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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1934

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Sun Rays and Butter

Tweed Daily · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 4

The attraction or otherwise of various colors for the sun's rays, was men fioened at the January meeting of the Billinudgel branch of the P.P.U. and,…

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Foley Bros. Ltd. Butter

Northern Star · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 11

Local prices remain unchanged, Victoria 93s 4d, New South Wales 114s 6d, Queensland 126s. In New South Wales the margin between choicest and first…

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Butter Transport in Refrigerator Cars

Northern Star · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 11

The Central Executive of the P.P.U. in its weekly notes states:—The Director of Dairying (Mr. L. T. MacInnes) has replied to a…

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The Coming Wool Sales

Northern Star · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 13

Years ago the price of wool claimed the attention of those directly interested. Now the attention of the ordinary man-in-the-street is attracted by the…

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Improved Prices Casino Cattle Sales CASINO

Northern Star · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 8

There was a buoyant tone in the local cattle market to-day, when Cecil H. Anderson, Casino, and Robert Gordon and Son, Lismore, sold the whole…

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Cannot Live on 7d. Per Lb. Butter Producers P.P. Union Officer Outspoken

Tweed Daily · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 3

"It is ridiculous to think that a family can live on a return of 7d. per lb. for butter in a country such as this where the standard of…

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Q'land's New Police Commissioner Big Sums Will Change Hands at Wool Sales Safe-blowing "Epidemic" in City (From Our Correspondent.)

Northern Star · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 13

The week's sensation in Brisbane was the appointment of Mr. C. J. Carroll, ex-school teacher, ex-soldier and present Chief Income Tax Inspector, as Commissioner of Police. Notwithstanding there has been a great deal of surmising and…

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Stabilise Local Market Dunlop's Hopes Dairy Products Board Invaluable

Tweed Daily · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 3

A meeting of the inter-State Special Dairy Committee has been held in Sydney to finalise details in connection with the new method…

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Foster Junior Farmers Movement Show Society's Move Ask P.P.U. Branches to Form Clubs

Tweed Daily · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 4

A vigorous move to establish Junior Farmers Clubs throughout he Tweed was initiated by the committee of Tweed Agricultural Society at its monthly meeting yesterday. It was decided to ask the General Secretary of Tweed…

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On North Coast Farms Up-to-date Farm at Broadwater Unique Area Under Cane in Beautiful Setting

Northern Star · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 11

One of the most prettily situated farms on the Richmond River is Mirwani, the property of Mr. Cosmo C. Warby, who is recognised throughout the district as a progressive farmer, with scientific ideas, and who is always…

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Close Secrecy Sydney Butter Conference

Tweed Daily · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 2

TOOWOOMBA, Sunday:- Interviewed, on his return home, regarding the recent Butter Conference, Mr. James Purcell,…

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Butter Firms British Demand Overtakes Supply?

Tweed Daily · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday:- Butter firmed towards the week-end. It is believed the demand has overtaken the supply…

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Cheap Butter Depressed Market Buyers Cautious London

Northern Star · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 5

The butter trade is still very depressed, largely owing to the statistical position, which is making buyers cautious…

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Leased for 5- WEEKLY £30,000 FARM Government's White Elephant in N.T.

Tweed Daily · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 5

DARWIN, Sunday:- The £30,000 Government farm at Batchelor, the costliest venture of the Commonwealth in agriculture in the Northern…

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Butter and Cheese Pay

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 2

The Macleay Co-op. Dairy Co. turnover for December totalled £21,127163, pay for choicest being fixed at 7d. per lb., the lowest price on…

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Butter Exports Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 7

The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Stewart) reported to-day that exports of butter from the Commonwealth from July 1, 1933, to January 13 of this year…

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Butter Firmer Advance Next Week

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 4

Butter was firmer towards the week-end, says a London message. It is believed that demand has at last overtaken supply…

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Butter Market Prescott's Weekly Report

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 2

Reporting on the butter markets for the week ended January 20, 1933, Prescott's Ltd., Sydney, state,…

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Canada Acts Wheat Acreage Reduction

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 3

OTTAWA, Sunday:-- Immediate steps towards the fulfilment of Canada's obligations to reduce its wheat acreage under the World Wheat…

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Kosher Butter Chance for Australia LONDON

Northern Star · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 7

The South Australian Trade Commissioner (Mr. W. J. McCann) is investigating the possibilities of a new channel for Australian butter sales, by…

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