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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

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Wool Bill Continues Subsidy Programme

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 July 1947 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Sun. (A.A.P.)--A Wool Bill continuing the Government's domestic wool sub-sidy programme was carried on…

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Kempsey Farmer Wins Special Lottery

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 July 1947 · page 2

KEMPSEY, Tuesday.—The winner of to-day's £12,000, Mr. J. G. Thurgood, had the good news broken to him while he was feeding the cows on his farm at Upper Belmore River, 20 miles from Kempsey…

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Farmer Should Be Assessed As Leading Tradesman

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 July 1947 · page 4

MACLEAN.—"The farmer is not getting a fair go in respect to the price of sugar," said Mr. M. Morris at the meeting of the farmers and settlers at Maclean. A farmer should be assessed as a leading tradesman, not a common labourer."…

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The Dairyman's Survey Noxious Weeds; Price of Maize; Milk Prices Etc. Dist. Secretary's Monthly Letter

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 2

Mr. R. A. Napier, Secretary of the Raleigh District Council of the PPU has forwarded the following monthly letter to all branches within the area…

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Reconstruction Of Dairy Produce Board

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.—A recommendation for the proposed reconstruction of the Australian Dairy Produce Board was…

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Butter Production Shows Big Decline

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 August 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.--Butter production for the 12 months ended June 30 was the lowest for many years. It totalled 26,949 tons. This compares with 33,145 tons for the 1945-46 season and the three-year average of 37,702 tons from 1942 to 1945…

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Progressive Farmer Competition

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 August 1947 · page 5

Stressing the Rural Bank's determination to contribute unceasingly towards the development of our rural resources, Mr…

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Rural Bank Plans World Tour By Team Farmers

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 August 1947 · page 3

The U.S.A., Canada and Great Britain, will be toured by three N.S.W. farmers under a plan of the Rural Bank of N.S.W. An…

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Junior Farmer Funds Benefit From Dance

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 August 1947 · page 4

The Cowper-Brushgrove Junior Farmers' Advisory Committee dance was well attended, and it is expected that about £11 will be…

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Injured Elbow Driving Cattle

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 August 1947 · page 2

Eric John Yager (34), married of Brushgrove, received injuries to his left elbow on Saturday. He was engaged in driving cattle…

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Record Prices For Jersey Cattle

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 August 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--Australian record figures for Jersey cattle were established yesterday at a disposal sale of the world-famous…

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R.A.S. Cattle Section

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 August 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--The Cattle Section Committee of the Royal Agricultural Society has made a complete revision of the cattle…

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Wool Exports

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 3

CANBERRA, Mon.--Australia's wool exports last financial year reached 3,352,203 bales, worth £97,072,000, an increase of 44,066…

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£50 Donation To Junior Farmers

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 3

At the final meeting of the executive committee of the Women's Agriculture Security Production Service last night,…

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Drought Affects Dairy Herds

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 August 1947 · page 2

The continued dry weather is having a serious effect on dairy herds in the Palmer's Channel, Palmer's Island and Harwood…

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Wool Deadlock

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 August 1947 · page 1

GENEVA, Wed. (A.A.P.).--I is reliably learned that the solution of the wool deadlock, which has been one of the main…

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Indication Of Progress In Dairying Industry

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 August 1947 · page 6

THE decision of the Casino branch of the Primary producers' Union to invite a representative of the Australian P.P.U. to Casino to explain the aims and objects of the Commonwealth organisation is indicative of the spirit of progress that the branch…

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Death of Sheep Breeder

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 August 1947 · page 1

LEETON, Thurs.--One of Australia's noted sheep breeders, Donald Grant, died to-day at the age of 101. He was healthy and…

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Increase In Price Of Crop Onions

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 August 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thurs. -- The Prices Commissioner (Mr. McCarthy) to-day announced an increase in the wholesale price…

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Arrowing in Cane Crops

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 August 1947 · page 2

Owing to a mild spell in April and May last, sugar cane crops on the Lower Clarence were showing signs of arrowing…

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