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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 26 of 39

Extra 1/- A Ib. Needed By Butter Producer

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 6

"THE, opinion among those engaged in and interested in the dairying industry is that, it would take at least another 1/ per pound in the return to the dairy farmer to bring him on to an even level with, workers and producers in other industries, and to…

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Big Shipment Of Wheat To U.K.

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday.—Australia would ship at least 50,000,000 bushels of wheat to the United Kingdom from the coming season's crop, the British State Secretary for Commonwealth Relations (Lord Addison) said to-night…

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To Do Repair Work on Wool Road

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 6

Orara Shire Council decided yesterday to alter a contract and spend the money, on repairing the Wool| road…

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Arrangement With U.S.A. On Wool Tariffs

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thurs.—Australia has a 50-50 chance of concluding a favourable arrangement with America on wool tariffs at the…

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Dorrigo Junior Farmers Visit Grafton

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 2

A party of 25 Dorrigo Junior Farmers on a week's tour of Northern New South Wales and southern Queensland arrived in Grafton late…

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Great Chance for Local Farmers

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 4

Mr. Mark Goldstein, Clarence Division Advisory Councillor and Divisional Secretary of the Agricultural Bureau, makes an…

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Britain Wants More Pigs and Poultry Ration Scales Sightly Eased to Assist Farmers in Quick Expansion of Production

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 3

Britain's Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to expand home production of eggs and bacon and to that end a slight increase in the ration…

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More Rain Needed To Increase Dairy Production

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 2

BRISBANE, Thursday.—More than just a few showers were needed to obtain an urgently needed increase in dairy…

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Poultry Farmers' Protest

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.—The Federal Government was urged to increase the wholesale price and rescind the new egg regulations…

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Wheat Agreement With Britain

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 September 1947 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday,—Discussions on the formation of a longterm wheat agreement between Australia ami the United Kingdom have reached a conclusive stage. The scheme will probably commence with the coming Australian wheat harvest, which…

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Appointment To Butter Factory Board Questioned

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 September 1947 · page 6

The method of appointing Mr. V. J. J. Kelly on the board of directors of the Grafton Co-operative Dairying Company Ltd…

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Position BrigHt If Butter Price Raised

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 September 1947 · page 6

IN presenting the annual report at the 54th annual meeting of the Grafton Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd., yesterday, the chairman (Mr. Wr M. L. Hughes) said if an increase in the price of butter was received, which seemed inevitable, the outlook for…

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Farms Change Hands, But None For Servicemen

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 September 1947 · page 6

LISMORE, Fri—While more than 100 farms were changing hands in the district each year, not one of the 600 servicemen…

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Farmers Asked To Help Varsity Students

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 September 1947 · page 2

Before the party of senior students of the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Sydney, left Grafton yesterday, Mr. E. J…

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P.P.U. Criticised On Butter Cost Question

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 September 1947 · page 3

BELLINGEN.—At the quarterly meeting of the Raleigh District Council of the Primary Producers' Union, there was much discussion on the part being taken by the union in the fight for a higher price for butter…

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Rain Will Help Crops And Planting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 September 1947 · page 2

The recent light rain will help crops, planting and general farm operations on the Clarence River This is the opinion of Mr. W. H…

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Progressive Farmer Contest North Coast May Be Strongly Represented

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 September 1947 · page 4

NORTH Coast farmers have made an encouraging response to the Rural Banks' progressive farmers' competition, and it appears that a strong team will be selected. The team will consits of one…

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No More Cattle Dips

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 September 1947 · page 3

LISMORE, Tues. — When the Public Works Department has completed cattle dips at present being constructed, no more such…

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Wheat Sowings To Be Unrestricted

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 September 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Wheat sowings for the 1943-49 crop will be on a unrestricted basis, the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. Pollard) announced to-day. He said wheat growers could now prepare for sowing the full area they desired…

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Sufficient Bags To Pack Aust. Wheat

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 September 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wed.—Australia would have sufficient bags in which to pack all the wheat she wished to send to Great Britain,…

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