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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

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The Tooth Test. Ages of Cattle at Show

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 7

The tooth test to fix the ages of cattle and sheep is one that has been discussed many times, but cattle and sheep men still differ as to whether…

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Farm and Dairy. Who Stands This Loss ?

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 3

Highway robbers have invariably proved more amusing in their depredations then the ordinary burglar who takes his job seriously. During the…

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Epic of the Sea Wheat As Fuel. Ship's Fight Against Gale

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 6

A stirring story of a fight against the relentless fury of an Atlantic gale, of the rudder being repaired in the face of mountainous seas, is…

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The Salvation of Dairying

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 2

In the early days of development, the North Coast leapt to fame largely because of the reliability which could be placed upon the…

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Dairying Worst Season for Years

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 8

The portion of dairyfarmers in this State was discussed at a recent meeting of the council of the Country Milk Suppliers' Association, when it was…

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Dairying Dairy Instructors' Reports Conditions on North Coast Tweed-richmond District

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 2

Mr. Senior Dairy instructor McDermott. in charge of the dairy branch district embracing the Tweed-Richmond Rivers, which produces half the…

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Year's Operations Queensland Marketing Act Many Difficulties, But Increased Suppor From Farmers

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 3

Reporting upon the year's operations of the Queensland Marketing Act, the Director of Marketing in that State, Mr. L. R. McGregor, said that with…

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The Salvation of Dairying

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 2

In the early days of development, the North Coast leapt to fame largely because of the reliability which could be placed upon the…

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Dairying Worst Season for Years

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 8

The position of dairyfarmers in this State was discussed at a recent meeting of the council of the Country Milk Suppliers' Association, when it was…

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Dairying Dairy Instructors' Reports Conditions on North Coast Tweed-richmond District

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 2

Mr. Senior Dairy Instructor McDermott, in charge of the dairy branch district embracing the Tweed-Richmond Rivers, which produces half the…

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Year's Operations Queensland Marketing Act Many Difficulties, But Increased Support From Farmers

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 3

Reporting upon the year's operations of the Queensland Marketing Act, the Director of Marketing in that State, Mr. L. R. McGregor, said that with…

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Factory Organisation. Dairymen's Activities

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 4

A conference of representatives of butter factories between Gloucester and the Clarence River was held at Macksville on Tuesday…

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Tiktenbar Shire Engineer's Residence Crops Up Again an Increase of Rates

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 6

A meeting of the Tintenbar Shire Council was held at Alstonville on Monday, when there were present Crs. D. A. Robins (president), J. A. Daley,…

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Lightning Kills Cattle

Northern Star · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 6

Farmers in the Numulgi district had a hectic half hour on Thursday afternoon last during a thunderstorm when the lightning was exceptionally…

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Vicious Hawks Attacking Sheep

Tweed Daily · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 3

Hawks are particularly numerous and vicious in New England, states and Armidale message. A grazier reports that in the Walcha district the hawks…

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One Brand Butter Factories Considering

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 2

Messrs. J. Orr (chairman), A. McKinnon (director), and J. Dineen (manager) of the Lower Clarence Dairy Co., attended a conference at Macksville on…

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Native Bear Attacked by Cattle

Tweed Daily · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 6

A native bear, which had descended from a tree m a paddock at Toogoolawah (Q.) was set upon by a dairy herd. After receiving several blows…

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Commercial London Butter Market London

Northern Star · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 5

Butter is firmer all round. Choicest salted, New Zealand 186s to 188s, Australian 184s to 186s; unsalted, New Zealand 194s to 198s, Australian 184s…

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Business Lost. Butter Duty. How Australia Is Affected

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 1

The need for action regarding the unfair increased duty recently imposed on Australian butter by the United States, as indicated by Murwillumbah…

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Stole Wheat Prisoner Goes Back Parkes

Northern Star · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 8

At Parkes police Court to-day Patrick Martin, who was released from prison last March after haying been sentenced to penal servitude for life…

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