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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 35 of 63

Wool Down at London Sales. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 July 1937 · page 5

The fourth series of the London wool sales for 1937 opened to-day and, compared, with the closing prices of last series, prices generally were par to…

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Price of Butter Housewives' Protest Victorian Secretary's Views. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 July 1937 · page 5

Characterising the increase in the price of certain commodities, including butter and bread as "indiscriminate exploitation of the basic wage…

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OVER 10 MILLION Queensland's Wool Cheque Highest Return for Years

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 July 1937 · page 7

Wool sold in Brisbane last week brought £765,315. carrying to £2.539.811 the total for the three weeks' sales, and making Brisbane's cheque for the…

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Better Farmers in the Making

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 July 1937 · page 4

The growth of the Junior Farmers' Club movement in this district is a good augury for the future of its staple industries and a guarantee that the progress and prosperity which have marked its history for nearly a century will be maintained by the men and women who are to take the place of the…

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"Winter Butter Price."

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 July 1937 · page 9

Addressing a Casino P.P.U. meeting, Mr. W. Sullivan (chairman of the Casino Co-op. Dairy Society Ltd.) said that Australian dairy farmers…

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Maclean Police Court All Day Sitting Alleged Cattle Stealing. Maclean

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 July 1937 · page 5

Considerable interest was manifested in the hearing of the cases at the Maclean Police Court to-day when the accommodation was taxed to an…

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£66,000,000 Australia's Wool Cheque Largest for Nine Years. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 July 1937 · page 5

A statement issued by the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia shows that Australia's wool cheque for the season which ended on…

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Dairying Conditions. Instructors' Reports Clarence to Nambucca

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 9 July 1937 · page 1

Mr. J. D. L. McGibbon, Senior Dairy Instructor, in charge of the Dairy Branch District, Clarence to Nambucca with headquarters Coff's…

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Dairying Diminished Dairy Profits Due to Sick and "Waster" Cows

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 9 July 1937 · page 6

It is a mistake to believe that higher prices offer the only solution of the dairy farmer's problems—increased and cheaper production per acre is…

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Dairying Conditions Instructors' Reports

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 9 July 1937 · page 4

Senior Dairy Instructors in the North Coast districts reported as follows to their department concerning conditions for June, and seasonal…

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The Lemon Crop Careful Harvesting Methods Necessary

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 July 1937 · page 6

The class of lemon required by manufacturers is a large fairly thick skinned fruit, the result of allowing it to ripen thoroughly on the tree. For…

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CO-OPERATION Development Of Movement Producer Control From Farm to Distribution

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 July 1937 · page 13

There is an old saying "Familiarity breeds contempt." Similarly it is possible that benefits under new conditions, which meant so much to those who…

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Rural England Farming Conditions As Seen by Lower Clarenceite Some Interesting Comparisons

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 July 1937 · page 10

Writing from London (England), to a friend on the Lower Clarence, Mr. C. Goddard, junr., who will shortly be returning to Australia, gives a very…

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Junior Farmers Australians Placed Fourth International Judging Contest. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 July 1937 · page 5

The Australian team of young farmers was placed fourth in the international judging contest at Wolverhampton Royal Show, England, for the…

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Butter Export Restrictions Suspended. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 July 1937 · page 5

Due to low production the Australian Dairy Produce Board to-day decided that after July 24 there will be no restriction on the amount of butter…

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Butter and Cheese London Quotations. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 July 1937 · page 5

Following are the market quotations: Butter (firm), Danish 115, choicest New Zealand 110., Australian 109: unsalted, New Zealand 111, Australian…

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Moratorium Act Grafton Application Possession of Clarenza Farm

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 July 1937 · page 6

In the Court of Petty Sessions, Grafton, yesterday, before Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., application was made by William Elder Livingstone, farmer, of…

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Wool Cheque Increase Expected "Position Never Better." Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 July 1937 · page 5

With an estimated Australian production of 3,146,000 bales, showing an increase over last year, and with generally favorable seasonal conditions…

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Country Women Reply to Housewives' Association Price Of Butter Work on Dairy Farms

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 July 1937 · page 6

"M.B.," the wife of a dairyman at Scone, writes to the "S.M. Herald":-- Mr. Jackson, in the "Herald" of July 5, wonder just how much butter…

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Local Butter Market

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1937 · page 3

The State Butter Grading Staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle during the week ended 2/7/37, 9277…

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