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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

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Strong Bidding for Wool

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 2

LONDON, Friday (AAP). -- International wool buyers crowded the opening of London's 1950 wool sales yesterday to send all…

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Wheat Agreement

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 1

MADRID: Sunday. Agreement for Australia to r supply Spain with 60,000 tons of wheat…

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Could Double Yield Of Dairy Cows

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Sun:--The average yield of Australian dairy cows could be doubled in 10 to 20 years; Mr. J. Price, of…

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Wool Conference In London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Mon. (A. A. P.):-- The British Government's wool disposal system is being reviewed at a meeting of the Commonwealth…

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State Dairy Farm Competitions

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham) said a series of dairy farm competitions culminating in a State…

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Federal Policy on Wool

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 1

Mr McEwen, the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, said recently that the Federal Government would not…

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Cattle Honors to Paddy's Plain Farmer

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 2

As a result of the visit last month, of the Jersey Herd Classification examiners, Miss I. M. Wright, of Paddys Plain has received the…

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Cabinet Approves Butter Subsidy

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thurs.--Federal Cabinet has approved the payment of a halfpenny a pound subsidy on butter and cheese. The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr…

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State Dairy Farm Competition

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 9

The Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. E. H. Graham MLA, said recently that a series of dairy farm competitions, culminating in a State…

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£20,000 Additional Equipment for Dorrigo Dairy Go. Provision Being Made for Dried Milk

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 1

Extensions and improvements totalling not less than £20,000 are about to be made at the factory of the Dorrigo Co-operative Dairy Company. The old building will be greatly changed and the frontage extended by thirty-two feet…

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Care Needed with Dairy Utensils

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 6

The District Dairy Officer, Mr. H. Harrison, stresses the fact in his report for January that cream quality is not…

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Dairy Officer's Advice

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Thurs.--In his monthly report on conditions in No. 2 District from the Clarence to Bellingen, the…

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Kempsey Cattle Appeal Finalised

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 February 1950 · page 2

The final statement on the Kempsey Appeal for cattle to replenish the stock lost during the August floods was…

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Dingoes Muster Dairy Cattle

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 2

BELLINGEN. -- Although poison baits have at times proved effective, dingoes are still about at South Fernmount…

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Loyalty Vital In Butter Industry

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 2

Only true co-onerative spirit and loyalty could safeguard the future of the butter industry…

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Moonee Farmer Killed by Tractor

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 3

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sun.--Frederick W. Chadney, 44, farmer, of Moonee, was killed instantly late on Friday, when a tractor he was driving rolled over, pinning him underneath…

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May Be Forerunner to Lifting of Butter Rationng

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 2

The manager of the Grafton Co-operative Dairy Co. (Mr. A. E. Harrison) said yesterday [?]e believed the lifting of the ban…

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Junior Farmers Results of Potato Growing Competition

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 3

The potato growing champion ship which has just been finalised, resulted in a win for Kevin Sinclair. John Francis was…

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24-Hour Butter Fat Test?

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 2

BELLINGEN.-- At the Bellinger River Agricultural Show Committee meeting, Mr. H. L. Warburton advised that he had…

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Paris Fashions Highlight Wool For Spring

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 4

Fine beautiful wools, including alpacas, taffetas, jerseys and lightly-woven crepes, make the simple elegant frocks…

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