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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1945

451 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 7 of 23

Wallamba Junior Farmers Ball

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 28 March 1945 · page 4

The Junior Farmers' Ball, which has now become an annual fixture, was held at Nabiac on 2nd March, and was in every way most successful. Dancers…

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Farm Machinery

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 31 March 1945 · page 5

Manufacture of agricultural machinery and implements will be sponsored by the Commonwealth Department of Commerce and Agriculture…

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Leisure Hour Reading Farmer Ford

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 4 April 1945 · page 6

Henry Ford was born on a farm and had been a farmer, and his car seemed to have been made with the needs and tastes of farmers in mind…

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Farmers Seek Water Manning Brought

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 April 1945 · page 8

Unless good rains saturated the Manning River and Port Macquarie districts soon there would be a record low dairy output, the agricultural…

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Slippery Bridges Cruelty to Cattle

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 10 April 1945 · page 2

An echo of the test cases in Sydney in cruelty to animals at rodeos was found in the Macleay Shire Council meeting yesterday, when Cr. E…

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The Farm Home

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1945 · page 3

The following method of pickling gherkins is given by Miss Clare Mitchell, fruit preserving instructor of the Department of Agriculture,…

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Water Carted for Stock. Plight of Lower River Dairymen

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 10 April 1945 · page 4

Drought along the lower reaches of the Manning has compelled the dairymen to resort to desperate shifts to save their stock. Water is carted by or…

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Junior Farmers' Notes. NEWS

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 10 April 1945 · page 2

Six members of the Wingham Club—Bill Fotheringham, Kevin Barber, Boyne Jenkins, Noel Eade, Allan Brown and Frank Hawkins—did a fine job…

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Lower Manning Water Chances of Shire Proposal. Mr. Jordan Works for Subsidy for Dairymen

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 11 April 1945 · page 2

Mr. L. C. Jordan is hopeful that in addition to getting a Lower Manning water scheme he will be able to obtain a subsidy for those dairymen who…

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Junior Farmers' Lecturettes

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 13 April 1945 · page 4

On the 19th March, the Junior Farmers conducted their own meeting, Alex Shaw occupying the chair. Those present were: Messrs…

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High Class Cattle

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1945 · page 2

During the past week Gloucester dairy cattle have been enriched by the arrival of some high class Jerseys. At the Navau Stud's annual…

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Maitland Cattle Sales

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1945 · page 3

There was a smaller yarding of 650 fat cattle at Campbell's Hill saleyards yesterday. Although a number of medium weight and light…

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British Contracts for Dairy Produce

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1945 · page 3

Details of contracts for butter and cheese under the agreement for the sale to Britain of Australia's surplus for four years from July 1, 1944,…

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Lower Manning Water Chances of Shire Proposal. Mr. Jordan Works for Subsidy for Dairymen

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 17 April 1945 · page 4

Mr. L. C. Jordan is hopeful that in addition to getting a Lower Manning water scheme he will be able to obtain a subsidy for those dairymen who…

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Reduced Subsidy Payments to Dairy Industry

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 18 April 1945 · page 4

The increased prices paid by Britain for Australian but for and cheese would allow the Government to reduce subsidy payments to the Australian dairy…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Returns

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 20 April 1945 · page 1

All farmers who have not yet sent their Agricultural and Pastoral Returns in are asked to do so at once. A penalty is provided for failure to…

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Gloucester Show. Dairy Cattle Section. Splendid Show of Jerseys

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 20 April 1945 · page 1

Not the least pleased man we met on Wednesday at the Show was Mr. S. Larbalestier, who made the awards in the Jersey classes of the…

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Butter "Subsidy" Virtually Wiped Out

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 April 1945 · page 4

The news contained in the week-end announcement by the Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, of the new agreement with Britain for butter…

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Butter and Cheese Better Overseas Rates Will Ease Subsidy

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 April 1945 · page 4

The increased prices paid by Britain for Australian butter and cheese would allow the Government to reduce subsidy payments to the Australian…

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Pastoral Statistics

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1945 · page 5

Forms for the Agricultural, Dairying, and Pastoral Statistics, season 1944-45, have been posted or delivered to occupiers of land within the Port…

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