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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

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Dairy Products P.P.U. Secy.'s Advice Rebuke By Premier Questions in Parliament Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 October 1940 · page 4

A statement by the General Secretary of the Primary Producers' Union, Mr. J. L. Shute, on the sale of dairy, products to the British Government,…

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Drought Relief Money For Farmers Repayment by State. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 3

The State Government was prepared to accept the responsibility for the repayment of the money made available by the Commonwealth Government to…

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Child Injured on Farm

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 4

When he slipped off a farm slide whilst riding with his father on his farm near Kempsey, Lloyd, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. H. J, Rogers, had…

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Dairy Industry Third Reading of Amending Act. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 October 1940 · page 5

The Dairy Industry Amendment Bill was read the third time in the Legislative Assembly to-day…

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Norco Butter Pay

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 October 1940 · page 4

Norco Co-operative Limited, Byron Bay, reports that the output of butter for September was 905 tons, for which suppliers, will be paid 11 per 1b for…

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Dry Weather Butter Production Affected Position in Various States. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 October 1940 · page 2

Unusually warm weather, with dust-storms in the northern districts, followed by a cool change with passing showers, finds Victorian butter…

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Sir Earle Page Commended By Dairy Co. Will Assist Fodder Conservation Scheme Water Conservation and Irrigation

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 October 1940 · page 4

Sir Earle Page's proposals for a national scheme of fodder conservation and mass production were considered by the board of directors of the…

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Horses, Cattle Sheep And Pigs Being Shipped From Britain to Four Continents

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 October 1940 · page 2

Four Continents have been making purchases of British pedigree livestock since Germany's invasions cut breeders off from several important sources [?]…

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Poisoned Cattle Damages Against Shire Council

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 October 1940 · page 4

Mr. Justice Macrossan awarded £24514 damages in the Brisbane Supreme Court on Friday to Harold Woden Copeland, stock inspector, of…

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Bellingen Dairymen in Spitfire Fund

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 October 1940 · page 4

The board of the Bellinger River Cooperative Butter and Bacon Society have decided to donate 32 boxes of butter to the special fund organised by…

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Record Tomato Crop

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1940 · page 3

Boweu (Queensland) is in the midst of marketing what is claimed to constitute a record crop of tomatoes. The week before last the district loaded…

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29.4 Per Cent. Choice Grade Butter. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 October 1940 · page 2

During the week ended October 18. 89.4 per cent, of the boxes of butter examined by the State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture…

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Wool Committee High Court Judge As Chairman. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 October 1940 · page 5

The appointment of Mr. Justice Owen Dixon, of the High Court Bench, as chairman of the Central Wool Committee, was announced by…

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Butter From Eire Shipments Not Held Up Dearer Than N.Z. Product. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 October 1940 · page 5

Eire seems to have superfluous butter while Britain is rationed two ounces weekly, states the "Daily telegraph's" special correspondent…

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Opinions of Our Readers Dairy Products

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 October 1940 · page 6

Sir,--With reference to news item which appeared in your issue of 16th inst., headed "Dairy Products. P.P.U. Secretary's Advice. Rebuke by…

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Farmer's Death

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 October 1940 · page 4

Mr. Henry Boyter, aged 45, a farmer, was found dead near his home, nine miles from Coraki, with a gunshot wound in the region of the heart. Near…

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Dairy Production Improvement Plans Conference of Officials. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 October 1940 · page 5

A conference of the dairying officials of the State Departments of Agriculture is now meeting in Melbourne to discuss the question of improving the…

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Butter Output Bellinger Below Normal

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 25 October 1940 · page 4

The output of 41.9 tons of butter on the Bellinger River for the month of September was considerably below the average compared with…

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Petrol Economy Victorian Butter Factories Prepared to Carry on Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 October 1940 · page 5

A conference of butter factory representatives to-day agreed to carry on with the petrol economy arrangements for the dairying industry adopted last…

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Aid for Farmers Fodder for Stock Loans Over Five Years Conditions Outlined Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 October 1940 · page 4

The terms under which advances would be made to wheat growers, dairy farmers and those engaged in general farming, who are unable to…

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