heard by his Honor Judge Clancy, in the District Court at Grafton yesterday, in which Harry Edgar Brook, of Temora, bank…

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Junior Farmers Report Of Supervision Keen Enthusiasts Clarence River Projects

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 August 1936 · page 2

Following is the report of Mr. A. L. Nicod, supervising teacher of school agriculture, for the fortnight ended on August 8:--…

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Jury System Condemned by Farmer At F. And S. Conference Abolition Motion Fails Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 August 1936 · page 4

The system of trial by jury was condemned by a speaker at the annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association to-day, but a…

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Serious Drought in U.S.A. All Crops Suffer Steep Decline in Cereals Washington

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 August 1936 · page 5

The Department of Agriculture's estimates of crop conditions as at the beginning of the month, published to-day, revealed that the drought had…

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War Wheat Crops How They Were Captured Soldiers Who Turned Farmers. London, July 18

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 August 1936 · page 9

Wheat was grown just behind the lines in France during the war. It was a scheme of the British and French Governments to meet the food shortage…

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Raleigh Butter Factory

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 14 August 1936 · page 2

The butter manufactured by the Raleigh Co-op. Society during the year was 866 0451b., or 386 tons 12 cwt. 2qd. 51b., being a decrease of…

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