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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 37 of 38

Butter Price Immediate Increase Sought Some Districts in Shocking State. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 December 1941 · page 2

An immediate increase of ld per pound in butter prices was advocated to -day by the general secretary of the Primary Producers' Union, Mr. Shute…

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Youth Charged Murder on Q 'Sland Farm. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 December 1941 · page 5

Charles Henry Sedgman, 17, farm laborer, was to -day charged with the wilful murder of Mrs. Jeannie Ogden, 57, at Windera, near Murgon, yesterday…

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Casino Butter Pay

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 December 1941 · page 4

Casino Co-op. Dairy Society has fixed the rate of pay for November cream supplies at 13d per lb., compared with 13 1-8d in November, 1940…

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Limit Production Dairy Farmers' Motion for Butter Price Increase. Karangi

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 December 1941 · page 3

Mr. W. J. Maston presided over a large meeting of farmers and others at Karangi on Tuesday night. The meeting was called by the P.P. Union and…

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KARANGI Price of Butter Limitation Suggested

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 5 December 1941 · page 2

Mr. W. J. Mastou presided over[?] large meeting of farmers and ot[?] last Tuesday night. The meeting w[?] called through the P.P.U., and a[?]…

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Butter Price Producers' Side Reply to Prime Minister

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

Commenting on the Prime Minister's statement regarding the refusal of Professor Copland, Prices Commissioner, to allow an increase of 1d…

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Cattle Tick Money For Dip Construction Not Paid Into Consolidated Revenue

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 December 1941 · page 7

''A recent contribution by Mr. v S. Wiley, of Newrybar. suggested that the grants made available by the Federal Government for the building of…

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Farm for Sale TUESDAY, 9th DECEMBER At 2.15 p.m

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 December 1941 · page 2

W. H. SHAW will sell on account of the owner oil above date, at his office. Hickory Street:— 158 acres Homestead Farm, with…

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Farmers Buy Wine Direct from Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 December 1941 · page 2

Many farmers and country business men are now buying their wine at a very reasonable, pried direct from a Sydney Vintner. As a permanent…

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Local and General Butter Price Increase

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 December 1941 · page 4

At a meeting of the Lismore branch of the P.P. Union on Wednesday the district secretary (Mr. R. Pilgrim) said: "The dairy farmers have the…

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Butter Output Increase in N.S.W. MELBOURNE

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 December 1941 · page 6

The production of butter is increasing in New South Wales and Tasmania. falling in South Australia and Western Australia and stationary in Victoria…

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Butter Price Dorrigo Farmers' Protest Drastic Action Urged. Dorrigo

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 December 1941 · page 3

The largest meeting of Dorrigo dairy farmers yet held strongly protested against the refusal of the Prices Commissioner to raise the price of butter…

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Storm Damage 13.000 Sheep Lost in Floods. Hobart

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 December 1941 · page 3

Damage to hop fields, orchards, bridges and other property was caused by storms which swept Southern Tasmania during the latter part of…

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Junior Farmers State Championship North Coast Boy Prominent

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 December 1941 · page 2

Three North Coast Junior Farmers occupy prominent positions in the results of the State championship competitions announced by the Junio'…

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Sheep Parasites Control

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 December 1941 · page 6

The district stock inspector (Mr. G. J. O'Neill) suggested to the recent meeting of the Armidale P.P. Board that treatment for sheep parasites both…

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Farmers' Organisation Supported

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 December 1941 · page 3

The conversion of the P.P. Union into a registered union was urged at the last meeting of the Casino branch, which also adopted a motion…

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Local and General Butter Quality

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 December 1941 · page 4

The Department of Agriculture reports that, of the butter graded by State butter graders since March 1. 1941, 92.7 per cent. has been found…

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Butter Production Costs Valuable Survey Completed

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 12 December 1941 · page 4

Although the Australian Prices Commissioner has refused to sanction any present increase in the retail prices of butter and cheese in…

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Mass Meeting of Dairy farmers Demand Increase to Give Producers 1/4 1/2 Per Lb. "Not Getting 1 Per Cent. on Capital Outlay"

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 12 December 1941 · page 2

One of the largest gatherings of dairy farmers seen in Dorrigo for some considerable time assembled in the Memorial Hali oft Saturday, last,…

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Sydney Markets Inquiry For Potatoes Quality Cattle in Demand. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 December 1941 · page 4

No prime quality Tasmanian potatoes were available in Sussex street to-day, and agents reported a steady inquiry for other grades at recent ruling rates…

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