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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

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Dairy Products at Sydney Royal Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 8

Dairy products for the 1948 Royal Easter Show on March 20 to 31 next show a marked increase on the previous year's figures. At least 270…

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Soybean Crop At Waterview

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 2

Burins a recent visit of Mr. Don Shand, soybean expert, of Armidale, to Grafton, he visited Mr. B. C. Egrains' farm at Waterview, where Mr. R. E. Brumby has a fine soybean crop Interested group inspecting the crop are (left to right) Messrs B. C. Eggins, R. E. Brumby, Don Shand, Mrs. R. Leeding (secretary of the Clarence River Soybean Growers Association) and Mr. George…

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Wool Sales Drop May Cause Dollar Crisis

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.--The Commonwealth Government is preparing to face a further serious setback to the dollar situation as a result of the decline in sales of wool to dollar areas. An official estimate supplied to the Government by its experts indicates that…

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Minister Attacks Wheat Board

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tues.-- The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Pollard) to-day attacked the Australian Wheat Board for its…

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South Grafton C.W.A. To Cater For Cattle and Horse Sales

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 2

The ladies of the South Grafton branch of the Country Women's Association at a special meeting held yesterday, decided…

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Dorrigo— Butter Production Up INCREASES 30 Tons for Month Cheese and Bacon Depts. Improve

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 2

During the month of December, 1947, the quantity of butter manufactured at the Dorrigo Dairy Coy., was 112 tons 15 cwt 2 qrs 26 lbs., being…

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Purchase of Single Unit Farms by Ex-servicemen

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 3

Dear Sir,—An Amending Act recently passed by the State Parliament makes provision for Government aid to ex-servicemen, with…

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Dairying Industry In Canada

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 3

MUDGEE, Thursday.--An outline of the productive capacity and development of the dairying industry in Canada was given by Dr. W. C. Hopper at the annual conference of the Mitchell Division of the Agricultural Bureau…

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Dairy Farm Contests Resume

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 January 1948 · page 3

Coastal dairy farm championship competitions will be resumed in N.S.W. this year after being suspended during…

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Farm Shortages

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--The Australian Agricultural Council, which meets in Canberra on February 9 and 10, will discuss…

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Excellent Conditions Prevail For Dairying

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, "Tues. -- Excellent conditions for dairying prevailed throughout N.S.W. during December, states a Division of…

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Overseas Demand For Wool Films

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 3

In a recent three-monthly period 112 films were sent by the Australian Wool Board's Film Library to organisations in all…

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Record Sugar Crop in Queensland

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wed.--Queensland would have a record sugar crop of about 800,000 tons this year, but the State needed an…

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40 Dutch Farmers Arrive in March

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wed.--Forty Dutch farmer migrants who will arrive in Australia in March, will be trained on Australian, farms by…

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World Wheat Conference Opens

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Thurs. (A.A.P).--Before the forty-nation World Wheat Conference opened yesterday, the leader of the…

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Decrease in Greasy Wool Exports

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thurs.--Australian exports of greasy wool in the first half of 1947-48 financial year were nearly 50 per cent…

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Upper Copmanhurst Crop Position

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 7

The district looks its best. Farm work has been constant. Potato crops were very good, though losses were caused by too much…

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Butter Manufacture Costs Investigation

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 January 1948 · page 2

Following a controversy on manufacturing costs allowed factories, and the contention that it is not adequate, a special…

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Dairymen Compensated On Basic Wage

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 1

LISMORE, Sun.--The chairman of directors of Norco Cooperative (Mr. Bruce. McRae) said last night the Government…

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Soybean Crops at Waterview

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 2

Members of the Clarence River Soybean Growers' Association conferred yesterday with Mr. L. Starr; of Guyra, on the…

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