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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

594 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 20 of 30

Butter Substitute

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 July 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wed.--Every person who bought a substitute for butter was "a traitor to the industry,"…

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Valuable Cattle Saved From Flood

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 July 1954 · page 3

CORAMBA, Wed.--Fifteen Jersey heifers valued at £300, and a valuable Jersey bull, were rescued to-night…

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Advance Agriculture Fair Advanced Farming In South Island No 7

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 July 1954 · page 6

To Australians, the South Island of New Zealand is something of a paradox. In it, matchless scenic beauty and thriving t modern industry and farming exist almost…

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Large Areas Of Farming Property Inun dated Scene Of Feverish Activity At South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 July 1954 · page 3

Many square miles of Clarence River farming property are inundated by the district's second major flood within six and a substantial part of the area's primary industry is again at a…

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Dairy Officer Urges Drive For Improved Butter Quality

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 2

"Quality has become a matter of serious concern throughout the district, and both producers and factory managers are urged to take immediate steps to improve production and manufacturing methods…

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T.b. Cattle on Coast

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 8

The manager of Midco Meat Works, Macksville, Mr. Len Goldsmith, told the Nambucca "News" last week, that during the past six months, no less than 1296 head of dairy cattle,…

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Severe Blow To Cattle Industries

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 2

The cattle industries, both beef and dairying, on the Clarence had been struck a severe blow, said the president of the Graziers Association, and chairman…

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Second Highest Wool Cheque

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Australia's wool cheque for the season just ended was. £390,714,585 -- the second…

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'Examiner' ServiceSection Market Report Metropolitan Cattle Prices Firm

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Supplies of sheep penned at the Fiemington Saleyards to-day were considerably lighter, only 13,377 head of…

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Junior Farmer Girls In Radio Contest

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 July 1954 · page 2

Four girls will be chosen to represent the Clarence-Nambucca area in a New South Wales junior farmer…

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Junior Farmer Supervisor For Tasmania

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 July 1954 · page 4

Mr. H. J. Wildman, H.D.A., supervisor of Junior Farmers' Clubs in the Clarence district, has accepted…

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Believe Gang Stealing Sheep

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 July 1954 · page 2

NARRANDERA, S u n.-- A prominent CIB detective has arrived in Narrandera to take charge of…

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Flood Relief for Hard-hit Farmers

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 July 1954 · page 3

The only relief available [?] present for flooded farmers on the lower reaches of the Tweed, Richmond and Clarence Rivers appeared to be through the drought relief scheme extended by the Government to cover flood relief after the February…

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"Examiner" Service Section Market Report Metropolitan Cattle Values Higher

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.--A particularly strong demand prevailed for sheep at the Flemington saleyards to-day, and values for most…

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Junior Farmers' Meeting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday.--A gathering of more than 200 Junior Farmers representing about 70 of the 90…

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Plan To Promote Sales Of Butter

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--"A comprehensive plan for financing a campaign to promote increased local sales of butter and cheese will be placed before…

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Wheat Freights

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 July 1954 · page 5

Housewives and stock-feeders using wheat were hard hit by the appalling N.S.W. rail freights, the…

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Drive Against Cattle Disease

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 July 1954 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wed.--The Victorian Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Stoneham, will ask the Agricultural…

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Experiments To Boost Butter Production

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 July 1954 · page 5

An increase of at least 20 per cent. in butter production for an outlay of about £2 per cow was the aim of…

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Refrigeration For Dairy Farms

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 July 1954 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wed.--The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Stoneham, will ask the Commonwealth to import…

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