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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1946

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Trip To New England Clarence Farmers On Tour Are A Menace To Comfort (1)

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 2

Unless you are in first-class condition, don't go on a trip with farmers. They'll wake up before sunrise and talk about pigs, milking machines and corn…

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Candidates For Dairy Produce Board

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wed.—Nominations of candidates for election to the Australian Dairy Produce Board for the next three years…

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Mixed Butter in England

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 4

At the annual meeting of Empire Dairies Ltd., Auckland, the opinion was expressed that New Zealand and Australian butters…

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Young Farmer Gains Coaching Honours

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 2

Harry Pitkin, of Waterview, has been selected to represent the Grafton District Tennis Association at the summer…

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Dairy Farmers Want Drought Subsidy

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 January 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.—Hard hit by the prolonged dry spell, dairy farmers have asked the Federal Government for a drought subsidy,…

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Upper Copmanhurst Farming

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 January 1946 · page 3

Good crops of pumpkins are being sent away by Whitton Bros., J. H. Mitchell and Harry Thompson, all of Upper Copmanhurst…

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British Industrialist Critical Of Wool Substitutes

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 January 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday—Confidence that there will never be a satisfactory substitute for wool was expressed to-day by Lord…

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Dairymen Need Help

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 January 1946 · page 2

Officially it is expected that the present Australian butter ration will continue until some time next year, and even then it may be possible to do little more than restore the two ounce cut imposed over 18 months ago…

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Sydney Markets Cattle Values Unchanged

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.—The demand for Valencia oranges was keen at the fruit market and the maximum rates ruled for good quality…

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Plan to Stabilise Wheat Industry

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tues.—A plan for the stabilisation of the Australian wheat industry, is proposed by the Federal. Government. In a statement to-day the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said joint action by all States was necessary, and the Government had…

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Farm Hints Bush-House Building

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 4

Many failures in the cultivation of plants in bush-houses are due to faulty construction of the building. The main objects of a…

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Approval of Wheat Plan Expected

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thurs.—Commonwealth wheat authorities are confident that the Federal Government's wheat plan will…

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Dairyman's Survey P.P. Union— Atomic Age; Materials; Water, Etc. Raleigh Dist. Secretary's Monthly Letter January 4th, 1946

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 3

This week ushers in the first peaceful New Year for six years, or shall be more correct in saying the cessation of the main…

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Dairy Cows' Death Puzzles Tick Men

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 2

Mystery surrounds the death on a farm at Main Arm, near Mullumbimby, of 12 dairy cows. Tick authorities, who are now…

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All-Weather Roads To All Farms

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 5

At the Harwood Council luncheon held yesterday at Maclean, Sir Earle Page said is was a very great pleasure to meet the present…

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Decision Soon On Dairymen's Request

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thursday.—It was stated officially here to-day that a decision would be made within the very near future on the…

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Water Supply For Home And Farm On Lower River

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 2

The most urgent aspects of the Clarence development were adequate domestic and stock water supply, and water to be used for irrigation for the Lower Clarence and an increased supply of electric power, said Sir Earle Page at Maclean yesterday. He…

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Spraying Crops with D.d.t

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thurs.—Spraying or dusting fruit and vegetable crops with D.D.T. was proving the Rutherglen bug could be…

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Soldier Settlement Farms From Large Estates

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.—An estimate that over 23,000 farms suitable for soldier settlement can be provided from large, estates in the eastern and central divisions of New South Wales was given by the Minister for Lands (Mr. Tully) to-day…

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Doubt On Ability To Provide Farms For Soldier Settlers

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.—Doubt regarding the Government ability to provide 23,000 farms for land-hungry soldier settlers was expressed…

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