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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 58 of 63

DECLINING London Butter Market May Drop 20 Cwt. Before Christmas. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 November 1937 · page 5

The break in butter during the week was more drastic than most traders bargained for. A complete wave of pessimism swept the market on…

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Golden Jubilee Diocese Of Lismore Bishop's Pastoral Letter

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 November 1937 · page 6

The Bishop of Lismore (Dr. John Carroll) has issued the following pastoral letter:- To the priests, religious teachers,…

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Butter Gradings 90.3 Per Cent. Choicest. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 November 1937 · page 5

The State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle, during the week ended on November 12, 13,408 boxes of…

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Roosevelt's Message To American People Farm Crop Control Needed Wide Social Programme. Washington

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 November 1937 · page 5

Congress assembled and listened to President Roosevelt's message, and immediately opened a bitter political fight which was temporarily cut off…

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Death Sentence for Farm Laborer Shot Employer In Head "Did Not Intend to Kill" Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 November 1937 · page 4

Michael James Joseph O'Brien (18), laborer, was to-day found guilty at Sale of the murder of Thomas Bowler (58), farmer, of Seacombe, at…

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Cattle Branded In Wrong Position Copmanhurst Prosecution

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 November 1937 · page 4

At the Copmahhurst Police Court yesterday, Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., imposed a fine of £1, with 8 court costs, on Robert George Armstrong for…

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Death Sentences for Soviet Farm Sabotage. Moscow

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 November 1937 · page 5

Seven counter-revolutionaries in the Ukraine were sentenced to death for "deliberately spreading foot and mouth disease in Soviet cattle breeding farms."…

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Butter Market

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 4

The State Butter Grading Staff of Department of Agriculture, examined at Sydney and Newcastle during the week ended 12/11[?]37. 13,408 boxes…

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Butter Quality

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 1

The State Butter Grading Staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle during the week ended 12/11/37, 13,408…

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"Breeding Beef Cattle" London Radio Interview Chief Steward of Royal Farms on the Air

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 6

It is a well-known fact that for a long period Royal interest, in the improvement of various types of stock in the United Kingdom and throughout…

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Australian Butter Shipment Wanted in Africa. Capetown

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 5

Women's and public bodies are requesting the Government to remove the restrictions on the importation of Australian butter to allow two thousand…

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In New Zealand Mr. Keith Noble Enjoys the Tour with Party of N.S.W. FARMERS

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 6

Mr. Keith Noble, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Noble, of "Ceder Vale," Bellingen, who with Messrs. luck Gordon, of Raleigh, and Earle…

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Potato Crops Outstanding Excellence This Year Publicity Campaign

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 2

From all parts of the Dorrigo district there have come, this year, reports of the outstanding excellence of the potato crops, at the present stage of their growth, with glowing estimates of high ratio quantity and quality yields. Impressed with the idea that…

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Cyclone Havoc Near Lismore Crops Cut To Pieces Houses Unroofed Lismore

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 4

A cyclone, accompanied by a severe hailstorm, laid waste a strip of country two miles wide, between Larnock and Rock Vailey, early this…

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Butter-cheese Cost of Production Deputation To Dr. Page Impartial Investigation Wanted Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 November 1937 · page 5

A request for a competent impartial authority to investigate the cost of production of butter and Cheese was made to-day to the Minister for…

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Chatsworth Crops Respond to Rain

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 November 1937 · page 3

Owing to the recent heavy rains farmers are having great difficulty in keeping their crops free from weeds. The rain, however, came at a very…

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Parliament Farmers' Relief Act. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 November 1937 · page 5

After the gag had been applied the Bill introduced by the Minister for Transport, Mr. Bruxner, approving ol the agreement between the…

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Butter Fail in Prices a Temporary Check But Lower Values Expected London

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 November 1937 · page 5

The catastrophic fall in butter prices has been checked at least temporarily. The tone is steadier, but there is little real confidence in the…

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300 Sheep Drowned Storms on South-western Slopes. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 November 1937 · page 5

Severe thunder and hailstorms in the south-western slopes have caused damage to crops and fences, while hundreds of sheep have been drowned…

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Wool From Cangai 22 Bales at South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 November 1937 · page 4

Reminiscent of the early days was scene at South Grafton during the week- end when 22 bales of wool were brought in from the Upper River…

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