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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

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Cattle Sale Quality Yarding

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 4

Gold brough, Mort and Co., Ltd., report that the second day of Hawthorne's 51st annual cattle sale was an unqualified success. The number yarded was…

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Flour Supply Rush Gristing of Wheat

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wed.—To provide Hour for emergency stocks 15,000 tons of wheat would be gristed in New South Wales immediately…

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New Price Second Grade Butter Minimum Fixed at 1/1

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wed.—The Dairy Produce Control Committee has decided that on and after March 13 the wholesale minimum…

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Dairying at Danger Line Man Power Problem Position in Victoria

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wed.—As the man power problem in the dairying industry had reached danger point a request has been…

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Annual Cattle Sale

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 March 1942 · page 4

The final day of Hawthorne's 51st annual cattle sale was held yesterday, when a further 1500 head were submitted to a large attendance of buyers…

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Dairy Industry Gets Long Awaited Increase in Butter Price

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 20 March 1942 · page 4

A rise in the retail price of butter of 1d per lb. throughout Australia was announced recently by the Commonwealth Prices Commissioner…

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Junior Farmers' Club Competitions Postponed

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 20 March 1942 · page 2

On Saturday last, March 15, the Advisory Committee of the Dorrigo J.F.C. met in the Dorrigo Public School, to deal with matters affecting club…

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Dairy Herds No Evacuation Of Producing Stock Minister Emphatic

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 March 1942 · page 4

CANBERRA, Thurs.—The Minister for Commerce, Mr. Scully, stated emphatically to-night that there was no…

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MACLEAN Junior Farmers' Club Advisory Committee's Annual Meeting

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 March 1942 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Advisory Committee of the Maclean Junior Farmers' Club was held in the Literary Institute on Friday…

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Junior Farmers Vegetable Growing, Poultry Farming

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 March 1942 · page 4

RECOMMENDED PROJECTS. Vegetables growing and poultry farming were recommended as projects which should…

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Costly Butter

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1942 · page 4

A pound of butter—a "present" from a friend in Ireland—cost the Marchioness of Sligo £5 3s at Westminster Police Court. The…

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Quality of Eggs Handling on the Farm

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1942 · page 2

Many farmers in country districts who send eggs to the Egg Marketing Board's depots complain of the grading down of their products and the…

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MACLEAN Junior Farmers Advisory Committee Meets

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 March 1942 · page 1

At the monthly meeting of the Advisory Committee of the Junior Farmers' Club, held at Maclean on Friday night last. Mr. W. Bloomfield reported…

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Dairy Surplus Absorption By U.S. Is Considered Likely

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 March 1942 · page 2

The district manager of Norco Co-operative Ltd., Mr. J. C. McKcnzie, stated that he would not be surprised if it were a…

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Stock Food Wheat At Low Prices Move by Government

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 March 1942 · page 4

CANBERRA, Tues.—In a scheme to make wheat available for stock at low prices the Government will purchase wheat…

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Southgate Junior Farmer Movement

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 March 1942 · page 4

At the meeting of the District Council of the Junior Farmers' Advisory Committee at Southgate School on Saturday, the president of the council…

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Vegetable Share Farmers Required for Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 March 1942 · page 6

The Minister for Agriculture advises that on the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area there are at present about 50 vacancies for share farmers who have…

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Cowper-brushgrove Junior Farmers' Club Opened

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 March 1942 · page 6

A Junior Farmers' Club to serve the Cowper-Brushgrove district was formed in the Brushgrove Hall on Friday night, March 20, when a large and…

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Junior Farmers to Compete

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 March 1942 · page 3

Junior Farmers' Clubs throughout the State will send competitive exhibits of produce to the Lady Gowrie Fair at the Convalescent Home at Gordon, on April…

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Govt. Warned Labor in Farming Districts

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 March 1942 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wed.—Mr. Anthony (U.A.P., N.S.W.) speaking on the adjournment of the House of Representatives to-night…

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