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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 59 of 63

Falling Export Price Levels Statistician's Figures Wool and Metals Down Canberra

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 November 1937 · page 5

The continued fall in Australian price levels is revealed in the monthly index export prices, released by the Statistician to-day…

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Summer Rains Bright Outlook Now Pastures, Crops, Stock Whole District Benefits

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 November 1937 · page 4

Rainfalls ranging from three to seven and a half inches, having a potential value of hundreds of thousands of pounds, fell throughout…

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Sheik Saadi Terrorist Leader Arrested Hiding in Wheat Bin. Jerusalem

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 November 1937 · page 5

The sheik, Farham Saadi, terrorist leader, whom the police have been seeking for two years, was arrested dramatically near Jenin when troops…

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Bellinger River Bellingen, Wednesday. Butter Factories' Association

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 November 1937 · page 6

A meeting of the Raleigh District Butter, Bacon and Cheese Factories Association, held at the Bellingen butter factory, discussed many matters of…

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Bobby Calves Under-nourished--Too Young Appeal to Farmers

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 November 1937 · page 4

An appeal to farmers not to send under-nourished bobby calves to the abattoirs, both in their own interests and in the interests of the boneless…

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For Subdivision Glen Innes Property Farms at £3000 Each. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 November 1937 · page 5

The first purchase of an estate for subdivision under the Government's new closer settlement scheme will, it is understood, soon be submitted to…

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Butter Quality

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 6

The State Butter Grading Staff of the Department of Agriculture, examined at Sydney and Newcastle during the week ended 19/11'37,…

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For the Primary Producer Dorrigo Dairy Company. Monthly Report Butter Department

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 1

The quantity of butter manufactured during the month of October, 1937, was 53 tons 2 cwt and 31bs., being a decrease of 4 tons 18cwt. lqr. 71bs…

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DEER-STALKING Hampers Sheep Farmers Protests in Scotland. London, November 6

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 14

Highland deer-stalking is regarded as a nuisance by many Scottish sheep, farmers who are protesting against restrictions imposed by landlords. The…

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Local and Gener[?] Butter Quality

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 2

The State Butter Grading st[?] the Department of Agriculture amined at Sydney and Newcast[?] ing the week ended 19/11/37…

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Fire Buildings, Shearing Plant and Wool Burnt on Mr. Halls Farm

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 2

Last week the shearing of Mr. G. R. Hall's flock of sheep on what was formerly McMinn's farm was carried out. operations being finished about…

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Wool Clip Worth £120 for Hospital

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 13

Among a number of sources of revenue available to the directors of the Royal North Shore Hospital is ah annual wool clip. It is not generally…

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£100,000 for Two Estates Closer Settlement 29 Farms on Tablelands Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 4

The Premier, Mr. Stevens, announced to-night that Goonoo Goonoo Station, near Tamworth, and Beauford Station, near Glen Innes, had…

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"Nice Gesture" P.P.U Goodwill Farmers Help One Another

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 4

"It is a nice gesture on the part of a kindred association, said the president of the Clarence District Council of the Primary Producers' Union at…

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Primary Producers' Union Clarence District Council Quarterly Meeting at Grafton Farmers' Starving Stock Accounts Closing of Country Schools

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 6

"That this District Council emphatically protests against the closing of small country schools where enrolment has reached a total of 14…

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London Families To Try Farming Land Settlement Scheme. London, November 6

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 13

Unemployed Londoners are to be given a chance to "make good" on the land. Twenty families will be moved from the East End of London to…

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Soil Analysis Limitations As a Guide to Cropping and Fertiliser Practice

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 13

Many people are under the impression that were they to hand a small sample of soil to the chemist he could characterise it as a good, bad or…

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Costing Farmers £5000 a Week

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 14

The manager of the Northern Cooperative Meat Co., Ltd. (Mr. J. Watson) stated on Friday that the calf skinners' strike in Sydney was causing…

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Butter Effect of Rain Production Improving London Quotations Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 November 1937 · page 5

Splendid rain has fallen, in all districts in Queensland, including the Far North, and butter production in that State is now increasing, the…

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Glen Innes Butter Factory

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 November 1937 · page 4

Last month £1275 was paid by the Glen Innes Co-operative Dairy Society to 94 suppliers of cream, as against £825 to the 104 suppliers in the…

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