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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 5 of 30

Rain Is Boon to Farmers

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1954 · page 3

GLENREAGH, Fri.--For the 48 hours ending 9 a.m. on Thursday, Genreagh had registered 375 points of…

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Pedigree Cows for Farm at High School

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 6

HEADMASTER of the Grafton High School (Mr. J. A. Orme) informed the last meeting of the P…

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Beef Cattle Replaced on Royal Farms

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 3

Poultry and dairy cattle have replaced beef cattle at the Queen's 650 acres of Royal Farms below Windsor Castle…

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Cattle Disease Puzzles Workers

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 5

PRETORIA (South Africa). -- A mysterious cattle disease, which last winter killed about 450…

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Cattle Breeders' Competition

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 6

Entries for the 1953-54 Beef Cattle Breeders' Competition have closed and a total of 181 entries…

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Sheep Dog Exhibition

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 4

An exhibition of a sheep dog working under trial conditions will be given at this year's Grafton Show…

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Wool Price Sound

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 4

Mr McMahon, Minister for the Navy and Air, said in the House of Representatives recently that there was no…

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"Examiner" Service Section Market Reports Metropolitan Sheep Idecleve

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY. Thursday.--Competition was weaker for the 25,047 sheep penned at the Flemington saleyards to-day and values for…

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Calls for Unity Among Dairyman

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 3

Mr. R. C. Gibson, General President of the P.P.U., speaking at a recent meeting of the Central Executive, called for unity among dairy farmers, and issued a warning against…

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Some Farmers Have Pleasant View

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 2

LOWER SOUTHGATE.--The good rains which have fallen in this area have made a wonderful…

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Dairy Officer at Grafton

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 7

SYDNEY. Thurs.--Mr. G. S. Hardy. H.D.D., has been appointed dairy officer at Grafton…

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Feared Cattle Will Perish

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 2

MACLEAN, Sun. --It is feared that of 250 dairy cattle caught on Warregh Island by flood…

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Big Cattle Mob Reported Safe

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 2

The 250 dairy cattle, which were thought to to be in grave danger of drowning on Warrega[?] Island on Sunday, are reported to be safe but have been standing knee deep in water since…

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Financial Aid to Farmers

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 4

Any farmer who is in financial difficulties and unable to meet his commitments or make…

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Advance Agriculture Fair Benefits To Farmers From Better Pastures

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 4

The rewards to be gained from pasture improvement are great. The expense involved is an allowable deduction for taxation purposes, it enhances capital…

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Chemicals May Double Farm Output

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 5

Agricultural advances in 1953 suggest that farm productivity can be at least doubled in the next two…

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Butter Boat From Yamba

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 February 1954 · page 2

A motor boat will be taken from Yamba to Maclean today to bring butter to the stranded community…

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Cattle Stampede And Drown

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 3

MACLEAN, Wed.--When his herd, Which was sheltering from the floodwaters on high ground stampeded,…

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Herd of Cattle Floats Down River

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 3

A herd of cattle from a station above Tabulam floated mostly unharmed 10 miles down the flooded…

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Tremendous Loss To Farmers Hundreds Of Thousands Of Pounds

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 2

Some idea of the tremendous loss to farmers in the Clarence, Bellingen, Nambucca and Dorrigo Districts by the flood was given yesterday by the District…

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