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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

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Wool Prices Higher Exchange Reflected?

Tweed Daily · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday:-- Although some surprise has been expressed by growers that the wool market has not risen as a result of the rise in the…

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Soviet Wheat Plan "Spells Ruin for Australia"

Tweed Daily · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 3

CHRISTCHURCH (N.Z.), Wednesday:--Professor Wrigly, of the Chair of Education at Melbourne University, addressing the Teachers' School at…

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Soviet Wheat Challenge to World Professor's Warning Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 4

Professor Wrigley, of the Chair of Education at Melbourne University, addressing the teachers' school at Christchurch (N.Z.) said he did not…

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Tribute to Junior Farmers Club

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 6

[?] he effect of the Junior Farmers Club movement upon many lads in country districts has been little shorts of [?] so says the [?]…

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Butter as Food

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 7

Writing in the "Sydney Morning Herald", "Apothecary" makes some interesting comparisons between dripping and butter as foods. He writes:…

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Wild Cattle. Bonalbo Round Up

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 2

At its October meeting the Tick Board discussed the wild cattle on forest reserves in the Bonalbo area. The Federal Cattle Tick…

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Sheep at 1 a Head

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 8

At the auction sale of 600 sheep at Goondiwindi last week, on account of the mortgagee, the highest bid for 275 aged ewes, with four…

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Wheat Ships. Windjammers Coming to Adelaide

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 2

Six of the world's largest sailing ships, the Herzogia Cecilie, Archibald Russell, Lawhill, Melbourne, Ponape, and Favall are crowding on all sail…

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"The Tocsin" an Open Letter to the Farmers by "The Wombat."

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 7

To the Wheat Man, the Sheep Man, the Cow Man, the Pig Man, also the Goat Man— and there appear to many goats connected with our primary…

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King of the Rats Musquash Farm for Tasmania

Tweed Daily · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 4

A Canadian firm has approached the Tasmanian Government with an offer to spend £10,000 in establishing a musquash farm in southern Tasmania, and…

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To Be Amended Inflammable Liquids Act Petrol on Farms

Tweed Daily · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday:--Cabinet decided to-day to amend the Inflammable Liquids Act by bringing under the law other liquids described as…

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Deposits and Advances. a Farmer's Plaint

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 3

As "F.A.Q." sees it (per "The [?]tin") :-- You always have a good work for the banks. Well, if you, put yourself…

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Keep'em on the Farm

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 3

"The biggest problem of to-day" (writes Henry Ford in the New York "World") is providing jobs for people who come from the country and…

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Wollongbar Experiment Farm

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 7

Like the rest of the Richmond River district the Government experiment farm at Wollongbar is experiencing a lean time in the pastures…

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Farm Tragedy Charge of Murder Against Daughter Remarkable Evidence Adelaide

Northern Star · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 7

Frances Eileen Dall (14) Was charged at the Police Court to-day with having murdered her father, Walter Dall, at Kumorna siding on December…

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Friend of the Farmer Casino

Northern Star · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 6

Many residents of Casino, more particularly old inhabitants, have expressed regret at the passing of Mr. T. M. Hewitt, whose name has been…

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Lismore Cattle Sajle

Northern Star · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 9

A medium yarding of all classes of cattle was available buyers, at Messrs Rutherford and Gordon's sale in the Lismore municipal yards on Thursday…

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London Butter Market London

Northern Star · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 9

The butter market is slow. Punish is quoted at 129s, choicest salted New Zealand 114s to 116s, Australian 108s to 110s. Unsalteds at about two…

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Wild Cattle Bonalbo Forest Reserves

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 4

At the October meeting the tick beard members discussed the wild cattle on forest reserves in the Bonalbo area. The Federal Cattle Tick…

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Trucking of Wheat Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 9

The Minister for Agriculture (Alt. Dunn) said yesterday that the trucking of wheat from country silos will bo resumed next week to the full capacity…

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