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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

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Wool and Wheat. Sir Albert Gould's Comments

Northern Star · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—Sir Albert Gould speaking at the half-yearly meeting of the City Bank, said that fortunately our wool had found a good market at very high prices…

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Export of Butter

Northern Star · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—No further permits for the export of butter wall be granted by the Minister for Customs. It is intended to review the whole situation before any further…

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London Butter Market

Northern Star · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.—The butter market is quiet. Danish butter is unchanged and colonial unsalted is firm at full late rates. Australian salted is quoted at 142s to 144s and…

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Notes and News. Hoop Pine Butter Boxes

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 6

The utilisation on the North Coast of timber known as Richmond River hoop pine for making butter boxes is regarded with interest by…

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Clarence River Farmers What Rain Means. Grafton

Tweed Daily · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 4

Maize–planting on the Lower Clarence is now in full swing. Every where around the farmers are jubilant and busy since the splendid falls of…

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N. C. Co-operative Dairy Coy. Extraordinary Meeting

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 5

An extraordinary meeting of shareholders in the above company was held at Byron Bay on Wednesday when there was a large attendance…

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Notice to Farmers

Northern Star · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 4

A petition to the Attorney-General re the embargo on fat pigs to Queensland has been prepared and can be seen and signed in the office of any of the pig salesmen in Lismore,…

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Roumanian Wheat

Northern Star · Monday 24 January 1916 · page 4

LONDON, Saturday-Britain has bought £10,000,000 sterling worth of Roumanian wheat…

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Releasing Young Men From Farms

Northern Star · Monday 24 January 1916 · page 5

A number of residents of the Dubbo district are working out a scheme which they believe will release a number of young men from their farms, and enable them to…

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Notice to Farmers

Northern Star · Monday 24 January 1916 · page 4

A petition to the Attorney-General re the embargo on fat pigs to Queensland has been prepared and can be seen and signed in the office of any of the pig salesmen in Lismore,…

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Cane Growing. Need for Organisation. a Farmer's Straight Talk

Northern Star · Monday 24 January 1916 · page 4

Speaking at the annual meeting of the Wardell Farmers and Settlers' Association, writes our Wardell correspondent, Mr. B. MeDonough, in thanking, for his re-election as…

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Wheat Yield

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 3

The Premier on Saturdgy expressed himself as immensely pleased with the prospect of a record wheat harvest in the State, and claimed…

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Butter and Bacon Factories

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 3

An application has also been lodged with No. 6 Board, which deals with the whole freezing industry and the making of butter, bacon, and cheese, for an award giving a…

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Sale of Wheat

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday,—The Victorian Minister for Agriculture has announced that a cargo of Australian wheat consisting of 57,000 tons has been sold at 70s per quarter…

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Australian Butter. Cheater in England Than Australia

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Australians are stated to be paying more for their butter than the price at which Australian butter is being sold to residents of England in spite of…

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Releasing Young Men From Farms

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 2

A number of residents of the Dubbo district are working out a scheme which they believe will release a number of young men from their…

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Lismore Water Supply. Access Op Pigs. a Farmer Fined

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 2

At the Lismore Police Court yesterday, before Mr. A. J. Peisley, P.M., Henry J. Pritchard, inspector of nuisances under the Terania Shire Council, proceeded against…

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Butter Returns

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 6

The Armidale butter factory last month manufactured 3263[?]b butter. The local sales for the month totalled 9000[?]b. Suppliers were paid at the rate of [?]s 2½d per [?]b. The best…

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A Banker's Review. Urgent Necessity for Economy. Marketing the Wheat Crop

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—At the half-yearly meeting of the Commercial Banking Co., the chairman of directors stated that operations dnring the period in question were of a…

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Growth of Taxation. Value of the Sovereign. North Coast Drought. Price of Butter

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mr. Wade says that side by side with the increased charges on the housekeeper there has been a rapid growth in taxation. The taxation now imposed was…

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