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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 52 of 66

Female Workers Youths for Farms British Migration Plan Feelers to the States Canberra

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 October 1936 · page 5

Although the Commonwealth Government is still opposed to the resumption of migration between Britain and Australia on a pre-depression…

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London Market Butter, Cheese, Eggs. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 October 1936 · page 5

Butter continued to be sold under favourable conditions during last week. Australian and New Zealand having recovered to 105, although they…

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Jap Boycott Boomerang Effect Wool Mills Suffering Industrialists Complain Tokio

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 October 1936 · page 5

The newspaper "Asahi" reports that, due to the boycott of Australian wool, prices have soared elsewhere, and so far this season Japan has…

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L.C.A. SOCIETY Electricity Main Junior Farmers Exhibits Joining Insurance Scheme. Maclean

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 October 1936 · page 7

At the monthly meeting of the Lower Clarence Agricultural Society on Friday night it was decided to seek membership of a show societies'…

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Harwood Weather and Crops

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 October 1936 · page 6

The continued dry spell is having its effect on the cane crops. In some instance the older cane is withering up, whilst there is practically no growth in…

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Meeting of Farmers To-day

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 October 1936 · page 4

A meeting of farmers and all those interested in the district will be held at the Town Hall at Grafton this morning at 11 o'clock. Amongst those…

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Butter and Cheese Market In Near East Opportunities Missed. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 October 1936 · page 5

After spending, 20 years in the Near East as a member of. the "Imperial War Graves Comission, Colonel. Hughes expressed the opinion to-day that…

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Opinions of Our Readers Farmers and Unemployed

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 October 1936 · page 3

Sir,--In your issue of the 3rd inst., Mr. Chalmers and Mr. Leane supply us with some interesting reading about the plight of the farmers and starving…

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£2000 Claim Insurance Policy Widow Sues Company Farmer's Alleged Suicide .Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 October 1936 · page 5

Before the Chief Justice, Sir Frederick Jordan, to-day, Mrs. Jessie Sabine claimed £2000 from the City Mutual Life Assurance Society, Ltd.,…

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Assistance for Dairying Industry

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 October 1936 · page 4

The resolution which was adopted by the public meeting, held at Grafton yesterday to discuss the position of the dairying industry, did not make extravagant or unreasonable demands upon the Government when it asked for £10,000 to be made available immediately, free of interest, to the…

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Britain and Immigration Farm Workers Foreigners Succeed Valuable Immigrants Suggestion to the States Canberra

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 October 1936 · page 5

The assurance that . the interests of the Australian workman will be protected under any migration scheme adopted by the…

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Dairy Industry Stabilisation Act Queensland Bill Passed. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 October 1936 · page 2

Moving the second reacting of the Dairy Products Stabilisation Continuation Act, which seeks to continue for an unlimited period the provisions of…

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Improve Herds Urgent Necessity Keep Dairying Solvent Warning by Director. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 October 1936 · page 4

A there is urgent need for an improvement in dairy farmers methods if the. industry is to remain solvent was given by the…

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Dairying Benefit From Bone-meal Cattle on Poor Country

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 9 October 1936 · page 4

From time to time departmental advice is sought as to the reasons for unthriftiness amongst cattle on the poorer coastal country of the State…

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Season's Record Wool Price. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 October 1936 · page 1

The record Australian price for the season was realised at the wool sales to- day, when Yorkshire paid 22¼d for five bales of merino…

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Shotgun Wound Death of a Dairy Farmer

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 October 1936 · page 4

John Holden, a returned soldier, aged about 45 years, who was dairy farming at Jackadgery, was found dead from the effects of a gunshot…

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Fire at Farm

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 9 October 1936 · page 5

The home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Lavender and family, on their farm about two miles from Bellingen, was completely demolished by fire shortly…

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Junior Farmers Annual Meeting of Advisory Committee

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 9 October 1936 · page 3

The annual meeting of the above was held in the Memorial Institute on Tuesday. 29th ult. Those in attendance were Messrs…

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Dairying Conditions. Instructors' Reports the Tweed

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 9 October 1936 · page 6

Mr. I. W. Scott, Senior Dairy Instructor, in charge of the Dairy Branch District, Tweed to Bangalow, with headquarters Byron Bay, in his…

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Field Day On Woodford Island MR. C. J. Green's Farm Maclean Agricultural Students' Visit

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 October 1936 · page 6

Seventeen boys who are doing agriculture in the District Rural School. Maclean spent a miniature Field Day on the farm of Mr. C. J. Green, on…

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