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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 58 of 61

Australia's Surplus Butter

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 November 1939 · page 4

At the November meeting of the directors of the Bowraville Co-operative Society, Ltd., a resolution was carried emphatically disagreeing with…

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Wheat Prices Increase Asked For Conference of Growers. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 November 1939 · page 3

The conference of the Australian Wheat Growers' Federation to-day decided to press for a higher wheat price. This will be done by means of action…

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Dairy Report Minimum Prices Weather Conditions. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 November 1939 · page 2

Minimum butter prices determined by the Dairy Board for sales on and after Saturday until further notice are:--…

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Lawrence Cattle Sale

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 November 1939 · page 7

Messrs. Russell and Carlton, in conjunction with Messrs. McFhee and McQueen, held a successful sale of cattle at Lawrence on 22nd inst…

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Wheat Payment 36 At Ports? Country Party Support. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 November 1939 · page 4

In the main, the Federal Country party is in agreement with the attitude of the Wheatgrowers' Federation, as expressed in the resolution adopted by…

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Wool From Dorrigo

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 28 November 1939 · page 2

A week or so ago Mr. W. H. Baile[?] brought 46 bales of wool to Coffs [?] bour for shipment to Sydney. It com[?] prised, the clips from the flocks [?]…

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Badgery and Sons Cattle Sale

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 November 1939 · page 4

Harrie Badgery and Sons, Pty., Ltd.. report a very good sale at the Railway Hotel yards yesterday. Over 100 mixed cattle were forwarded, there being a…

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Wool Prices Review Wanted Council of Graziers' Decision. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 November 1939 · page 6

The general council of the New South Wales Graziers' Association decided to-day that the wool price should be reviewed before next appraisement…

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Farmer Drowned

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 28 November 1939 · page 2

Mr. Joseph Gibbs (60), a farmer at Wyrallah, Richmond River, was drowned in his car at Wyrallah ferry on Sunday evening and his body…

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Glen Innes Dairy Society

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 November 1939 · page 4

A total of £1400 has been distributed by the Glen Innes Co-operative Dairy Society to suppliers of cream and pigs for the month of October. Last month…

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Farmer Drowned in Richmond River Car In 20 Feet Of Water Body Recovered by Police Lismore

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 November 1939 · page 4

The police this afternoon recovered the body of Joseph Gibbs, 60, farmer, from the Richmond River at Wyrallah, after it had been in the…

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Burned to Death Farmer And Wife Trapped in Stubble Fire. Boggabilla

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 November 1939 · page 5

Trapped by flames m a fire on their property at Boggabilla yesterday, John Bosher, 54, and his wife, Elizabeth Bosher, 46, were fatally burned…

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Butter Gradings

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 November 1939 · page 8

During the week ended November 24, 90.4 per cent, of the boxes of butter examined by the State butter grading staff was found to be of choicest…

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Butter for U.k

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 November 1939 · page 2

At Casino a meeting of delegates to the P.P.U. discussed at length the agreement with the United Kingdom for the sale of Australian butter, and…

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Junior Farmers Clarence Dist. Council Proposed Tour 2Nr Lectures

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 November 1939 · page 3

The quarterly meeting of the Clarence River Junior Farmers' District Council was held at Maclean on Saturday morning, the Rev. F. G. Alexander…

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No Wheat Bags

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 November 1939 · page 4

"Our representatives have let us down and they have gone to sleep on their jobs. The wheat is ripe in the paddocks, the silo is full and bags are…

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Butter and Bacon to Be Rationed in January. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 November 1939 · page 4

The Minister for Food, Mr. W. S. Morrison, announced in the House of Commons that a rationing scheme for butter and bacon would be introduced…

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Wheat Advance 26 At Country Sidings New Proposals Announced. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 November 1939 · page 4

New proposals for assisting the wheat industry, involving an increased scale of advance to farmers over those provided in earlier schemes, were…

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The Legumes Important Plants for Farm Fodder Address by Mr. W. H. DARRAGH

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 November 1939 · page 6

In his broadcast address over station 2NR Mr. W. H. Darragh, district agricultural instructor, stated:-- In my last talk I spoke of valuable…

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EXPECTATIONS Farm At Gurranang Youth's Claim Against Estate Verdict for Plaintiff

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 November 1939 · page 2

A story of disappointed expectations in respect of the distribution of the assets in the estate of a deceased farmer was related to the District…

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