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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,898 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 3 of 95

The Rural Workers' Claim. Opinion of South Coast Farmers. Evidence in Opposition Being Collected. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 2

Dairy farmers on the South Coast complain of the unreasonable nature of the rural workers claims for increased wages and shorter hours. Some aver that…

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Telegrams. Rain Damages Crops. Brisbane

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 2

Heavy rains in Northern Queensland have done much damage to the crops…

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Control of the Dairy Industry

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 6

Mr. G. W. Gordon writes to the "Daily Telegraph":--"The Primary Producers' Union in opposing the creation of a Federal Dairy Department…

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Distribution of Butter. London

Tweed Daily · Thursday 10 January 1918 · page 3

The Food Controller will distribute, on Wednesday, a quantity of butter and margarine equal to one-eighth of the trades applications for butter for…

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Australian Sugar Crop

Tweed Daily · Thursday 10 January 1918 · page 4

Mr. Easterby (general superintendent of the Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations) states that the prospects for next season are considered to be very…

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Primary Producers' Union. Reply to Criticism. Control of Dairying' 'Industry

Northern Star · Thursday 10 January 1918 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. A. S. McKenzie, general.secretary of the Primary Producers' union, referring to certain criticism of the P.P.U., says: ''From the trend of the…

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Ferrying Cattle on

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 4

Application, was recently made to the Shires' Association by the Harwood Shire Council for an opinion as to the council's liability to ferry cattle on Sunday. An…

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Homebush Cattle Sales. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

There was the usual attendance or vers at the Homebush cattle sales to-day, but the market was not quite so pd as last day's sales. There were…

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Butter Industry. London "Times," Nov. 6, 1917

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 3

The export of Dutch butter to England has been stopped. The reason given is that the maximum price fixed by the British Food Controller for Dutch butter—namely, 229s…

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Australian Butter. Proposed Pool in United Kingdom. Mr. Holman's Objection

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Mr. Holman's attention having been invited to the proposal to pool the Australian butter in the United Kingdom with other imported butter…

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Dairying in 1917

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 6

In a review of agricultural progress during the past year, the "S.M. Herald" says: It has been a prohtable year for the dairy…

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Modern Dairying

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 8

The benefits of labor saving machinery in the dairy are probably more appreciated than in most industries. The dairying industry ranks as one of the…

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The Dairying Industry. Secretary of the P.P.U. Replies to Criticisms. Unity of Control. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

Mr. McKenzic, general secretary of the Primary Producers' Union, referring to certain newspaper criticisms, says:- From the trend of the remarks it would…

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Export of Dairy Products. Commonwealth Takes Over Supervision. Question of Grading

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Commonwealth has taken over the supervision of the export of all dairy products from Australia. Mr. Wigan, late of the Department of…

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Butter Export

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 2

Mr. Holman's attention having been invited to the proposal to pool the Australian butter in the United Kingdom with other imported butter…

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Butter Pay

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 3

The directors of Kyogle Co-opative Dairy Co. met on Thursday and struck the pay for the month of December on the basis of 12½ per…

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Severe Hailstorm. Cattle Killed

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 2

One of the most disastrous storms the district has experienced occurred on Wednesday afternoon. Fortunately the damage was greatly minimised by…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 9

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 346…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 7

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 348…

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The Wheat Silos. Work Stares on Monday. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 5

A start will be made on Monday with the erection of 12 silos in the Riverina. The first will be started at The Rock…

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