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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1934

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Dairying Industry Butter Marketing Ministers' Conference Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 2

Among the many subjects down for discussion at the conference of Ministers of Agriculture in Hobart next month will be several…

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Prices for Butter Bring Unity Among Butter Producers Death of Prominent Men

Northern Star · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 11

In his annual report, which will be submitted to a meeting of delegates of the Richmond District Council of the Primary Producers next month, Mr. R. Pilgrim (district secretary) states that 1933 was a year of record low Prices for dairy products.To that…

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Butter Prices Rise Melbourne and London

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday:—Quotations for butter were increased by 4/3 a cwt. on the Melbourne market to-day, following the…

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Reviewed by Norco Butter Meeting Interesting Scheme Suggested

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 1

The latest issue of Norco Notes reviews the progress in the scheme to establish an Australian price for butter achieved by the…

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Proceeding Apace Preliminaries to Butter Stabilisation Retrospects of Sydney Talks

Tweed Daily · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 4

Discussing last week's butter stabilisation meeting in Sydney, the Primary Producers' Union, in its weekly bulletin, declares it was the most important conference ever held in connection with the dairy industry. Representatives from…

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Export to London in Vacuum Unsalted Butter Norco Expert's Comment on Experiment

Tweed Daily · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 4

A recent cable that, unsalted butter from New zealand, carried in vacuum tin cases, had' arrived in London in splendid condition was referred to…

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Keep Better in Vacuum Containers Butter for Export the New Zealand Experiment Byron Bay

Northern Star · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 6

A recent statement that unsalted butter from New Zealand, carried in vacuum tin cases, arrived in London in…

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

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 3

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

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Dairy Cows Bigger the Better

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 3

Experiments conducted in America show that, so far as any definite statement can be made on the subject, the big dairy cow is more profitable, than…

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Fifty Pasture Trials for Tweed 20 FARMS Agrostologist's Interest

Tweed Daily · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 2

Fifty pasture trials will be conducted on 20 Tweed farms following the campaign to establish this method of self-help to the dairy…

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"Given Hiding" Absconding Boy; Farm Inquiry Leeton

Northern Star · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 7

Following the charges made yesterday against officers of the Yanco Welfare Farm, it was announced to-day that the…

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Gradual Progress Dairy Legislation Meeting of Factories' Representatives

Northern Star · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 6

Last week saw the close of the most important conference ever held in connection with the dairying industry. Representatives from all…

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Cattle Disappear

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 2

Mystery surrounds the whereabouts of 21 head of cattle which recently disappeared from the paddock of Mr. P. Hoffman, at O'Cedar…

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Transport of Butter

Tweed Daily · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 2

The Director of Dairying (Mr. L. T. MacInnes) has replied to a communication from the Central Executive Council of the Primary Producers'…

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Record Butter Output

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 4

The current season has witnessed a record output from district butter factories. The central factory at Kyogle is manufacturing 38 tons 15 cwt…

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Lismore Cattle Sales

Northern Star · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 2

Springing heifers met with a brisk demand at Lismore cattle sales yesterday, and prices advanced to £6 10s. The yarding was less than last week and prices…

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Cattle Market Heifer Prices Firmer

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 4

Alcorn & Smith report having held their usual fortnightly Cattle Sale in the Yards on Wednesday, when 700 head were yarded and about 600…

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Foley Bros. Ltd. Butter 24th January, 1934

Northern Star · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 2

On the local markets the Victorian price has been raised to 98s whilst New South Wales and Queensland remain unaltered at 114s 6d and 126s…

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Heavy Losses Blue Mould in Victoria Tobacco Crops

Tweed Daily · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday:- Reports from the tobacco centres indicate that, owing to the ravage of blue mould, growers are faced with ru[?]ous prices…

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"Why Should I Not Shoot ?" Murder Charge Farmer Committed for Trial

Tweed Daily · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 3

ROCKHAMPTON, Thursday:- "The police shoot robbers in the south. These men were robbers, why should I not shoot them?"…

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