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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

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The Butter Market. London

Northern Star · Monday 27 January 1908 · page 3

Strong arrivals of butter have been well cleared. Choicest Australian salted and unsulted 116s to 118s; New Zealand 118s to 120s. There was exceptional demand…

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The Wool Sales. London

Northern Star · Monday 27 January 1908 · page 3

The wool sales of merino and best crossbreds are kecilly competed. Faulty sorts sold slightly in buyers' favour…

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Roscommon Cattle Drivers Acquitted. London, Sundny

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 January 1908 · page 3

A Dublin jury acquitted three Roscommon cattle drivers who were tried fruitlessly before Mr. justice Wright last November. Others numbering nine were acquitted on…

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The Wool Sales. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 5

All sorts were keenly competed for Merinos are firmer than at the opening…

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Letters to the Editor. [We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by correspondents.--ED.] Lads for Farms

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 2

SIR,--A number of city lads and young men are coming to me, stating that they are anxious to adopt a country life. Some of them wish to get on to mixed farms to…

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The Northern Star. Published Daily. Wednesday, January 29, 1908. The Dairy Regulations

Northern Star · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 4

By the recent visit of the Chief Veterinary Inspector of the Board or Health the latest regulations having reference to drains in the milking baila and [?]y…

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Telegraphic News. Marriage of Mr. Ii. Hayward. Manager of Grafton State Farm. Tenterfield

Northern Star · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 5

A very fashionable marriage was celebrated to-day at Christ Church, the Rev. H. M. Smith officiating, when Miss Mildred Scott, daughter of Mr. William Scott, of…

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Wool Sales. London

Northern Star · Thursday 30 January 1908 · page 3

There was a fair market for all sorts of wool, with prices unchanged. American buyers operated freely…

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Dairymen Fined. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 30 January 1908 · page 3

A number of dairymen have been fined in varying sums at Newtown Police Court for having sold adulterated milk…

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Facts for Farmers. an Instructive Lecture

Northern Star · Thursday 30 January 1908 · page 2

Mr. Henry Lord, lecturer of the Technical Department on agriculture gave a very interesting and instructive lecture in the School of Arts last night on facts that…

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Visit of Hon. J. Perry. Proposed Improvements at Wollongbar Farm. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 30 January 1908 · page 3

The Hon. J. Penry, Minister for Agriculture, has accepted an invitation to open the Alstonville show, and will take advantage of his visit to the district to make…

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North Coast Dairy Cattle Breeders Association

Northern Star · Friday 31 January 1908 · page 2

A special meeting of the avove is to be held at Alstonvile on the second day of the show to deal with a motion brought forward at last meeting to wind up the…

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Sale of Diseased Cattle. Important Case

Northern Star · Friday 31 January 1908 · page 3

A case of some importance, relating to the sale of discus[?] cattle, came before the Police Magistrate on Wednesday last which the refund on the price of a beast…

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The Wool Sales. London

Northern Star · Friday 31 January 1908 · page 3

Sales were animated, merino fleece hardening. The sale of crossbreds was very irregular…

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Typhoid in Ashfield. Traced to a Dairy Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 31 January 1908 · page 3

Twenty-eight cases of typhoid fever at Ashfield have been traced to having originated from a dairy supplying the different premises with milk. The chief medical…

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Butter Factory for Dunoon

Northern Star · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 4

No part of the district is making greater strides than Dunoon, which has a large area of excellent land, and its dairying output is growing apace. The farmers are…

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Wool Sales. London

Northern Star · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 9

The sales have been irregular, and there Rere considerable withdrawals. Good wools are very firm. Other sorts in buyers' favour…

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Sale of Diseased Cattle. an Important Case

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 8

A CASE of some importance, relating to the sale of diseased cattle, came before the Police Magistrate at Lismore on Wednesday last (says the "Star,") in which the…

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Lads for Farmers

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 9

Dr. Richard Arthur, M.L.A. writes us as follows:—Sir.—A number of city lads and young men are coming to me stating that they are anxious to adopt…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved). The Cheese Fly

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 7

During the summer months very few dairies are free from the visits of the cheese fly from the eggs of which mites are hatched. Though certain…

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