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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

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Dairy Breeding Methods Criticised

The Northern Champion · Saturday 18 March 1950 · page 3

One of the best known animal geneticists, Dr. G. P. Finlay, of the Faculty of Veterinary Science, held long talks with dairymen and others…

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Farmer Candidate

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 18 March 1950 · page 1

Dairy farmer. Mr. Rod Richardson, of Raymond Terrace, who has been endorsed as Liberal party candidate for the…

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Early Days On The Manning River Farmers Were "Milked" by Young Man's Charm of Manner

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 18 March 1950 · page 5

In the early days it was customary for the settlers on the northern rivers to place orders needed for the household and farm with the skipper of the vessel conveying their farm produce to Sydney…

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Cattle Tick

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 21 March 1950 · page 6

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. E. H. Graham, announced that it has been decided to defer for another twelve months the…

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February Payment to District Dairymen—

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1950 · page 3

The total cheque received by district dairymen for February supply of cream and milk to the Gloucester Co-operative Dairy…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 21 March 1950 · page 4

The Executive of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council met in Sydney on the 15th March to discuss the constantly recurring delay that…

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Farmers Seek Factory Unity

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 21 March 1950 · page 3

A meeting of farmers from Southgate, Lower Southgate and Ulmarra, decided to ask the directorates of the Grafton Co-operative Dairy Company and the Pioneer Dairy Company, Ulmarra, to evolve a scheme to…

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Dirty Dairy Premises Bobin Men Fined

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 4

Before Mr P. G. Pocock, S.M., at the , Wingham Court of Petty Sessions on 7th March Francis Brown anil Francis L. Brown, both of Bobin, were each…

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More Milk and Butter Produced—

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 3

Estimated production of whole milk in Australia during December, 1949, was 148.4 million gallons compared with 131.8 million gallons in…

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Big Mob of Cattle for Macksville

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 1

BELLINGEN.--Local motorists who had to negotiate a long stream of car--shy beef cattle on the Thora Road will be…

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Interest in Local Lime Deposits— by Co-op. Dairy Companies

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 5

As a result of an inspection of limestone deposits, mainly at Brushy Mountain, two weeks ago by representatives of the Gloucester Co-op…

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Dairy Breeding Methods Criticised—

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 6

One of the best known animal geneticists. Dr. G. F. Finlay, of the Faculty of Veterinary Science, held long talks with dairymen and others…

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Butter Boxes Fell on Dairy Co-op. Employee

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 2

When a stack of some twenty butter boxes collapsed at Manning River Co-op. Dairy Co. Ltd., factory on Thursday, Mr. H. F. Tupman. of…

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Butter Production Pushed to Wall

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 2

The Deputy Leader of the New South Wales Country Party (Mr Vincent) said in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly on Wednesday night that the…

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Classic Cattle Parade Equal'd 'Royal' Standard

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 1

Easily the record dairy cattle show of the Central North Coast, Taree's exhibition could be best described in the words of the Jersey judge as quite equal to a Sydney Royal Show parade…

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Soldiers Must Work Farms Or Make Way for Others Says Minister for Lands

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 3

The Minister for Lands (Mr Sheahan) said this week that soldier settlers who would not occupy and fully work their farms must be prepared to make way…

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February Payment to Gloucester Dairymen

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 4

The total cheque received by district dairymen for February supply of cream and milk to the Gloucester Co-operative Dairy Company Ltd., and milk to the…

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"J.f. Clubs--best Crop in District"

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 1

"The most wonderful crop produced in your district today is your junior farmers," said Mr. Noel Griffith, in…

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Show President Praises Our Progre'sive Farmers

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 4

The live stock at the Show revealed how progressive were the dairy farmers of this area, said the president of the Manning River A. and H. Association, Mr. S. V. Emerton, on Wednesday night…

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Mount George Cattle

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 2

At Homebush last Thursday, E. R. D. Andrews, Mount George, secured 10 bullocks £30 16s, 2 heifers £21 2s, 13 vealers to £19 3s, averaging £16…

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