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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 16 of 28

Farm Labor Help From Town Chamber of Commerce Movement

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 July 1942 · page 2

The organisation of labor units from the town to assist farmers in harvesting and sowing crops, which was inaugurated in Grafton…

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MANPOWER Mobile Farm Corps Queensland Plan

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 July 1942 · page 2

BRISBANE, Thurs.--The Queensland designed Rural Manpower Plan, involving the creation of Mobile Farm Crops, Under…

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Women As Land Workers Northern Farmers Not Co-operating

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 July 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.--Farmers in Northern New South Wales failed to co-operate with the manpower authorities in accepting offers of…

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Corn Husking Party at Water View Farm

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 July 1942 · page 4

On Friday night last week a party of about forty young people of the South Grafton Methodist Church and visitors hiked to Mr…

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Minister Unfavorable P.P.U. Suggestion Resume Cattle Stations in Tick Zone

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 July 1942 · page 2

The Minister for Lands, Mr. J. M. Tully, has replied to a letter from the District Secretary of the P.P.U., Mr. F. M. V. Earle…

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Carrot Seed For Clarence Farmers Minister's Reply to Enquiry

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 July 1942 · page 2

Replying to a letter from the district secretary of the Clarence District Council of the P.P.U. (Mr. F. Earle), conveying a resolution…

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Rural Workers Still Being Called Up Sheep and Sugar Industries

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 July 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.--Despite the decision that they would not be called up for the present, cases have been reported of men…

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DAIRYING Melb. Conference Produce Board Mr. Plunkett Again Chairman

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 July 1942 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tues.--Dairying problems of Australia and New Zealand will be discussed in Sydney on Thursday next at…

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Dairy Herds T.b. Tests in Victoria

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 July 1942 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tues.--Speaking in the Legislative Assembly to-day on a Bill providing penalties when a dairyman falsely…

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DECLINING Butter Production Cheese Output Rising

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 July 1942 · page 4

CANBERRA, Wed.--Cheese production in the Commonwealth continues to increase while butter production is still on the…

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Opinions of Our Readers "Are Farmers Fools?"

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 July 1942 · page 1

Sir,--This question was asked at the meeting of the C.R. County Council this week, as reported in your issue of 28th inst. The question has some…

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New Records W.a. Dairy Production

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 July 1942 · page 4

PERTH, Wed.--New records in butter and cheese production figures were reached by Western Australia for the year ended June…

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Butter Price Case For Increase Facts Placed Before Minister

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 July 1942 · page 2

The case for an increase in the price of butter was put to the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Dunn, during his visit to Grafton…

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Cane Harvest 1000 Tons a Week Behind In Crushing Labor Shortage Crops Will Rot in Fields

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 August 1942 · page 2

LISMORE, Sun.--With the sugar cane harvest already 1000 tons a week behind schedule, the general meeting of the…

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Vic. News Dairyman's Family Using Powdered Milk Complaints of Overcharging

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 August 1942 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tues.--The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Hogan, stressing the need for Sunday deliveries of milk to-day, said it was better for people not…

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Price of Butter Request For Increase Being Considered to Meet Rising Costs

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 August 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.--The secretary of the Farmers and Settlers, Mr. Cambridge, at the annual conference of that…

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Farmers Ignored by Govt. Requests Not Heeded Attack By F. and S.

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 August 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.--A protest against the almost total disregard paid by the Federal Government to representations of…

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Butter Price Case for Increase Facts Placed Before Minister

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 7 August 1942 · page 1

The case for an increase in the price of butter was put to the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Dunn, during his visit to Grafton by Mr. A. F…

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Dairy Farms At Least 1000 Closed No Labor--low Prices

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 August 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Fri.--At least 1000 dairy farms have been closed, due principally to lack of manpower, and because of low prices…

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Office-bearers Farmers and Settlers' Association

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 August 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sun.--T. E. Kendall was re- elected unopposed as president of the Farmers and Settlers Association at the annual…

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