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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

913 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 7 of 46

Subsidiary Lines for Farmers

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

The growing of subsidiary lines on farms to help solve present marketing problems and aid in nation at economy in wartime was…

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N.c. Dairy Stock. Purchased for Queensland

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

One hundred and fifty head of registered purebred A.I.S. stock were purchased in the Richmond River district last week by Mr. B. Eisley…

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Inning Sheep

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 2

A case of much interest to butchers and all who at one time or another are called upon to skin sheep was aired before Mr. R. Soiling,…

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Kempsey Butter Pay

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 4

Suppliers to the Macleay Co-operative Dairying Company, Kempsey, for the month of January will receive 10½ per lb. for butter, 13 per lb…

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Inspector Alleges "Rabbit Farming." Pest Breeds Freely

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 3

Allegations of "rabbit farming" were made by Rabbit Inspector J. Laurie in a report submitted to a meeting of the Armidale Pastures…

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Current Topics. Gloucester Dairy Company

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 2

For the month of January, the Gloucester Co-op. Dairy Company manufactured 270,037 lbs of first and 5369 lbs of second grade butter,…

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Upper Manning A. & H. Association. Fireworks Display At Night Show. Hastings Junior Farmers To Exhibit

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 2

A committee meeting of the above Association was held in the Wingham School of Arts on Friday night last, February 9th, 1940…

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Dirty Dairy Utensils. As a Cause of Inferior Quality Cream

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 7

In pointing out the necessity for the utmost care in the washing of dairy utensils, both morning and night, a departmental dairy…

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Butter Pay

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 14 February 1940 · page 4

The Macleay River Co-op. Dairying Company, Ltd., has fixed the butter pay for January at 1/0½ per lb., cheese pay at 1/3 per lb. of butter fat content…

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A Cattle Sale

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 14 February 1940 · page 4

A record sale of Queensland cattle was completed in Brisbane, Wednesday, January 31, when the whole herd of Hillgrove Station, Charters…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing Maria River Case

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 14 February 1940 · page 8

At Kempsey Police Court on Wednesday last, before Mr. R. Soiling, P.M., Cecil Herbert Brown, of Maria River, was convicted of stealing a Jersey…

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A.i.s. Field Day. Held at Messrs Allan Bros.' Farm, the Bight

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 14 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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Wheat and Sheep. Land of Big Areas and Bigger Hearts. Wool and Wheat in Plenty. (Article No. 3)

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 4

Leaving Parkes at a reasonable hour, we arrived at Eugowra in time for lunch, which was partaken of at one of the hotels. Eugowra has two hotels…

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Butter Pays. Upper Wallamba Co-op. Dairy Society, Ltd

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 4

Suppliers to the upper wa[?]amba River Co-op. Society will receive 1/-3/4 and 11 3/4d for choicest and second grade respectively for butter supplied…

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Wingham to Wodonga. Cattle Transaction

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 4

On Thursday morning last, 920 head of cattle, comprising 40 trucks, left Wingham Railway Station, their destination being Wodongo (Victoria)…

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SEWERAGE Discussion on Butter Factory Connection

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 2

The Health inspector's report read at last Friday's meeting of the Gloucester Shire Council, dealt chiefly with sewerage connection…

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Price of Butter. P.P.U. Seeks Increase

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 2

The Central Hunter District Council of the Primary Producers' Union decided, at a meeting at Singleton on Thursday, to ask the Central…

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Dairy Cows Poisoned. Grazed on Japanese Millet

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 1

Mr. H. Ward, who is dairy farming on the Cliflands Estate, Scone, had the misfortune to lose nine of his fine dairy cows last week-end,…

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Gloucester Co-op. Dairy Company, Limited

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 4

For the month of January, the Gloucester Co-op. Dairying Co. manufactured 270,037 1bs of first and 5369 1bs of second grade butter, the payment…

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The Tomato Crop 212,000 Half Cases. Return to Growers Exceeds £50,000 for the Season

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 4

The Central North Coast Tomato, Fruit and Vegetable Co-operative Society enjoyed a record season for the period just…

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