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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 4 of 30

South Africa's Wool Cheque

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 3

With a clip expected to total 265 to "270 million, lb. in the current season, and taking the average price…

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Book of Great Value to Farmers and Graziers

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 3

The Research Department of British Farm Equipment Pty. Ltd. has just completed a book which is expected to be of exceptional…

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Train Soldiers As Farmers

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 3

CEYLON.--Ceylon Army personnel are to be given a vocational training in rice cultivation, it was…

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Grafton Arts Council Farms Two New Groups

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 2

Presenting the annual report of the Grafton branch of the Arts Council to a well attended meeting in the Historical Society Room last night, the president (Dr. W. T. H. Scales) stated that two…

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Rain Welcome For Grasses, Crops On River

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 3

STEADY rain that has brought falls of up to two inches over most of the Clarence Valley is doing…

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Grafton Farmer Tells Of Rescue

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 7

GLEN INNES, Tuesday. -- A Grafton district farmer told Glen Innes Coroner, Mr. A. R. Mitchell, of his rescue on January 11, of two infant boys trapped…

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February Sowing Guide For Farm And Garden

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 February 1954 · page 6

The following varieties of vegetables are recommended by the Department of Agriculture for sowing in their respective districts in February: Beans (French) Coast…

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Benefits That Accrue to the Farmer Rewards From Pasture Improvement

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 3

The reward to be gained from pasture improvement are great. The expense involved is an allowable deduction for…

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Bonville Farmer Fined £5 for Negligent Driving

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 3

"Defendant was negligent, but it was more an error judgment than any deliberate act," said Mr. D. G. McDonald in his…

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Black Beetles Seriously Affect Crop Production

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 3

Unless some method is devised to keep black beetles in check it will be impossible to produce croops according to…

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Crops And Pastures Ravaged By Beetles

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 2

The Black Beetle pest is now considered far more serious than it has ever been on the Clarence. Amounts of over 30lb. per acre of 10 per cent. B.H.C., have been used over many areas of maize…

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Farmers' Meeting Stresses Gravity Of Insect Plague

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 3

MACLEAN, Sunday. -- The extreme gravity of the black beetle plague on the Clarence River was revealed at a meet of primary producers and others…

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Wheat Plan

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Mon. -- The Victorian Cabinet to-day rejected the Commonwealth's appeal to come…

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Annual Cattle, Horse Sales

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 2

Goldsborough Mort. and Co. Ltd. advised South Grafton Council last night of the annual sale dates…

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75 Sheep Form Honour Guard At Dubbo Show

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 6

DUBBO, Wednesday. -- Flying out of coastal rainstorms into worm, clear western weather, the Royal Convair touched down at Dubbo to-day to the thunderous…

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Plough For Winter Fodder Crops Now

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 2

Farmers should take the opportunity of selecting areas now for winter fodder crops, said Mr. J. B. Noonan, district…

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Mr. George Irvine Appointed to Bega Dairy District

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 1

Mr. George Irvine, who for the post eight years has been, a member of the District Dairy Branch at Coffs Harbour, has…

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Farmers Should Study Bush Fires Act

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 10

Mr. A. D. Tyler, S.M., send in the Wingham Court of Petty Sessions that it was the duty of farmers to make themselves…

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New Dairy Officer

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs--Mr. G. E. Kent has been appointed Dairy Officer at Casino in the Far North Coast Regional…

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Special Dairy Sale

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1954 · page 4

Coldsbrough Mort and Co. Ltd. reported a successful sale of a big yarding of dairy cattle at the South Grafton saleyards…

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