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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

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Butter Grading. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 July 1940 · page 4

During the week ended July 5. 92.2 percent, of butter examined by the State butter grading staff was found to be of choicest grade…

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Butter Chese Shortage in N.S.W. MELBOURNE

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 July 1940 · page 6

A Shortage of butter and cheeks in New South Wales and of butter in Tasmania has been declared by the [?] committee Ltd…

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"Clean, Dense Maize Crop" Mr. Kerle's Report

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 2

The report of Mr. W. D. Kerle, senior agricultural instructor, shows in the North Coast division of the R.A.S. championship competition that the area…

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Aliens and "Dummies" Purchasing Farming Properties Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 5

Mr. Anthony (C.P.), M.H.R., amplified his statement of yesterday that aliens were buying up properties through dummies…

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Rain Needed In Various States Butter Production Very Low. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 July 1940 · page 4

The production of butter [?] is still low and is approaching bedrock. The Australian Dairy Produce Board…

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Farm Contest Won By N. Johnston Pig Contest to Burringbae

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 July 1940 · page 4

A message from Lismore states that Mr. Norman Johnston, of Old Bonalbo, won the North Coast National A. and I. Society's dairy farm competition by a…

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Severe Frosts In Clarence District No Damage to Crops

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 July 1940 · page 4

With the mercury down to 31.75deg., the lowest it has been this year, Jack Frost visited the Clarence River district on three consecutive days last…

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Rumania Farm Workers Demobilised. Bughabest

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 July 1940 · page 5

The Government responding to the German demand, has ordered 100,000 peasant soldiers to return to their farms for the wheat harvest…

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Petrol Rations Timber and Dairying "A Body Blow" SIR E. Pages Strong Attack

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 July 1940 · page 5

Sir Earle Page said on Saturday that the policy of the Government in keeping the commercial community to a continuous state of uncertainty…

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Norco June Butter Output

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 July 1940 · page 4

The report of the Norco Co-operative Co, Ltd., for June states that the output of butter for the month was 769 tons at 13¼d per lb. In June, 1939, the…

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225 Acres Farm Lands at Central Bucca Creek. For Sale by Public Auction at Walters & Vost's Auction Booms, Coffs Harbour, on Saturday, 20th July, At 2.30 p.m

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1940 · page 2

WALTERS & VOST have received instructions from the Mortgagee to sell by Public Auction the valuable Farm Property known as Perring's,…

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Dairy Conference Transport and Marketing. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 July 1940 · page 5

A conference of dairying interests is being called by the Minister for Agriculture to discuss, among other matters, cream transport, in the light of…

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Butter Grading. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 July 1940 · page 5

During the week ended July 12, 91,9 per cent, of boxes of butter examined by We State butter grading staff was found to be of choicest grade…

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Dairy Farm Competition

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 July 1940 · page 4

Entrants for the Norco dairy farm competition also competed in the State contest. The first, Mr. N. Johnstone, of Bonalbo, and the second, Mr. W. E…

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War Savings Drive in Dairying Districts. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 July 1940 · page 4

The organising secretary of the New south Wales war Savings Certificates Campaign, Mr. C. M. Wilson, said to- night that the committee intended…

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Raiders Over England Bombs On Country Road People in Farmhouse Injured London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 July 1940 · page 5

A raider over the south coast was apparently aware of the presence of R. A. F. fighters, and dropped several bombs into the mud…

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Butter Substitutes

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 July 1940 · page 6

At the meeting of the Lismore Chamber of Commerce, following criticism regarding the long delay in Introducing legislation to limit margarine…

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Butter and Cheese Contract Renewed Supplies for Britain, Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 July 1940 · page 7

The contract for the sale of Australian butter and cheese to the United Kingdom has been renewed for the year July, 1940 to June 1941…

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Cows Ousted by Sheep Dorrigo Dairy Farmer Changes Over First Lambs Marketed

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 July 1940 · page 1

Making dairy farm history at Dorrigo, Mr. S. G. Winkley is replacing his herd of cows with sheep and fat lambs. His flock varies from 1100…

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Linen Flax How Farmers Can Help Empire "Not Necessarily Payable"

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 July 1940 · page 6

Whether linen flax is an economic proposition under New South Wales conditions or not, every endeavor should be made to sow a large area…

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