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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 27 of 30

Dairy Industry's Difficult Period

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 November 1954 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday --A difficult period of readjustment for the Australian dairy industry was forecast to-day by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics…

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Man on the Land : Foot Rot In Cattle Causes Milk Loss

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 18 November 1954 · page 6

Foot rot in cattle can cause a great reduction in milk production. Footrot is thought to be…

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Registration Of Farm Tractors Waste of Time

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 2

Farmers had to register their tractors as vehicles if they took them only once or twice a year to a garage for servicing Mr…

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More Farms For Soldier Settlement

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Four irrigation dairy farms near Finley will be open for application under the War…

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Tyndale Farmer Wins £1000

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 5

MACLEAN, Thurs.--The winner of second prize in State Lottery 3217 was Mr. T. R. Firth, a farmer of…

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Record Cattle Sale

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 November 1954 · page 4

A fine yarding of over 2000 head of local store cattle created great interest among buyers, vendors and spectators at the…

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Dairying 'Let Down' By Its Leaders

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 November 1954 · page 7

BELLINGEN.--"As far as our directors are concerned, they have done a good job, and got for us what they could. But I would condemn the highest leaders of our…

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Farmer Bitten By Black Snake

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 November 1954 · page 2

A Southgate farmer, Mr. Leslie C. Fischer, was bitten just above the ankle of his left leg by a large black…

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Warm Weather Suits Farmers

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 November 1954 · page 5

CHATSWORTH.—With the warmer days farmers have been busy preparing for late planting of cane…

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Blind Sheep Dog

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 8

WELLINGTON, (N.Z.) -- Tip. a five-year-old sheep dog, is totally blind but can round up sheep and…

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Dorrigo Co-op. Dairy Co. Has £400,614 TURNOVER Merchandise Dept. Good Profit

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 1

A total turnover of £400,614 with a net profit of £8,634 and assets the society valued at £103,025 for twelve months was the story revealed at the Half Yearly General Meeting of Shareholders of the…

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Dorrigo Co-operative Dairy Co. Manaqer's Report

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 8

The following report was given to the half yearly meeting of shareholders of the Dorrigo Dairy Co-op, at the Memorial Hall last Saturday, by the Manager Mr. Ian Hill…

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Dorrigo Co-op Dairy Chairman's Report to Shareholders Meeting, Saturday, November 20, 1954

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 7

Your Directors have pleasure in presenting their Report and Balance Sheet for the six months ended 30th June, 1954…

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"Examiner" Service Section Market Reports Metropolitan Demand for Cattle

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Increased supplies of sheep were penned at the Flemington saleyards to-day, 25.280 head of chiefly fair…

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Junior Farmer Grand Finalists

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.—The "star" junior farmer for 1954 will be chosen next Wednesday afternoon from…

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Co-Operation In Overcoming Farm Problems

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 5

MEMBERS of the C.P. and A Society decided yesterday to do whatever was possible to concrete the…

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Dairy Production Shows Increase

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 November 1954 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday--Production of most Australian dairy products has increased over the last three months. But with a falling export…

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Inspections by Junior Farmers

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 November 1954 · page 9

Junior Farmers from clubs on the Clarence River will make a tour of inspection of Peters…

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Farmers' Returns Are Outrageous

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 December 1954 · page 2

Sir,—Australian farmers and farming generally are in the doldrums. Farmers here are little…

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Supervisor For Junior Farmers

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 December 1954 · page 2

The Area supervisor of Junior Farmers Clubs at Lismore, Mr. C. E. Purdue, has announced the…

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