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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

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German Jews to Run Farming Colony in England (From a Special Correspondent). LONDON (By Air Mail)

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 8

One hundred German Jewish refugees, aged from 16 to 21 are start.. ing a farming colony near Kingley, Oxfordshire. They are taking over…

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Prices Down Dairy Produce Section SYDNEY

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 2

In the dairy produce section at Sussex-street to-day, all lines of hams and bacon ' were reduced, the reductions ranging front a halfpenny to 1½d a lb. Lard also was…

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Junior Farmers' Show Fixtures

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 5

The following clubs have arranged dates for junior farmers' shows during 1939: Federal, March 4,…

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18 Million Women Are Working on Soviet Farms (From our Correspondent). MOSCOW (By Air Mail)

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 8

Women's growing influence in Soviet Russia revealed in a survey issued recently. Women rival and surpass men in…

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Junior Farmers' Tour Vacancies for Three Boys

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 9

Several boys who were selected for the tour of the Northern Tablelands and north-west, organised by the North Coast District Council of…

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Farmer Drowned Near Grafton Grafton

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 6

Edward Patrick Clarence Moloney (28), a share farmer, was drowned in Carr's Creek, 'near Grafton, this afternoon. Walking into the creek…

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Butter Gradings Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 7

The State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle during the week ended January 6,…

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Bankruptcy Examinations Cattle Purchases

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 4

The public examination of Giovanni Battista Antoniolli, a bankrupt, was held before the deputyregistrar (Mr. H. Hawkins) in the…

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Sydney and Newcastle Butter Gradings

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 8

During the week ended January 7, the Commonwealth graders examined for export 9939 boxes of butter from Sydney and 3122 boxes from Newcastle…

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"Reduce World Wheat Areas"

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 6

LONDON, Monday:—A message from the Rome correspondent of "The Times" states that the International Institute of Agriculture…

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Farmers' Move to Check 'Rustling' Cattle Carried Off (From Our Correspondent). High Wycombe (Eng), (By Air Mail)

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 4

Buckinghamshire and other county Farmers' Unions are urging the authorities to impose exemplary penalties in an effort to…

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Record Wool Price SYDNEY

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 7

A season's record for wool, of 24£d a pound, was established at tag wool sales to-day…

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Edwardian Coiffure Among Aristocracy of Cattle World (From A Correspondent.) LONDON (By Air Mail)

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 4

The Edwardian coiffure is "in" among the aristocracy of the cattle world. Spectators watched the elaborate…

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Dairy Stock Returns

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 4

Casino Pastures Protection Board's returns for last year show that there were about 208,000 head of large stock in the district. This total is…

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Satisfactory Sales Dairy Produce Section SYDNEY

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 2

Business was satisfactory for all lines of dairy produce at Sussex-street to-day at recent ruling rates. Marketing Bureau's quotations: Butter…

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Inquest Into Farmer's Death Taree

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 1

A statement in which, one of the accused admitted placing poison in a drink which she gave to her husband, was produced at the…

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Junior Farmers' Show Fixtures

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 11

The following clubs have arranged dates for junior farmers' shows during 1939: Federal, March 4…

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A Farmer Hails His King Friendly Welcomes London, (By Mail)

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 4

"Good old George!" shouted a weather-beaten farmer when the King visited the Smithfield Cattle Show recently…

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Butter Quality

Tweed Daily · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 4

The State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle, during the week ended January 6, 11,344 boxes…

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State Butter Shortage

Tweed Daily · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday:—he directors of the Commonwealth Dairy Produce Equalisation Committee announced to-day that,…

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