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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

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Bush Nurse, In Lantern Light, Saved Dairy Farmer's Life

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—A bush nurse, by lantern light, last night saved the life of a dairy farmer who was bleeding to…

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Big Potato Crop In Canada

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 2

OTTAWA.—The latest report on the potato crop in Canada in 1946 places the estimated production at 44,628,000 cwt. This is…

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Suffolk Farmer Seeking Local Experience

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 2

The Senior District Agricultural Instructor at Grafton (Mr. W. H.. Darragh) has received an interesting letter from the Deputy…

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Large Cattle Yarding

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 2

There was an exceptionally large yarding of all classes of stock at Goldsbrough Mort's saleyards, at South Grafton,…

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Record for Wool

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 2

SIDNEY, Tuesday.—A new state record for greasy merino fleece, 85¾d, was received at the Sydney woolsales to-day. The…

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Wool For Japan

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 1

TOKIO, Tuesday.—Arrangements have been completed under which the Occupation authorities will buy 120,000 bales of burry…

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Clarence River District Council Junior Farmers

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 3

A full-time, supervisor was urgently needed in the Clarence River to supervise Junior Farmer activities said Mr. D. Buck, speak-…

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Butter-Fat Production At Wollongbar Farm

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 2

LISMORE, Wed.—Despite the adverse season the aim of Wollongbar Experiment Farm to secure an average of 400 pounds…

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Butter Production Decreased

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wed.—Australian butter production during the last quarter of 1946 showed a decrease of approximately 4000…

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Show Penalty For Dehorned Guernsey Cattle

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 3

LISMORE, Wed.—Retention of the show judging penalty for dehorned Guernsey cattle was unanimously urged in a motion…

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Building Materials Needs of Dairymen

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 2

A short time ago, Mr. R. S, Vincent, MLA, drew' Attention to the Minister for Labor to the fact that through inability to obtain roofing…

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Junior Farmers

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 3

Reference was made at last meeting of Bellingen Show Committee to the good work that was being done by the Junior Partner Clubs in the…

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Jap. Wool Deal Delayed I D e I ay %

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Fri.—Disagreement over the types which Australia was willing to supply and the types which Japan was willing to accept, is holding up completion of the arrangement ta send 120,000 bales of Australian wool to Japan…

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Dutch Farmers' Sons Coming To Australia

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 3

Some 50 farmers' sons will emmigrate from Holland to Australia next May or June. It is hoped that they will be the advance…

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Should Investigate Dairying Costs

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 2

A plea that the Commonwealth Government's Committee should investigate not only direct, but indirect costs in…

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Wheat Crop About 98 Million Bushels

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.—Deliveries of 1946-47 Australian wheat crop were nearing completion and promise to be in vicinity…

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Beetles Damage Cane Crops

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 2

Swarms of black beetles are devastating the crops and plant cane at Palmer's Island. As fast as the shoots come up they…

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Tweed Cane Crops

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 4

Tweed 1947 cane crop is estimated at 73.000 tons. stated the cane inspector (Mr. J. T. Alley), He added that much of the crop…

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Wheat Agreement With New Zealand

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Completion of an agreement for the supply of Australian wheat to New Zealand until 1949-50 at 5/9 a bushel f.o.b. bulk was disclosed by the Minister for Commerce (Mr. Pollard) in the House of Representatives to-day…

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Survey Of Australian Dairying Industry

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 7

ARRANGEMENTS have been made by the Joint Dairying Industry Advisory Committee for an Australia-wide survey of dairy farms producing for butter, cheese and processed milk products…

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