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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

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Inter-State Butter Trade. Attitude of Queensland

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 6

Speaking at the annual meeting of the Queensland Co-operative Dairy Factories' Association on the important subject of inter-State trade, Mr…

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Sheep on North Coast. a Paying Proposition

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 1

At the sale of the wool a week or so ago from the Gordon Brook flocks the clip made—fleece wool 28½d, broken pieces 23d, pieces 20¼d, bellies 17½d. The…

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North Coast Wool High Quality Production

Northern Star · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 9

The North Coast of New South Wales has never been regarded as wool-producing country, yet the wool clip from Gordon Brook station, on the…

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Dairying. Cereals for Winter Feed. On Inland Dairy Farms

Mullumbimby Star · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 4

Farmers engaged kin dairying in western often districts often find it necessary to supplement the natural grasses with fodder crops that can either…

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Badly Mangled Workman Caught in Machinery Accident at Wheat Silos

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday.—Harold Evans, aged 30, was fatally injured at the wheat silos White Bay last night. He was working with Andrew Armstrong…

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Warwick Farm Acceptances for To-morrow

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 7

Acceptances for the chief events at Warwick Farm to-morrow are as follows:— Sefton Handicap, [?]urs.—Hazel Boy,…

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Great District Senior Dairy Instructor's Praise Mr. Macdermott Farewelled

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 8

Mr. C. J. Macdermott, Senior Dairy Instructor in charge of the Far North Coast district, who has been transferred to Hawkesbury Agricultural…

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Value of Sorghum Winter Fodder for Dairy Cows

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 4

On present appearances a shortage of suitable fodder for dairy cows, especially on the North Coast, is almost inevitable, unless farmers take early…

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Advance Dairying P.p. Union Scholarship

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Thorby) stated yesterday that, in addition to the scholarships awarded as a result of donations…

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Dairy Products P.P.U. Scholarship Minister Pleased

Tweed Daily · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.--The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Thorby) stated to-day that, in addition to the scholarships awarded as a result of…

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State Activities. Power Farming

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 3

Last week a deputation representing agricultural implement manufacturers, tractor importers and oil and petrol distributors waited on Mr…

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Dairying Conditions. Urgent Need for Rain

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 8

Judging from the reports from the departmental dairy instructors throughout the coastal and central divisions, the conditions in their…

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Agricultural Notes. a Useful Catch Crop. Millet Is Easily Grown

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 7

The farmer who desires a quick-maturing crop that will be useful as forage or hay, or for conversion into silage, should consider growing some…

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Sheep Farming. on the Coast. Maister's Camp

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 4

In the "Land" column of December 22 appeared a paragraph headed "A North Coast Clip," which is interesting, and affords food for thought as to…

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Straying Cattle Menace

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 6

The menace of straying stock on roads is fully realised by the authorities in New South Wales, judging by a recent announcement by the N.S.W…

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Sheep Roasted Alive

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 6

Bush fires at Barallier are spreading, and are now making for Burragoran Valley. A number of sheep have been roasted, and extensive…

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Wheat Crop Garnered. a Favorable Season

Tweed Daily · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 8

Seldom in the history of New South Wales has such a favorable harvesting season been experienced. In most of the wheat belts an uninterrupted…

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Past Year in Dairying. Butter Quality Is Improved

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 2

The past year started with every promise as regards progress and increased production in the dairying industry, but finished badly, owing to the…

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Local and General December Butter Pay

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 2

The North Coast Butter Factories' Association has fixed the pay for December supply at 15½ per lb…

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Butter Prices. Protecting Interstate Trade. Forward Move by Queensland

Tweed Daily · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 8

Important and far-reaching proposals have been framed with the object of stabilising butter prices in Queensland and bringing the States…

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