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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1935

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Advances to Farmers Bill Explained

Northern Star · Thursday 7 February 1935 · page 7

The Assistant-Treasurer (Mr. Spooner) sought leave to introduce a bill in the Assembly to-day to provide for the granting…

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Action Likely Unemployed Who Refuse Farm Work

Northern Star · Thursday 7 February 1935 · page 6

"I am sorry for genuine cases, but have no sympathy at all with men who will not accept work when it is…

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Sheep Slaughtered While Shepherd Slept

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 7

While their shepherd slept a little more than 100 yards away, 120 sheep, worth about £84, were killed by two dogs in Mildura railway yards…

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Butter Moves Up London Price 92

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 7

Improving by a further 3 per cwt., the London quotations for Australian butter touched 91 to 92 per cwt. on Monday…

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Fresh Repord Sydney Wool Sales

Tweed Daily · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday:--A further record for the Sydney season was established to-day at the wool sales when Germany paid 22d. a lb. for…

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Increased Prices for Butter Effect of Stabilisation Plan

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 7

According to the chairman of the Commonwealth Dairy Produce Equalisation Committee (Mr. James Purcell), dairymen of Australia were…

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Victoria Bestirring? Millstone Drag of Low Quality Butter

Tweed Daily · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 4

Victorians, as consumers, do not like butter compared with the people of New South Wales. Whereas Victoria has a population equivalent to 70 per cent, of that of New South Wales, they, are only consuming an equivalent to 57 per cent,…

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Subsidy on Butter Exports Canada May Follow Australia Saskatoon

Northern Star · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 10

The scheme of subsidising exports of butter and cheese by a levy of a cent per 1b. on butter fat was laid before the Saskatchewan Dairying Council by Mr…

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Relished by Dairy Cows a Note on Brown Lucerne Hay

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 3

Many dairy farmers claim that brown lucerne hay has several advantages over dry green hay, being more succulent, freer from dust, and…

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Beetles Attack Maize Heavy Damage to Crops on Clarence

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 6

Great damage is being done to maize crops on the Lower Clarence by yellow monolepta beetles of the Rosea variety, and it is feared that…

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Alleges Company Did Not Pay Farmers for Produce M.L.A. MAKES Serious Accusations Investigation Promised Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 8

a serious allegation that the Associated Producers' Co-operative Society, operating in New South Wales, had…

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Pay Up Now and No More Rates Farmers' Offer Grenfell

Northern Star · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 8

a unique proposal is to be placed before the Weddin Shire Council by the Quandialla branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association…

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Farmer's Injury

Northern Star · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 6

The horse startled by a passing lorry on the Rosebank road yesterday, when he was near the cart, Eric Elliott, a farmer of Clunes, was…

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Record Butter Shipments

Northern Star · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 8

Record butter shipments from the Richmond River during December and January were forwarded by the North Coast S.N. Co. Ltd. The total tonnage…

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Lismore Cattle Sales

Northern Star · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 2

Late rates were maintained at the Lismore cattle sales on Thursday, when a good yarding was available. Agents reported:—…

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Loss to Farmers Butter Export Quality Victoria's Low Standard

Northern Star · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 16

Victorians as consumers do not consume as much as the people of New South Wales. Victoria has a population equivalent to 70 per cent, of that of N.S.W., but their butter consumption is equivalent only to 57 per cent, of the N.S.W…

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Made from Australian Butter

Northern Star · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 8

This basket of roses made from Australian butter was on exhibit at the fifth National Dairy and Ice Cream exhibition at Olympia, London…

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Butter Market London

Northern Star · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 8

The butter market was steady to--day. Danish was quoted at 122s, choicest salted New Zealand at 90s, Australian 88s, unsalted. New Zealand…

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Casino Cattle Sales Casino

Northern Star · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 2

Rates for all classes of cattle were firm at recent levels, with springers showing slight improvement, at the Casino sales to-day, when Alexander…

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Kyogle Cattle Sale Kyogle

Northern Star · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 7

Messrs. Alcorn and Smith report that there was a yarding of 450 head at the fortnightly cattle sale held at their Kyogle yards on Wednesday…

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