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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 39 of 39

Coffs Junior Farmers Do Good Work

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 19 December 1947 · page 1

"The Junior Farmers' Club has [?] tioned in a very satisfactory manner,[?] said Mr. S. G. Marshall, Headmaster, [?] in his report at the Primary School…

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Water Needs Of Experiment Farm

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 December 1947 · page 2

The Department of Agriculture's estimate of the daily water requirements for the Grafton Experiment Farm has been reduced…

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Junior Farmers Elect Committee

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 December 1947 · page 3

At the annual meeting of the Grafton Junior Farmers' Club held yesterday morning at the Grafton High School, the…

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Canada Will Probe Reported Wheat Deal

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 December 1947 · page 1

OTTAWA, Fri. (A.A.P.)—The External Affairs Minister (L. S. St. Laurent) said to-day in the Commons, that he would attempt…

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On The Land Mud On Dairy Farms Use Of Concrete Strips

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 December 1947 · page 6

MANY dairies on the North Coast have experienced great inconvenience during the extremely wet season from mud around the yards and bails. The following statement by Mr. I. W. Scott, of the Department of Agriculture, is therefore of practical value…

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DAIRYING. Coarse Roughage Needed On Grazing Oats

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 December 1947 · page 7

Experiments carried out by the Division of Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture in association with the Barnardo…

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Farm Work Held Up At Lower Bucca

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 December 1947 · page 3

LOWER BUCCA: Practically all farm operations in the Lower Bucca district have been at a standstill for weeks because of…

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Sydney Markets Cattle Supplies Moderate

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 December 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.—Valencia oranges were in heavy demand at the fruit market and considerable breakdown was apparent. The market was weak and…

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Farmers May Have To Harvest Potatoes Over Christmas

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 December 1947 · page 3

The heat of the past two days has dried farms sufficiently to allow the re-commencement of potato harvesting in the…

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Dairyville School Concert

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 December 1947 · page 4

UPPER ORARA.—With customary enthusiasm, the breaking-up of the Dairyville school took place with a three-part programme…

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Single Farm Units For Returned Men

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 December 1947 · page 4

The credit for the success of the fight to have the War Services Land Settlement Act amended to have single farm…

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Christmas On The Farm Different To Town

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 December 1947 · page 3

Although Santa Claus visited the "kids" on farms, Christmas is much different on the farm than in the town…

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Price of Butter 2/- in Grafton

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 December 1947 · page 3

CANBERRA, Sun.—The new retail pried of butter for zones throughout New South Wales and other States, have been…

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Wheat Harvesting Resumes In West

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 December 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.—Wheat growers in western parts of the State have resumed harvesting because of the fine weather since Boxing…

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Farmers Lose Many Fowls

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 December 1947 · page 4

Foxes are prevalent in the Palmer's Island district. Several farmers, including Mr. A. Carr and Mr. G. Carre, were…

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Servicemen Favour Single Farm Units In Dairying Areas

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 December 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.—Most requests for single unit farms for purchase by returned soldiers under the War Service Land Settlement…

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Dairying Industry Gets Best Uplift

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 December 1947 · page 4

THE recent stabilisation of the dairying industry, has in my opinion, been the best uplift it has had for 20 years. Not only from a price factor is the outlook good, but the realisation that it is to remain in force for a period of five years, should be great…

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Lithgow Dairymen Selling Herds

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 December 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—Because they claim they will not be able to carry on when the Milk Board takes over control of dairying…

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