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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 59 of 61

Price of Butter Efforts for Increase Raleigh District P.P.U.

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 1 December 1939 · page 1

At the quarterly meeting of the Raleigh District Council of the Primary Producers' Union, held at Urunsa on Saturday last,…

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Primary Producers' Union the London Butter Agreement Inspection Of Imported Seed Proposed District Veterinary Surgeon District Council Quarterly Meeting

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 December 1939 · page 3

At the quarterly meeting of the Clarence River District Council of the Primary Producers' Union held in Grafton yesterday a motion brought forward by the Southgate branch protesting against the price fixed by the Imperial Government for exported butter, also the term of the agreement, was…

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£10 Average for Dairy Stock at Auction

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 1 December 1939 · page 2

Mr. F. C. Hain, auctioneer, Hyde st., Bellingen, reports having conducted one of the most successful dispersal sales held for many years on the…

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Farmers as Producers Not Capitalists

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 1 December 1939 · page 6

Low prices for primary produce have prompted farmers and graziers to seek how costs can be reduced Primary production has special…

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More Farm Products Wanted

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 1 December 1939 · page 4

The fact that Great Britain has appealed to New Zealand to produce still more butter, cheese and pig products suggests that Australia must be…

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Farmers Help Neighbors

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 1 December 1939 · page 3

At Upper Orara and other parts of this district farmers are in a quiet and unostentatious way helping neighbours where the menfolk are on…

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Master Farmers End Of Competition State-wide Awards. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 December 1939 · page 1

Scoring 2785 points out of a possible 3000, H. H. West, of Willow Grange, Yanco, won the inland zone championship of the 1939 Master Farmer…

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The Cattle Industry 5127 Tons Butter For Year 233,315 Head Cattle 2100 Registered Dairies, 31,858 PIGS

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 December 1939 · page 2

The extent to which the cattle industry contributes to the great wealth of the Clarence district may be gleaned from the following statistics, the…

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Sinister Lake Story From Red Rock Natives and Cattle Fear "Debil Debil."

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 December 1939 · page 4

A possible reason why the crocodile had not been noticed at Angourie prior to Mr. Rutledge's discovery is revealed from a report from Red…

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Dairy Industry District Instructors' Reports Season's Prospects Excellent Clarence River-nambucca

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 December 1939 · page 2

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

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Dairy Conditions. Dairy Board's Report Interstate Weather. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 December 1939 · page 6

Further beneficial scattered thunderstorms fell during the week in Queensland, followed by a heat wave, with very drying winds, states the weekly…

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Dairying Conditions Instructors' Reports

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 5 December 1939 · page 3

Senior Dairy Instructors in the districts named reported as follows on conditions in November and seasonal prospects:—…

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Butter Grading Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 December 1939 · page 5

During the week ended December 1 90.5 per cent, of the butter examined by the State butter grading staff was found to be of choicest grade,…

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Butter Exports Board Reports Increase Report Presented in Senate. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 December 1939 · page 4

For the year 1938-39 exports of butter were, larger than those of the preceding three years, declared the Minister for Commerce (Senator…

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Cattle for Kyogle Show

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 December 1939 · page 4

Kyogle Show Society has decided to exhibit cattle at the next show, following representations of breeders that to eliminate this section would be a…

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Close Call For Federal Govt. Wool Tariff Amendment

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 December 1939 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wednesday. The Government had a close call on the proposal to reduce the British preferential tariff on wool tops from 6d to…

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November Butter Pay

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 December 1939 · page 3

At a meeting of the Lismore branch of the P.P. Union the district president, Mr. R. C. Gibson, stated that in his opinion the fixation of 11[?]d for…

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Price of Butter Suggested Effort to Secure Increase Deferred by Producers' Council Till Next Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 8 December 1939 · page 6

At the recent quarterly meeting of the Raleigh District Council of the Primary Producers' Union, held at Urunga, there was a lengthy…

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Junior Farmers' Club Field Day at Mr. W. Winkley's

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 8 December 1939 · page 2

A successful field day was held by the Dorrgo Junior Farmers at Mr. W. Winkley's property, Paddy's Plain, on Saturday. 2nd December. A most…

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Dairying Conditions Clarence to Nambucca

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 8 December 1939 · page 6

Mr. J. D. L. McGibbon, senior dairy instructor, in charge of the dairy branch district, Clarence to Nainbucca, with headquarters, Coffs Harbour…

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