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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

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Wheat Commission. Police Court Sequel

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—At the Central Police Court to-day Thomas Smith,merchant, appeared to answer a charge of having at Sydney on divers days between November 1,…

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Wool Profits. (United Service, Ltd.)

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The "Daily Mail" understands that the report of the committee on wool profits is likely to be published in a few days exactly as presented, enabling…

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Paris Needs 80,000 Pounds of Butter Daily

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 2

The "Canadian Weekly Bulletin" says that before the war the Dairymen's Association" in Paris, which comprises the butter buyers for Paris, had been getting most of…

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Open Column. That Reduction in Butter. (Editor "Star.")

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 5

Sir,—Who is responsible for the reduction in the price of butter I do not know. I expect we shall be told "conditions." That a surplus should be on the market so very…

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Price of Butter. Letter From Mr. Massy Greene

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 4

At a meeting of South Gundurimba branch of the Primary Producers' Union, held last night, the following letter from Mr. W. Massy Greene, M.P., and addressed to Mr…

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The Wheat Scandals Two More Warrants Executed. Further Conspiracy Charges. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 2

The remaining two of the warrants issued last Friday, in connection with the wheat inquiry were executed to-day, when Thomas Smith, merchant,…

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Australian Wool. Investigation Into Profits. Definite Evidence Hard to Obtain. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 3

The report of the committee which investigated the profits of wool tops and yarns states that all Australian wool auctioned since wool was decontrolled in…

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Farmers as Shire Employees

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 2

Byron Shire is up in arms anent the further increase in Shire employees' wages, and like every other Shire in the State is in a quandary to…

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Loss of £5025. Casino Dairy Company

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 2

Some five months ago the shareholders of the Casino Co-operative Dairy Company decided to have a special audit made of the company's affairs. The…

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The Inbreeding of Dairy Catle

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 2

A correspondent, asks the following questions- How far is inbreeding in cattle safe? A young bull (Durham) served heifers by the…

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The Primary Producers' Page. Farmers' Experiment Plots. Maize Experiments, 1918-19. (From "Agricultural Gazette," Dec. 2.)

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 2

Mr. W. D. Kerle, Assistant Inspector of Agriculture, states that co-operative maize experiments were sown by twelve farmers in the Upper North Coast district during the…

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Sugar Crop Acquisition

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 4

The Premier hod no announcement to make on Thursday (says the "Brisbane Courier") respecting the proposed acquisition by the Commonwealth Government of the next…

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COMMERCIAL. Dairy Produce

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 4

The Berrima District Farm and Dairy Company, Ltd., Sydney, report under data January 23rd:—Butter: There is a marked increase in the production of butter and…

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Stock Returns. CASINO P.P. District. Cattle and Sheep Increases

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 2

It is usual for the Stock Inspector of the Casino P.P. Board (Mr. L. W. Devlin) to prepare for the Chief Inspector at this time of the year a…

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Butter Bonus

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 2

The War Precautions Regulations covering the dairy produce pool have been amended, so as to provide that suppliers of butter or cheese to the…

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Wheat Inquiry

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 4

Warrants for the arrest of seven men, whose names were mentioned in the course of the inquiry into the administration of the State Wheat Office,…

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Butter Bonus. Federal Government's Decision

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 2

The War Precautions Regulations governing the dairy produce pool has been amended so as to provide that suppliers of butter or cheese to the Federal…

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Price of Butter. Protest Against Reduction

Northern Star · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 4

A largely attended meeting of dairymen convenced by Mr. W. T. Missingham, was held in the Richmond Hall, Lismore, yesterday, the object being to discuss the action…

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Echo of the Wheat Scandals

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 2

Five men--Reginald Rheuben, John Brunton, Edward Sheedy, Rupert Coombes, and Selby Churchill--were before the Central Police Court on…

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Butter and Cheese Export. a Committee of Control. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 3

A movement is afoot among the importers of colonial butter and cheese wholesale tracers for combined action when the Ministry of Food relinquishes…

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