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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

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Macleay Dairying

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 10 March 1948 · page 2

Mr. J. Wilson, Dairy Officer, in his monthly report for February, states that owing to hot and dry conditions following on a fall of only 96 points…

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Special Cattle Sale

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 3

W. E. Sparke (Gcr.) Pty. Ltd. will hold a Special Cattle Sale at the Gloucester Shire Yards on Tuesday next, 16th March, When they will…

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Wingham Show. Butter Fat Test

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 2

Stewards: Messrs. T. W. Gibson, L. J. Mackrell and E. McGregor. Wingham Rural Co-op. Society Cup and PDS Special—Cow and breed or…

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Taree Again Stages Successful Show Magnificent Exhibition of Dairy Cattle Liberal Public Patronage

The Northern Champion · Saturday 13 March 1948 · page 8

The annual exhibition of the MRA & H Association, held on the Society's grounds on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, marked the 70th year since…

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Taree Show Smcko Visitors Praise Cattle Exhibits

The Northern Champion · Saturday 13 March 1948 · page 5

Judges, exhibitors and visitors to this week's Taree show were entertained by the committee at an enjoyable smoko in the Belmore Hall on Tuesday night…

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Show Society's Smoke Social Visitors Impressed With Cattle Section

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 13 March 1948 · page 5

Judges of the dairy classes at the Taree Show spoke in high praise of the stock they had judged during the day at the show association's…

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Correspondence Labour Party Ad the Farmer To the Editor

The Northern Champion · Saturday 13 March 1948 · page 2

Sir.—In the recent issue you published an account of the deliberations of the Labour Party Conference at Taree. During the course of the proceedings,…

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Labor Party and the Farmer (To the Editor, "M.R. Times")

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 13 March 1948 · page 8

Sir,—In a recent issue of the press an account of the deliberations of the Labor Party Conference at Taree was published. During the…

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Lansdowne District Junior Farmers' Club

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 13 March 1948 · page 5

The schedules for the Junior Farmer Show in April have been distributed to several centres throughout the Lansdowne district…

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Taree's 70th Annual Show Magnificent Display Of Dairy Stock Exhibit Standard High Rain Mars Second Day

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 13 March 1948 · page 4

With good entries, which in some classes constituted a record, the 1948 Taree Show opened on Tuesday last. Unfortunately, the second…

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Show Society's Smoke Social Visitors Impressed With Cattle Section

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 2

Judges of the dairy classes at the Taree Show spoke in high praise of the stock they had judged during the day at tire show association's…

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Large Dairy Farms

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 3

Walker-Gordon Dairy Farm, located at Plainboro, New Jersey, U.S., claims to have the "largest certified milk herd in the world." It totals…

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Wingham Show Butter Far Test. Stewards: Messrs. T. W. Gibson L J Mackrell and McGregor

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 17 March 1948 · page 3

Wingham Rural Coop, Society Cup and PDS Special—Cow any breed or grade, any age, giving the greatest quantity of butter fat in 24 hour's: A…

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The Labour Party and the Farmer. To the Editor

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 17 March 1948 · page 2

Sir.—Let me assure Mr. Begg, the term "cow cocky" was not used in a slighting manner at the regional conference held here in February. If…

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The Labor Party and the Farmer

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 March 1948 · page 2

(To the Editor, "M.R. Times") Sir,—Let me assure Mr. Begg, the term of "Cow Cocky" was not used in a slighting manner, at the…

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Cattle Tick Release of the Fine Flower Area

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 7

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., has announced the release from quarantine restrictions of the Fine…

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Stock and Crop Returns

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 2

Farmers and graziers are reminded that the yearly collection of stock and crop returns for the year ending 31st March, 1948, are now being…

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World Tour for Australian Farmers Rural Bank's Quest

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 8

The Rural Bank's team of three practical farmers, with a manager and economist, left for abroad, during the week, on the American…

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Local and General Junior Farmer Badge

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 4

There will be many youths proudly displaying a new badge next week for the Macleay Junior Farmers' District Council have…

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Dairy Chief Praises Farm Competition

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 20 March 1948 · page 5

Resumption of the coastal dairy farm championship competition by "The Farmer & Settler," in conjunction with the N.S.W. Department of…

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