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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

543 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 12 of 28

Wool Price Justified by Higher Costs

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 May 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tues.—The president of the Graziers' Association of New South Wales, Mr. Cowdery, said to-day that the increase of…

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Gearing Up War Effort Thousands of Women To Replace Men In War Work 318,000 Men and Women Will Be Required No Further Call-ups From Farms Railways to Be Stripped to War Needs

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 May 1942 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tues.—Far-reaching decisions designed to gear-up the Australian war effort to the fullest capacity were made by the War Cabinet to-day. Acting on a report by a Cabinet sub-committee, the War…

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Women New Land Army Ready For Farm Work Sydney Conference

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 May 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.—Plans aimed at the immediate establishment in N.S.W. of a new women's land army, were lengthily…

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Labour Problem Solved Land Girls to the Rescue on Bostobrick Farm

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 2

One of our local men on the land who was confronted with a labour problem of considerable dimensions, has succeeded in solving it most…

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To Help Farmers Move By Chamber Of Commerce Committee Appointed Support of P.P.U. to Be Sought

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 1

After discussing the hardships being suffered by men on the land through the depiction of labor, the Grafton and South Grafton Chamber of…

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Dairying Alarming Decline Higher Prices Urged To Maintain Output

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thurs.—The alarming decline in the production of dairy produce in the Commonwealth was shown by…

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Dairy Products To Increase Output Cheap Wheat As Cattle Food

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 May 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA, Fri.— Important steps to increase the output of dairy products throughout Australia have been made by Mr…

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Voluntary Aid Help For Farmers Grafton High School Effort

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 June 1942 · page 1

The scheme of voluntary aid to farmers which was inaugurated locally some weeks ago by me Grafton staff of G. J. Coles and…

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Wheat Plan Minister Is Angry Over Victorian Criticism

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 June 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA, Mon.—The Minister for Commerce. Mr. Scully, to-night described as malicious and untrue, the statements made at a…

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Food Front Crops—fertiliser Control Of Meat Canberra Conference Farm Labor Problem

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 June 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA, Mon.—Vital plans for the stepping up of Australia's output of primary products were studied by the…

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No Permit Travelling Stock Quarantine Area Breach By Southgate Farmer

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 June 1942 · page 1

"These are difficult times," said Mr. R. M. Stewart, P.M., in finding the case proved, where Wm. McPhee, farmer, of Lawrence, was charged in the…

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Protection Dairying—farming Advice To Fed. Govt. Ensure Manpower Needs

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 June 1942 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tues.—The Australian Agricultural Council to-day decided to ask the Federal Government to declare…

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Opinions of Our Readers Will Have to Abandon Farm

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 June 1942 · page 4

Sir.—In your issue of 26th ult. I noticed the published account of an application for exemption Horn military service, made by my eldest son, Edward…

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Potatoes Extreme Shortage Guyra Crop For Seed Order To Declare Stocks

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 June 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.—Owing to the extreme shortage in the New South Wales potato crop it has been found necessary to divert…

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Little Scope Employment Of Women on Dairy Farms

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 June 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.—The secretary of the Primary Producers' Union. Mr. J. L. Shute, said to-day that there was little scope for the…

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"Clean" Stock Cattle Tick Habits Official Statement Reply to Stockowners' League

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 June 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.—It has been publicly stated on behalf of opponents to the tick eradication campaign in Grafton-Maclean…

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Butter Price Increase Urged P.P. Union Dist. Council Meeting

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 1

At the quarterly meeting of the Clarence River District Council of the P.P.U., held yesterday, an Ulmarra branch…

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Sydney Markets Cattle Values 10/ Higher Potatoes in Small Supply

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Small supplies of Tasmanian potatoes were made available in the farm produce section at Sussex street…

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A.c.f. the Clarence River District Patriotic and War Fund. Wool Now Available

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 3

The Clarence River Comforts Committee of the fund now has a limited supply of wool available for auxiliaries, a supply having been received from the…

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Farm Labor Local Committees Necessity for Formation Stressed

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 2

Speaking to members of the Clarence River District Council of the Primary Producers' Union at Grafton yesterday, Mr. W. H…

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