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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

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Cane Crop Cutting Close To Estimate

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 August 1947 · page 6

THE secretary (Mr. John Skinner) reported to the meeting of the Clarence Sugar Executive at Maclean that the total crush for the season to date was 48,524 tons. The crop was cutting close to estimate, and density had improved…

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Clarence To Seek Progressive Farmer Candidates

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 August 1947 · page 2

A special committee consisting of Messrs. W. Bailey Tart, M. J. E. Squire, W. H. Darragh and G. S. Parish was appointed at…

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Cattle for Philippines

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 August 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thurs.--The Minister for Commerce, Mr. Pollard, announced to-day that to fulfil the emergency allocation of meat…

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Best Way to Help Britain Capital for Dairying Areas Needed P.P.U. President's Statement

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 22 August 1947 · page 3

Capital expenditure on the conservation and utilisation of the waters of the coastal rivers would be one of the quickest ways of lifting…

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Junior Farmers' Tour Party Leaves Monday Next

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 22 August 1947 · page 1

The party of Junior Farmers will leave Dorrigo at 6 a.m., next Monday. Boys from Dorrigo. North Dorrigo, Paddy's Plain and outlying…

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Local Farmers Facing Serious Problem Importation of Noxious Seed Grain Sorghum From North-west Badly Infested

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 22 August 1947 · page 1

Grain Sorghum purchased from the North-West of the State by two local farmers has been found to be badly infested with seed…

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Copmanhurst Shire Council To Co-operate With Junior Farmers

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 August 1947 · page 7

MEMBERS of the Copmanhurst Shire Council on Wednesday decided to fully co-operate with the Junior Farmers' Advisory Council in its endeavour to secure a full time supervisor for the Clarence River district…

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Move To Increase Butter Price By 4d A Pound

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 August 1947 · page 3

TOOWOOMBA, Friday.--At a meeting of the District Council of the Queensland Dairymen's Organisation to-day, the chairman…

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Challenge To Wool By American Nylon

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 August 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--American nylon was becoming a real challenge to Australian wool, the managing director in Australia…

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Junior Farmers Meet

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 August 1947 · page 2

UPPER ORARA: At the monthly meeting of the J.F.C., Mr. C. L Tate was elected Junior Club's delegate to the District Council…

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Drift From Dairying Causes Concern

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 August 1947 · page 2

TENTERFIELD, Sun.--Tenterfield branch of the Farmers' Union is very concerned at the drift of dairy farmers away from…

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The Farmer

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1947 · page 1

The farmer is a man of might, Who spends his days in happy toll; In homely things be finds delight, The rising sun, the starry height,…

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Japanese Wool Industry

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 August 1947 · page 3

TOKIO, Tuesday (A.A.P.-Reuter).--Japan's wool industry will be rehabilitated to an interim capacity of 737,000…

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Wool Tariff Schedules

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 August 1947 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tues.--Amended tariff schedules for wool will be presented to Parliamen[?] next session if Australian-America wool…

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Young Fella Sees New Ideas On Old Farm

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 August 1947 · page 3

An egg on the back seat of the car, a broken one in the dashboard, recess, four stalks of cow cane, a few bits of wood and a well fed, chatty child were the visible…

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Junior Farmers Meet At Nana Glen

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 August 1947 · page 3

NANA GLEN.-- The monthly meeting of the Junior Farmers' Club was well attended. The chairman, R. Morrow, presided…

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Nominations Of Farm Worker Immigrants

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 August 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--The Department of Immigration has advised the Primary Producers' Union in Sydney that nominations of farm…

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Report Next Month On Butter Costs

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 August 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--The General President of the Primary Producers' Union (Mr. R. C. Gibson) said in Sydney to-day that the committee investigating butler costs was expected to complete its report in September…

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Ulmarra Dairy Company to Pay Six Per Cent. Dividend

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 August 1947 · page 3

ULMARRA, Wednesday.--The 54th annual meeting of shareholders of the Clarence River Pioneer Co-operative…

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Vaccine Treatment For Cattle

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 August 1947 · page 3

A proposal for the release of Strain 19 vaccine for general use on cattle by dairy farmers, and for penicillin for treatment…

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