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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

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Wool for Japan

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 March 1947 · page 3

CANBERRA, Fri.—Discussions on the sale of Australian wool to Japan had reached a stage where types of wool, which would be…

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North Queensland Dairymen To Withhold Supplies

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 March 1947 · page 1

BRISBANE, Friday.—The State President of the Queensland, Dairymen's Organisation (Mr. C H. Jameson) said to-day he had…

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Dairyfarmirs' Problems Discussed by P.p. Union

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 March 1947 · page 3

Interesting discussions on many phases of the rural industry, of importance to farmers in the Clarence River district, were held at the quarterly meeting of tHe Clarence District Council of the Primary Producers' Union held in Grafton on Thursday…

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Butter at 4/9

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 2

Sir,—On Saturday last, 22nd inst., I received mail from England, and the following is taken from a London paper, and I trust…

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Wheat Cost Questions

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 4

CANBERRA, Mon.—The Wheat Production Costs Committee will submit written questionnaires to 5000 wheat growers in the…

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Atherton Dairymen To Cease Supplying Milk

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 3

BRISBANE, Mon.—A meeting of dairy farmers of Atherton Tablelands, at Malanda, on Saturday decided to cease…

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Wheat Agreement Papers

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tues.—When the House of Representatives reassembles to-morrow, the County party would ask that all…

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Rain Affects Ulong Cattle Sale

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 5

ULONG, Tues. — Heavy rain continued throughout last Saturday, when the annual Eastern Dorrigo cattle sale was held at…

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Baby in Cotton Wool

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues. — Carrying a premature baby wrapped in cotton wool, a police utility truck raced at top speed from…

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Farmers Angry

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 2

FOR too long considered as little more than a handy adjunct to the cities, the farmers of Australia are beginning to demand some of the consideration liberally handed out to various and strike-happy sections of the metropolitan populations…

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ULONG Fine Yarding of Cattle

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 1

Heavy rain continued throughout last Saturday when, the Annual Eastern Dorrigo Cattle Sale was held at Balzer's yards, Ulong. Two hundred…

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For Butter Producers Ask for Interim Price Pending Findings of Costs Committee

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 4

Much of the time at the recent meeting of the Raleigh branch of the Primary producers' Union was taken up with discussions in…

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Rain Mars Splendid Show Entries Up On Last Year Cattle and Horses Again a Feature

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 1

Dorrigo's annual show of 1947 was marred to a great extent by heavy rain, but the splendid high quality of former years was well maintained in all sections. Entries reached a higher peak than before and approximately 1700 were handed in. Gate…

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Drought Relief "Far Too Little," Say Farmers Bigger Allocation Requested

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 3

Delegates at the recent District Council meeting of the PPU unanimously declared that 2½d. per lb. of butter drought relief…

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Cattle High Price At Bucca Creek Sale

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 3

COFF'S HARBOUR, Fri.—There were good yardings of Prime Stock at the annual cattle sale held at McRae's yards, Bucca…

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Starving Birds Attack Sheep

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 March 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday.—Birds reduced to starvation by snow-bound conditions on the Yorkshire wolds are attacking sheep to get blood. One farmer near Driffield…

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Wool Board Appointment

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.—The appointment was announced to-day of Mr. A. C. McKay (Assistant Director of Veterinary Hygiene, as…

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Cattle Went Surfing

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1947 · page 4

A strange incident occurred at Lorne (Vic.) when seven Hereford cattle rushed into the ocean and swam out to sea for about 500 yards…

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Bracken Fern And Poisoning in Cattle

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1947 · page 7

In view of the prevalence of bracken fern in this and adjoining districts, and the many cases poisoning of cattle by the plant an…

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They All Want Wheat—Why Not Grow It For Them?

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 March 1947 · page 2

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