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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

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Special Cattle Train

Tweed Daily · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 2

A special scattle train of 10 trucks will leave Murwillumbah this morning with 138 head of stock for Flemington. It is reported the freight…

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The Butter Duty. Making It Effective

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 4

At the P.P.U. picnic at Byron Bay on Wednesday, following Dr. Page's address (published on another page in this issue), the following motion,…

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The Dairying Industry. Dr. Page's Review

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 3

The dairying industry is one of the most important and valuable industries in the whole of the British Empire from…

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Australian Butter Damaged

Tweed Daily · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday. -- Saturday 's flood caused considerable damage to some hundreds of boxes of Australian butter stored on Hay's wharf and the…

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Butter in Victoria

Tweed Daily · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 3

There are two prices for butter in Victoria. One big co-operative concern quotes 1728 cwt., or, 164 lb, but all other interests ask the old…

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Export Butter. Big Shipments

Tweed Daily · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 4

CANBERRA, Friday. -- The Ministry of Markets and Migration advises, that 61,290 boxes of butter were exported from the Commonwealth for the week…

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Commercial London Butter Market London

Northern Star · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 6

The butter market is dull. Quotations- Choicest salted New Zealand 156s to 158s; unsalted, New Zealand 160s to. 162s; Australian 156s; Danish 174s. Saturday's…

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Increased Butter Duty. Question of Application

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 6

The question of securing an agreement with New Zealand, which will permit of the earlier application of the duty on New Zealand butter, is…

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Butter Damaged. in London Floods. Owners to Carry Loss

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday.--Many hundreds of boxes of Australian butter were damaged when the Thames flooded two wharves in London last Saturday. The…

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Cattle Drive. Inaugurated by C.W.A. to Aid Worthy Bodies

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 2

The members of the Casino branch -of the Country Women's Association are keen in their interest, and on Thursday a most enthusiastic and…

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"Such Magnitude." Our Dairying Industry. "Increasing Its National Value."

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 4

On Wednesday P.P.U. Day was inaugurated on the Rchmond and Tweed, when P.P.U. members gathered at Byron Bay for the first annual picnic…

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Pig-Raising Instructing Farmers on the Farm

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 6

After many years of advocacy on the part of producers' organisations, provision was made last year, by the Department of Agriculture for the…

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Norco Notes Butter Production Decreasing in Victoria Price Cutting

Tweed Daily · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 2

Prices throughout Australia during last week remained unchanged, with the exception of a break away which took place in the Southern State, and…

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Butter Production

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 4

As usual after a long day spell followed by plentiful and frequent rainfall, the [?]sh of butter is phenomenal. At the moment factories in the most…

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Pastoral Outlook Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 5

According to tho monthly report of the Central Meteorological Bureau good rainfall was received in some parts of New South Wales, and the pastoral outlook is now…

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Tweed Butter Company

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 2

During the month of December, 1927, Tweed River Butter Company. Murwillumbah, manufactured 339,940 lbs. of butter. Suppliers were paid…

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New Zealand Butter Shipments

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 4

There has been heavy butter production in New Zealand. Recent shipments made and others in prospect are as follows:—Last four steamers sailing up to…

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Dairy Produce Control

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 4

Points from report of the Dairy Produce Control Board (of which Messrs. C. E. D. Meares and W. H. Clifford are N.S.W. members) on last season's…

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Government Farms

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 2

"With reference to your further personal representations," writes Mr. H. V. C. Thorby (Minister for Agriculture) to Mr. A. E. Budd, M.L.A.,…

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Butter Exportation

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1928 · page 1

The Minister for Markets and Migration advises that 61,290 boxes of butter and 3217 crates of cheese were exported from the Commonwealth for…

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