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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

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Bad Weather for Cream Suggestions Fob Dairymen

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 4

The muggy, moist conditions of the past week or so have been bad for cream. Norco Co-op., Ltd., in view of the conditions aud the prevailing hot…

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The Millet Crop and the Market

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 4

P.D.S. advises: The 1938 season for millet has opened, and one consignment from the Richmond River arrived on the 12th January…

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Farmers' Flood Losses Govt. Help Suggested the Risk

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 2

FOLLOWING the most devastating flood known at Grady's Creek, during which the flood waters rose to unprecedented heights, the whole area subject to flooding presented a forlorn sight…

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Increased Area Planted Maize Crop Prospects

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 6

The area planted to maize this year is considerably above that of last season, according to agricultural instructors and crop…

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The Farmer's Column News and Notes for the Man on the Land Laying Down Permanent Pastures

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 6

The attention of those contemplating laying down permanent pastures during the coming autumn, particularly in coastal and tableland…

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Farmers Were Heavy Losers Record Flood in Grady's Creek

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 2

Following one of the most devastating floods ever known in the history of Grady's Creek, during which the turbulent flood…

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Butter Gradings 90.9 Per Cent. Choicest SYDNEY

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 6

During the week ended January 22, the Commonwealth graders examined for export the following quantities of butter in boxes: At Sydney, 15,036…

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Meant Loss of £4,879,345 Slump in Greasy Wool Sales

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 5

CANBERRA, Tuesday: -- Compared with the corresponding period of 1936, the slump in Australian greasy wool sales during the…

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Boon to Dairymen Good Rains In Queensland

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday: -- The rains experienced this season have added over £750,000 to the State's dairy cheque compared with the returns in the…

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Dairy Inspections Police Want to Be Relieved

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 13

The Lismore Police Association decided at its annual meeting to seek the support of delegates at the N.S.W. Police Association Conference in…

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Potato Crops Outlook Reasonably Good SYDNEY

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 6

The Director of Marketing (Mr. Watson) in a review of potato crop conditions in New South Wales as at January 19, says that during the…

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Butter Quality

Tweed Daily · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 4

The Director of Dairying (Mr. L. r. Maclnnes) advises that the State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at…

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London Butter Market

Tweed Daily · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 6

LONDON, Tuesday:--The butter market is quiet. Quotations: Choicest salted, New Zealand, 108-, Australian 106 to 107; unsalted, New Zealand,…

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London Butter Market LONDON

Northern Star · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 6

Butter was quiet. Quotations:-- Choicest salted, New Zealand, 108s; Australian, 106s to 107s; unsalted, New Zealand, 112s; Australian, 111s…

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Experimental Shipment: Hemlock Butter Boxes CASINO

Northern Star · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 6

Following his return from Sydney, where he attended a meeting of the Co-operative Box Co. of New South Wales, Mr. W. Sullivan, chairman of the Casino Co-op. Dairy Society Ltd. stated to-day that, although many requests had been made to…

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Farmer Left Hanging From Tree North Queensland Outrage Covered with Molasses and Feathers

Tweed Daily · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 5

CAIRNS, Wednesday.--Cries for help coming from the scrub about four miles from Bartle Frere about 11 o'clock on Tuesday night during…

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Grasslands and Crops Suffered Effects of Flood

Northern Star · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 6

ALTHOUGH the stream itself has returned to normal level, the flat Country along the Richmond River from Lismore to…

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Australia's Primary Industries Genesis of Wheat and Wool Wealth

Northern Star · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 14

When Governor Phillip established the first settlement at Sydney Cove on January 26, 1788, one of his outstanding problems was that of making the newly-formed community self-sufficient. He had brought with him a number of cattle, sheep…

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Blight In Cattle

Northern Star · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 12

L.J.L. supplies the following about blight in cattle : As I am a lover of dumb animals, and it distresses me to see them starving at the present time,…

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Mallanganee Blaze Butter Factory Gutted

Tweed Daily · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 4

CASINO, Thursday:- The backfiring of an oil engine caused a fire which destroyed the Mallanganee butter factory, a branch of…

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