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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

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Kyogle Items Soaking Cattle Values Kyogle

Northern Star · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 4

At the stock sales conducted yesterday by Messrs. Alcorn and Smith at the local yards there were big yardings of all classes of stock. Buyers who operated at the sale…

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Norco Notes Markets Unchanged Victorians Organising N. Z. Butter Arriving

Tweed Daily · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 2

Prices for butter throughout Australia remained unchanged last week owing, chiefly, to the fact that the majority of those associated with price…

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Tick Problems Lower River Farmers Deputation Puts Case

Tweed Daily · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 2

A number of stock owners resident in the Piggabeen and Cobaki districts held a meeting at the residence of Mr. J. Norvill (Warneleigh), on Saturday…

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Experiment Farms Reclassification Decided on Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 7

The Minister for Agriculture, who has just returned from a tour of the country. believes that the various Government experimental farms should specialise in certain…

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World's Butter Exports

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 4

The "News Bulletin," issued by the Department of Markets and Migration, supplies interesting information regarding the international export…

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The Cattle Market

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 2

Alcorn and Smith report having held their usual fortnightly special cattle sale in the yards on Friday when 700 head were, yarded…

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New Zealand Butter Arriving

Northern Star · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 3

In this State owing to the intervention of Anniversary Day, business was somewhat dislocated and practically the only item of moment to be recorded was the arrival of…

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Fixed Price for Butter

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 2

"If New Zealand butter could be kept out, the price of butter in Victoria could be raised 1d a lb the next few months."…

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Butter Exports Drop Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 5

Butter exports from Australia for the six mouths ended December 31 amounted to 15,430 tons, compared with 16,000 tons for the same period of the 1926-27 season…

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Farmer Gored While Breaking in Heifer

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 2

Whilst engaged in breaking -in a heifer on his farm at Fern Yale last Wednesday, Mr. George Watson had the misfortune to have two of his ribs…

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Dairying Conditions Richmond-tweed District

Northern Star · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 3

Following is the report for January of the senior dairy instructor (Mr. C. J. Macdermott) in charge of the Far North Coast district…

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Well Known Farmer Killed West Maitland

Northern Star · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 7

Mr. Peter Campbell, a well known farmer of Rosebrrok, was killed when he was thrown from a sulky Saturday. He endeavoured to pass a man who was driving a milk lorry…

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New Guinea Find Rich Pastoral Lands

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 1

One of the most interesting subjects which General Wisdom (Administrator of New Guinea) discussed with the Minister for Home and Territories (Mr…

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Butter Stabilisation The Queensland System

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 3

Speaking of the decision of the Butter Stabilisation Committee in Melbourne last week to try and cut out interstate price-cutting, the chairman…

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Imported Butter. Coming From N.Z.

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 4

A very serious view was taken at the meeting of the Australian Stabilisation Committee in Melbourne of the importation into Australia of butter…

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Escape of Ammonia Butter Factory Manager Injured Mudgee

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 3

Harry Rope, manager of the Mudgee butter factory, received severe burns when a discharge of ammonia occurred while lie was adjusting a screw in, some of the machin…

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Better Farming Train Western Districts' Attitude Too Expensive to Run

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--At a meeting of the western district sub-branches of the Agricultural Bureau, held at Wellington, a resolution was carried that,…

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Farmer Gored While Breaking in Heifer

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 3

Whilst engaged in breaking-in a heifer on his farm at Fern Vale (Tweed River) last Wednesday, Mr. George Watson bad the misfortune to…

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Dairying in America Stock Gradually Improving

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 16

The American dairy industry makes good use for publicity purposes of the stupendous figures relating to the production and utilisation of milk. These certainly provide the…

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Dairy Supervision Dual Control Opposed

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 9

The decision of the Minister for Agriculture to have the whole inspection and supervision of dairies transferred to the stock branch has stirred up trouble in the…

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