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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 23 of 61

Farm Produce Entries Not So Numerous

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 6

Entries in the farm produce section were not so numerous as in 1938, the decrease being due to the dry period experienced, although on the whole,…

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Experiment Farm Educational Display of Produce

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 7

The usual comprehensive non-competitive exhibit, attractive in its meticulous arrangement, was made by the Department of Agriculture's…

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Grafton Dairy Co. Big Success This Year

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 7

The Grafton Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., whose successes this year have gained State-wide recognition, had a pleasing display of prime mild cured…

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Junior Farmers' Camp Busy Day with Judges

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 4

A busy day was spent by members of the Junior Farmers' camp on the showground yesterday, when a number of judges took the party in hand…

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Gathering of the Farmers

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 4

Once more the C.P. and A. Society's annual show has demonstrated the magnificent resources of the district in no uncertain manner, and the efforts of all concerned have provided a spectacle of primary industry that it would be hard to better in any country district in the Commonwealth…

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Butter Quality

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 28 April 1939 · page 2

The State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle during the week elided 21 /4/1939, 19,384 boxes of…

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Junior Farmers' Camp Cattle Judge Competition

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 April 1939 · page 4

Another interesting day was spent by members of the Junior Farmers' Club camp on the Showground yesterday. Mr. G. Jeater, orchardist at the…

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Butter-fat Increase Yield Deputy Premier's Plea Official Opening of Show

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 April 1939 · page 6

Dairymen of the Clarence River district were urged by the Deputy-Premier, Col. M. F. Bruxner, when he opened the Grafton Show…

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Dairying Ropy Cream a Sign of Insanitary Conditions

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 28 April 1939 · page 4

Sanitary conditions in the dairy and its surroundings are essential for the production of choicest quality cream. By way of illustration of this fact, the…

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Large Cattle Trucking

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 April 1939 · page 4

A fine sight was witnessed in Glenreagh early in the week, writes our correspondent, when a mob of 540 Black Polled Angus arrived for trucking from…

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Butter Market Lower In London Lack of Confidence Due to European Situation Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 April 1939 · page 3

Spot values for butter on the London market on April 27 were slightly lower, owing to a general lack of confidence brought about by the…

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£15,000 FIRE At Young Wheat Silos Huge Loss of Grain. Young

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 April 1939 · page 6

Damage estimated at £15,000 was caused by a fire which broke out in the wheat silos at Young last night, and destroyed 100,000 bushels of wheat,…

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Junior Farmers' Camp an Interesting Day

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 April 1939 · page 3

Members of the camp spent the greater part of yesterday visiting places of interest in the district. During the morning members of the party were…

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Junior Farmers. Camp at the Show

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 May 1939 · page 2

A pleasing little function took place at the Showground on Saturday morning, when members of the C. P. and A Society met members of the camp to…

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Butter Factories Proposed Amalgamation Tentative Basis Agreed on

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 1

The proposal to amalgamate the interests of the butter and bacon factories in the Coffs Harbour, Bellinger, Dorrigo and…

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N.Z. Wool Sales Boycott Threat By Frenchmen Protest Against Import Restrictions. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 5

The threat of French woolbuyers not to operate at future Wool sales if the New Zealand Government did not withdraw its ban on Fench articles…

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From Norfolk Island Young Farmers At Grafton ; Descendants of Bounty Crew a Whiff of Adventurous Times

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 4

A whiff of romance accompanies a party of young men who arrived at Grafton yesterday from Norfolk Island on a tour of New South Wales…

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No Trace Missing Farmhand Bloodstains on Bicycle. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 5

There is still no trace of George Davidson, 20, who has been missing from Miners' Rest since the first week in March, and an extensive police search…

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Cattle Tick Eradication to Go On. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 May 1939 · page 4

The Department of Agriculture will continue to carry out the eradication of the cattle tick, and he intended to ask for more money to aid the fight, said…

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Junior Farmers' Prizes

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 May 1939 · page 4

At a meeting of the Tenterfield Junior Farmers' Advisory Council authority was given to pay prize money amounting to £1556 won by members…

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