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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

3,198 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 160

The Wheat Harvest

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 4

Although wheat harvesting has not been completed in N.S.W. the Government Statistician is able to announce that returns to hand indicate a very…

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Farmers and Graziers

Northern Star · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The secretary of the Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co., reports the following prices realised:—Pigs.—There was a very small number of…

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Dairy Cattle Prices

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 2

Messrs. Harris and Simpson's cattle sale on Wednesday was the most successful in two and a half years. Buyers attended from all over the district in…

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Butter

Tweed Daily · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 6

Prescott, Ltd., report for the week ended January 12: Sydney: The price is unaltered at 2148 per cwt. for choicest quality, plus…

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Cattle Sale

Northern Star · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 4

Attention is drawn to the cattle sale in the Lismore yards on January 29 at 11 a.m., when Carlton and Carlton will sell 100 head of cattle on account of various owners…

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Anthrax in Cattle

Northern Star · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday—An outbreak of anthrax occurred among 700 head of cattle at Buckinguy station at Nyngan. Nineteen deaths have already taken…

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Jersy Cattle Breeders

Northern Star · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 3

The attention of Jersey fanciers, breeders, and others interested is called to the annual meeting of the Tweed-Richmond Jersey Breeders' Association to be held in the A…

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Successful Cattle Sale

Northern Star · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 4

Messrs. Harris and Simpson, Ltd., Casino, report having held in the Casino Corporation (Yards on Wednesday last one of the most successful cattle sales held for the past…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Northern Star · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 5

GRAFTON, Friday.—At the Police Court this afternoon Henry Plummer (52), a resident of Cowper, was charged on three counts with cattle stealing, or alternatively, with…

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The Cattle King Knows About Bricklaying. Perhaps He Has Been Counting Them

Tweed Daily · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.--Sir Sydney Kidman (the cattle king) in an interview at Broken Hill, expressed the opinion that one American could do as much…

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Farmers' Needs Value of Combination Stressed Lismore P P. Union

Northern Star · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Lismore branch of the P.P. Union was held at the district secretary's office yesterday. There were present:—Messrs. F. Crowther (president),…

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Splendid Farm

Northern Star · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 9

BYRON BAY, Friday.—Since the recent fine rains the whole district looks like a huge green carpet, and there is a wonderful growth everywhere. There is one farm…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 2

Henry Plummer, of Coper, was remanded by Mr. Goldie C.P.S., in the Grafton Court on three charges of cattle stealing and an additional charge of…

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Ballina Bacon and Butter Factory

Northern Star · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 4

To-day and every Monday fortnightly thereafter the above company will receive bacon pigs at the Alstonville saleyards…

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Commercial Increased Production Prescott's Butter Report

Northern Star · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 4

SYDNEY, Saturday.—Prescott's weekly butter report states:—The Sydney price was reduced by 3d per lb. on January 14 and the market is now quoted at 186s 8d per cwt.,…

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Tuberculosis Danger of Infected Cattle. Experiments in America

Northern Star · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 4

At the meeting of the Lismore branch of the P.P. Union held on Friday, the president (Mr. F. Crowther) delivered an address on bovine tuberculosis…

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The Cotton Boom Bigger Crops Than Ever. Capital to Be Increased

Tweed Daily · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.--The operations of the British Australian Cotton Association, Ltd., are growing, and in order to cope with the new business and pay…

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Commercial Butter Supplies Increase. Demand for Bananas

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.--Owing to the cool weather a bettor demand set in for fish at the municipal markets to-day. There were good supplies, and jewlish…

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Cattle Sale

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 4

Special attention is drawn to the important cattle sale to be held in the Lismore yards next Tuesday, January 29, when an interesting yarding of all classes of cattle will…

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Record for Wool

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--A record was established for the Melbourne wool sales this season at auction to-day, when 45¼d lb. was realised for merinos…

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