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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1941

759 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 15 of 38

Dorrigo's Outstanding Success in Butter and Bacon Factories Competitions Double Win

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 30 May 1941 · page 2

Great praise is due to the staffs of the Dorrigo Butter and Bacon Factories for the outstanding success achieved by them in the recent…

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Dairying Conditions Clarence to Nambucca

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 30 May 1941 · page 3

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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Norco's Butter Pay

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 May 1941 · page 4

Norco Co-operative, Ltd., announced on Thursday that suppliers would be paid 11 a lb. for choicest supplies received by the company during May…

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Butter Production Increase In W. Australia Above .Last Year's Level. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 May 1941 · page 2

The only state to snow an increase in butter production this week, was West Australia, where the output has steadily risen until it is considerably…

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Bad Plight of South Coast Farmers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 May 1941 · page 5

The member for South Coast, Mr. Rupert Beale, said d to-day that dairy farmers in that district were forced to produce milk, butter and cheese…

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Cane Cutters Preference For British on Queensland Farms. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 June 1941 · page 4

Babinda (North Queensland) cane cutters, who in 1925 held up operations for six weeks before their demands for British preferences were…

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Use Your Wool Scraps

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 June 1941 · page 4

Don't waste your wool, use up the scraps by knitting garters for use with long socks. The A.C.F. advise that knitted garters are essential…

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Price of Milk Increase Wanted Dairy Farmers' Plight Conference of M.'sL.A. To-day. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 June 1941 · page 4

A conference of Parliamentary representatives of milk producing areas has been convened by Mr. Darcy Rose, M L.A., for to-morrow, to discuss the…

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Farmers' Chance Fodder Conservation More Entries Required

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 June 1941 · page 4

Unless more entries are received, the Clarence River district will not be represented in the Royal Agricultural Society's fodder conservation…

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Farmer Charged Alleged Attempt To Kill Evidence in Police Court. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 June 1941 · page 4

Defective Sergeant Martin Purcell alleged in the police court to-day that Frank Bach jun., 29, farmer, threatened to shoot him dead before tiring…

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Butter Production Compiling Cost

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 June 1941 · page 5

In connection with efforts being made in the three main butter producing States of the Commonwealth to compile reliable data which would…

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Junior Farmers' Club General Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 June 1941 · page 2

The Dorrigo Junior Farmers held their ordinary meeting on May 24. Those present were Messrs. C. Macindoe, S. Flette, H. McDowell, K…

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Dairyman Fined

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 June 1941 · page 1

It was an unlucky day for Robert McDuff, down on the Hastings, when a dairy inspector walked in on him for he was fined £1 and 8/ costs at…

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Girl's Unusual Job Manager of Dairy Factory

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 June 1941 · page 2

The only woman in Australia [?] manage a dairy factory is the 24[?] old Miss Mary Scott Smith, win [?] managing secretary of the Ca[?]…

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Cattle Sale

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 June 1941 · page 4

Goldsbrough. Mort and Co. Ltd. report, holding a cattle sale on Wednesday last, when roughly 800 head of good quality stock were submitted. All the local and outside buyers…

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Butter for A.I.F. Margarine In Emergency Army Minister Explains. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 June 1941 · page 4

Only in those cases where it is impossible to obtain butter would Australian troops be supplied with margarine as an emergency measure, said…

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Butter Production Increase In W.A. Decline in New South Wales. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 June 1941 · page 6

The production of butter is showing a rapid increase, in Western Australia, and is substantially above normal tor this time of the year, the Dairy…

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Power Alcohol From Wheat And Sugar Federal Government Proposals. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 June 1941 · page 4

The Federal Government is endeavoring to obtain from Britain or America the necessary plant for increasing the production of power alcohol in Australia…

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Packing Butter New Method Tested

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 10 June 1941 · page 4

According to the "Irish Agricultural and Creamery Review," the American commercial attache at Copenhagen has reported to the U.S…

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BUTTER--CHEESE Factory Output Lower for Nine Months Ended March 31. CANBERRA

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 June 1941 · page 4

The effect of the rains, which fell in December and subsequent months, is reflected in the increased output of factory abutter recorded during the March…

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