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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

778 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 39

Boambee, Cattle at R.a.s

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1947 · page 6

Mr. [?] E. Anderson, of "Ayrshire Park," Boambee, scored well with his Ayrshires at Sydney Royal Show. His Ayrshire Park Laurel won the…

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Crops Damaged by Rain

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 April 1947 · page 2

PALMER'S ISLAND, Mon.— Rain has caused considerable damage to vegetable crops. Many crops of carrots, peas and beans…

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Racing Stud Farm Sold

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 April 1947 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tues. — The famous racing stud farm of Sol Green, situated near Bacchus Marsh, 30 miles from Melbourne,…

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Promise Made To Dairy Farmers Been Honoured

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 April 1947 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wed.—The promise made to dairy farmers by Mr. Forde in 1944, when he was Acting Prime Minister, that a…

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Cattle Stabbing Puzzles Dungog Police

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 18 April 1947 · page 4

The Brookfield cattle-stabbing mystery has baffled defectives for years. It started some 12 years ago and in the intervening…

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Bracken Fern Menace on Farms

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 18 April 1947 · page 4

Bracken fern threatened to become as serious a menace to the farming lands of New South Wales as prickly pear had been…

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Strike Threat By Q'sland Dairymen

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 April 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.—A State-wide dairymen's strike is threatened in Queensland. The Northern District…

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Dairying Costs Survey Begins On Clarence

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 April 1947 · page 3

TWO field officers of the Joint Dairying Industry Advisory Committee have arrived in Grafton to conduct a survey…

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Champion Junior Farmer

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 April 1947 · page 5

AUSTIN NINES, aged 20, of Angaston, South Australia, won the title of Australia's Champion Junior Farmer in the recent competition organised…

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A.L.P. Move On Closure Of Butter Factories

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 April 1947 · page 2

The president of Murwillumbah A.L.P. branch, Mr. J. Scales, speaking in support of the A.L.P. candidate for Byron in the State…

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Cattle Breeder Congratulated

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 4

COFF'S HARBOUR, Tues.—The Harbour Chamber of Commerce last night decided to write a letter to Mr. C. E…

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High Prices for Dairy Cattle

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 April 1947 · page 2

High prices were received at the South Grafton saleyards yesterday at a special sale of an A.I.S. dairy herd conducted by…

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Dairy Farmers' Requirements By Reg Bowden

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 April 1947 · page 5

Mr. Reg Bowden, a regular exhibitor at the Grafton Shows for 18 years and agent for Dangar, Gedye and Malloch Ltd., has…

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Experiment Farm Exhibits A.I.S. And Angus

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 April 1947 · page 3

The Australian Illawarra Shorthorns exhibited by the Grafton Experiment Farm represent the stud established at the Farm…

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Experimental Farm's Splendid Exhibit

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 April 1947 · page 4

AS well as displaying the various functions of the Grafton Experiment Farm, that institution's comprehensive exhibit in the pavilion features fodder conservation and fodder crops. Baled hay of both lucerne and Rhodes crass has been…

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Modern Farming; Road Machinery Wunderlich and Townsend

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 April 1947 · page 5

Wunderlich and Townsend dealers for International Harvester Co. Pty. Ltd., have an interesting exhibit for truck…

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Sheep Experiments At Shark Creek

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 3

SHARK CREEK, Wed.—Mr. H. Stokes is experimenting with sheep on his estate at Shark Greek, Having brought about 40…

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Dorrigo Dairy Company Butter Production 90 Tons Slight Drop for March Dairy Coy's. Monthly Report

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 2

During the month of March the quantity of butter manufactured at the Dorrigo Dairy Coy., was 90 tons 8 cwt. 3 [?]rs. 20 lbs., being an increase…

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Jersey Cattle Youthful Male Entries Take Honours

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 4

Although entries in the Jersey cattle section were not as numerous as in some years, they lacked nothing in quality…

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A.I.S. CATTLE Clarence Bred Bull Takes Championship

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 4

ENTRIES in the Australian Illawarra Shorthorn section were very strong, and the judge (Mr. J. Havilah, of Corndale, Richmond River) was well pleased with the fine quality of the entries, Very little fault could be…

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