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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 4 of 28

Boy on Farm Hints To Parents Helpful Attitude to Youth

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 January 1942 · page 6

Addressing a recent conference of farmers on the subject of educating the boy on the farm to take his place in the community as a…

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Butter Price Prof. Copland's Visit in Grafton on Feb. 17

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 February 1942 · page 2

With a view to obtaining a first-hand impression of conditions in the dairying industry, prior to a final determination on…

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PLOUGHSHARES Farmers' Blackout Siren System on Q'sland Coast. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 February 1942 · page 4

A new system "siren" of warning farmers to blackout has been evolved in North Queensland coastal areas. As soon as the…

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Farmer Fined Insulting Language to Tick Official Refusal to Spray Horse

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 February 1942 · page 4

Admitting that he had used the language alleged by the complainant, Oliver Wilson Hardaker, senior assistant stock…

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"Farmers Show Enthusiasm."

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 February 1942 · page 4

Tweed district farmers were embracing with whole-hearted enthusiasm the scheme for the evacuation of stock and food and destruction of any that had to…

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Stud Cattle Exhibition and Sale. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 February 1942 · page 2

Although there will be no Royal Easter Show this year an exhibition and sale of stud cattle will be held in Sydney at Easter. This…

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EVACUATION Of The Dairying Industry

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 February 1942 · page 1

Should Australia find itself in the unhappy position of having to repel an attempted enemy invasion, one of the most urgent and…

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"Settling" the Farmer

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 February 1942 · page 4

Sir,—A few years ago I read in the press where the Government said they were anxious to settle more men on the land. There is no doubt about them…

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Evacuation of Cattle

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 February 1942 · page 1

Sir.—It appears a misconception regarding the value of cows, to Japanese invaders, if the enemy do get our cows. In the first place, the cows in the Far…

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Opinions of Our Readers Cattle Ticks

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 February 1942 · page 1

Sir,—if anything was ever overdone it was by a combination calling itself "Clarence River Stockowners' League." Fully knowing that if the tick fever…

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Norco Butter Pay

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 February 1942 · page 2

January supplies to Norco Co-operative Ltd.'s factories will be paid for at the rate of 12¼d per lb. for choicest…

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16 Hours on Dairy Farms Women And Children Shortage of Labor Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 February 1942 · page 2

Many farmers' wives and daughters were working from 4 a.m. until 8 p.m. because of the shortage of male labor, said the…

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Farmers to Meet Copland

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 February 1942 · page 2

At its meeting on Thursday the Casino Municipal Council decided to co-operate with the local dairying organisations…

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Farmers' Long Hours

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 1

Remarks made by Shire Councillors at last meeting of Bellingen Shire council gave an inkling of the long hours dairymen are working these…

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Nana Glen Cattle Evacuation Policy

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 February 1942 · page 1

Over 60 people attended the meeting in the Protestant Hall. Nana Glen, on Friday, February 6, to discuss the cattle evacuation and scorched earth policy…

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V.D.C. Farmers At Chatsworth Unanimous Response. Chatsworth Is

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 6

At the request of a number of residents, Sergts, Spencer and McLachlan visited Chatsworth on Friday night and formed the nucleus of a strong V.D.C…

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Maclean Crops Benefit

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 6

Following the bountiful rainfall, crops are already showing the benefit of a good soaking of the land, and pastures are showing good growths of grass…

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Butter and Fowls Denmark's War Position

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 3

Since the German occupation of Denmark in April, 1940, it has been tacitly assumed that the Danish livestock industries would be largely…

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Pastry Butter Not Wanted Says Minister. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 5

Certain manufacturers continue to produce a considerable quantity of butter of pastry quality despite the absence of a…

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Butter Pays Grafton and Ulmarra

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 2

Rates of pay for January supplies of cream were fixed yesterday at meetings of the boards of the Grafton Co-operative Dairy…

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