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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

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Cars for Farmers American Figures

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 May 1938 · page 3

A survey of automobile purchasers and ownership in the United States discloses that about 82 per cent, of the farmers of that country own motor cars…

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Dairy Science School

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 May 1938 · page 4

The dates of the Kyogle Dairy Science School have been altered to May 30 to June 3, instead of May 23 to 27…

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Severe Drought In Pastoral Districts Sheep Being Hand-fen. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 May 1938 · page 6

Acute pastoral conditions over a wide area of Australia are indicated in a report by the Australian Wool Growers Council, issued to-day…

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London Butter Market. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 May 1938 · page 7

[?] we [?] nueket quotations: [?] Be and [?] norminal) [?] 127 to 128 choicest. sal[?]ed. New Zealand 129 Australian 126 to…

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Butter Market Dull In London Production Conditions. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 May 1938 · page 6

The London butter market is dull, in direct contrast to the unusual buoyancy of last week, and salted "Kangaroo" is down to 126 and 127 per cwt…

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Struck by Propeller When Leaving Plane Cattle Buyer Badly Injured. Cairns

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 May 1938 · page 5

James Penny (52), a cattle buyer for Swifts (Aus.) Pty., Ltd., suffered shocking injuries when he was struck by the propeller of a plane at Wrotham Park…

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Opinions of Our Readers Farmers' Problems

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 May 1938 · page 2

Sir,--In to-day's paper, in your leading article, you stress the importance of various problems confronting the farmer in Australia, but no one can…

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Sheep's Milk for Babies. Berlin

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 May 1938 · page 5

Sheep's milk has been recommended for babies by the German periodical, "Nourishment," which reports that tests of 67 infants show that the…

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Down Again London Butter Prices. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 May 1938 · page 5

The publication of butter stocks, showing an increase of 160,000 boxes, resulted in a sharp decline in price from the recent high levels, but trade…

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Butter Championship Nowra's Premier Position MR. W. F. Stoner's Success

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 May 1938 · page 4

With the success of the Nowra Cooperative Dairy Co.. Ltd., in winning the world's championship stored butter class, held in conjunction with the…

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Beaupre Killed Jockey Escapes Injury Fall at Warwick Farm. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 May 1938 · page 3

Beaupre was killed instantly, but his rider, R. Parsons, miraculously escaped injury, when the horse came down in bunched field, in the first division of…

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Production Costs and Prices in Dairying Industry

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 May 1938 · page 4

The question of overseas marketing of Australian butter was discussed from various angles at the conference of dairy factory managers in Sydney last week. Mr. P. C. Basche, at a dinner tendered to delegates by the New- South Wales Butter Exporters' Association, stressed the importance of…

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CLOUDBURST 11 Inches at Nashua Rain- Soaked Richmond Roads and Crops Damaged Lismore

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 May 1938 · page 4

Terrific rainfalls occurred on Saturday. Eleven inches fell at Nashua and eight at Bangalow in 24 hours. Although the river rose sharply to…

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EXPLOSION At Butter Factory Two Men Seriously Gassed. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 May 1938 · page 5

Following an explosion in a butter factory at [?] to-day [?] employees [?] and Xame Sorrell [?]were injured and are n[?]…

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Butter Contest World's Championship Won By Nowra Factory Results of Competition

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 May 1938 · page 3

Details of the world's championship bu[?]ter competition held in conjunction with the annual conference of the Australian Institute of Dairy…

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Maize Crop 3,670,000 Bushel Harvest Marketing Director's Estimate. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 May 1938 · page 5

The Director of Marketing Mr. Watson, stated to-day that from estimates he had received he expected a yield of 3,670,000 bushels of maize for the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Returns

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 May 1938 · page 4

Completed forms, with the necessary details, are now required by the Government departments from agriculture and pastoralists. Forms should…

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Wool Cheque Smaller. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 May 1938 · page 3

Due to reduced prices and the reluctance of consumers to meet the market the Australian wool cheque this year is expected to be little better…

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Butter Gradings 93.7 Per Cent. Choicest. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 May 1938 · page 3

The State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle during the week ended on May 20, 11,561 boxes…

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Butter Production on Bellinger River Bellingen

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 May 1938 · page 6

Butter production on the Belinger River for the month of April was maintained at a very satisfactory volume for the period of the year. In all 71.8 tons…

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