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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1927

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London Butter Market Active

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 4

The following are extracts from the latest London trade summary: "We may lock to the new year with quiet confidence" is a sentence in the annual…

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Butter Dumping Duties Toronto (Canada.)

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 3

A delegation, headed by Mr. J. S. M'Lean, representing the provision interests of the city, asked to meet Mr. Bruce, to discuss the butter…

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Country Basic Wage. 10d Rise in Butter

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 8

Mr. R. S. Perdriau, ex -M.L.A., of Kyogle, thus puts the case for the dairyman :-- As a dairy farmer, I wish to point…

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Current Topics Gloucester Dairy Co

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 2

For the month of December the above factory manufactured 70,791 lbs. of butter, for which suppliers will receive 1/2½ per lb for choicest…

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Pampered Pets City Oppressors. Farmers' Trials

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 2

Writing in the "Church News." Dr. Long, Bishop of Bathurst, condemns politicians for neglect of country interests. He says a sad Christmastide…

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Breach of Dairy Act

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 4

J. P. Green was charged with two breaches of the Dairy Supervision Act. Defendant entered a plea of guilty,…

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Farmers' Listen!

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 4

The New Agricultural Employees Wages, Etc. Award came into effect on 9th October, 1926. It affects all farmers, i.e., Employers of Weekly…

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Important to Farmers

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 4

As most of the farming community of this district are aware, the Hamilton Vaccine Co., of N.Z., inoculated a number of herds last May in this…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Northern Champion · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 2

These Notes are [?]d every week by direction of the Honorable the Minister of Agriculture, and are [?]ed mainly on the experience of the Department. AGRICULTURAL…

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Farm Engineering. Mixing of Concrete. Materials and Proportions

The Northern Champion · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 2

Concrete has many uses on the farm, and its popularity as a building material is seadily growing. In the course of the paper on this subject read recently before…

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Local and General. Farm Produce Agents' Registration

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Dunn, draws attention to the necessity for prompt application for licenses by those carrying on business as farm…

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"Dairymen's Doings."

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 2

On Saturday next Mr. H. G. Elrington will sell cattle at the Kempsey Yards, account of various owners. During the month of November the…

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Youths Engaged on Farms

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 3

An important statement regarding the employment of youths on farms was made by Mr. Drummond, M.L.A., last week. Mr. Drummond said that, in…

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A Manning Farmer Doing Well in Queensland

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 12 January 1927 · page 2

Early last month the railway line was axiended from Mr. Molloy to Rumula (N.Q) 7 miles away. One of those present was Mr. J. McDougall,…

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Goal or The Bush. Reforming Young Men. Prisoners As Tree-farmers

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 12 January 1927 · page 4

An indiscreet man who ran away recently from the Prisoners Afforestation Camp at Tuncurry has got himself into general disfavor Apart…

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Butter in Java

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 4

Addressing the Millions Club in Sydney, on Wednesday, Mr. Roland Green, M.H.R., told a story of the efforts of Australian butter firms to…

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Dairying. As a Change From Paspalum Kikuyu Grass on the North Coast

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 8

Kikuyu grass is fast gaining popularly among the dairy farmers on the North Coast on account of its ability to produce a heavy bulk of…

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Gaol or The Bush Reforming Young Men. Prisoners As Tree-farmers

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 6

An indiscreet man who ran away recently from the Prisoners Afforestation Camp at Tuncurry has got himself into general disfavour. Apart…

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2,400 Years Old. Peas in Mummy's Coffin. Produce Good Crop

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 1

I have just been offered a peck of peas, which are the direct progeny of a handful of peas[?] removed from the coffin of an Egyptian mummy, in…

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Rural Living Wage a Plea for Farmers

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 2

The solidly-backed movement that is afoot in the dairying industry of the Commonwealth to secure Australian prices for such of the product…

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