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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

573 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 24 of 29

Price Negotiations For Dairy Products

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 October 1950 · page 4

The final draft of negotiations between the Commonwealth Government and the British Min[?]try of Food regarding prices to be paid for the 1950-51 season had not been completed, the…

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Cattle Sell Well

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 October 1950 · page 5

Plunkett, Jordan & Forsyth report a good yarding at their sale at Moonee on Wednesday last. All lines were cleared at very…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 October 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.--Wool brokers believe that prices at the fourth series of Sydney wool sales, which begin to-morrow,…

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Dorrigo Farmer Wins State Title

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 October 1950 · page 2

COFF'S HABOUR, Sunday.--Mr. W. R. Winkley, of Paddy's Plains, North Dorrigo, has won the State championship in the Dairy Farm Improvement competition conducted by the Department of…

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Farmers and the 40-Hour Week

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 10 October 1950 · page 2

A correspondent forwards the following verse, written by "Bach" and published in several of the producers publications:—…

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Butter, Cheese Production Increased

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 October 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tue --Substantial increases in cheese and butter production were disclosed in the annual report of…

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Stockman Guilty Of Cattle Theft

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 October 1950 · page 5

A Lower Clarence stockman, Valentine Edward Garde, 34, was found guilty by a jury at Grafton Quarter Sessions…

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Protective Cover Crop

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 October 1950 · page 6

Sandy and rolling land in some parts of the United States is being seeded to lovegrass, a protective cover crop that makes good feed for livestock. Where the terrain is too irregular for seeding with ground equipment, seeding from airplanes has…

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18 Months' Gaol For Cattle Stealing

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 October 1950 · page 4

Valentine Edward Garde (34), Maclean cattle and horse dealer, was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment by Judge Storkey,…

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Wool Can Be Cool

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 October 1950 · page 6

An enchanting race model by Peggy Allen in colourful floral printed lightweight wool…

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Dairy Farm Comp: State Championship to Paddy's Plain Farmer

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 October 1950 · page 1

Mr. W. R. Winkley, of Paddy's Plain, has won the State Championship in the Dairy Farm: Competition, conducted by the Dept. of Agriculture. The championship carries a prize of £200 and a trophy valued at 50 guineas…

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P.p.u. Reply Re Dairy Produce Board

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 October 1950 · page 3

The General Secretary of the Primary Producers' Union (Mr. L. J. Johnstone) has requested publication of the…

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Dorrigo Farmer Wins State C'ship

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 October 1950 · page 2

Mr. W. R. Winkley, of Paddy's Plains, North Dorrigo, has been advised that he won the State Championship in the…

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Farm Work At Standstill

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 October 1950 · page 2

PALMER'S ISLAND.--Rain, which commenced last Saturday night, has resulted in over 300 points…

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Wool Selling System

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 October 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--An American wool expert said last night he did not think America would seek to change the…

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Demand For Butter Ahead Of Output

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 October 1950 · page 1

BRISBANE, Wednesday-- The increase in butter production had not kept pace with the increase in population, and the rise in consumption resulting from the lifting of rationing, Mr. C. Sheehy…

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Add Costs To Dairy Production

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 October 1950 · page 2

BRISBANE, Wed.--The decision of the Federal Arbitration Court to increase the basic wage by £1 a week, would have…

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Operation Cattle Lift

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 20 October 1950 · page 12

Large-scale transportation by air of livestock from the United States to countries south of the border on a 24-hour run that…

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You Can Tell Age of Cattle

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 20 October 1950 · page 2

The method of telling age of cattle from birth upwards by their teeth is as follows: The calf at birth has two temporary…

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Australian Wheat Will Find Big Demand

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 October 1950 · page 4

Mr. J. S. Teasdale, chairman of the Australian Wheat Board said recently that overseas demand for…

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