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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1946

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Crops By Air Transport From Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 September 1946 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Thurs. -- Addressing residents of Coff's Harbour, Mr. Don Shand, hon. organiser of the soy- bean project, told…

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Lower Bucca Farmers Seek Drought Relief

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 September 1946 · page 5

LOWER BUCCA, Thursday. -- A well- attended meeting of Lower Bucca farmers presided over by Mr. Snow decided that the…

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Outlook Changed For Lower Clarence Farmers

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 September 1946 · page 5

MACLEAN, Thursday. -- The steady showers falling on the Lower Clarence since 2 p.m. Wednesday have ended a period…

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District - Wide Rains Bring Farmers Relief

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 September 1946 · page 5

BENEFICIAL rains fell throughout the Clarence district in the past two days, falls ranging to two inches. For the 30 hours to 3 p.m. yesterday Grafton received 79…

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Co-operative Farming On Island Of Alderney

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 September 1946 · page 1

Adopting co-operative methods the war-bit farmers on the Island of Alderney are striving to revive their agriculture which suffered badly under the German occupation. The Island of Alderney Pleasures roughly four miles by one, possesses an agreeable climate and produces magnificent cattle. To solve the problem of ownership the decision has been taken for farming on a communal basis--…

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Heavy Loss Of Shorn Sheep At Inverell

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 September 1946 · page 4

Recently shorn sheep, which were in a weakened state as a result of hand-feeding over the past few months, have died in…

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Acquisition Of Coastal Farm To Be Pressed

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 September 1946 · page 3

Investigation by the Repatriation Commission of the acquisition of a farm property near Ulmarra for subdivision under the…

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Value Of Farm Mechanisation Scheme

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 September 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--The value of the Government's farm mechanisation scheme had been demonstrated by the manner in which it…

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Wool Worth £3m Lost In Fire

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 September 1946 · page 1

AUCKLAND, Wednesday.--Wool worth three million pounds was lost when a disastrous fire gutted a huge, block of buildings at the Royal New Zealand Air Force station at Rongotai, Wellington, early to-day…

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Representations To Parliament About Dairy Stock Losses

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 September 1946 · page 2

Mr. J. J. Dedman. M.H.R. on behalf of the Prime Minister, has acknowledged Sir Earle Page's telegram regarding the…

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Waterview Crops

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 September 1946 · page 5

WATERVIEW, Wed.--Potato crops have been doing well since the rain. Cross cf beans have been planted and lucerne destroyed by…

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Record Price for Shorn Sheep

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 September 1946 · page 2

A record price for shorn sheep at Tamworth municipal saleyards was established at a recent fat stock sale when a pen of 54 aged…

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Local Butter Production DROPS 3 Ton for August Dorrigo Dairy Coy. Monthly Report

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 September 1946 · page 3

During the month of August, 1946, the quantity of butter manufactured by the Dorrigo Dairy Company was 17ton 4cwt 2qrs…

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Sheep Dog Travels 180 Miles Back Home

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 October 1946 · page 4

A story of the amazing sagacity, homing sense and tenacity of purpose of an 18-months-old sheep dog is related by Mr. C. Imeson,…

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Farmer Completes Tour Of U.S.

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 October 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.--A. K. Gardiner, winner of the progressive farmer competition conducted by the Rural Bank and other…

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Fifty Centres Aid British Farming Research

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 October 1946 · page 4

Eight distinguished American agricultural scientists and administrators, representing experimental stations and agricultural…

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American Farm Picture Changed By War

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 October 1946 · page 5

The American farmer stepped up production during World War II., more than doubling the dollar value of his products. But this was only one of the many significant changes that took place on the United States agricultural front during war years…

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Co-operative Farm

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 October 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.--A co-operative farm to supply Sydney shareholders with fresh eggs, milk, cream and vegetables was…

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J.F. Field Day Arranged For Gleniffer Farm

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 October 1946 · page 2

BELLINGEN, Sunday.--At the monthly meeting of the Bellinger River Agricultural Bureau branch, arrangements Were advanced for…

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Notice Of Trucks For Wool Sought

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 October 1946 · page 5

A meeting of Armidale branch of the Graziers' Association of New South Wales decided to ask the Railway Department for 24…

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