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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

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New Schedule Electricity Charges Grafton Co-op. Dairy Co. Dissatisfied

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 October 1942 · page 1

There was a repercussion from the Clarence River County Council's decision of last meeting to revert to the 1933 scale of charges, when a letter…

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Hessian Wanted-- Farmers Please Note!

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 October 1942 · page 4

The State Salvage Office is anxious to secure as much hessian as can be collected. A special appeal is made to farmers and…

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P.P.U. Ulmarra Branch Butter Price Question

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 October 1942 · page 1

A very large and enthusiastic meeting of the Ulmarra branch of the P.P.U. was held in the Council Chambers. Ulmarra, on Saturday October 24…

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Maclean Junior Farmers Advisory Committee

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 October 1942 · page 4

There was a good attendance of members at a meeting of the Maclean Junior Farmers' Advisory Committee, presided over by the president, Canon F. G…

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Farmers' Emergency Returns

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 30 October 1942 · page 2

The Officer-in-Charge of Police states that quite a number of the Emergency Return forms sent to farmers to be filled in, in the Dorrigo district…

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Agricultural Pooling Farming Machinery

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 30 October 1942 · page 4

The Minister for Commerce, Mr. W. J Scully, announced this week, that an Order had been gazetted under the National Security Regulations…

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Dorrigo Dairy Company Monthly Report

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 30 October 1942 · page 2

During the month of September. 1942, the quantity of butter manufactured was 28 ton 2 cwt. 1 qr. 6 lbs., being a decrease of 3 ton 3 cwt. 3 qrs…

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Records Give Surest Dairy Guide

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 30 October 1942 · page 4

Records ensure availability of useful information in a dairy, and are indispensable in the elimination of unprofitable animals, and they do not…

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Pineapple Crop Ensuring Supplies For Forces Control of Canned Products

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 October 1942 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thurs.--Control orders were issued to-day to ensure supplies of pineapple products for the fighting services. In…

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Butter Subsidy Visit of P.p.u. General Secretary

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 October 1942 · page 2

Mr. J. L. Shute, General Secretary of the Primary Producers' Union, will be attending the meeting of the Clarence River…

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Potato Review Crop Conditions Beneficial Effect of Rains

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 October 1942 · page 4

The following review of potato crop conditions as at October 15 has been furnished by Mr. E. F. Whitbread. Acting Chief, Division of Marketing…

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Alumny Creek Crops

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 November 1942 · page 4

Although everything looks lovely and green, grass is vary short and more rain is badly needed for it. Cool weather has checked the growth of…

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Fine Potatoes Grown by Junior Farmer

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 November 1942 · page 2

A sample was brought to the "Daily Examiner" office yesterday of Early Vermont potatoes grown by George Mulligan, son…

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Butter Prices P.P.U. District Council To-morrow's Meeting

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 November 1942 · page 1

Amongst the motions to be placed before the Clarence District Council of the Primary Producers' Union, at its meeting to-morrow are a number…

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Two Escape From Prison Farm

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 November 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.--Two prisoners who escaped from Emu Plains Prison Farm early to-night are Harold Leslie James. 19, who is…

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British P.o.w. Working on Farms in Poland

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 November 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Wed.--"The Times" correspondent at Stockholm, states the Germans have confirmed the report that British prisoners of…

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Difficulties of a Dairy Farmer

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 November 1942 · page 4

Because of the present price of cutter it appeared that more money could be earned elsewhere with less work an worry than on a dairy farm…

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'Avert Tragedy' "Stick Together" Advice to Dairymen Subsidy Supported P.P.U. General Secretary at Grafton

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 November 1942 · page 1

"I want to make a personal appeal to stick to your own organisation. It would be a tragedy if dairy farmers were induced to split up into little…

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P.P. Union Council's Activities Quarterly Meeting Butter Subsidy

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 November 1942 · page 4

Mr. L. C. Sab[?]en, president of the Clarence District Council of the Primary Producers' Union presided over the quarterly meeting in the Town Hall,…

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Wheat Harvest Regulation Of Employment Extension to Other Crops

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 November 1942 · page 3

CANBERRA, Mon.--The power of the Wheat Harvest Employment Commission was extended by National Security Regulations…

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