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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

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Dairy Supervision Act

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 2

Mr. Missingham, M.L.A., has received the following from the Chief Secretary's Department: In reply to your representations urging the…

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Farm-made "Super." Turning Bones to Good Account

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 10

The following directions for making this invaluable fertiliser on a small scale may prove useful on farms where bones accumulate, and the question, arises how to deal…

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Roseberry Farms

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 4

Virtue, Noble, Rutherford, Shannon, Ltd., direct the attention of land seekers to the second subdivision of Roseberry station, compricing 23 farms, which will take place…

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Mudgee Dairy Company. Prosperous Year's Transactions

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 7

MUDGEE, Tuesday.—The report and balance sheet submitted to the annual meeting of the Mudgee Dairy Co. on Saturday, disclosed a profit of £1427 14s for the year…

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Snake Farming. Remarkably Profitable. Industry

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 7

The present craze for snakeskin shoes and handbags has given a fillip to the snake-farming industry. In the United States, principally in Arkansas and Illinois, there are,…

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Dairy Cow. Specialised V. Dual Purpose. an Interesting Discussion

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 10

Since, Molba, XV. of Darbalara won worldwide distinction for herself by producing 1316.8121b. of butter-fat in 365 days, a world's record for all breeds at the time,…

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Proposed Butter Pool

Tweed Daily · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Although the majority of the producers were in favor of the formation of a compulsory butter pool for Queensland, the statutory…

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Mullumbimby Cattle Sale

Northern Star · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 4

A cattle sale will be held at Mullumbimby on Tuesday next, January 15. With the [?]pect of a good season there will be a demand for all [?]sses of stock. Regular…

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Commercial Increase in Butter Supplies. Reduction in Price Expected

Tweed Daily · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--Fair supplies of fish were received at the municipal markets to-day, and prices were a little higher. Jew fish 7d to 10d, snapper 1…

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New Settlers. Farm Education for Migrants. Federal Agreement Reached

Northern Star · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The Federal Conference of the Commonwealth and State representative's of immigration was continued to-day at the Prime Minister's office…

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Proposed Butter Pool Lapses

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 6

BRISBANE, Thursday.—Although the majority of the producers were in favour of the formation of a compulsory butter pool for Queensland, the proposal has lapsed, as…

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Alleged Breach of Dairy Act. Case Against Butter Factory Dismissed

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 8

At the Tarco Police Court John Pigott (manager, of the Comboyne Co-op. Dairy Co., Ltd.) was charged that he, being the manager of a dairy produce factory…

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Wheat Pools. Final Payments Available

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Holders of scrip in 1917-18, 1918-19, 1919-20 compulsory wheat pools can now go to the banks and receive the final payment on these pools. A total…

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Commercial Butter Coming Down. Meeting of the Committee

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.--Large shipments of fish arrived at the Municipal markets to-day, and the demand was slow. Jew fish 4d to 7d, snapper 10d to 13, kingfish…

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North Coast Record. Alstonville Dairy Farmer's Success

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 5

ALSTONVILLE, Thursday.—Nellie of Nestlebrae, an I.M.S. cow owned by Mr. J. J. King, has completed her 365 days' test, with a result of 1179.83lb. of…

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Dairy Produce. Methods of Marketing Chaotic. Proposed Interstate Conference. Agitation by the Farmers

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Dairymen in several of the States are more than dissatisfied with the present methods of disposing of their products, and assert…

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The Dairyman's Greatest Enemy

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 5

Dairymen sometimes lose the boat cows in the herd through the disease known as mammitis. The prevalence of mammitis in dairy…

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Help for Farmers

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Thursday,--Already 1200 boys have been placed with farmers and other primary producers in South Australia under the farm apprenticeship…

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Dairy Produce. Stabilisation to Be Revived

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A concerted attempt will be made shortly to revive the dairy produce stabilisation movement. It is the producers who are taking the…

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Coff's Harbour Dairy Co

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 4

A general meeting of shareholders of the Coff's Harbour Dairy Company was held to confirm the minutes of the extraordinary meeting held on December 8, at which it…

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