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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

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Items of Interest to Dairy Farmers Three Times Milking

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 2

In Scotland a milking test has been made as the result of which it is claimed that an increased profit of £745 was directly due to a chance from milking…

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Dairy Herd Has Brahma Bull

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 2

Zebru cattle have been used in Northern Queensland in recent years for crossing with beef Shorthorns. The resulting crossbred is highly immune to…

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Improvement to Farms Tax Allowance

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 8

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Graham, said on Wednesday that if more graziers realised that money spent on pasture…

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Farm Lands in Danger Mr. Fadden Stresses Socialist Menace

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 6

"Australian should awaken to the extreme danger of the socialistic policy being pursued by the Chifley Government," said the…

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Sunday Observance a Lenten Pastoral

The Northern Champion · Saturday 21 February 1948 · page 1

The following pastoral, from the archbishops and bishops of Australia, was read by Rev. Walter Latham at St. John's Church on Sunday last:—…

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Sunday Observance. a Lenten Pastoral From the Archbishops and Bishops of Australia

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 21 February 1948 · page 7

The following from the Archbishops and Bishops of Australia, was read by Rev. W. Latham at his service on Sunday last…

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Herd-recording Pays Associated with Correct , Feeding, Hunter River Dairyman's Result

The Northern Champion · Saturday 21 February 1948 · page 4

Herd recording for production, is becoming very popular in the Hunter Valley area, and numbers of dairy farmers are becoming interested…

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Junior Farmers' State President Mr. E. Breakwell Appointed

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 21 February 1948 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Junior Farmers' Clubs State Council of New South Wales in Sydney elected Mr. E. Breakwell, a former State…

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Local Cattle

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1948 · page 4

W. P. Reichert, Gloucester, secured £16/11/ for 1 bullock and to £14, avg. £12/19/1 for 23 cows at Winchcombe Carson's Homebush auction…

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Man Injured At Butter Factory

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 24 February 1948 · page 2

Mr. George Blair, of Wingham, suffered a painful injury yesterday Whilst greasing the gears of a cream vat at the Wingham Rural Co-op…

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Farm Labor Still Big Problem

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1948 · page 3

During the current N.S.W. Milk Board inquiry it has been shown that the labor position on dairy farms is far from satisfactory. This was made…

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N.S.W. Progressive Farmer Team, 1947-48 First Tentative Itinerary

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 25 February 1948 · page 3

1948. March 15: Depart Melbourne by "Alameda." NOTE: The "Alameda" is a 6500-ton Matson freighter, built…

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Junior Farmers' Annual Field Day

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 25 February 1948 · page 2

The Macleay River Junior Farmers' District Council has arranged for the Annual Field Day to be held on Mr. Warren Everson's farm at Kinchela…

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Butter Prices to Dairy

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 4

The Chifley Government's rejection of the dairy industry representstives' majority recommendation of 2/1 a lb. to farmers for commercial…

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Coming Cattle Sales

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 2

Tom Hicks' special cattle sale will be held at the Shire Yards on Tuesday next, 2nd March at 11 a.m., when he will be offering 450 head of good…

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Sunday Observance. A Lenten Pastoral. From the Archbishops and Bishops of Australia

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 3

The following from the Archbishops and Bishops of Australia, was read by the Rector of Wingham (Rev. W. Griffith Cochrane) in the Parish…

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Tax Allowances to Dairy Farmers

Macleay Argus · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 5

One of the greatest obstacles to obtaining adequate returns for dairy farmers in New South Wales was the exclusion of a…

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Barrington Junior Farmers

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 1

A very interesting meeting of the Barrington Junior Farmers was held on Friday last, during which Miss Neta Everett was the recipient of a…

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Dairymen Ask for Seasonal Prices

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 4

Suggestion has been made by the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council to the N.S.W. Milk Board that winter and summer prices for milk should each…

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Temperament in Dairy Cows Dehorn or Cull Aggressive Animals

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 3

Some cows are naturally aggressive while others are timid. The aggressive beast is a menace in the assembly yard and may cause…

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