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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

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Baby Farming

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1908 · page 5

SHOCKING evidence was given in a baby-farming case at Preston (Vic), which showed that children's legs were tied together to prevent them…

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Butter Market. London

Northern Star · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 9

There is a great demand, for Colonial butter, buyers making, their own prices.Choicest. Australian is sailing at 136s; New Zealand 138s…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved). Care of Dairy Cows

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

Under good conditions and if properly treated, one may gain the dairy cow's confidence, and that will increase her motherly instinct. Under those…

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The Butter Market. London

Northern Star · Monday 10 February 1908 · page 3

The butter market is excited, Danish selling at 134/- to 136/-. The sales of the P. and O. s.s. Indid's cargo and thr Tongarvios commenced at…

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Telegraphic News. Butter Export Trade. Decline in Shipments. Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 10 February 1908 · page 3

Australian butter exports this season show a f[?]lling o[?] of 8,510 tons or about 36 per cent, as compared with the corrosponding period of last year. Sydney…

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Australian Butter in London

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 3

Never since Australia first shipped her surplus butter to the home markets has the price been so high as at present. For a month it has been steadily rising, until the…

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Bill for Dairy Supplies Overlooked

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 3

OWING to the thoughtlessness of a member of her staff, madame Melba was, on her arrival in ballarat on Thursday, subjected to great annoyance…

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Dairy Stock

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 2

MR. F. S. PHILLIPS, of Bruton, who already possesses some of the best dairy cattle in the district, has made a valuable addition to his herd. Last week he purchased from…

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Sporting News. Warwick Farm Races

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 5

Farm Stakes (£50), 6 furlongs.—Lady Ruenalf, 7st., 1; Cres O, 9-12, 2; Settlement,7-4, 3. Amateur Mile (£50).—hautnib, 10-4 1;…

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Butter Returns

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 12 February 1908 · page 2

DURING the past month the Coraki Cooperative Butter Factory has turned out 133,800lbs. butter (nearly 60 tons) and paid suppliers £5000 on the basis of 9 12d…

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The Cattle King

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 12 February 1908 · page 6

AUSTRALIA'S mammoth cattle herd is that running on the Victoria River Station, Northern Territory, 320 miles south of Port Darwin. It numbers…

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Farm and Field. Ensilage, v. HAY

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 12 February 1908 · page 4

PROFESSOR VAN PELT, superintendent of the dairy farm at Iowa State College, recently delivered a lecture on ensilage. He made the following…

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General News. Lismore Co.op. Dairy Co., Ltd

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 February 1908 · page 4

The half-yearly meeting of the above was to have been held yesterday but owing to the ineleemnt weather there was not sufficient shareholders present to constitute a…

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Argentina Prohibit's Importation of Scotch Cattle. London

Northern Star · Thursday 13 February 1908 · page 3

Argentina is prohibiting the importation of Scottish cattle…

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Timber Trade Strike. 3000 Hands Come Out. the Employer's Action. Far Reaching Effects. Butter Trade Affected. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 13 February 1908 · page 3

The trouble in the timber trade assumed serious proportions this morning. when 3,000 men and boys employed at the verious sawmills and timber yards, came out…

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Big Tomato Crop

Northern Star · Thursday 13 February 1908 · page 2

Mr. Frank Cutler, of West Kogarah, claims to have grown a record tomato crop. In August last he put out 200 plants of Yate's "Burwood Prize" and "Market…

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Butter Market

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 4

THE Coastal Farmers' Society, Sydney, reports—The coastal shipping service has been some what disorganised owing to rough weather and a arrivals of butter were…

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North Coast Dairy Cattle Breeders Association

Northern Star · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 2

A special meeting of members was held at Alstonville yesterday to consider a motion from last meeting dealing with the advisability of winding up the…

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Tenterfield Station Cattle

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 4

The "Intercolonial Courier" reports:—Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, in conjunction with Bruxner and Cotton, report having conducted a very successful sale of…

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Australian Butter in London

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 4

NEVER since Australia first shipped her surplus butter to the home markets has the price been so high as at present. For a month it has been steadily rising, until the…

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