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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

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Dorrigo Boy Wins First Place Junior Farmer Essay

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 November 1942 · page 2

The winners of the Fodder Conservation Essay Competition were announced over the air yesterday, Ken. McDowell, of Dorrigo, coming first in…

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Big Scale Farming Suggested to Solve Money Problems

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 November 1942 · page 3

Lack of initial and working capital was the root cause alike of despairing failure and high costs in the dairying industry, said Mr. W…

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Fines of £30 Failure to Dip Five Farmers Convicted Grafton Petty Sessions

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 December 1942 · page 1

"There is no doubt from this decision," said Mr. R. M. Stewart, P.M., in the Grafton Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, after recapitulating the…

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Deplored Dairymen's Strike Hurting War Effort Fed. Minister's Views

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 December 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.--The Federal Minister for Commerce, Mr. Scully, to-day waited upon the Acting Premier, Mr. Baddeley,…

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Dairy Strike First Day Result Not Unanimous Figures From Dairy Factories

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 December 1942 · page 2

The result of the first day on which cream deliveries were received the three butter factories in the Grafton-Maclean…

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Butter, Milk and Cream Problem

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 December 1942 · page 2

Sir.--The preponderance of dairymen in New South Wales who are outside the Milk Board, zone are rightly concerned about the extremely low…

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Maclean Council Mayor's Review Assisting Farmers With Crops Austerity Loan Campaign

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 December 1942 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council was held on Tuesday night, when there were present: Alds. E. J. Controy (Mayor), E. D…

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Growing Crops Fruit Trees War Damage Insurance

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 December 1942 · page 2

It is not generally known that growing crops, fruit trees or vines, banana trees, etc., may be insured with the Government against war damage…

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Political Angle In Dairymen's Strike Reply To Dunn by League President

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 December 1942 · page 4

"Mr. W. F. Dunn seems very upset about dairy farmers feeding whole milk to pigs and calves, and calls it sabotage of…

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Record in 1942 57 Million Sheep Shorn

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 December 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.--Reviewing the shearing season, the Director-General of Manpower, Mr. Wurth. said to-day that the zoning…

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DOWN 6 12 P.C. Australian Wool Price Big American Orders

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 December 1942 · page 3

NEW YORK, Sat.--A reduction of six and a half per cent, in prices for Australian wool has been announced by the British…

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Potato Harvesting Maclean School Children Assist Lower Clarence Farmers

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 December 1942 · page 4

School children from the Maclean District Rural School, as well as children from the Maclean Convent, engaged in potato…

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Sugar Farms For Returned Soldiers Plan to Acquire From Non-british

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 December 1942 · page 4

BRISBANE, Sun.--The president of the Queensland Federation of Chambers of Commerce. Mr. G. Groom, in his submissions…

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Allied Tunisian Plans Drawn Up In Farmhouse Kitchen Allied Forces Lack Forward Fighter Drome Axis Air Forces In Control At Teburba

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 December 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Sun.--The Allied commanders held a conference in candlelight in a French farmhouse kitchen near Teburba early to-day and planned the final phase of the Tunisian campaign, which will be an all-out combined operation, says Reuter's special…

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Failure to Dip Heavy Fines Three Farmers Convicted Grafton Court Of Petty Sessions

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 December 1942 · page 1

Fines of £30, with costs amounting to £217, were imposed by Mr. R. M. Stewart, P.M., in the Grafton Court of Petty Session yesterday, in…

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Parlous State Primary Production Butter Price No Recompense to Farmer

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 December 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.--The parlous state of primary production in New South Wales, due to low prices and military call-ups, was…

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Tick Board Mr. W. T. Robinson's Cattle The Federal Inquiry Discussion at Meeting

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 December 1942 · page 2

LISMORE, Tues.--After one of the stormiest months in the whole of the tick eradication campaign in New South Wales…

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Potato Crop Geary Family Affair Heavy Crop--smart Picking

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 December 1942 · page 2

Five hundred arid seventeen bags of choice potatoes arid 40 bags of second grade and chats, a total of 557 bags, aproximately 35…

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Dipping During Tick Inquiry “Go On Strike Again” Farmers Bitter Statement by President

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 December 1942 · page 2

Referring last night to the committee of inquiry into the tick eradication campaign, which is scheduled to…

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Queensland Cattle Tick

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 December 1942 · page 2

Sir,--It is reported that the Queensland cattle tick, Boophilis Australis. can be found in hundreds at the present time on catt[?]e in the Lawrence…

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