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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1937

1,246 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 16 of 63

Crops and Pastures Destroyed

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 March 1937 · page 7

Again the fertile lands of the MidRichmond have been inundated with floodwaters. In some parts the water remained sufficiently long to destroy…

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Sydney Markets Fish Prices Firmer Dairy Produce Strong. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 March 1937 · page 4

Fairly good deliveries of choice lines of potatoes were to hand. About 20,000 bags are expected from Tasmania next week…

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Butter Market Activity lit London Keen Competition. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 March 1937 · page 5

The butter market is definitely more optimistic. There has been an abnormal holiday activity. Kangaroo brand is selling up. to 1001 per cwt…

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Ulmarra Council "Worked Like Trojans" Farmers Help Council's Men Vandalism in Small Park

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 March 1937 · page 2

The Ulmarra Council met in the Council Chambers on Thursday night. There were present The Mayor (Aid. G. Chevalley), Aids. A. E. Niland, A…

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Stawell Gift Won By N.S.W. Farmer Nyngan Runner Second. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 March 1937 · page 5

The New South Wales professional runners dominated the final of the Stawell Gift, the richest footrace in Australia, to-day. Racing from the 10…

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Grafton Show Horse And Cattle Sections Entries Close To-morrow

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 March 1937 · page 4

The offices of the C.P. and A. Society at Grafton have reopened after the holidays arid intending exhibitors at the forthcoming show are advised…

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Junior Farmers Supervising Teacher's Report Preparation of Show Exhibits Displays at Grafton and Maclean

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 March 1937 · page 2

The supervising teacher of school agriculture, Mr. A. L. Nicod, in his report for the fortnight ended March 20, states:--…

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Oyster Farmers Annual Conference Are Rents Too High? Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 March 1937 · page 4

Opening the annual Conference of the New South Wales oyster farmers today the Chief Secretary (Mr. Chaffey) said he hoped the new Fisheries Act…

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Stud Dairy Cattle Sales

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 4

Private sales of stud dairy stock at the Royal Sydney Show included the following Guernsey heifers:-- On account of Mr. A. C. Sheather, Dorrigo…

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Butter Market Equalisation Prices. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 6

The Dairy Produce Equalisation Committee announced to-day that the estimated equalisation price for commercial butter for the month of March was one…

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Butter Market Steady in London. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 1

Butter is steady. Quotations are:-- Australian and New Zealand, choicest, salted, 101; unsalted 102 to 104…

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Grafton Show Busy Time With Entries Horse and Cattle Close To-night

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 4

With the closing days of the Sydney Royal Show, exhibitors in the horse and cattle sections are turning their attention to the Grafton Show…

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Flour Up 15 Bread Price To Re Increased Wheat Values Rising. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 4

The New South Wales Flour Mill Owners' Association to-day decided to increase by 15 a ton the price of flour, making the quotation £14. The rise…

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Junior Farmers Selected for Visit to England

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 6

The two New South Wales junior farmers to visit England this year to compete at the international cattle judging contest at the Royal Show are…

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Drowned in Creek Eltham Farm Laborer Tractor Overturned Pinned Driver Down. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 4

Stanley Charles Gray (23), of Eltham, farm laborer, was drowned in Pearce's Creek to-day, when a tractor on which he had been…

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Butter Abroad

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 6

At the instance of the Central Rivers District Council of the Primary Producers' Union, the Central Executive has decided to investigate the…

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Sheep Station Creek DANCE

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 3

The Parents and Citizens' Association organised a very successful function which was held in the school room on the 20th ult. As a…

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Grafton Show Horse and Cattle Entries

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 4

Entries for the horse and cattle sections at the forthcoming Grafton Show were received yesterday at the office of the secretary of the. C.P. and A…

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Dearer Bread Wheat Prices Rising. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 5

Wheat prices were rising, and bakers could do nothing but pass the increase in the price of bread on to the consumer, declared Mr. J. L. Raith, of the…

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Cost Industry £45,000 Rise in Price of Butter Boxes

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 6

Some Melbourne manufacturers of butter boxes have notified exporters of butter that they have increased their prices of boxes by 2½d to 3d a…

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