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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

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More Wool

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 16 February 1944 · page 2

Grown sheep in New South Wales are likely to snow an average gross return of almost 12/ for wool this season because of the heavier fleeces cut…

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Butter Ration. Canberra

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 16 February 1944 · page 2

Fresh overtures to the commonwealth to reduce the Australian butter ration from 8oz. to 6oz weekly to help the British people maintain their…

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Proved by Practice Mechanisation Scheme Boon to Dairy Farmers

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 16 February 1944 · page 4

It gives me particular pleasure to be able to report that the Farm Mechanisation Scheme, introduced by my Government eight mouths ago with a…

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Proved by Practice. The Mechanisation Scheme Boon to Dairy Farmers

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 16 February 1944 · page 4

It gives me particular pleasure to be able to report that the Farm Mechanisation Scheme, introduced by my Government eight months ago…

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Butter Pays

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 4

For the month of January the Gloucester Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd. manufactured 378.038 lbs of choicest butter and 6820 lbs of second grade…

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Cattle Sales

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 2

Mr. J. Enright will sell at Maitland yards on Monday next, 21st February, 250 station bred heifers. At the Gloucester Shire Yards on…

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Norco Butter Pay

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 2

Norco pay for January supply of butter has been fixed at 1/4¾ per pound, inclusive of subsidy. This compares with 1/4½ for December…

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Proved by Practice. The Mechanisation Scheme Boon to Dairy Farmers

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 4

Premier of New South Wales. It gives me particular pleasure to be able to report that the Farm Mechanisation Scheme, introduced by…

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H. D. Co-op. Dairy Co., Ltd., Telegraph Point

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the above company's directors was held on the 15th inst. The manager reported that 52½ tons of butter were…

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£8,000,000 Subsidy Sir Earle Page Urges Butter Need

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 3

Sir Earle Page (CP NSW,) said on Friday that the Commonwealth Government must consider granting a further £8,000,000 subsidy to…

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Wool Fear

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 4

While some Australians are expressing fear of synthetic substitutes for wool some Americans are fearing Australian wool, for Washington news last…

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Coming Cattle Sales

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 2

At the Gloucester Shire Yards on Tuesday next 29th February, Mr. Tom Hicks will offer 450 head of good quality cattle, principally…

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Cattle From Interior

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 4

A great drive is to be commenced soon by manpower officers in each State to secure large numbers of drovers to assist in bringing…

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Dairy Farmers Answer Call for More Food

Macleay Argus · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 2

Lack of shipping early in the war, and the fact that Australia had undertaken and was carrying out the feeding of large Allied forces in the…

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Coomungla Dairy Herd Sold

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 2

The strongest buying power ever assembled at a dispersal sale in the Moss Vale district was present at the auction sale of the…

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Butter Production

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 2

Sir Earle Page said in the Federal Parliament last week that the Commonwealth Government must consider granting a further £8-million…

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Gloucester Cattle

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 2

Cattle values were buoyant throughout the Homebush auctions last Thursday. J. N. Laurie, Gloucester, secured 10 steers £16/14/,…

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Coming Cattle Sales

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 2

At Walcha Showground yards on Saturday 4th March. Mr. E. V. McGuire will offer 550 locally bred [?]ereford steers, 15 months to 3½…

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N.s.w. Farm Mechanisation Scheme

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 2

The community farming plant recently purchased through the Gloucester Dairy Company, is now in operation and is doing good work…

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Junior Farmers Show

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 2

A very fine display of exhibits is promised at the Junior Farmers' Show, which is to be held at the Gloucester Showground on Saturday…

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