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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

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Adventure For Observant Farmers

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 2

MOLONG, Mon.--"The Australian farmer who brings an enquiring mind as well as an observant eye to his job is still finding…

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Butter Production

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tues.--Australian butter production for the last six months of 1947, amounted to 84,708 tons compared with 71,260…

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Farmers And Settlers Deplore Strikes

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 2

MACLEAN.--At the meeting of the Farmers and Settlers, held in Maclean, Mr. W. J. Benson (president), moved that the Minister for Marketing be informed, that the association deplored strikes and lockouts as a serious menace…

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More Wheat For Poultry Farmers

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wed.--The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Pollard) gave an assurance in the House of Representatives to-day,…

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Special Training For Farm Work

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wed. -- The Commonwealth Statistician (Dr. Roland Wilson) has informed the Prime Minister…

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U.s. Wheat Lower

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 1

NEW YORK, Thurs. (A.A.P.).--Wheat futures closed as much as three and a quarter cents. lower on the nation's grain…

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Junior Farmer Mentors Stage Dramatic Meeting

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 5

DRAMA, eloquence, persistency and anger were to be witnessed at the annual meeting of the Council of the Junior Farmers' Clubs in Sydney last week. It was an impressive gathering of men from the country and agricultural experts and leaders…

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Huge U.k. Pig Farm for Qld

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thurs.--Several hundred thousands of acres in Queensland are to be used as a vast pig farm and granary by…

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Deep Interest Shown In Junior Farmers' Exhibit

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 February 1948 · page 3

DEEP interest was shewn by members of the Grafton Junior Farmers' Advisory Committee yesterday in the exhibit to be staged at the Grafton Show by the local Junior Farmers' Club. A letter was received from…

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Many Applications for Small Farms

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 February 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sun. -- Applications from every State in Australia have been pouring into the Roman Catholic Rural Movement…

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Annual Cattle Sale Opened

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 February 1948 · page 2

Goldsbrough Mort's 57th annual cattle sale opened yesterday at the South Grafton saleyard. As usual a large crowd was in…

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Thora Cattle for Victoria

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 February 1948 · page 5

DORRIGO.--Mr. A. D. Freeman, auctioneer, reports delivery of 100 A.I.S. heifers at Thora to a Victorian buyer at…

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Best January Butter Output

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed. -- The butter output of 5073 tons for last January was the best January output since pre-war, it was…

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Large Attendance At Cattle Sale

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 2

At the close of the second day of the annual cattle sale, Mr. Claude Hawthorne, manager for Goldsbrough, Mort and Co.,…

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C.w.a. Caters at Cattle Sale

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 2

The South Grafton Country Women's Association catered again this year at the annual cattle sales held at the South…

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Concluding Day Of Cattle Sale

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 2

The final day of the 57th annual cattle sale, conducted at the South Grafton Municipal yards by Goldsbrough Mort and Co. Ltd.,…

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Question On Danish Butter For Britain

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thurs.--Mr Anthony (C.P., N.S.W.) in the House of, Representatives to-day asked the Minister for Commerce (Mr…

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First Day— Record Attendance at Dorrigo's Show Cattle and Pig Exhibits Outstanding High Quality Maintained Throughout

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 1

Favoured by fine weather, the attendance yesterday, the first day of Dorrigo's annual show, was the best for over 30 years. Close on £36 was taken at the gate. Entires throughout the exhibition…

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Grant Allocation to Dairy Industry

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 3

A motion to ask the Minister for Commerce how it was proposed to spend the £250,000 a year granted to the industry…

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Increased Price for Wheat

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 February 1948 · page 2

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Friday (A.A.P. Reuter).--It is officially announced New Zealand, from January 19, increased the price…

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