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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

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Rapid Response To Soaking Rain Up to 10 Inches Dairy Output Rises

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 2

Pastures have shown a rapid response to the soaking falls ranging from five to over 10 inches, received in the Clarence…

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Stock Foods For Southern Dairymen "Not Asking for Charity." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 February 1942 · page 2

Unless the Federal Government makes available immediately offal and other stock foods to dairy farmers there will be a…

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REBATE On Choicest Butter Deferred Payment on A1 Pork C.R. Co-op. Dairy Co

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 February 1942 · page 2

The Clarence River Co-op. Dairy Co., Lid., Ulmarra, reports having manufactured for the half-year ended December…

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Farmers' Debts Heavy Writing off

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1942 · page 2

Nearly £66,000 has already been written off farmers' debts to the Crown by the Rural Reconstruction Board…

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Farmer Fined Unlicensed Pistol Found in Cupboard

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 February 1942 · page 4

Louis Chevalley, 58, a farmer of Coaldale, was fined £5. in deta[?] 10 days' imprisonment; in Grafton Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, on a charge that on…

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Local & General Wheat Harvest

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 4

A total of 108,132 bags, has been received into silo at Manilla and 102,314 bugs into stack during the present season. Altogether 30,882…

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Maclean Junior Farmers Club

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 2

The Maclean Junior Farmers' Advisory Committee held their first meeting of the season on Friday night last, when Mr. R. J. McDonald, of the committee…

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Higher Wool Price Sought

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 4

A higher price for wool bought by the British Government is sought by the Emmaville branch of the Graziers' Association. The…

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Dairy Herds Production Improvement

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 1

The Division of Dairying, Department of Agriculture, supplies the following information under the rules governing Division 1 of the Herd…

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1/2D for Butter Deferred Payment for Half-Year Grafton Dairy Company Annual Report

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 4

Suppliers to the Grafton Co-operative Dairy Co. will receive a further deferred payment of 1/2d. per lb. for all…

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Butter Price Application For Increase Decision Next Week. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 4

It is likely that a decision by the Prices Commissioner on the application for an increase in the price of butter will be…

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Junior Farmers Can Help War Effort by Growing Vegetables Mr. A. L. Nicod's Appeal

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 2

There was never a time when Junior Farmers should concentrate on the production of vegetables to a greater extent than at present, the…

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No Decision Dipping Of Cattle Dunn's Reply to Wingfield. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 February 1942 · page 3

No decision has yet been reached by the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Dunn, regarding the pieas by Clarence stockowners…

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Coastal Cattle As the West Sees Them

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 2

A public meeting was held at larenebri the other night, to arrangements for the reception care of dairy cattle from the…

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This Farming Business

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 1

Those who do not know anything about farming little realise that it is one of the most complex of businesses; but at the same time it can…

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Opinions of Our Readers Re the Evacuation of Cattle

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 1

Sir.—The total evacuation of cattle from the coastal areas of N.S.W. in the event of invasion by Japan would result in the greatest injury to Australia's…

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More Fodder Must Be Conserved Minister's Appeal to Farmers

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The extremely dry conditions which prevailed until quite recently over most of New South Wales and…

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One Alteration Grafton Dairy Co. Directorate Mr. Earle Defeated

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 4

Three of the four retiring directors of the Graf ton Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd., were re-elected at the…

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Penny Increase Retail Butter Price Farmer to Get 7-8D Cheese Up 1½D Lb

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 4

CANBERRA, Thurs.—A rise in the retail price of butter of 1d per pound throughout Australia was announced to-night…

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Butter Price Increase Justified Producers' Request Board Should Declare Price P.P.U. Quarterly Meeting

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 4

The need for a rise in the price of butter was stressed by speakers at the quarterly meeting of the Clarence District…

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