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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 54 of 65

Equalisation Butter an Dcheese Sales. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 October 1938 · page 5

The Dairy Produce Equalisation Committee announced to-day that the average final realisation for butter during July was 1479 cwt., and for cheese the…

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Vegetable Crops Fertiliser Application Importance of Correct Method

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 25 October 1938 · page 3

It is generally agreed that correct manurial practice is almost essential for the profitable production of vegetables under most conditions in…

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Good Rain Falls Throughout State Heavy In Far West Crops and Pastures Benefit Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 October 1938 · page 4

During the week-end and again to-day beneficial rain fell over the greater part of the State. Registrations were heavy in the western,…

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Youth's Preference Long Bay Instead of Prison Farm. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 October 1938 · page 5

Sentenced to nine months imprisonment, concurrent with a term of three months he is now serving Warner James Turner, 17, told Judge White at…

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Central Marketing N.Z. And Australia Butter Sales in England. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 October 1938 · page 5

Mr. R. H. Mackenzie, who arrived in Sydney from Auckland to-day with two ether directors of Amalgamated Dairies, Ltd. (N.Z.), said a proposal would be…

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Bountiful Rain Impetus To Growing Crops Summer Feed for Stock Assured Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 October 1938 · page 4

Further general rain was experienced over the 24 hours ended 9 o'clock this morning and it was still raining to-day in many places…

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Dairy Farmers Attacked "Sell Tainted and Low Grade Butter" Factories Making "Huge Fortunes!!" So Labor Members Declare

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 28 October 1938 · page 6

Dairy farmers able to get hold of last issue of "Hansard" containing the debate on the "Dairy Products (Amendment) Bill" would note with…

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Timber for Butter Boxe[?]

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 28 October 1938 · page 2

The projected Tariff Board inqu[?] into the available supplies of [?] pine in Australia for the manufac[?] of boxes for export butter has [?]…

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Clarence River Butter Amongst Empire's Best

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 October 1938 · page 4

At the recent Empire Dairy Show, held at Earl's Court, London, the Clarence River received a splendid advertisement as a high quality butter…

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Junior Farmers' Club

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 28 October 1938 · page 1

Present at a meeting of the above club on Friday, October 14 last were Messrs. H. Taylor, W. Price, B. Baggott, S. Bartlett, E. Lind and C. H…

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Dairying Quality Dairy Products Dependent on Good Buildings

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 28 October 1938 · page 3

Building used for the milking of cows and for the handling, treatment and storage of milk and cream should he situated and constructed so as to…

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CATERPILLARS Barley Crop Eaten Off Young Maize Attacked at Warwick

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 October 1938 · page 12

Farmers generally are concerned with the progress of the caterpillar pest, states the Warwick "Daily News." On a number of farms,…

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Dairy Board to Meet in Melbourne Butter Shipments To U.K. Marine Insurance Cover Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 October 1938 · page 5

Marine insurance in relation to war risk cover will be one of the subjects discussed at a meeting of the Australian Dairy Produts Board, to…

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Potato Crops Clarence River Prospects Departmental Report. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 October 1938 · page 6

"In the South Grafton sector an average yield of two tons of potatoes per acre was being obtained from the first of the year's digging, stated the…

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Wheat Farmers Canadian Difficulties. Winnipeg

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 October 1938 · page 5

Ruination for agriculture throughout Canada, unless the wheat marketing problem is solved, is the warning issued by Mr. J. C. Taggart, Minister for…

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Butter Market Slightly Better Demand. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 October 1938 · page 5

Reports of rains in Australia and continuation of increased shipments of butter should have indicated quietness in the London butter market, which…

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Dutch Migrants Eyes on Australia Expert Small Farmers Officer Investigating Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 October 1938 · page 5

To investigate the opportunities for settling Dutch farmer migrants in Australia, Mr. A. A. W. Fransen van de Putte. representing the…

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Export Butter Sales Audit Urged Dairy Produce Board Meeting Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 November 1938 · page 5

In the absence of the chairman (Mr. T. Flood Plunkett), Mr. Clive McPherson presided at a meeting of the Australian Dairy Produce Board…

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Glenreagh Progress Prospecting lit The 70's Recollections of Old-timers Cattle, Sheep and Wheat

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 November 1938 · page 48

In turning back the hands of time in order to review the early, days of Glenreagh, a series of interesting historical facts are revealed…

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Growth of the Dairy Company Co-operative Movement's Success Farmers Who Turned Manufacturers Butter, Bacon and Beef Industry Activities

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 November 1938 · page 16

No history of the Clarence would be complete without an important being given to the Grafton Co-operative Dairy Company. Ltd. and its activities for it represents the peak of successful develpment of the district, which, after carefully trying out many forms of agriculture…

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