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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1919

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Butter Pay

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 2

Kyogle Co-operative Dairy Company for the month of January struck the pay at 1s 4 78d per lb for choicest, 1s 4 38d per lb for…

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Sheep Stolen from Police

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 6

Particulars of the recent raid on the sheep in the police paddock at Charleville, Queensland, show that the police had possession of 171 sheep,…

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Commercial Letter. Sydney, Tuesday. Butter Shortage

Northern Star · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 3

The arrivals were 450 boxes from the Clarence, 530 from Macleay, 4000 from Byron Bay, 500 from Richmond, 400 from South Coast. The weather continues hot and dry…

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Treated Like Cattle. Women and the Miltiades

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 6

In addition to the complaints by the wives of the soldiers of bad [?] commodation and poor food on "the transport Miltiades which arrived at…

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Wheat Lumpers' Strike. Men Asked to Hand in Discs. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 5

The wheat lumpers' strike continues, and shipowners have asked a number of men to hand in their discs…

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Farming Brevities

Tweed Daily · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 2

It is frequently stated that certain plants are of low feeding value, according to analysis, but often the addition of these to a highly concentrated food…

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Science in Dairying

Tweed Daily · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 2

Scientific investigations into the manufacture of dairy products are being carried out in the Richmond River districts by the Department of Agriculture…

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On the Land. Dairying. Ten-Year-Old Silage. A Profitable Venture

Tweed Daily · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 2

A sample of silage that had been made from green maize in April, 1919 nearly ten years ago was recently forwarded to the Department of…

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Advances to Farmers

Tweed Daily · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 7

The Minister for Lands has issued the form of application in connection with the Government's scheme of advances of £100 to farmers who are in…

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Children in Dairying Districts

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 2

A North Coast teacher writes to the "'Daily Telegraph": "The enclosed letter is forwarded just as I received it, and is a contribution to a…

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Comboyne Dairy Statistics

Northern Star · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 4

By the courtesy of First-class Constable Bond, we (writes the "Manning River Times") are enabled to give the statistics. of the Comboyne dairy patrol for the year…

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Wool Industry

Northern Star · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Sir John Higgins, chairman of the Central Wool Committee, has furnished the Acting Prime Minister with a report replying to the statements…

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Wheat Slacks Destroyed

Northern Star · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A disastrous fire broke out in a wheat stack at Mirool Siding yesterday, when 75,000 bags of 1916 and 1917 wheat, valued at £36,000, were…

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Plucky Wheat Stacker

Northern Star · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—W. Edmonds, a Wheat stacker, yesterday saved a large section of wheat Stacks at Maryborough (Vic.) from destruction by fire. The curtains which…

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Wool Tops Industry. Report on Closure of Works. MELBOURNE

Tweed Daily · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 3

Sir John Higgins, Chairman of the Central Wool Committee, has furnished Mr. Watt (Acting Prime Minister) with a report replying to statements made by…

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Fire in a Wheat Stacn. Damage Estimated at £36,000. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 2

Seventy-five thousand bags of wheat, valued at £36,000, were destroyed by fire at Mirrool yesterday. The outbreak is attributed to a spark from a passing…

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Children in Dairying Districts. Reviewing an Old Controversy

Tweed Daily · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 3

"I notice in your issue or Wednesday morning," writes Mr. G. S. Briber, M.L.A., to the "Daily Telegraph," "a letter from 'A North Coast Teacher'…

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Share Farmers

Northern Star · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Government is framing a Bill to assist share farmers. A representative conference will be held in Sydney shortly, when the establishment of a…

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Sheep Disappear

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 6

A sensational sheep-stealing case has just been reported. About No-vember' last a grazier was arrested and charged with stealing 180 sheep…

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Seed Wheat

Northern Star · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. W. C. (Grahame, desires it to be notified that the Department of Agriculture is receiving numerous inquiries from persons desiring to…

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