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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

1,285 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 30 of 65

Junior Farmers Welcome New Supervisor. Bellingen

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 June 1938 · page 1

At a combined meeting of junior farmers from Hyde's Creek and Gleniffer, held in the Gleniffer Public School, a welcome was extended to Mr…

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ELECTRIFICATION Farms And Homes HUGE N. S. W. Scheme. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 June 1938 · page 5

The electrification of farms and country homes throughout large areas of New South Wales is the object of a huge developmental scheme now being…

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CARRYOVER World Wheat Crop Commerce Departments Review. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 June 1938 · page 7

The Department of Commerce, in a review of the world wheat position, estimates that the world carryover of [?] the end of July this year will…

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PLEURO-PNEUMONIA Fresh Outbreak Contact Cattle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 June 1938 · page 4

Another outbreak of this disease occurred last week in the Casino district. The affected cattle had been for a short period in contact with a diseased cow…

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Junior Farmers' Clubs

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1938 · page 3

At a combined meeting of Gleniffer and Hydes Creek Junior Farmers at Gleniffer last week Mr. Jim Smith gave an interesting account of his…

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Junior Farmers Grafton Club Address by Jim Smith Tour of British Isles

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 June 1938 · page 4

A meeting of the Grafton Junior Farmers was held in the library of the Grafton High School on Friday, the 10th inst., Ron Appleton, president,…

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Butter Gradings. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 June 1938 · page 2

The State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle during the week ended June 10. 10,236 boxes of butter…

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A.I.S. Cow Butter Production Record. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 June 1938 · page 2

A new record for a three-year-old Australian Illawarra Shorthorn cow was established by Berry Lovable, owned by the Berry Training Farm. Berry…

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Canberra Crisis Insurance Bill Will Govt. Withdraw It? Increasing Opposition Farmers-small Shopkeepers Canberra

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 June 1938 · page 5

The future of the National Insurance Bill was again inverted with considerable, doubt to-day when, in a drama of rapidly moving events…

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Opinions of Our Readers the Dairy Farmers

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 June 1938 · page 1

Sir,--After all, this bitter campaign of the Housewives' Association, led by Mrs. Glencross, against the dairy farmers (she says it is not against them,…

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Form Union Dairy Farm Employees North Coast Complaints Better Wages and Conditions Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 June 1938 · page 4

The organiser of the Milk, [?] and Dairy Employees' Union. Mr. Thompson, said to-day that suggestions had been made from Lismore that dairy…

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Coramba History The Original Pioneers From Droving to Dairying Clearing the Big Scrubs. Coramba

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 June 1938 · page 6

Prior to coming to Coramba in August, 1886, Mr. D. W. Baker was droving in South Australia, and he is in a position to relate many stories…

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Junior Farmer Movement Address By Jim Smith Meeting at Maclean

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 June 1938 · page 7

A representative gathering of all interested in the Junior Farmer movement on the Lower Clarence assembled at the Maclean District Rural School on…

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The Farm Home The Complete Farm Housewife Qualities She Must Possess

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 June 1938 · page 3

At the girls' leadership camp recently conducted by the New South Wales Agricultural Bureau it was agreed that to be well equipped the country girl…

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Plans for Farm Buildings

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 June 1938 · page 11

It is not generally known that the Department of Agriculture has available working plans of various farm buildings, etc., including wool sheds,…

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Good Rain in Wheat and Sheep Areas. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 June 1938 · page 4

With the exception of the north-east quarter, rain has fallen over the greater part of the State practically from east of the Darling…

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Butter Quality

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 17 June 1938 · page 3

The State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle during the week ended 10/6/38, 10,236 boxes of…

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Butter Rise Farmers Defended in Federal Parliament Intense Indignation

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 17 June 1938 · page 2

A strong plea for the dairy farmer was made by Mr. Francis (U.A.P., Queensland) and Mr. Pollard (Lab. Victoria), speaking on the…

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Substitutes Wool Has Nothing to Fear. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 June 1938 · page 5

Wool has nothing to fear from the competition of substitutes, said Maurice Dubrulle, presiding at the International Wool Conference…

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Parrots and Crops Coramba Farmers Concerned. Coramba

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 June 1938 · page 4

Parrots are making their appearance in Coramba in very large numbers. The particular species present are the "King," "Rosella" and the "Larry."…

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