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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

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Dairying Conditions Instructors' Reports

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 September 1940 · page 3

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

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Butter Gradings. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 September 1940 · page 3

During the week ended on August 30, 90 per cent. of the boxes of butter examined by the State butter grading staff was found to be of choicest grade…

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Coastal Conditions Dairy Instructors Reports More Rain Needed

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 September 1940 · page 3

Following are the August reports of dairy instructors on the North Coast:-- Mr.. A. L. Astbury, senior dairy instructor (Tweed to Bangalow):--…

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Advice to Farmers

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 September 1940 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the shareholders in the Glen Innes Co-operative Dairy Society, the chairman of the board of directors, Mr. Campbell, urged…

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Butter Substitutes The Margarine Menace

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 2

Addressing delegates at the quarterly meeting of the Raleigh District, P.P.U., at Bellingen last Saturday, Mr. J. L. Shute, General Secretary,…

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Primary Industries Farmers And The War the Butter Contracts P.P. Union Discussion

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 3

Questions closely affecting the welfare of the dairy farmers under war conditions were discussed in an address by the general secretary of…

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The Nation's Need Increased Dairy Farm Production

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 3

Purely from the farmer's own point of view of personal gain, and from a national economic point of view, increased production in all spheres…

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Primary Producers Union District Council Quarterly Meeting Use Of Butter Substitutes Campaign Against Margarine "Difficult Hill To Climb"

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 6

Referring to the work of the Primary Producers Union at the quarterly meeting of the Clarence District Council held at Grafton yesterday, Mr. C. G Wingfield, M.L.A., spoke of the campaign against the use of butter substitutes. He stated that it was most difficult to get any motion dealing with…

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Dairying Conditions Clarence to Nambucca

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 1

Mr. I. W. Scott, senior dairy instructor, who is at present in charge of both the Clarence to Nambucca and Middle Rivers districts, in the…

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Feeding of Dairy Cows

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

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

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Claim Fails Actions on a Bond Formation of Dairy Company

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 4

The Supreme Court before Judge Maxwell and jury, was engaged for two days last week, in the hearing of evidence and legal argument…

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Weekly Cattle Sale

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 September 1940 · page 4

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., report:-- A[?] very good yarding of fat cattle at their weekly sale held on Wednesday last. All the local buyers were in attendance as well…

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Strike Threat Wool and Basil Workers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 September 1940 · page 4

A strike is threatened by 1300 wool and basil workers if their demands for increased pay and improved conditions are not granted…

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Rain Needed In All States Dairy Produce Board Statement. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 September 1940 · page 3

Scattered showers in the southern portion of the State and fairly general frosts with some drying winds have affected the production of butter…

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Shipping Space For Dairy Produce War Problems for C.S.I.R. MELBOURNE

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 September 1940 · page 5

Concentration of dairy produce to save shipping space will be among the urgent wartime problems of Australian industry to be investigated by four…

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Butter for U.K. Bigger Contracts Australian and N.Z. LONDON

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 September 1940 · page 5

The Ministry of Food announced new contracts for the purchase of Australian and New Zealand butter on terms similar to last season's, but predicted…

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No Quorum Dairy Society Annual Meeting Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 September 1940 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Coff's Harbor and Orara Co-operative Dairy Society, which was to have been held on Sunday last, was adjourned until…

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Wool Personality Mr. H. L. Edwards' Death. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 September 1940 · page 4

Mr. H. L. Edwards, who was in charge of the shipping arrangements for the Queensland wool scheme collapsed and died at his residence…

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£120 Millions Supplies for Britain Primary Produce Orders Dairy Products Increase? Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 September 1940 · page 5

When negotiations for the renewal of the meat agreement with Great. Britain are completed the Commonwealth Government will have entered…

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Improve Butter

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 September 1940 · page 4

The secretary of the Primary Producers Union, Mr. J. L. Shute, speaking at the quarterly meeting in Lismore on Monday, stated that the future…

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