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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

744 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 38

Injured by Bull Whilst Teaching It To Lead Elderly Farmer Knocked Down

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 March 1940 · page 4

Robert Thompson, an elderly farmer, residing in Little Queen street. Grafton was admitted to the Grafton District Hospital yesterday afternoon in a…

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Prize Cattle At the Sydney Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1940 · page 2

Mr. C. E. Anderson, of Boambee, was successful with his Ayrshire cattle at Sydney Show this week. For cow with best udder he secured…

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Butter and Cheese Shortage In N.S.W. Permits for Imports. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 March 1940 · page 5

An official shortage of butter and cheese was declared for New South Wales at a meeting of the New South Wales committee of the…

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Wheat for Pigs Direct Supplies Wanted Request to Board. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 March 1940 · page 5

A protest was voiced by the New South Wales branch of the committee of the Australian Stud Pig Breeders' Society, at a meeting, against the…

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"Wipe Them Out" Contagious Diseases In Humans And Cattle Thorby Proposes Campaign Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 March 1940 · page 5

The various States are to be invited to co-operate with the Federal Government in inaugurating a campaign to wipe out all contagious…

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Maclean Show Junior Farmers' Classes History of the Society Postponed Meeting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 March 1940 · page 3

The postponed monthly meeting of the Lower Clarence Agricultural Society was held in the Shire Hall, Maclean, on Friday night…

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Cangai Wool

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 March 1940 · page 4

Mr. W. J. Mulligan's wool from Cangai was catalogued for appraisement last week when seven bales were classed as super A.A.A. scoured…

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A.I.S. Cattle for Grafton Experiment Farm. Maclean

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 March 1940 · page 7

Mr, C, G. Wingfield, M.L.A., has been notified by the Minister for Agriculture following upon representations made by him, that the Department has…

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Butter Ration to Be Doubled in Britain. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 March 1940 · page 5

Stocks in hand and in sight, which were low when the rationing of butter was first introduced, have steadily accumulated since, and with imports…

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Farmers Trustworthy Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 March 1940 · page 5

Whatever the call the farmers, junior and otherwise, would always display sterling loyalty, commonsense and understanding, said the Minister…

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Weekly Cattle Sale. Over 800 Head Yarded

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 4

Goldsbrough, Mort report holding their weekly cattle sale yesterday (Wednesday). There were over 800 head, yarded, most of which were sold…

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Butter Awards Royal Sydney Show North Coast Dominates Grafton Shares Export Prizes Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 March 1940 · page 4

Butter factories situated on the North Coast dominated the dairy produce competitions at the Royal Agricultural Show. Awards in the…

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Accident with Bull Elderly Farmer's Death the Late Mr. Robert Thompson

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 March 1940 · page 4

At the Grafton District Hospital yesterday morning the death occurred of Robert Thompson, aged 70 years, who had been admitted to the institution on…

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Opinions of Our Readers the Cattle Tick

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 March 1940 · page 1

Sir,--The attitude of many persons to the very serious problem of the cattle tick menace is quite outside the ordinary person's understanding. The…

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Wheat Prices C.P. Leader Criticised. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 March 1940 · page 4

The failure of the Minister for Commerce, Mr. Cameron, to define the attitude of the Federal Country party to stabilise wheat prices would be…

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Butter Rationed But Margarine Boosted Position In England Q'SLAND C.P. Leader's Criticism Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 March 1940 · page 4

At present the British Government had restricted the butter ration to four ounces per head per week, and at the same time was boosting…

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Butter Grading. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 6

During the week ended March 21 the State butter grading staff ascertained that 93.4 per cent. of butter examined was of choicest grade…

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Grafton Show Horse And Cattle Entries Closing Time To-morrow

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 4

Elsewhere it is notified by advertisement that entries will close to-morrow at 8 p.m. for the horse and cattle sections of this year's Grafton…

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Butter-margarine Competition England Shipping Difficulties D.P.B. Chairman's Views Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 4

Uncertainty of shipping is the main reason for the action of the British Food Ministry in maintaining the rationing of butter. This was…

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DAIRYING Rations For Dairy Cows Must Be Balanced, Palatable and Economical

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 3

Rations for dairy cows must not only be "balanced" (contain the elements of nutrition in desirable proportions), but they must be appetising also, and…

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