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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

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On & Off the Farm

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 1 April 1950 · page 2

Voluntary worker at Red Cross Store, 222 George Street, bundling up walking sticks which are part of the huge quantity of relief…

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Dairy Officials at District Show

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 1 April 1950 · page 1

Messrs. J. W. Davidson, District Dairy Officer, Orange; Nelson, Herd Recording Staff, Taree; and D. W. Crowfoot, District Dairy Officer, Taree, were keenly interested in the judging at Wingham. Mr. Crowfoot judged the Friesians…

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Rotarians Told of International Dairy Congress

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 1 April 1950 · page 3

Impressions gained as an Australian representative at the 12th International Dairy Congress, held in Sweden, last year, was the basis…

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English Wool Twosome

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 5

A suit and coat ensemble from Peter Russell, of London. The suit is of a donegal tweed in brown, flecked with violet, and the coat, with its huge "hug-me- tight" collar, is of royal violet wool fabric…

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£16,000 Butter and Bacon Stocks

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 6

Accumulated stocks of butter and bacon valued at £16,000 are causing congestion at Dorrigo Dairy Co. Storage space is taxed…

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Help for N.T Cattle Industry—

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 3

The Federal Minister for the Interior, Mr. P. A. M. McBride, said this week that Government plans would increase the cattle population of the…

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Plashett Produces Another 1000-lb. Butter Cow

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 1

Plashett Pride 46 has just completed her 365 day official test which showed that she had given 821.621bs. of butter fat, with a 4.3 test, which…

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Basis of Payment of Milk— Under New Dairy Legislation

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 4

Since introducing the Dairy Industry (Amendment) Bill into Parliament early this month, the Government has been giving consideration…

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Purfleet Farm Sold

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 3

The 99½ acre farm at Purfleet, part of the estate of the late Mrs. Jessie Steinmetz, was sold by auction last week to Mr. Charles…

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DAIRYING Metallic Flavour in Cream

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 6

Metallic flavour is a very bad defect in cream, but it is definitely within-the control of the dairy farmer, points out the…

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Fewer Dairy Cattle In Australia To-day

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 1

In a summitry of the dairy industry in Australia for the year ended June, 1949, issued by the Commonwealth Bureau of Census…

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Claims A.p.p.u. Misleading Farmers

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 2

Delegates to the quarterly meeting oX the Primary Producers' Union on Friday bitterly attacked the Australian Primary Producers' Union…

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District Dairying Conditons

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 2

Reporting on dairying conditions within the Camden Haven, Manning and Wallamba district during March, the District Dairy' Officer, Mr D.W…

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Dairy Conditions Remain Good Says District Officer: Up-river Better

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 1

"Dairy conditions remain good, especially so on up-river country where natural bush pastures are at their best. Where seeded pas[?] pastures predominate production is falling off to a greater extent."…

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Factory Success Macleay Co-op. Dairy Company Wins Prizes

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 2

The Macleay Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd., had a considerable measure of success in butter and cheese classes at the Sydney Show…

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Graziers Buy Sheep At "Cattle Prices"

Macleay Argus · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 4

ADELAIDE.--Graziers snapping up sheep to cash in on the high wool values were paying "cattle prices," and were responsible for…

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Fewer Dairy Cattle In Australia To-day

Macleay Argus · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 4

In a summary of the dairy industry in Australia for the year ended June, 1949, issued by the Commonwealth Bureau of Census…

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Dairy Case

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 2

Erby Eric Latimore, of Combyone was summoned for that on the 11th January, 1950, at Comboyne, being a person engaged in the preparation of…

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Rotarians Told of International Dairy Congress

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 3

Impressions gained as an Australian representative at the 12th International Dairy Congress, held in Sweden, last year, was the basis…

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Price Anomalies Dairying Industry

Macleay Argus · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 7

When the Dairy Industry (Amendment) Bill, which among other things, alters the law with respect to the registration of dairy…

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