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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 32 of 38

Dairying Conditions. Clarence to Nambucca

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 4 October 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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Herd Testing Regulations "Seek to Educate Farmer"

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 2

A communication from the Dept. of Agriculture, read at Tuesday's meeting of the Agricultural Association, acknowledged receipt of a letter from…

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Dairying Conditions Instructors' Reports

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 4

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

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Dairy Production Scheme To Increase SIR E. Page's Proposal. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 4

Sir Earle Page, M.H.R., has formulated a scheme to increase dairy production by enabling farmers to produce feed quickly with community…

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Dairy Industry. Little Rain On North Coast Production and Prospects. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 October 1940 · page 3

Varying climatic conditions in practically every State were a feature of the review of dairying prospects made available by the Australian Dairy…

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Shots Fired At. Farmer. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 October 1940 · page 4

Interrupted while stealing cabbages and tomatoes from a Palm wood farm to-day four men fled to a car, the driver of which is alleged to have fired…

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Butter Grading. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 October 1940 · page 2

During the week ended October 4, 39.4 per cent of the butter examined by the State butter grading staff was found to be of choicest grade…

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Sugar Crops Below Estimates North Queensland Position. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 October 1940 · page 1

North Queensland sugar crops are not cutting up to estimates, and this season's sugar production will probably be about 40,000 tons less than was…

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Higher Prices for Fat Cattle

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 October 1940 · page 4

Messrs. Harrie Badgery and Sons Pty., Ltd., report having sold privately to Mr. W. Shannon, Grafton district manager for Messrs. G. M. Scott and…

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Cattle Draft

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 11 October 1940 · page 1

At the recent meeting of the Dorrigo Show Committee, Mr. Harry Smith said he would like Mr. Layton to be written to and asked to make…

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Butter V. Margarine

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 11 October 1940 · page 6

Speaking on the censure motion in the Legislative Assembly last week, Col. Bruxner, Leader of the Country Party, said the Leader of the…

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Bread and Butter Unauthorised Price Increases Commissioner Takes Action Reversion to Pre-war Prices. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 October 1940 · page 5

Action has been taken by the Commonwealth Prices Commissioner, Professor Copland, to prevent unauthorised increases in the prices…

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Aus. Wool Clip Quarter As Frozen Reserve to Be Stored in U.S.A. Valued at £15,000,000. CANBERRA

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 October 1940 · page 5

One-quarter of the new Australian wool clip will become a frozen reserve in the United States available either to the United Kingdom or the United…

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Drought Relief £950,000 for Farmers Federal Govt. Decision Mr. Cameron's Statement Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 October 1940 · page 2

To meet the immediate necessities of farmers in drought-stricken areas, £950,000 would he distributed by the Commonwealth Government, the…

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Dairy Industry Rain Needed In N.S.W. Board's Weekly Report. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 October 1940 · page 6

A few light scattered showers in some districts of Victoria, with weather abnormally warm for this time of the year, found the seasonal increase in…

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Dairy Produce Increased Exports British Requirements Unique Opportunity. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 October 1940 · page 6

Efforts are being made by the Federal Government to stimulate the production of dried milk for export to Great Britain. This was stated by…

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Wheat Estimate 33 Million Bushels In N.S.W. Preliminary Forecast. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 October 1940 · page 1

The first or preliminary forecast of the States wheat yield for the year is 33,000,000 bushels. This was announced by Mr. A. A…

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Seeing Adelaide Graftonian's Visit In Mount Lofty Ranges Where Farmers Plough Steep Hills

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 October 1940 · page 2

In the following letter to his mother, written at sea, Mr. Cyril Page, R.A.N.V.R., of Grafton, describes a visit to Adelaide:--…

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Wheat Shortage in Greece. Athens

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 October 1940 · page 5

Owing to the wheat shortage, negotiations are being conducted for the purchase of 50,000 tons from Australia, and also large quantities from Russia…

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Director's Suggestion Evacuation Of Cattle to Protect British Stud Stock

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 October 1940 · page 4

At the Grafton P.P. Board meeting yesterday, Director F. MaXwell stated that, with the idea of saving England's stud cattle from the indiscriminate…

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