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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

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Crop Failure in North

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 May 1947 · page 2

The maize crop being harvested in the Glen Innes district is expected to be a 40 to 60 per cent, failure…

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Four Children Shot By Farm Boy

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 May 1947 · page 1

TOLEDO((Ohio), Wednesday.--A 16-year-old farm boy is alleged to have confessed that he shot four children whose bodies were found near Imlay City, Mitchigan, on Monday. The youth, Oliver Terpening…

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History Of Farmers' Organisations On Clarence

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 May 1947 · page 5

MACLEAN, Wed.--Some interesting history of farmers' organisations on the Clarence was given by Mr. C. A. Watson,…

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Air Trip For Sheep

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.--A consignment of 31 stud rams arrived at Mascot to-day by A.N.A. freight aircraft from Haddon Rigg, the…

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Big Advantage If U.S. Wool Tariff Reduced

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thurs.--A substantial reduction in the present American wool tariff of 34 cents a pound would give Australia a greater national advantage than she was getting under Empire preference, the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said to-day…

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Dairying Decline Causes Concern

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 2

Gtave concern at the decreased number of milking cows in New South Wales and in the number of registered dairies was…

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Dairy Produce Exhibition Dorrigo Loses Grand Aggregate by ½ Point Two Firsts in Bacon

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 1

The results of the Dairy Produce Exhibition competition at the 41st annual conference of the Dairy Factory Managers & Secretaries' Assn., were…

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Food for Britain Farmer Makes Suggestions

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 1

"Farmer," Dairyville writes:— May I congratulate the Red Cross workers in Caffs Harbour and all other active generous people for the…

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License Granted To Coffs-Orara Dairy Coy

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 7

At a special sitting at Coffs Harbour on Wednesday Mr. S. J. Bliss, of the State Licensing Board, granted the application of James…

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Farmers Favour Gaol Instead Of Paying Fines

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 3

TAMWORTH, Thurs.--Two elderly, farmers have decided to go to gaolrather than pay fines imposed on them for…

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Ulmarra Butter Factory Site Letter to the Editor

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 May 1947 · page 2

Sir,--I noticed in the "Daily Examiner" of May 8, 1947, that "Sandy Mac" again raised the question of the original site of…

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Gen Marshall Slates Congress On Wool Bill

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 May 1947 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Friday.--A warning that if Congress finally passes the Wool Bill imposing import fees on foreign wool the…

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British Farmer Seeks Job

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 May 1947 · page 5

A letter from a British ex-serviceman farmer, who desires to emigrate to Australia to take up farming, was handed to "The…

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Farmers Combine At Tenterfield

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 June 1947 · page 1

TENTERFIELD, Sunday. -- Farmers on adjacent properties are banding themselves into protective bodies of from five…

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Spirit Merchant's License For Dairy Society

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 June 1947 · page 3

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sun.-- At a special Licensing Court, held at Coff's Harbour, James Walters, manager of the Coff's…

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Concentration On Wool At Geneva

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday.--Informed Commonwealth authorities consider there has been too much concentration on the topic of wool at Geneva and they deny suggestions Australia would withdraw if the present deadlock between America and Australia…

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Dairyville Electricity Extensions

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 1

In reply to representations made for the extension of electricity to the Dairyville district, Mr. Vincent, MLA, has been advised by the County Clerk,…

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Young Ulmarra Farmer Committed For Trial

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 5

THE Police Magistrate (Mr, E, I, Cocks) at Grafton Court of Petty Sessions yesterday committed for trial, on August 12, James E. Ford, 25, farmer, of Ulmarra. Ford was charged that on…

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Picnic and Sports at Dairyville

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 3

UPPER, ORARA.--In spite cf threatening weather conditions there was a very good attendance at the Empire Day celebrations at…

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No Testing Of Dairy Herds

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 3

T.B. protected dairy milk areas in Grafton and South Grafton cannot be established by the Department of Agriculture,…

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