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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 60 of 63

63.3 Tons Butter Month's Production on Bellinger Lifts by 13 Tons. Bellingen

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 November 1937 · page 6

The production of butter on the Bellinger River for the month of October increased by 13 tons the September output. The pay of choicest…

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Dorrigo Fire Shearing Plant and Wool

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1937 · page 3

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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Double Murder Farmer Confesses. New York

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 December 1937 · page 5

Frank Robindeau, 55, wheat farmer, confessed to the murder of Mike Kuntz and his wife, on Saturday. It was alleged that a dispute…

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Farmers and Electricity. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 December 1937 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly, replying to Mr. W. F. M. Ross (U.C.P Cootamundra), the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. Spooner) said…

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A Model Farm Demonstration Wanted USE Of Experiment Farm Chamber of Commerce Suggestion

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 December 1937 · page 1

Some months ago the Grafton and South Grafton Chamber of Commerce brought under the notice of the Department of Agriculture a suggestion…

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Dairying Industry Proposed Inquiry

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 December 1937 · page 4

The general president of the P.P.U. (M. M. P. Dunlop) stated at the Tweed District Council meeting at Mullumbimby that he found in New Zealand a…

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Butter Quality

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 2
Also in Coffs Harbour Advocate

The State Butter Grading Staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle, during the week ended 26/11/1937,…

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Pastoral Sites for Tench Silos

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 3

Soils which crack badly or those with a high lime content which crumble when dry should be avoided as sites for trench silos, if possible; and it is an…

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Synthetic Wool Sir D. Rivett's Warning "Possible Success."

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 13

Delivering the R. M. Johnston memorial lecture before the Royal Society of Tasmania at Hobart, the chief executive officer of the Council…

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Tours for Junior Farmers

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

A sub-committee at Lismore appointed by the North Coast District Council of the Junior Farmers' Clubs, to investigate the possibilities…

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London Farmyard More Exciting Than Flowers Owner Has Never Been in Country. London, November 12

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 10

A farmer who has never lived in the country runs a farmyard in the. heart of a typical London borough. It is situated in Bermondsey, just off the…

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Farmers' Relief Amending Bill In House Principal Provisions. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 5

Moving the second reading of the Farmers' Relief Amendment Bill in the Legislative Assembly, the Assistant Minister, Mr. Sinclair, said the Bill…

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1000 Acre Farm Run By Town Boys Training Colony's Success Many Sent to Dominions. London, November 13

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 13

More than one successful Dominion farm worker has been trained at the Wellingford Farm Training Colony, Derbyshire, where 500 boys recently…

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Butter Pay for November

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 December 1937 · page 4

The North Coast Butter Factories' Association, at a meeting in Lismore on Friday, fixed the pay for supplies received during November at 10¾d…

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Junior Farmers. Lecture by Mr Squire

The Clarence River Advocate · Monday 6 December 1937 · page 2

Before an enthusiastic gro[?] of the Maclean District Rural School, the Headmaster, Mr. H. Hunt, and the president and members of the…

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Grafton Experiment Farm. Alteration Refused

The Clarence River Advocate · Monday 6 December 1937 · page 1

The Grafton Chamber of Commerce suggested to the Department of Agriculture that portion of the experiment farm at Grafton be used to demonstrate…

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Farmers' Relief The Amending Bill Reply to Lang's Attack. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 December 1937 · page 8

Speaking in the Legislative Assembly to-day on the second reading of the Farmers' Relief Amendment Bill the Assistant Minister, Mr. Shand, replied…

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Flood Danger Has Passed In Victoria Farmers' Heavy Losses. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 December 1937 · page 5

Though falls of from four to five inches of rain were recorded in northwestern Victoria yesterday morning, respiting in damage estimated at…

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Changed Outlook Conditions Excellent Dairy Instructors' Reports Clarence-nambucca District

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 December 1937 · page 7

Mr. J. D. L. McGibbon, Senior Dairy Instructor, in charge of the dairy branch district, Clarence to Nambucca, with headquarters at Coff's Harbor…

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