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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

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21¼d for Jan. Butter

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 2

The North Coast Butter Factories Association, at a meeting in Lismore on Friday morning, fixed the price for January supplies of butter at 12¼d a…

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Butter Substitutes Menace to Industry

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 3

Action along similar lines to that being taken by the wool industry to combat the menace of substitutes was advocated by Mr. H L. Anthony, M.H.R.,…

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Butter Pay 12½d for January

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 4

The North Coast Butter Factories' Association, at a meeting at a Lismore on Friday, fixed the price for January supplies of butter at 12½d a lb. This…

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Dairy Conditions Middle Rivers

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 4

The drought conditions of December were relieved early in January by heavy but scattered thundseistorms, which yielded up to 3 inches of rain in…

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Record Dairy Cheque

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 2

Queensland's dairy cheque for the first half of the 1938.39 season is estimated at £4,500,000-- a record return or the industry. This is based on a…

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Murder on Farm Woman Killed With Axe. Brother Wounded

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 2

Miss Constance Sommerlad, 38, was found dead, and her brother Eric 25, was found seriously injured at Hillcrest Farm, near-Tenterfield, on…

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Butter Substitutes

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 4

At the annual meeting of members of the Wingham Branch of the Primary Producers' Union, held on Tuesday night last, 7th. February, 1939, the…

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12¼ for January Butter

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 2

The North Coast Butter Factories Assn. at a meeting in Lismore on Friday morning, fixed the price for January supplies of butter at 12¼d…

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Current Topics. Bowman Farm School

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 2

Mr. C. B. Bennett, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following communication from the Department of Education:— Referring to your personal…

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Cattle Foster Mothers A Warning to Beef Breeders

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 7

The practice of using foster mothers in rearing calves, particularly the bull calves, is not unknown on some stud beef cattle establishments…

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Music for Cattle. Entertainment at Fat Stock Show

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 4

Visitors to the Smithfield (England) Fat Stock Show found that the selections of gramaphone music played during the day were not chosen for…

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The Farmer: the Man He Is

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 7

The farmer is a great man, but does not know it. He never claims to be an authority, even in his own business (states an exchange). That is one of…

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The Dairying Industry the Milk Flasco. a Warning and a Lesson

The Northern Champion · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 7

Early last your Sydney was treated to a procession ostensibly to show the development of Australian industries and thus impress upon people what had…

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A Forest is a Crop Necessity for Reproduction Rotary Club Address

The Northern Champion · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 2

Mr. W. Baulman, District Forester at Taree, gave an interesting address at Wednesday's luncheon of the Taree Rotary Club Speaking on the…

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Pig Started Farm Clubs

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 5

How the Junior Farmers' Clubs started in America was told to members of the Millions Club at a luncheon on Monday by Mr. E. Breakwell, B.A…

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Water at Butter Factory

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 2

The President spoke on the question of water supply to the butter factory. The Directors seemed satisfied it was too big for the…

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Wealthy Grazier As Sheep Stealer. Melbourne

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 4

Thomas Joseph Morgan, a wealthy grazier, pleaded guilty at Melbourne General Sessions on five charges of sheep stealing. It was stated that…

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The Farm Water Supply

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 3

The greenish or red scum which sometimes occurs in the water supply is due to the presence of minuate forms of plant life (algae)…

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Saved Farm with Axe. How Woodchop Prize Stayed Off Forfeiture. District Surveyor's Story of Incident

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 5

Mr. H. G. Barrie, District Surveyor, Maitland, who has a lot of sympathy for hardworking selectors, and can tell a good story very effectively,…

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Pig Started Junior Farmers' Clubs

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 4

How the Junior Farmers' Club started in America was told to members of the Millions Club at a luncheon last week by Mr. E. Breakwell,…

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