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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

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Farmers' Union Wants Market Survey

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 March 1947 · page 2

A survey of all possible markets for fruit and vegetables from New England is to be sought by the Central Executive of the Northern…

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Sheep and Wool Lecturer

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 March 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.—The Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) to-day announced the arrival from New Zealand of a distinguished…

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Butter Production Declined

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 March 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wed.—Butter production throughout Australia in three months ended January 31 last dropped by 4200 tons to 84.528…

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Cattle Bill Amended

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 March 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.—The Cattle Slaughtering and Diseased Animals and Meat Amendement Bill, 1947, was read for the first time…

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Wheat Bounty

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 March 1947 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wed.—The payment of a wheat bounty to drought-stricken wheat growers in New South Wales is expected…

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Government Cattle Studs "Inefficient"

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 March 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Allegations of inefficiency and disinterestedness in Government cattle studs were made at to-day's session of the New South Wales Graziers Conference. Delegated claimed that many studmasters did not known job and that…

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C.p. to Move Adjournment on Butter

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 March 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wed.—The Australian Country Party will further a plan of aggressive attacks on the Commonwealth…

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Farmers Angry At Kerosene Supply

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 March 1947 · page 2

The power kerosene shortage at Tamworth produced some unusual developments over, the week-end, when farmers became angry over…

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Interim Price for Butter

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 3

LISMORE, Thurs.—An interim price to be fixed from April 1 as a step towards the ultimate price, which would be set after the…

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Ulong. Weather Upsets Cattle Sale

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 5

Heavy rain continued throughout last Saturday week when the annual Eastern Dorrigo cattle sale was held at [?] yards. [?]long, 200 head…

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Bracken Fern Poisoning in Cattle (J. T. Hayston. B.V.Sc., Pastures Protection Board's Veterinary Research Officer)

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 4

Bracken fern plant (Pteridiun aquilinum) is toxic for cattle, probably throughout the whole stage of its growth. The toxic principle has…

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Upper Orara Junior Farmers' Club Formed

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 1

At a well-attended meeting of Upper Orara branch of the PPU, at which Mr. S. X Baillie (President) was in the chair, it was decided to…

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Farmers Killed In Shooting Tragedy

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Two Wealthy farmers and property owners of the Lower North Coast were killed in a shooting…

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Single Farms Resumption Advocated

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.—The Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Treatt, again advocated the resumption of single farms where…

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Pastoral Outlook At Tamworth

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 March 1947 · page 2

The splendid rains which occurred during the second week of February completely transformed the pastoral and…

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Commercial Weekly Cattle Sale

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 March 1947 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Lad, report holding their usual cattle sale on Tuesday last, and a special store sale on Wednesday…

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News In Brief Export Wheat Price

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 March 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY Fri.—An increase of 1/6 a bushel to 15/11¼ in the price of wheat for export was announced to-day by the Australian…

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Butter Costs Committee Finding To Bs Retrospective To April

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 March 1947 · page 2

LISMORE, Fri.—The finding by the committee appointed to make a survey of butter production costs would be…

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Dairy Farmers Are Economically Sick

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 March 1947 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday.—"The dairy farmer is the economic sick man of Australian primary industry, arid the first immediate step towards his recovery is a blood transfusion in the shape of a substantial rise in price," Mr. H. L. Anthony, member for…

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Something Very Wrong In Dairy Industry

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 March 1947 · page 3

CANBERRA, Sun.—Specific figures illustrating the extremely poor returns being obtained by dairy farmers were given by Mr. H. L. Anthony during his appeal in the House of Representatives for an increased price of butter…

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