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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1973

20 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers

Victoria Wrecks Dairy Plan

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 18 January 1973 · page 3

The Victorian Dairyfarmers’ Association has wrecked plans for a nationwide production…

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$1m. Loss to Dairymen

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 8 February 1973 · page 2

Revaluation of the Australian dollar would reduce the income of the N. S. W. dairyfarmer by…

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Judging 4,000 Beef Cattle

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 22 February 1973 · page 2

More than 4,000 cattle, comprising 107 teams, are currently being inspected by judges in the 1972/73…

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Visit by U.S. Dairy Expert

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 22 March 1973 · page 2

A world authority on dairy herd improvement Mr. C. L. Pelissier of Davis University, U.S.,…

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Wool Still Tops

The Bananacoast Opinion · Tuesday 19 June 1973 · page 13

ONE important form of heating is the ordinary blanket Homemakers can now…

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Butter Subsidy May Go

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 12 July 1973 · page 1

The writing seems to be on the wall for the $27m. dairy subsidy in its present form, according…

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Farm Mach. Exemption Permits

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 12 July 1973 · page 3

A person holding a farm to farm permit is required to obtain a separate permit to take…

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Farm Vehicle Tax Reduction

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 12 July 1973 · page 3

The present 33 1/3 per cent reduction of the weight tax on motor lorries and tractor and…

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VITAL TlME Ahead for Dairy Farms

The Bananacoast Opinion · Thursday 26 July 1973 · page 2

Eight people from the North Coast attended the 49 annual Agricultural Bureau conference held recently at Mitchell College, Bathurst. Main speaker at the conference was the assistant…

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District Diary Cattle Symposium to Be Held in Coffs Area

The Bananacoast Opinion · Tuesday 31 July 1973 · page 7

The 1973 annual North Coast cattle symposium will be held at Coffs Harbour on August 22-23 It will be the first time the…

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Cattle Compensation Continues

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 9 August 1973 · page 2

In recent weeks several stockowners have forwarded “suspect” cattle to an abbatoir for…

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District Dairy Quota raises $700 for Legacy hospital

The Bananacoast Opinion · Tuesday 14 August 1973 · page 7

The Quota Club of Coffs Harbour has raised more $700 for the Legacy Geriatric Hospital currently being built in Coffs Harbour. The money was the…

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Rich Market Available for Soybean Crops District Diary

The Bananacoast Opinion · Tuesday 18 September 1973 · page 7

Mr. Robert Keogh, a research assistant in the soybean disease project at Sydney University, will address a special seminar at Coffs…

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Tourists a “Cash Crop”

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 4 October 1973 · page 3

Tourism can be a valuable “cash crop” to supplement says a report comes says a report…

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September Report by District Dairy Officer

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 4 October 1973 · page 2

Conditions were becoming increasingly dry until the third week of September, when light to good rain was received, but there are still wide areas that need much more rain to ensure a good early summer season…

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Help Crops in Dry Areas

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 4 October 1973 · page 2

Crop scientists in Mexico and Malawi are testing a hormone which acts virtually as all…

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Talks to Farmers on Conversion to Metric

The Bananacoast Opinion · Thursday 8 November 1973 · page 3

A senior officer of the Metric Conversion Board will visit Coffs Harbour next week. He is Mr. Bill Broadbridge, who will talk to farmers about metric conversion on the farm…

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Dairy Chief Will Open Symposium

The Bananacoast Opinion · Thursday 22 November 1973 · page 10

Mr. G. J. Smith, chief of the division of dairying, NSW Department of Agriculture, will officially open next week’s North Coast dairying symposium. This was announced…

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Cattle Duffers: the Rogues of the Outback

The Bananacoast Opinion · Tuesday 11 December 1973 · page 4

“If you can get away with it, it’s all right. It’s being caught that’s the crime.” That’s one person’s opinion — and by no means a lone one — about cattle stealing which…

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Warning on Feed Year Dairy Claim

The Bananacoast Opinion · Tuesday 18 December 1973 · page 7

Claim forms under the North Coast Dairy Feed Year Assistance Scheme lodged after December 31 would not be paid…

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