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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1933

3,126 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 16 of 157

To the Editor Tariffs and the Farmer

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 10

Sir,—It is often claimed that tariffs build up industries, absorb unemployed, assist employers to pay big wages, and generally improve the conditions of the…

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Dairying Industry Has Lost a Great Advocate

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 8

Since these notes were last Written (states the weekly bulletin issued by Norco Co-operative Ltd.) Australia has lost one of her…

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On North Coast Farms Pasture Improvement Some Kyogle Experiments Thought-provoking Results for Inspection

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 8

In the autumn of 1931 Mr. R. J. Moore, of Gordon Vale, near Kyogle, made available to the Plant Food Advisory Council and the Australian Dairy Co uncil small plots of land, about an acre each, for experiments with fertilisers on renovated…

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Drastic Action Urged Export Butter Position Mr. Roland Green's Views

Tweed Daily · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 4

Interviewed yesterday by a representative of the "Tweed Daily," Mr. Roland Green, M.H.R., strikingly reviewed the export butter position and suggested that drastic action be taken in order to overcome faults in the disposal of Australian…

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FIXED AT.8½d Per Lb. Butter Pay for January

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 1

At meeting of the North Coast Butter Factories Association at Lismere the butter pay for January was fixed at 8½. per 1b. the pay for…

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£100 Butter-fat Competition Ambitious Scheme by Show Society Conditions of Contest

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 1

At a special meeting of the sub-committee of the Mudllumbimby Show Society held in Mr. S. Walker's office on Friday evening last it was decided to conduct a £100 Butter at competition in connection with the 1933 Show…

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Export Board Manifested Weakness N.S.W. Producers Suffer Reduce Number of Butter Brands Byron Bay

Northern Star · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 4

Interviewed yesterday by a representative of the "Northern Star" Mr. R. F. H. Green, reviewed the export butter position and suggested that drastic action be taken to overcome faults in the marketing of Australian butter…

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Export Butter Market

Tweed Daily · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 2

Mr. Roland Green's remark on the export butter position, published in yesterday's issue of the "Tweed Daily," form a welcome contribution…

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Cattle Market Rates Remain Firm

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 4

Alcorn and Smith report having held their fortnightly sale on Wednesday when 720 head were yarded, and nearly all sold. The market was…

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Loss of £15 on Sale of 1010 Sheep

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 2

Messrs. M. and G.S. Murray, of Tara, Louth, via Bourke, showed a loss of £1536, after paying expenses, on a consignment of sheep sold…

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Breed, Weed—then Feed a Dairy Farmer's Advice

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 8

The difficulty of making ends meet on the average farm these days is a very ral one, and the way out is plain, though not easy, according to one man…

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£500,000 for Wheat Silos 38 to be Built in N.S.W.

Tweed Daily · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday:--The Premier (Mr. Stevens) stated tonight that Cabinet had approved of the expenditure of £500,000 by June, 1935, on silo…

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Dairy Promotion Further Concession

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 4

Mr. J. T. Reid, M.L.A., is informed as follows by the Unemployment Relief Council: With reference to the personal…

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Farmers in Bondage U.s.a. and N.z. Schemes

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 3

"Forced at last by the relentless logic of economic exhaustion, the Governments of the United States of America and of New Zealand appear…

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Farmer Impaled Fell on Pitch Fork

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 1

Samuel Klan (22), employed on Mr. C. Kroll's farm at Tylerville, was impaled on a pitch fork while stacking hay, on Wednesday. Klan,…

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Drought and Locusts Destroy Huge Corn Crop Buenos Aires

Northern Star · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 7

Drought and locusts have destroyed more than 25 per cent, of Argentine's 14,331,000 aerc corn crop now maturing, the Ministry for Agriculture…

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Argentine Wheat Deal With China

Tweed Daily · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 4

[?] AIRES, Thursday: Twenty two [?] and tons of Argentine wheat [?] to Shanghai millers, to be [?] the end of the month…

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Export Butter Trade Marketing Faults More Competition Likely (To the Editor.)

Northern Star · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 4

Sir,—Mr. R. C. Gibson is right; it is unfortunate that when prices fall men are prone to criticise, etc. Surely it is their right, especially when their…

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Relief for Dairy Farmers Applications Considered on Monday SYDNEY, Fridar

Northern Star · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 6

A meeting of the Dairy Promotion Board will be held on Monday to consider applications for assistance under the £150,000 grant recently made…

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Put Dead Horse in River Heavy Penalty Manager of Mr. Lang's Farm Before Court

Tweed Daily · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 2

Frederick Druyan, manager of Mr. J . T. Lang 'a property, Myrtle Farm at Ebenezer, on the banks of the Hawkesbury River, was fined £15 at the…

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