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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 52 of 61

Butter Cup Won By Bega Factory Lismore Show Awards. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 October 1939 · page 4

The North Coast National Exhibition, which commenced to-day at Lismore, in fine weather, will be officially opened to-morrow by Sir Geoffrey…

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Not Foreigners Wool Clip Appraisers Labor Critics Rebuked. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 October 1939 · page 5

The Minister for Works and Local Government, Mr. Martin, in Parliament to-night, rebuked Messrs. Tully and McGirr, Labor members of the…

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Advisory Committee Maclean Junior Farmers Field Day Arrangements Vegetable Growing Competition

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 October 1939 · page 3

The Advisory Committee of the Maclean Junior Farmers' Club met at Maclean, the president, Rev. F. G. Alexander, presiding over a good attendance…

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DAIRYING What Constitutes A Good Sire Ability to Improve Herd's Production

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 October 1939 · page 6

The pig breeder selects breeding stock from large litters; the poultry farmer selects settings from his best layers; the beef stock raiser selects his…

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Dairy Cattle North Coast National Awards

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 October 1939 · page 4

Although the number of cattle shown at the North Coast National A. and I. Society's exhibition this year was not so great as last year, keen…

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Wheat Crop in Park Near London. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 October 1939 · page 5

Bushy Park is having part of its area utilised for the growing of wheat. The park is famous for its chestnut avenue. The last time it was used for the…

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Wool Price Review Each Year. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 October 1939 · page 4

The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies. stated to-day that arrangements had been made for annual consultation between the British and Australian…

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Wheat Board Authority Extended Completion of Contracts. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 October 1939 · page 4

An amendment to the Wheat Acquisition Regulations was issued to-night, extending the authority of the Wheat Board in relation to the acquisition…

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Sugar Cane Q'sland's Record Crop. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 October 1939 · page 5

Queensland expects a record cane crop of 6,079,763 tons this year which is 700,000 tons more than was crushed last year…

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Wool for Britain Effect Of Exchange official reassurance. CANBERRA

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 October 1939 · page 5

Commonwealth officials to-day discounted the fears of farmers and graziers' representatives that appreciation of Australian currency would…

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Dorrigo Dairy Company Monthly Report

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 20 October 1939 · page 2

The following is the monthly report for September, 1939:— During the month, the quantity of butter manufactured was 37 tons 9…

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Maclean Junior Farmers to Stage Exhibit at Dorrigo?

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 20 October 1939 · page 2

The Advisory Committee of the Maclean Junior Farmers' Club met at Maclean recently, the President, Rev. F. G. Alexander, presiding over a…

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School Column Model Farm

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 20 October 1939 · page 5

The model farm which is being built by boys of the Junior Farmers' Club under the direction of Max Parbery is nearing completion. When…

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To the Macleay District Junior Farmers' Trip Annual Field Day

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 20 October 1939 · page 3

A party of about thirty Junior Farmers from the Bellinger River and Dorrigo districts spent a most interesting outing on Friday, October [?]…

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SILOS Conservation Of Fodder Generosity of N.C.S.N. Coy. Advances for Farmers

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 October 1939 · page 4

The agreement which has existed for some few years with the Grafton Co-operative Dairy Coy., Ltd., whereby the North Coast Steam Navagation…

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Better Butter Price

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 October 1939 · page 4

The president of the Tweed District Council, Mr. A. C. Pratt, in a report at the meeting of the Mullumbimby branch of the P.P.U., stated that it was very…

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Fell in Cattle Dip

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 24 October 1939 · page 2

The 15-montlis-old sou of Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Sillitoe, of Tygalgah, died in Munvillumbah Hospital last week as the result of having fallen into a…

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UNLAWFUL Tests By Amateurs T.B. in Dairy Herds

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 October 1939 · page 8

The Primary Producers' Union, at the instance of the Tweed District Council, is moving to have lifted the restriction on the use of the…

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Butter Grading

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 October 1939 · page 2

During the week ended October 20. 89.4 per cent, of the boxes of butter examined by the State butter grading staff was found to be of choicest…

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Illegal Testing Tuberculosis In Cattle Use of Tuberculin

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 October 1939 · page 4

Mr. B. C. Veech, District Veterinary Officer for the North Coast, stated yesterday that the tuberculin testing of cattle using any method of…

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