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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1919

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Serious Condition in the Country. Many Cattle and Sheep Dying. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 5

Reports from various country centres say that vast areas in the country are withering under the scorching breath of the drought. Bush fires continue to rage…

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New Butter Factory

Tweed Daily · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 4

On Wednesday last there was a big gathering, including visitors from the Tweed, at Carvongla (about 11 miles from Kyogle) on the occasion of the…

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Timber for Butter Boxes

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 2

Speaking on the above subject, Mr. Swain, the Queensland Director[?] of Forests, said that there were a number of trees, less valuable than…

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Wheat Pool Conference

Northern Star · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday.—A conference, has opened in Melbourne to formulate proposals to be submited to the Federal Government, for the continuation of the wheat pool…

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Farmers' Federal Organisation. Representation on Wheat Board. MELBOURNE

Tweed Daily · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 4

At a conference of the Farmers' Federal Organisation to-day it was decided to make representations to the Federal Government for the pooling of wheat to…

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Wheat Stack Still Burning. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 5

The wheat stack at Mount Victoria is still burning. A large portion of the stack is composed of seed wheat for next season…

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Dairying. When Heifers Should Freshen. Profit by Experiements

Tweed Daily · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 2

The age at which heifers should freshen is a fertile subject of discussion among dairy farmers and studmasters, there being advocates of early breeding,…

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Poultry. Laying Out a Poultry Farm. Some Governing Factors

Tweed Daily · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 2

At a time when many poultry farmers are contemplating the extension of their operations or removal to new and larger properties, some remarks by…

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Farm Brevities

Tweed Daily · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 2

Growth put on while the pig is young is made at a less cost than can possibly be done at any late stage in its life, and the cheapest gain of all is made…

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Stricken Cane Farmers

Tweed Daily · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 2

Twelve months ago, the Mackay district was swept by the disastrous cyclone and the crops of the cane farmers were largely destroyed. Three months later…

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European Beet Crop. Complete Failure Predicted. ZURICH

Tweed Daily · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 5

A Swiss expert predicts that the beet sugar crop in Europe will be almost a complete failure in 1919-1920, owing to the workmen on the large estates in…

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Kyogle Co-op. Dairy Company, Limited Opening Cawongla Branch Factory Interesting Function

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 6

Wednesday last witnessed another important development in the history of the Kyogle Co-operative Dairy Company, and, incidentally…

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Millet Crop

Northern Star · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 3

Owing to the great shortage of mi[?]let last season in Australia, record prices were obtained. The new season's crop is now coming forward from the Richmond River, which…

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Wollongbar Experiment Farm. Visit of Experts

Northern Star · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 4

In addition to Mr Jas. Robertson, herdmaster in the Department, of Agriculture, visits were also paid to the Government Experiment Farm at Wollongbar on Thursday…

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Necessitous Farmers

Northern Star · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A circular issued by the Under-Secretary for Lands to the presidents of Shire Councils in respect of advances to necessitous farmers states that…

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The Wheat Situation

Northern Star · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Wheat Board states that on January 20th only 4,230,000 tons of wheat remained of the 1915-1916 season, that being shippers' stocks in South…

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Wheat Pooling Continued

Northern Star · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Friday.—At the Farmers' Federal Organisation Conference, Melbourne, to-day it was decided to make representation, to the Federal Government for the pooling…

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General Telegrams. Fire in Wheat Stack

Northern Star · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Sunday.—A fire, occurred in [?] wheat stack at Port Pirie yesterday; several thousand bags of wheat being destroyed…

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Fire in a Wheat Stack. Several Thousand Bags Destroyed. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 3

An Adelaide message says that a big fire occurred in a wheat stack at Port Pirie yesterday, when several thousand bags were destroyed…

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Farmers' Conference Ended. All Delegates Flee. Melbourne

Tweed Daily · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 2

When the Farmers' Conference assembled to-day it was found that only one delegate was present, and he was a Westralian…

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