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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

626 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 29 of 32

Dairymen Warned

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 November 1953 · page 6

Police Inspector T. P. Crawford said yesterday that dairies must be registered with the police by…

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Cattle Prices High In Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 2

BRISBANE, Thursday.-- Prime light steers and heifers fetched up to £810 per 1001b. at Cannon Hill…

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Farm Survey to Commence in Dorrigo District

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 3

A start will be made in a few days with the collection of information from farmers in the Dorrigo district whose properties have been selected for inclusion in the Commonwealth wide survey of the…

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The Farmer Sets an Example

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 10

The farmer sets an example tc ali of us. Farmers contributed most powerfully to the well-being of every Australian through the…

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Kempsey Girl Junior Farmer Rack From Abroad

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 5

The first Australian girl junior farmer to be sent to America under an exchange agreement, Miss Felicity Gowing. of…

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Farmer Fined On Traffic Charges

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 November 1953 · page 4

COFFS HARBOUR, Sat. --Sydney F. Smith, farmer, of "Hillview," Karangi, was fined £1 with 7 court costs…

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Planting Guide for Farm and Garden

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 November 1953 · page 4

The list of vegetable crops given below is recommended by Department of Agriculture specialists for planting in November. Beans (French): Coast and in…

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Aust. Cattle For Papua, New Guinea

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 3

CANBERRA, Mon.—The administration and private interests in the Territory of Papua and New Guinea are importing foundation stock from Australia to build…

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Forecasts Fall in Price of Export Butter

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.—Australian and New Zealand export butter would drop in price sharply when Britain…

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Widen Scope of Work at Farm

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 5

LISMORE, Mon.—A three-point programme to widen the scope of the Department of Agriculture…

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Dominion Wool Marketing

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 November 1953 · page 6

With the opening of the 1953-54 series of wool sales in New Zealand recently, the British…

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Record Price For Lamb's Wool

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 November 1953 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wed.—A new world record for lamb's wool, breaking the figure set yesterday, was paid at…

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Advance Agriculture Fair Water Storage Stabilises Food Crop Prospects

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 November 1953 · page 6

Major irrigation schemes in New South Wales have brought security from droughts to the irrigation settlements which they serve, but in many fruit growing areas beyond the scope of these schemes, individual growers are proving the worth of the small conservation project…

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Block Days Halve Farmers' Income

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 November 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wed.—Dairy farmers do not get anything like 42 a gallon for their milk, a Denman farmer, Mr. A. W. Barry, said to-day…

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Stud Cattle Airfreighted To Clarence

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 3

Stud cattle airfreighted from another State arrived on the Clarence yesterday…

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Cattle Prices High BRISBANE, Thursday--

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 2

Cattle prices fell only slightly and were still at least 30 per 100b. above the ceiling price at Cannon…

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Special Prize for Cattle Attendants

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 7

A special prize of £5 has been donated by Mr. Horace Smith for this year's annual show…

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Grey Dust Coats For Cattle Attendants

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 8

At the recent meeting of the Dorrigo branch of the Jersey Herd Society, it was suggested that cattle attendants…

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Bush Fire Victim Dies Tragic Ordeal of Brooklana Farmer

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 1

Engulfed by raging bush fires whilst attempting to bulldoze fire breaks, 22-year-old Brooklana farmer, John Andrew Hayes was severely burned or the arms legs and body, on Sunday last…

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Korora Farmers Investigating Hall Proposal

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 11

Korora-Moonee delegates at last week's meeting of Coffs Harbour District Council of the banana Growers' Federation…

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