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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

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Junior Farmers' Clubs a Year's Progress Great Practical Value

The Northern Champion · Saturday 3 February 1940 · page 2

No educational movement of recent years has made greater progress throughout New South Wales than that of the junior farmers' clubs…

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Junior Farmers' Clubs. a Year's Progress. Great Practical Value

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 3 February 1940 · page 10

No educational movement of recent years hus made greater progress throughout New South Wales than that of the junior farmers" clubs…

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Wheat and Sheep. Land of Big Areas and Bigger Hearts. Wool and Wheat in Plenty. Article No. 2

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 2

On Sunday, 21st of January, 1940, with Messrs. A. Mellick (Wingham), E. Simmon (Kempsey), and J. Longhurst (Wingham), the writer boarded…

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Painting on the Farm. Treatment of Galvanized Iron

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 2

Under the heading of iron may be included roof iron, guttering, downpipes, tanks, and water pipes In all these instances the iron is…

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Butter Pay North Coast Association Disbanded 12½d for January Butter

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 1

North Coast butter factories will, in future, fix their, own payments for butter supplies, instead of representatives meeting in conference, to determine a…

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Coastal Dairy Farm Competitions

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 6

At a meeting of the organising committee it was decided that entries for the Coastal Dairy Farm Competitions, conducted by the "Farmer…

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Junior Farmers' Field Day. Interesting Time at Wingham Baoon Factory

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 1

Oil Thursday last the Junior Fanners of the district held a very interesting field day at' the Manning Co-op. Bacon Factory at Wihgham Comboyne,…

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Dairying Conditions Middle Rivers

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 2

Mr. I. W. Scott, Senior Dairy instructor, in charge of the dairy, branch district, Middle Rivers, with headquarters at West Kempsey, in his January…

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Junior Farmers' Field Day. Interesting Time at Wingham Bacon Factory

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 6

On Thursday last, February 1, 1940, the Junior Farmers of the district held a very interesting Field Day at the Manning Co-op. Bacon Society's…

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Junior Farmer Notes

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 3

Mr. F. Sims, the District Supervisor, announces that Ken. McInnis, the President of the Dondingalong Junior Farmers' Club, has been selected to…

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Butter Pay. North Coast Association Disbanded

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 9 February 1940 · page 1

North Coast butter factories will, in future, fix their own payments for butter supplies, instead of representatives meeting in conference…

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Cattle Stealing Charge Proved. Provisions of First Offenders' Act Extended

Macleay Argus · Friday 9 February 1940 · page 3

At Kempsey Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. R. Soiling, P.M., Cecil Herbert Brown was charged that, between 1st August and 31st…

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Coastal Dairy Farm Competitions

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 9 February 1940 · page 6

At a meeting of the organising committee it was decided that entries for the Coastal Dairy Farm Competitions. conducted by the "Farmer…

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A.I.S. Field Day. Held at Messrs. Allan Bros.' Farm, The Bight. Pleasant Day Spent

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 9 February 1940 · page 4

A Field Day was held at Messrs. Allan Bros.' farm at The Bight, Wingham, on Wednesday last, February 7, 1940, under the auspices of the…

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Power Farming

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 9 February 1940 · page 7

The latest addition to the ranks of farmers who are using the up-to-date methods of power farming are Messrs. E. and J. Summerville, of The Cedars,…

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Dairying Conditions Instructor's Report on Month of January

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 9 February 1940 · page 3

"The season has not been an exceptionally heavy one for production," reports Mr. J. D. L. McGibbon, Senior Dairy Instructor in…

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Bone-chewing by Cattle

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 1

Mr. A. J. Nisbet, Stock Inspector for the Port Macquarie P.P. Board, reported to last meeting of the Board that there had been several cases of…

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Australian Wool. Dearth Feared. Big Demand in U.s.a

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 5

American manufacturers have been advised from London that the committee for the sale of Australian and New Zealand wools not required by…

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The Motorists' Corner the Cause of Bush Feres "Carbon" Stands by the Farmer

The Northern Champion · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 1

"Carbon," of the R.A.C.A., who is regarded as one of the lending motoring authorities in Australia, spiritedly defends the farmers against the sweeping…

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R.A.S. Stud Stock Notes. Junior Farmer's Purchase

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 4

An enthusiastic junior farmer members of the Australian jersey Society, Mr. M. G. Sutton, of Lea Holm, Tuckurimba, N.S.W., recently secured the…

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