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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

1,219 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 61

Dairy Farmer Charged with Murder Brother-In-Law Shot Tragedy Near Narrandera Narrandera

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 January 1939 · page 5

Ernest Hough, 44, dairy farmer, was remanded at a special sitting of the Narrandera Court to-day on charge of having murdered his…

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Butter Reduction of U.K. Exports. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 January 1939 · page 2

In view of the serious decline in the production of butter in Australia, the Australian Dairy Produce Board has decided to reduce the weekly shipments…

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Farming in U. K. New Political Group. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 January 1939 · page 5

According to the Press Association lobbyist, a new political group is being formed. It will comprise members of all parties, including the Government…

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Butter Grading. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 5

The State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle during the week ended December 30, 10,736 boxes of…

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Butter Pay on Richmond and Tweed. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 5

The North Coast Butter Factories' Association to-day fixed the pay for choice butter received during December at Hid a lb. This is one farthing…

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Director of Dairying Mr. MacInnes Retiring Invaluable Work for Dairy Industry

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 4

The Director of Dairying (Mr. L. T. MacInnes) will retire from the Department of Agriculture within the next few months. He paid what was…

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Butter Quality

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 3

The State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle during the week ended 30/12/38, 10,736 boxes of…

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N.z. Butter for Germany

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 6

In a cable received by the Australian Dairy Produce Board on Tuesday, it was reported that Germany had bought 20,000 cases of New Zealand…

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Wheat Price Another Conference in Brisbane. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 4

Both sides in the dispute between Queensland millers and the Wheat Board over the price of wheat have accepted the offer by the Minister for…

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Dorrigo to the Fore in Official Butter Fat Productions Logie Bank A.I.S. PROMINENT

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 2

Logie Bank Maud 3rd, owned by Mr. H. A. Smith, Logie Bank A.I.S. stud, Whisky Creek, Dorrigo, headed the official butter-fat productions by…

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Hot and Dry Outlook Not Bright Dairy Instructors' Reports Cream Supplies Receding

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 6

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

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Weekly Cattle Sale

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 4

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd., report a very good yarding of cattle at their sale on Tuesday last. A sufficient number of fat cattle were…

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Trade Chaos In Event Of War Dairy Farmers Want Precautions. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 5

Mr. Angus MeKenzie, chairman of the Victorian Dairy Farmers' Association, said to-day that plans should be formulated now to' prevent any trade…

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Butter Market Conditions In London Austrauam Production Affected by Dry Spell. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 5

Light to moderate rain has fallen, in isolated places in the far-northern, middle northern and northern inland dairying districts of New South…

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Norco Butter Output

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 4

The past year will be remembered by district producers as one marked by climatic fluctuations culminating in the present dry spell, which has…

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Jersey Cattle "Rockymount" Stud Sales

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 7

Mr. A. G. Miller, the enthusiastic and progressive owner of the Rockymount Farm Jersey Stud, situated, at Nambucca Heads, advises that sales…

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Butter and Cheese London Market Conditions. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 5

The commodity markets marked time during the week. Butter was firm and active. The sale of 20,000 boxes of New Zealand butter to Germany under…

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WHITEWASH How To Make It Many Uses on the Farm

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 6

Obtain, if possible large pieces pf fresh lump lime, place them in a very large bucket or other suitable, container, and into this pour, hot water…

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German Jews 100 Refugees Farming Colony in England. London, December 17

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 7

One hundred German Jewish refugees, aged from 16 to 21, are starting a farming colony near Kingley. (Oxfordshire). They are taking over…

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Dairying Conditions Instructors' Reports

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 4

Senior Dairy Instructors in the districts named reported as follows re garding conditions and seasonal prospects for the month of December:—…

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