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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

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HOUSES--FARMS Purchased By Italians Comment on Richmond. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 July 1940 · page 5

For the past three months Italians have been unusually active in the real estate market in Lismore district, where there is a large Italian…

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Nation Tickets for Petrol Users £1000 Penalty Provided Farm Engines Included Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 July 1940 · page 3

At the [?]…

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Dairy Conditions Instructors' Report for North Coast Areas

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 July 1940 · page 2

Reports received from dairy instructors on the North Coast indicate fair to good seasonal conditions. on the Tweed in the first half of the year, with…

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Casino Butter Pay

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 July 1940 · page 4

The Casino Co- operative Dairy society has fixed the butter pay for June supplies at 18[?]d per lb. Last year the June pay was 12½d per lb. Messrs…

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Cost of Butter Production

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 July 1940 · page 4

Mr. R. C. Gibson, president of the Richmond River branch of the has stated at Lismore that Mr. G. H. Eraser has completed his investigation…

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Cattle Breeding At Kangaroo Creek an open paddock Nymboida Shire Council Meeting

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 July 1940 · page 3

Further reference was made at the meeting of the Nymboida Shire Council yesterday to the road through Cr. P. Mulquiney's property at Kangaroo Creek…

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Dairying Conditions Clarence to Nambucca

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 July 1940 · page 6

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

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Junior Farmers' Club General Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 July 1940 · page 1

A general meeting of the Dorrigo Junior Farmers' Club was held at Public School, on Saturday week last. The small attendance was an…

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Poultry Farmers Important Poll on August 27. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 July 1940 · page 6

A poll will be taken of poultry farmers outside the present area controlled by the board on the question as to whether or not the balance of new…

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Dairying Conditions Clarence and Middle Rivers

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 July 1940 · page 1

Mr. I. W. Scott, Senior Dairy instructor, who is at present in charge of both the Clarence to Nambueen and Middle Rivers districts, in the absence…

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An Out- Dated Criticism the Charge of Conservatism Against Farmers

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 July 1940 · page 2

It is traditional charge against the farmer that he is conservative, but the charge has almost had its day. Few farmers nowadays will reject a new…

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Weekly Cattle Sale

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 July 1940 · page 4

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., report a yarding of just on 500 cattle of all classes at their weekly sale. In the fat section values showed a slight advances on last week's…

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Dairy Conditions Produce Board's Report Weather and Production. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 July 1940 · page 4

The weekly report of the Dairy Produce Board stated to-day that there had been in Victoria mild cloudy weather, with light, scattered showers…

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Wool Cheque £11,500,000 for Queensland. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 July 1940 · page 5

With the war wool has come into its own again. The industry was worth £11,500,000 to Queensland for the season just…

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New England Experiment Farm Monthly Test of Jersey Herd

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 July 1940 · page 4

The results of the monthly test of the Jersey herd at the New England Experiment Farm reveal that 30 cows were submitted to test. The average…

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For Japan Scrap Iron, Wheat Wool, Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 July 1940 · page 5

A Japanese vessel loaded hundreds of tons of scrap iron, mainly [?]igiron, at an Australian [?] to-day Wheat and wool were also shipped, but the cargo…

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N. Z. Potatoes Wheat From Australia. Wellington (N. Z)

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 July 1940 · page 5

The Minister for Finance, Mr. Nash, announced to-night that the first shipment of potatoes, comprising 1000 tons, would be going to Australia this month…

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Bean Crops Shortage of Blight-free Seed

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1940 · page 1

Owing to extremely dry conditions during last summer, supplies of French bean seed, including seed recommended by the Department as…

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Car Strikes Horse Farmer Gets Damages

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1940 · page 3

In the District Court at Beliingen last week Judge Storkey awarded Wallace James Neal, farmer, of Moonee, £20 damages against J. S…

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