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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

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No Complete Loss of Cane Crops Anticipated

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 July 1948 · page 2

From reports received regarding flood damage to cane crops, it appeared that while there would be some loss it…

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Cattle Buyer Charged

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 July 1948 · page 4

A 26-year-old Grafton cattle buyer, Francis Donald Gordon Woodcroft, appeared in the Grafton Court of Petty Sessions…

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Income Tax Deductions on Farm Lands

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1948 · page 5

Frequently officers of the Department of Agriculture are asked by farmers whether or not the cost of certain farm…

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Richmond River Farms Out of Production

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 July 1948 · page 3

LISMORE, Mon.—Records at principal dairy factories revealed that 178 farms had been forced out of production as a result of…

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Junior Farmers' Field Day At Experiment Farm

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 July 1948 · page 2

The Clarence River District Council of the Junior Farmers' Clubs is holding its annual Field Day at Grafton Experiment Farm…

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Alumny Blockage Beats Farmers

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 July 1948 · page 2

Despite the efforts of the farmers to clear Alumny Creek of logs and water hyacinth to let flood waters out, the job was…

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Supervision Needed for Junior Farmers

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 July 1948 · page 2

THE absolute necessity for a permanent district supervisor of Junior Farmers' Clubs on the Clarence, was stressed at yesterday's meeting of the Grafton Advisory Committee. It was decided to write to the…

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Aust. Wool Sales To U.S. Decline

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 July 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wed.--Australian wool sales to the United States in the 11 months ended May 31 last declined by…

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Public Inspection Of Experiment Farm

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 July 1948 · page 2

Many visitors at yesterday's Junior Farmer field day took advantage of me invitation of the manager of the Grafton…

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Junior Farmers Should Go On Tours

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 July 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Fri.--The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham) to-day urged that Junior Farmers from New South Wales be…

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Carr's Creek Farmer Wins Maize Contest

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 July 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.--The judging of championship field maize competitions conducted by the Royal Agricultural Society of N.S.W…

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Plan To Guarantee Price Of Wheat

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Mon.--The Federal Minister for Commerce. (Mr. Pollard) to-day placed before the State Ministers of…

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N.s.w. Farmers in U.s.a

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 3

Machinery of all kinds was shown to membees of the Rural Bank Progressive Farmer team in America. Here Mr. W. H. Bruce, poultry farmer, of Parramatta, is shown inspecting a giant orchard sprayer at Hood River, Oregon…

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Income Tax Depreciation Allowed to Farmers

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 7

The Department of Agriculture receives many questions by farmers as to allowable deductions for taxation purposes, for…

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Progressive Farmer In USA

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 4

Machinery of all kinds was shown to members of the Rural bank Progressive Farmer Team in America. Here Mr. W. H…

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Wheat Growers Pleased With Stabiisation Plan

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 July 1948 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tues.--The Australian Wheat Growers' Federation, at a special meeting here today, carried a resolution…

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Obituary Thomas Edward Farmer

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 July 1948 · page 2

The death occurred in Grafton Base Hospital on Sunday after a short illness, of Thomas Edward Farmer (73) of 19 Villiers street,…

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Minister Defends Wheat Scheme

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wed.—The Federal Government had no desire to foist on to the wheat industry or State Governments,…

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Unusual Cattle Disease At Dorrigo

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 3

A. serious outbreak of an unusual disease, nasal granuloma, has occurred in dairy herds oil the Dorrigo Plateau…

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Dairyman's Survey Butter and Pigmeat Prices; Lunch Hour Closing Etc. Dist. Sec. P.P.U's. Monthly Letter

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 2

The labor and skill put into the preparation of the first application for a price rise by the Joint Dairy Advisory Committee is now bearing…

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