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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

2,733 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 20 of 137

Price of Butter

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 2

Mr. Massy Greene says the Imperial Government is making inquiries as to the price at which the producers will be agreeable to sell their…

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Wheat Stocks Returns

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—All persons who are in the possession of over 100 bushels of wheal or over one ton of flour are required to send in a return of their stock to the…

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WHEAT. Shortage of Supplies

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The [?]uetropolitan flour mills are working only two-thirds of their usual time owing to the shortage of wheat supplies…

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The Price of Butter. Mr. Massy Greene Discusses the Situation

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 2

Mr. Munro, district secretary of the P.P. Union is in receipt of the following letter from the Hon. Massy Greene, Minister for Customs relative to the…

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Wheat and Flour Shortage. Mills Working Two Shifts. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 3

Owing to the difficulty in obtaining wheat and flour some of the metropolitan flour mills are working only two shifts instead of three…

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Tick Eradication. Board of Control Appeals for Hearty Co-operation of Farmers

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 2

At a meeting of the District Council of the Primary Producers Union in Murwillumbah yesterday, Mr. Sanderson, Chairman of the Tick Board of…

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Compensation to Farmers

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mr. Grimm, Assistant Minister for Agriculture, said to-day that on assuming office he found that negotiations had been proceeding for some considerable…

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British Labour. Protest Against Butter Prices. Threat to Farmers. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 3

The town crier at St. Just, Cornwall, called out the miners who processioned to the neighbouring villages, inducing others to join in the demonstration…

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Commercial. Highly Important Cattle Sale

Northern Star · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 4

An opportunity will present itself to sockera of a first-class breed of cattle in the near future. This will be brought about by the fact that Mr. P. F. Wlalker, junr., of…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 8

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 455…

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Live Stock. Tuberculosis in Cattle. Symptoms and Preventive Measures

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 8

A valuable series of leaflets under the general heading "Diseases of Animals" is in process of compilation by the Veterinary Officers of the Stock…

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Wheat for N.s. Wales. the Supply From Victoria

Northern Star · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Victoria is haying some difficulty in fulfilling the agreement for the supply of 5000 tons of wheat weekly to this State. During the first fortnight of the…

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Out of Focus. Present State of Dairying Industry. Genesis of the Trouble. The Fixing Prices Gamble. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 3

The Coastal Farmers stated to-day that the dairying industry is at present seriously out of focus. This is due to the following factors: Limited…

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The Butter Imbroglio

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 4

The rank ingratitude of a section—let us hope only a small and insignificant, even if a very noisy section—of the producing community has never been…

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Price of Butter

Northern Star · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 4

Mr. C. A. Muuro, district secretary P.P. Union, who acted as secretary to the meeting held here recently to protest against the reduction in the price of butter, has received…

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The Butter Factories

Tweed Daily · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 2

Grafton Dairy Company manufactured 520 tons of butter last year, which averaged 17¾ per 1b. The number of pigs slaughtered was 5204, and bacon…

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Wheat for Victoria

Northern Star · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The Victorian Government in order to meet the requirements of the State for the year have purchased 9,000,000 bushels of wheat from the…

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New Butter Factory for Coraki

Northern Star · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 3

We ("R.R. Herald") are informed that actual building operations in connection with the new butter factory av Coraki for the local. Co-operative Company, will probably…

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Butter Market. Mr. Meares Takes Exception

Northern Star · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Mr. Meares, of the Coastal Farmers, slates the economic position at the present is seriously out of focus, due to limited production in Victoria, asummer…

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The Price of Butter. Mk. Massy Greene Discusses the Situation

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 8

Mr. Munro, district secretary of the P.P. Union, is in receipt of the following letter from the Hon. Massy Greene, Minister for Customs, relative to the…

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