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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

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Foley Bros.' Market Report Butter Jan. 27th

Northern Star · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 13

Demand steady locally, production should be maintained, right through now after the recent heavy rain. In Britain the market has weakened…

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Better Milk Cattle Testing Advocated SYDNEY

Northern Star · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 8

The Milk Board which, since August has been inquiring into the price of milk, concluded the hearing of evidence to-day. One of the witnesses to-day…

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Sheep Smuggling : New Industry Smugglers Want Valuable Karakul Rams

Tweed Daily · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 8

CAPE TOWN:- The arid districts of the North-West Cape, once the natural home of illicit diamond buying. have discovered a new means of…

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Butter Fat Yields A.i.s. Herd Competition Production Results

Northern Star · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 12

Within five months of the completion of the Australian Illawarra Shorthorn £300 herd test competition, big efforts are being made by the leading teams…

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Butter Factory Destroyed by Fire Volunteers Fight Flames MALLANGANEE

Northern Star · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 8

THE Casino Co-op. Dairy Society's branch factory at Mallanganee was destroyed by fire which broke out in an engine room shortly after 1 o'clock this afternoon. The…

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Escapee Arrested French Farm House Siege

Tweed Daily · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday.-- The "Daily Telegraph's' Tours correspondent says that alter hiding all night in a wood and walking 15…

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Junior Farmers' Tour Nearing Completion

Northern Star · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 7

The district tour of members of Junior Farmers' Clubs which has been organised by the District Council is now well under way and…

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Improvement Shown Potato Crop Prospects

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 8

According to a review of potato crop conditions in the main producing districts of the State, issued by the State Marketing Bureau,…

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Empire Farmers Sydney Conference in March Delegates: Agenda

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 6

The conference of Empire primary producers, to be held in Sydney in March and April will be opened by the Governor,…

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Cream Cartage System Effect on Butter Quality

Tweed Daily · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Mullumbimby Branch of the P.P.U., held in the Mullumbimby Creek Hall on Thursday night…

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Welfare of Farmer Proposal for Conference T.r.a.s. Committee Meets

Tweed Daily · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 4

A letter from Murwillumbah Chamber of Commerce, asking if the society would co-operate with the P.P.U., and that body in a…

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Usual Crop of Ignition Troubles Heavy Rain Last Week

Tweed Daily · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 6

The heavy rain during last week brought with it the usual crop of ignition troubles, says the district representative of the N.R.M.A…

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Control of Farmers' Union Co-op. Factories Mullumbimby

Northern Star · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 10

AN allegation at the annual meeting of the Mullumbimby branch of the Primary Producers' Union last night, that the union was…

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Open Column Roads to Farms (To the Editor.)

Northern Star · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 13

Sir,--With reference to your several leaders, advocating tourist roads to be built in this district--do you know that there are hundreds of farmers,…

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Hail at Warwick Damage To Crops

Tweed Daily · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 4

BRISBANE, Sunday: -- A severe hail storm at Warwick yesterday afternoon damaged crops, also broke windows in several buildings…

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Labour Example To Farmers Value of Unity MULLUMBIMBY

Northern Star · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 12

AN appeal for members throughout the dairying districts to take a keener interest in the P.P.U. was…

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Butter Equalisation Price Provisional Estimate For January

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday:—The Commonwealth Dairy Produce Equalisation Committee has issued a provisional estimate of the average…

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Open Column November Butter Pay (To the Editor.)

Northern Star · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 2

Sir,-- In the "Northern Star" of December 24 appeared explanations by Messrs. J. J. Hayter and J. C. McKenzie of the reasons why the…

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Broom Millet Cause of Cattle Mortality at Wagga

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 6

An unexpected conclusion has been reached following investigations into cases of cattle poisoning, allegedly from eating Sudan grass. The…

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Storage Problem "Flush" Season Butter Disparity in Cream Quality

Northern Star · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 6

The district president of the Primary Producers' Union (Mr. R. C. Gibson), addressing a meeting of the Lismore branch yesterday,…

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