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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

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Butter Factory Increase

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 4

As a result of the excellent rains supply at the Byron Bay factory and Binna Burra factory has increased con[?] [?]rably, Mr. C. H. Fraser, manager of…

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Pleuro in Cattle

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.—State veterinary offices announce that the number of reported cases of pleuro-pneumonia among cattle was 50 per cent. less last year than…

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Australian Wheat Yield

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.—The present in dications are that although the wheat yield throughout the Commonwealth will not be [?] [?] it will ex[?]ed that of last year by…

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Commercial Heavy Egg Supply. Butter Expected to Fall

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday--Owing to some of the coastal steamers missing the market and light supplies being received from the trawlers, fish was in good demand at…

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Dairy Improvements

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 2

Mr. W. T. Missingham, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following letter from the Under Secretary, Chief Secretary's Department: In reply to your…

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A Model Farm

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 2

Horseridges, the pretty locality behind Tatham, looks a picture these days, and should be better known, if only because of the model farm owned by Mr…

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Local and General Sale of Dairy Herd

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 2

The date of the sale of Blissett's purebred Jerseys has been fixed for Thursday, January 17, not the 15th, as stated in Saturday's issue…

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Dairy Act. Suspension of Improvement Clauses

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—On behalf of the Minister of Health a letter has been forwarded to Mr. George Nesbitt, M.L.A., in regard to representations made on behalf of the…

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BUTTER. [?]Late

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 2

SYDNEY, [?] Heavy supplies of trawled flath[?] were received at the municipal markets to-day, and prices fell considerably. Jewfish 6d to…

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1237 Cattle Slaughtered

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 5

PERTH, Tuesday.—To date 1237 head of cattle have been slaughtered under the direction, of the Board of Control in the rinderpest quarantine areas…

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Sheep Stealing Charge

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Bertie Joseph Wilson, a well-known resident, was committed for trial at the Wagga Police Court on a charge of sheep stealing…

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Australian Butter Unequalled. Palmed Off As Danish

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—According to Mr. John Harrison, of Sydney, who has returned after an extensive visit abroad, Australia is the best country in…

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Jersey Record. 1010 Lb. Butter Fat in 365 Days

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 10

The young New Zealand Jersey cow Pretty's Flirt, whose photograph appears in this issue has put up an astonishingly good record in butter-fat production. She is…

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Slaughtered Sheep Grazier Committed for Trial. The Hidden Shearing Shed

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Bertie Joseph Wilson, a grazier and a well known Resident of the district, was committed for trial at Wagga Police Court…

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The Primary Producers' Page. Tuberculosis in Cattle. Description of Disease. Method of Control

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 10

"There is not an authenticated instance on record in any country in the world of tuberculosis having been transmitted to a healthy animal as a result of the tuberculin teat…

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Visitor's Return High Praise for Australia. Butter Sold As Danish. Market in the North of England

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--According to Sir John Harrison, of Sydney, who returned to-day after an extensive visit abroad, Australia is the best country in…

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Dairy Supervision Act

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 2

Mr. W. T. Missingham M.L.A., is in receipt of the following from the Chief Secretary's' Department: In reply to your representations urging the…

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Cotton Crop

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 2

WELLINGTON (N.S.W,), Tuesday.--The majority of the farmers anticipate a failure in their cotton crops. The cutworms are doing considerable…

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Dairy Improvements

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 3

Mr. W. T. Missinghani, M.L.A., has received the following advice from the Department of Public Health :"In reply to your representations urging the…

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A Model Farm

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 2

Horseridges, the pretty locality behind Tatham, looks a picture these days, and should be better known, if only because of the model…

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