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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1936

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Care of Cream Preventing Deterioration. Handling Methods on the Farm

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 3

Dairy farmers are being constantly advised to pay more attention to care of milk and cream on the farm to reduce the amount of lower grade…

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M. R. A. & H. Association Committee Meeting. Cattle Teams for Show

The Northern Champion · Saturday 7 March 1936 · page 3

A meeting of the above committee was held in the School of Arts on Wednesday evening, those present being: Messrs. G. T. Clerke (president), D. E…

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Dairy Temperament

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1936 · page 7

On field days with live stock one usually hears demonstrators refer to the "dairy temperament" of cows. This means the stimulus to convert the…

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To Fail at Dairying

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1936 · page 7

There is a variety of practices conducive to failure at dairying. The following were enumerated in an American paper years ago, but they may still…

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Talkies "The Farmer Takes a Wife"

The Northern Champion · Saturday 7 March 1936 · page 7

A now and outstanding romantic team makes its bid for screen prominence in the production, "The Farmer Takes a Wife," which comes to the Boomeang…

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The Talkies. "The Farmer Takes a Wife."

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 7 March 1936 · page 10

A new and outstanding romantic team makes its bid for screen prominence in the production, "The Farmer Takes a Wife," which comes to the…

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Special Cattle Train From Wingham. 1,030 Head Despatched

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 10 March 1936 · page 3

At 9 a.m. this morning (Tuesday) a special cattle train was despatched from Wingham with store cattle. Mr. E. Gibson loaded 33 waggons,…

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Pit Silage. Value to the Dairy Farmer

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1936 · page 1

Whilst dairy farmers on the coast rarely have to content with long droughty periods such as are experienced inland, seldom does a winter…

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Gloucester Co-op. Dairy Company. Pay £10,746/4/7 for February, Plus Bonus

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1936 · page 2

The Gloucester Co-op. Dairy Company Ltd. for the month of February paid its 300 suppliers £10,746/4/7 at the rate of 10d per lb. for choicest…

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Butter Pay

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 11 March 1936 · page 4

At Tuesday's meeting of the Directors of the Macleay River Co-operative Dairying Co., Ltd., February pay for butter was fixed at 10d for…

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Bowthorne Butter Factory. Shareholders Meeting

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 11 March 1936 · page 3

Efforts to reduce the number of directors of the Bowthorne Butter factory from nine to six and to give Stroud Road the right to always have…

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Factory News. February Butter 9¾d

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 11 March 1936 · page 3

The North Coast Butter Factories' Federation, at its meeting at Lismore last week, fixed the price of butter at 9¾d per 1b. for choicest quality, for…

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Question of Butter Freights. Mr. Hartigan Will Consider

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 11 March 1936 · page 1

Although he declined to commit himself on any question relating to policy, the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. T. J. Har(igaii), who…

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Mondrook. Junior Farmers' Meeting

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 11 March 1936 · page 1

A meeting of Mondrook Junior Farmers' Club took place in the local schoolroom on Thursday evening , last. There was a splendid…

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Gloucester Dairy Co

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 11 March 1936 · page 3

Gloucester Dairy Co. for the month of February paid its 300 suppliers £10,746 4s 7d, at the rate of 10d for choicest and 9d for second grade…

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District Cattle

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 3

At Homebush last Monday, Mr. Ewen Andrews, Mt. George, obtained to £7/16/, avg. £6/6/2 for 13 vealers, 4 steers to £7/9, avg. £7/8, 5…

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Butter Graded Down

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 1

Mr. E. O. Dalgleish, Senior Dairy Instructor, in charge of the dairy branch district, Middle Rivers, with headquarters at West Kempsey, in…

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Mount George Cattle

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 2

Good to prime beef made 25- to 33- per 100 lbs., good to prime yearling beef 30- to 39-, good to prime cow beef to 25- at Homebush last Monday…

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Commercial. Cattle Sale

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 2

Tom Hicks reports a fair yarding of dairy cattle at the fortnightly cattle sale held on Tuesday last. The usual buyers were present and the…

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Current Topics. Tabulam Cattle Sale

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 2

Messrs. Farrell, Craike and Co., and Dalgety and Co. Ltd., Sydney, will hold a special cattle sale at Tabulam on Friday 20th March, when…

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