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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1935

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Mixed Pastures Give Results Richmond Experience Tregeagle Dairyman Has Three Acres

Northern Star · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 12

Many farmers in different parts of the Richmond River district report favourably on the results obtained from pastures which were laid down last autumn or early winter. The majority of the pastures comprised phalaris tuberosa, rye…

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Butter Equalisation Unfair Selling Complaints Investigated Wide Ramifications of Scheme

Tweed Daily · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday:--Rumors that certain butter factories have been acting unfairly by selling more than the fixed Australian proportion locally, were investigated in official and private channels. It was found that the Equalisation…

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Rise in Wool Prices at London Sales London

Northern Star · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 2

The Australian wool sales opened to-day with animated Home and Continental competition. Compared with the December closing rates greasy…

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Selling Butter Under Equalisation Scheme How Misconceptions Arise Machinery Explained (Special to "Northern Star.") MELBOURNE

Northern Star · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 6

Rumours that certan butter factories have been acting unfairly by selling more than the fixed Australian proportion locally were investigated in official and private channales. It was found that the equalisation scheme for…

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The Farm Home House Flies. Measures for Control

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 4

Several species of flies are to be found in houses, and are commonly referred to as house flies, but the most important and widely…

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Sow Winter Growing Pastures Dairy Council Scheme Norco to Receive Applications

Tweed Daily · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 4

To still further the work of pasture improvement, the New South Wales State Advisory Committee of the Australian Dairy…

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Dairy Problems Mr. Plunkett's Departure

Tweed Daily · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wednesday:-- Mr. T. Flood Plunkett, Chairman, of the Australian Dairy Export Board, who has been appointed to visit Britain to…

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Butter Marketing

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 7

The following letter from Mr. E. J. Saywell, of Tyringham, is reprinted from the Grafton "Examiner."…

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Butter Prices Rise Norco's Weekly Review

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 2

The first week in 1935 has opened up with a better oversea position than was the case last year, states Norco Co-op. Ltd., in its weekly…

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Butter Pays Why the Discrepancy? Explanation Wanted

Northern Star · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 6

Although dairyfarmers on the North Coast have, for some time past, discussed amongst themselves the dissimilarity in butter pays in the various States, to the supposed disadvantage of New South Wales…

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Blue Couch Kills Sheep Prussic Acid Content

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 3

During the last month, four different lots of travelling sheep have met with losses, exactly at the same spot, between the 19 and 20 mile pegs…

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Butter Payments Discrepancies Between States "Why?", Is N.S.W. QUERY

Tweed Daily · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 4

Although there have been murmurings in private discussion amongst dairyfarmers on the North Coast concerning the dissimilarity in butter pays in the various States, to the disadvantage of New South Wales dairymen, it was not until…

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Use of Margarine N. Z. Dairy Farmers Perturbed

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 2

The growth of the sales of margarine in New Zealand is a source of worry and anxiety to the Dominion's dairying interests…

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Drastic Restriction of Imports Australian Dairy Produce Alarming Early Move by Britain?

Tweed Daily · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday:--It is reported here the British Government is contemplating drastic restrictions on imports of all forms of Australian dairy produce. The restrictions, it is reported, will take effect from July,…

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Bankruptcy Looms British Farmers Livestock Industry Shaken

Tweed Daily · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 5

LONDON. Thursday:--At a Farmers' Union meeting, anxiety at the deplorable position of the livestock industry in view of the…

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GANGSTERS Wiped Out Farmhouse Battle "Ma" Barker and Infamous Son Vancouver, Thursday:--

Tweed Daily · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 5

Uncle Sam has exterminated still another gangster outfit--the bandits who a year ago kidnapped Edward Bremer, the young St…

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Early Morning Blaze Farmhouse Destroyed

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 4

Thought to have originated with embers dropping from the kitchen stove, before which some baby's clothes had been left drying, fire…

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Warwick Farm Tips Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 8

Selections for Warwick Farm:- Maiden, First Division: Bill Cottingham, Greentip, Warrain. Second Division: Argue, Worthy…

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Dairying Industry Presidential Review and Forecast Some Important Changes in Control (Primary Producers' Union Weekly Notes, issued by authority of the Central Executive Council.) SYDNEY, Jan. 14, 1935

Northern Star · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 12

The General President of the P.P.U. has issued a "Review and Forecast" of the dairy industry and matters relative thereto, in which there is food for thought. It opens with a concise and pertinent sentence—"During the past…

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London Butter Firmer

Tweed Daily · Saturday 19 January 1935 · page 4

BRISBANE, Friday;-- The following cable was received to-day from the London Agency of the Dairy Produce Export Board:--…

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