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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 5 of 63

Man with Gun Farmer's Wife Wounded Assailant Escapes in Bush. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 5

While milking cows on her husband's property between Nilma and Darnum this morning, Mrs. John Reynolds, 34, was wounded in the elbow and thigh…

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Costly Cattle Shipment From Scotland. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 4

Valued at £20,000, 48 head of cattle arrived from Scotland at Sydney to-day. The consignment was one of the largest and most valuable ever to…

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Cattle Sickness Spreading In N.S.W. Veterinary Officer's Warning. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 4

The outbreak of three days sickness in cattle is spreading in New South Wales. Cases have now been reported from Ingleburn, Wallacia and Woy…

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Bellingen Fire Farmhouse Destroyed. Bellingen

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 6

During his absence on the Richmond on holiday, the cottage of Mr. A. E. Smith, of Hyde's Creek, was totally destroyed by fire together with its…

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Farmer's Wife Shot Early Morning Arrest All Night Search. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 5

After a search by the police throughout the night, the armed man in connection with the shooting of Mrs. John Reynolds, at her husband's farm,…

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Strange Cattle Mortality

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 11

Apparently as the result of having picked up some poisonous weed, the growth of which has been promoted by recent rains, six head of young cattle,…

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"Empire" Butter Not Australian

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 3

According to the Mayor of Dalby (Alderman Jack), who has just returned from a visit to Great Britain, Australian butter is almost…

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Bellingen Butter and Bacon Sty

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 3

The output of butter at the Bellinger River Co-operative Butter and Bacon Society's factory for the month of December was as under:…

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Butter Equalisation Prices. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 5

The Equalisation Committee, Ltd.; announced to-day that its estimate of the equalisation price for commercial butter for January was 11.7d per lb…

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£2000 Damage Fire at Butter Factory. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 1

Damage estimated at between £2000 and £3000 was caused by a fire which gutted the engine room and other portions of the Norco Co-op., Ltd., butter…

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Cattle Sickness Prevalent On Clarence Stock Inspector Investigating

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 4

Eight cattle on one farm at White- man Creek are reported to have contracted ephemeral fever ("three days sickness") and a number of other cases…

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Dorrigo Junior Farmers. Preparing for the Show

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 2

A meeting of the Advisory Council of the Dorrigo Junior Farmers' Club was held on Saturday morning last, when there were present Messrs. C. H…

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For England. Junior Farmers' Team Being Organised

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 2

Organisers of the Junior Farmers' Club last week stated that the move to send a team of Australian junior farmers to England to attend the…

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The Referendum Dairy Industry's Claim for "Yes" Vote Australia's Prosperity

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 6

The official case for the dairy industry in support of the referendum has been prepared in consultation with the Primary Producers Union…

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The Farm Home. Control of House Flies a Cheap and Effective Spray

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 4

The house fly is not only a nuisance. but, because of its life history and habits, it is a serious menace to health. A cheap and effective fly…

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Comboyne Co-op. Dairy Sty

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 3

During December, 1936, the above Society manufactured 42,657lbs. of butter, which was 20,099lbs. below the quantity manufactured during the…

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Factory Outputs. Upper Hastings Dairy Sty

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 3

The directors of the above Society fixed pay for December at 10¼d and 9¼d per lb. It is reported that the output of the factory has increased…

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The Referendum Dairy Industry's Case

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 4

The official case for the dairy industry in support of the Referendum has been prepared in consultation with the Primary Producers' Union…

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Flax Crops Possibilities On Irrigation Areas Departmental Experiments

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 11

The Under-Secretary for Agriculture, Mr. G. D. Ross, has informed the P. P. Union that field experiments are still being carried out at the New…

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Junior Farmers State Pasture Championship Lads Commercialise Their Projects

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 7

Master John Graham, of the Kangaroo Valley Junior Farmers' Club, has been declared the winner of the State championship conducted by the Junior…

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