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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

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Commercial Butter and Cheese Down. Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 6

The prices of two commodities will be reduced in Sussex-street on Monday. Butter will be ½d a lb. cheaper at 178s 4d a cwt. wholesale, while there will be a drop of 2d…

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Dumping Duty on Butter Australian-canadian Agreement Ottawa

Northern Star · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 5

The Australian Press Association learns on good authority that the situation resulting from repeated protest's by Canadian dairying interests against the importations…

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Dumping Duty Imposed by Canada On Australian Butter Contrary to Agreement

Tweed Daily · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 3

OTTAWA, Saturday.—The Australian Press Association learns on good authority that the situation resulting from repeated protests by…

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Distressed Farmers Shire Council Finds Work Money All Gone

Tweed Daily · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—A d[?]n from Cudgegong Shire Council, which interviewed the Under-Secretary for the Local Government Department…

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Tweed Pig Sales. Farmers Dissatisfied

Tweed Daily · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 2

With the amalgamation of Hutton's and Foggitt Jones, only two buyers are now operating at the pig sales on the Tweed, and some farmers contend that…

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Violent Hailstorm Sweeps Clarence Valley Heavy Damage to Crops

Tweed Daily · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 2

GRAFTON, Saturday.—The severity of yesterday's hail storms along the Clarence valley became known this morning, when reports came to hand…

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Farmers' Good Example

Tweed Daily · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 2

Over at Tamworth last week the Farmers' Union, in discussing the arrangements for their annual dinner. decided to break away from…

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Granulated Butter

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 1

Most of the factories contributing to the consignment of granulated , butter have now sent their quota, and arrange—ments are being made for early despatch…

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December Butter Pay

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 2

At a meeting of the North Coast Factories' Association held at Lismore yesterday morning, the price for butter supp[?]lies to associated…

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Ninety Sheep Struck by Lightning

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 3

Lightning which accompanied a storm at Glen Elgin on Tuesday night was responsible for the death of about 90 sheep in one mob. The sheep,…

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General News Kyogle District Butter Output

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 4

The output of butter from the four branch factories of Norco, Ltd., in the Kyogle district is now approximately 50 tons per week, and it is expected that a considerable…

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Cattle Tick Menace. Beware of Redwater

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 2

Mr. J. W. Shepperson, of Cooran (North Coast Line, Queensland), writes to the "Tweed Daily": -- "As a visitor to your wonderful…

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P.d.s. Column. 'Kangaroo" Butter in London

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 1

The press lias recently published several cables from London, indicating that the butter from one or two Victorian' fac-tories, bearing the national…

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Tweed Butter Coy. Under Rural Credits Act Really Co-operative

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 2

Tweed River Butter Company, Murwillumbah, is now co-operative in the true sense of the term. Every supplier is a shareholder…

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Banquet to Farmers. Prince of Wales Entertains

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday.—Six laborers, with a total service of 310 years between them, occupied the place of honor at the Prince of Wales' banquet to 920…

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Poison in Coffee. Farmer's Dying Admission

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.- Neil Johnstone (54), a farmer, near Bruthen, Glippsland, died from poisoning shortly after he had drunk his breakfast coffee…

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Dairying in Casino District

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 1

During the past 12 months there has been an increase of 53 suppliers to Casino Dairy Co's. 3 factories. The present output from the factories is…

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Farmers to Discuss Wattle Culture

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 3

At the big conference of agricultural bureau branches to be held at Pampla next February, one of the subjects to be discussed will be the…

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Government Farms Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 5

Drastic alterations in the supervision and working of the whole of Government farms are proposed by the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Thorby). He said to-day that…

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Butter Pay

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 4

At a meeting of the Northern Districts of New South Wales Butter, Bacon and Cheese Factories Association, held in Lismore on Monday, the maximum pay to cream…

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