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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 33 of 61

Butter Quality

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 3

The State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle during the week ended 16/6/39, 10,221 boxes of…

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Corrugated Butter Box

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 6

Corrugated cardboard butter boxes appear to have a future. They are light, durable, and strong, and make possible savings in freight, space, and…

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Wheat Stabilisation Act

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 9

The Rural Bank of New South Wales, the distributing, authority for this State under the Wheat Industry Stabilisation Act, 1938, desires to issue a final…

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Dorrigo Dairy Company Monthly Report

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 2

The following is the monthly report for May, 1939: During the month, the quantity of butter manufactured was 73 tons 12 cwt, 8 lbs., being an…

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Monster Farmer Competition Last Year Won by Dorrigo Man

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 1

At the meeting of the committee of the Agricultural Association, a letter was read from the Farmers and Settlers' Association drawing…

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Dairying Maintenance of Milk Quality Contamination From Impure Washing Water

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 4

Emphasing the importance of ensuring the purity of the water used on the dairy farm for washing the utensils, cow's teats and milkers' hands, a…

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Junior Farmers Should Compete for Honour of Winning States Kyogle Man

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 3

The opinion that competitors should be encouraged to enter for the honour of winning and not merely for the monetary value of the prizes…

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Local and General Dairyville School

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 2

In response to his personal representations on behalf of Dairyville P. & C. Association relative to the need of repairs to Dairyville Public…

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Paddy's Plain Visit of New Zealand Young Farmers' Club

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 9

The visit of two busloads of members of the Young Farmers' Club from New Zealand created a great deal of local interest. The buses first traversed…

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Farmer Dead Gelignite Sxplosion. Cairns

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 5

A sugar farmer of Babinda, Vernon Pever, 42, had both his hands blown off in a explosion to-day, and died in hospital…

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Prison Farm Riot In New Zealand Govt. Orders Inquiry

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 5

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Thursday. Uncontrollable inmates of Weroroa prison farm rioted yesterday, smashed the windows and attempted to burn…

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Weekly Cattle Sale

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 June 1939 · page 4

Goldsbrough Mort and Co" Ltd[?] report a heavy yarding of cattle at their weekly sale last Tuesday. In the fat[?] section no really good bullocks were…

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London Butter Market. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 June 1939 · page 4

The butter market is quiet 123. choicest salted New Zealand 118 to. 119, Australian 113 to 114; unsalted New Zealand 119, Australian…

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Butter Industry The London Market VALUES 1 Dearer. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 June 1939 · page 5

The following cable has been received from the London office of the Australian Dairy Board to-day:- Butter, average prices June 21,…

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275 SHEEP Alleged Theft At Moree Station Hand Arrester at Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 June 1939 · page 5

When Plainclothes Constable J. R. Hammond told George A. Wright, 25. station hand, that a warrant had been issued for his arrest on a charge of…

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U.K. Market Foreign Butter Supplies Should Be Restricted Before Empire Product. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 June 1939 · page 5

Before Britain began restricting butter imports from Empire countries she should restrict those of foreign butter, said the chairman of the…

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Junior Farmers

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 June 1939 · page 7

The seventh annual field day was conducted by the North Coast Council of Junior Farmers Clubs at the Wollongbar Experiment Farm on Thursday…

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By Air Mail South African Farm Run From London C.W.A. Woman's Work. London, June 10

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 June 1939 · page 5

In England on holiday and to attend the conference of the Associated Country' Women of the World, Mrs. Edith O'Connor continues to run her…

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73.8 Tons Butter Bellinger River Production. Bellingen

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 June 1939 · page 4

Butter production on the Bellinger River during the month of May was very well maintained and the output aggregated 73 tons 17cwts. 2qrs. 12lbs…

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Rabbit Plague Threatens Sheep In N.Z. Worst for 40 Years. Auckland (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 June 1939 · page 5

Millions of rabbits have swarmed over Central Otago, threatening to oust large flocks of sheep. Old settlers say that they have not…

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