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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1952

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Junior Farmers' News

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 4

At a meeting of the Macleay River Junior Farmers' District Council it was decided to follow plans made for the…

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Dairy Farmers Winter School

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Monday 18 February 1952 · page 3

A three-day winter school for dairy farmers would be held at Hawkesbury Agricultural College,…

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Record Cattle Exhibits for Sydney Royal

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Breed-ers will exhibit 1860 cattle at this year's Royal Easter Show, the greatest number in…

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Butter Price Rise of 6d. Expected Soon

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—A possible increase of 6d. lb. in butter is expected soon. Federal Cabinet sat until…

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Drought Broken; Farmers Wreathed in Smiles

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 1

The prolonged drought definitely broke on the Mid-North Coast yesterday when good rains followed a storm. The rain will be worth…

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Timber Treated as a Crop

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 4

Taree and Wingham Boy Scouts and Girl Guides were privileged to attend the screening of a film last week which could well be shown to every farmer and town dweller on the Mid-North…

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Dairy Farm Efficiency

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 6

"The Sydney Morning Herald," in a recent leading article, written in typical arm-chair farmer style, attacked the New South Wales dairymen…

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Junior Farmer News

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 2

At a meeting of the Macleay River Junior Farmers' District Council it was decided to follow plans made for the Junior Farmers' display at the…

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High Prices for Fat Cattle

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 2

Messrs. W. P. Easton & Sons, Auctioneers, of Wingham, report that at their fat stock sales at Krambach on…

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Subsidy Of £3,274 To Butter Co. Suppliers Prevents Total Being Decrease on December

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 2

But for the Inclusion of a retrospective subsidy of £3,274, the total payment to district dairymen last month for supply…

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Curracabark Cattle - - Again Hit Headlines

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 3

A cow and one of her offspring sold together at Krambach stock sales on Wednesday last, made £117/8/, a price…

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WARNING To Dairy Farmers

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 2

Mr. J. R. Deer, Veterinary Surgeon, Wingham, writes: Following the recent rains it is anticipated that many…

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Primary Producers Move for New Rise in Price of Butter to 6/2 a Lb.— Gloucester to Put This As Resolution to District Council Meeting in Maitland

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 1

Gloucester branch of the Primary Producers' Union will urge at a meeting of the District Council of the Union, to be held in Maitland this week that the price of butter be raised to 6/2 a lb. The mover of this resolution, Mr. A. R. Wilson, declared that the…

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Threat to Butter Factories

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 4

The Minister for. Commerce and Agriculture, Mr. J. McEwen, said in the House of Representatives yesterday that…

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Milk Versus Butter to the Editor

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 2

Sir,— No doubt this is a subject that local dairy farmers have been discussing for the past few weeks. With the grand rise of milk from…

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Butter Price Should Equal Whole Milk

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 1

Thetre would be decreased butter production unless the price was equal to milk, it was contended at the meeting of the Central Rivers District Council of the P.P.U…

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Time Short For Agreement On Butter Price

The Northern Champion · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 1

"Only, four months remain in which to effect a satisfactory understanding if the new butter price is to be…

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P.p.u. Leader Addresses Members on Butter Price Control

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 1

The General President P.P.U. (Mr. R. C. Gibson) in an address at the meeting of the Central Rivers District Council bn Wednesday said that the most outstanding feature of the…

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New Butter Price Scheme Soon 6d. Rise in July Is Forecast

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday.— Commonwealth officials will at once draw up a new stabilisation scheme for the dairy industry which may come into force on July 1. This was decided at to-day's meeting of the Australian…

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Steep Rise in Price of Butter inevitable" Opinion Op Primary Producers Delegate

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 1

"The drought has been so general over the main butter producing areas of the Commonwealth that a steep rise in the price of butter seems…

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