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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 63 of 65

Devastating Week- End on Hastings Bush Fires And Gales Crops and Pastures Ruined Wauchope

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 December 1938 · page 4

Bush fires and gales provided one of the most devastating week-ends ever experienced in the Hastings River district…

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Local and General Victorian Farmers Watch Flocks at Night

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 December 1938 · page 4

With guns and dogs, farmers in the Thornton and Eildon districts of Victoria are spending their night guarding their sheep and poultry against…

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Farmhand Injured

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 December 1938 · page 4

A young man named Sarran, employed by Mr. P. S. Sheehy, of Lower Coldstream, met with a painful accident yesterday morning, reports our…

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Dairy Board Butter Box Timber "Reasonable Price Level." Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 December 1938 · page 5

The Australian Dairy Produce Board to-day resolved to inform the Tariff Board that it was of opinion that the dairy industry will support the…

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"Weight in Gold" Chincilla Rat Farm. London, November 26

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 December 1938 · page 9

With eight little rats, each worth its weight in gold, a New Zealander, Mr. Fletcher Robert, has started England's first chinchilla farm at Great…

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Nana Glen Junior Farmers' Club

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 December 1938 · page 11

A special meeting of the Nana G[?]an Junior Farmers' Club was held on Thursday, to coincide with The visit of the district supervisor, Mr. F. O. Sims…

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How to Paint Homes And Farm Buildings Costs and Methods

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 December 1938 · page 14

Only good, durable paint (or stain) should be used on exteriors of permanent structures because the principal cost of painting is the labor. If a…

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Butter Quality

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 16 December 1938 · page 3

The State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle during the week ended 9/12/38, 14,464 boxes of…

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The Planting of Soft Grasses and Winter Crops on Farms in Dorrigo

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 16 December 1938 · page 1

Turnips may be planted on farms both for their roots and tops. The cows may be turned in on the tops ill they chow them off. The roots…

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Flour Tax Reduced 76 TO-DAY Official Announcement Wheat Committees Recommendation Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 December 1938 · page 4

A statement issued to-day on behalf of the Federal Treasurer intimated that a declaration by him to be published in a special Gazette…

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Disastrous Fire Farm Home Burnt Out

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 16 December 1938 · page 2

Last Monday, on the farm owned by Mr. W. H. Shaw and occupied by Mr. Stan Jarrett, the house and contents (furniture and effects owned by…

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Dairying Handle the Cows Quietly

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 16 December 1938 · page 4

Milking cows should not be handled roughly at any time. More especially must they be gently handled when they are being driven in to milk and…

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Award Breaches Thirteen Dairymen Fined Total of £15617. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 December 1938 · page 4

[?]es and costs amounting to £15617 were imposed on 13 dairymen by the Chief Industrial Mag st[?]ate, Mr. Prions to-day for breaches of awards…

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Butter Export Statistics Prices In London Dairy Board Report Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 December 1938 · page 2

The Australian Dairy Produce Board reported to-day in New South Wales very severe winds since last Saturday had done extensive damage to the…

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Cattle Ticks In Tweed-Lismore District General Outbreak Feared. Murwillumbah

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 December 1938 · page 4

A statement that the cattle tick was very active in the Main Arm district, and that there was danger of an outbreak of redwater was made at a…

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All Go Bankrupt Norfolk Farmers' Idea Protest Against Government. London, November 19

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 December 1938 · page 7

Norfolk farmers meeting at Norwich this week, seriously considered a suggestion that on an agreed date they should cease all good production and…

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Butter Factories to Be Restricted But No Monopoly Minister Explains Bill

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Tuesday 20 December 1938 · page 6

Suggestions that the proposed Dairy Industry Amendment Bill would create a monopoly and result in the restriction of trade were made in…

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Storms Havoc Farmers Face Ruin

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Tuesday 20 December 1938 · page 4

It is estimated that Saturday week's gale in various parts of the State caused damage estimated at £600,000…

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J. Farmers' Tours

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Tuesday 20 December 1938 · page 3

The tour of girls being arranged by the North Coast Junior Farmers' Council will commence on January £1, and conclude on January 23. The…

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Dairying Surplus Pasture Growth Conversion Into Silage

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Tuesday 20 December 1938 · page 3

The recent good rains in all dairying districts and consequent abundance of pasture growth makes timely a reminder of the wisdom of…

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