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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

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Ballot Papers Sent To Farmers

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 August 1951 · page 1

PERTH, Fri.--Ballot papers have been sent to more than 2000 dairy farmers in Western Australia asking them whether…

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Drastic Cuts In Butter Necessary

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.--Drastic cuts in butter distribution would be necessary unless inter-State supplies arrived…

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Demand Rise in Butter Price

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday--An immediate butter price rise should be demanded, not merely asked for, a delegate told the R.S.L. Soldier Settlers' annual conference in Sydney to-day…

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Sydney Markets Strong Competition for Cattle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY. Mon.--Supplies of Washington navel oranges forward at the fruit market were heavy, but only a moderate demand prevailed, and…

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Robert's Creek Crops

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 5

ROBERT'S CREEK:--Potato planting in the district has been completed. Local cane crops have been…

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Frost Damage To Young Crops

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 2

Heavy frost damages had been done to early potato and vegetable crops in the Ulmarra district yesterday morning,…

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Failed to Devise Formula on Butter Price

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 August 1951 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tues.--The conference between the Federal Minister for Commerce, Mr. McEwen, and representatives of the dairy industry to-day failed to devise a formula to break the deadlock on butter prices in Australia…

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Bank Review Gives Reasons For Butter Shortage

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 August 1951 · page 2

Although milk production in Australia has risen by only 1 per cent. in the past 12 years our population has…

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Butter Price Meet Increase By Subsidy

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 August 1951 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday--The Commonwealth Government should meet the increased price of butter through subsidy drawn from taxation revenue, the New South Wales Premier, Mr. McGirr…

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Dorrigo Dairy Coy.— Butter Supplies Will Be Withheld Concern At No Price Fixing

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 1

Af a meeting on Tuesday of the Board of Directors of the Dorrigo Co-op. Dairy Co. Ltd., concern was expressed at the delay in announcing the price of butter, and the Board is definitely in favour of withholding supplies until such times as a…

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Direct Action Threat On Butter Crisis

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 3

LISMORE, Thurs.--If it were illegal for butter supplies to be stored or withheld from consumers, producers would…

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40-Hour Week For Farmers In Victoria

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Dairy farmers will receive up to £1018, less board and lodgings, under the first determination of the newly-established Dairy…

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Butter Price New Formula to Break Deadlock

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 August 1951 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday.--The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, told the Premiers' Conference to-day that the Commonwealth was agreeable to the proposed…

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Artificial Leg Saves Farmer's Life

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 August 1951 · page 6

THEUNISSEN (S. Africa).-- When lightning struck farmer Helm Venter, here, his artificial leg conducted the flash into the…

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Piggery Instruction Course At Farm

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 August 1951 · page 2

The manager of Grafton Experiment Farm, Mr. W. H. Darragh, stated yesterday that farmers from Kyogle,…

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Butter Supplies Exhausted This Week

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 August 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.--Bulk butter supplies in cold stores will be exhausted this week, a spokesman for leading butter…

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Butter Price Expected To Reach 32

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 August 1951 · page 3

CANBERRA, Monday.--The price of butter is expected to jump to 32 per lb. following an early agreement…

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N.Z. Wool Sales

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 August 1951 · page 1

WELLINGTON, Mon. (AAP-Reuter).--A much better tone prevailed at the first day of the Napier wool sales than in the…

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Sydney Markets Strong Demand for Cattle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 August 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY, Mon.--Washington navel oranges from coastal districts were again heavily supplied at the fruit market arid large sized fruit…

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Price Of Butter Now 28 a lb

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 August 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--The Premier, Mr. McGirr, to-day announced that the New South Wales Government had agreed to increase the retail price of butter from…

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