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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

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State Maize Crop Poor Yield Expected SYDNEY

Northern Star · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 10

Weather conditions during December were the most trying for maize crops over the whole of the maize belt for many years, says the monthly crop…

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Kyogle Cattle Sale Kyogle

Northern Star · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 2

Messrs. Alcorn and Marwick report a yarding of 194 head of cattle on Wednesday, when all classes were, in keen demand and sold readily. Very few springing…

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Foley Bros.' Market Report Butter January 11

Northern Star · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 11

In New South Wales the demand is quietly steady Production is still declining. In Britain the market continued firm, being quoted on January 2…

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Butted by Sheep Man Dies in Hospital

Tweed Daily · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday:—A sheep caused the death of a pioneer of the Tumut restrict, Hush McLeary (74), of Mundongo. McLeary was handling a…

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Casino Cattle Sale Casino, Friday. Considering the dry and [?]

Northern Star · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 2

Considering the dry and hot weather conditions there was a good yarding of about 250 head of cattle at to-day's sale. The market showed a slight decline for…

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Further Reductions In Butter Shipments To United Kingdom MELBOURNE

Northern Star · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 6

IN view of the continued hot and dry weather, and the serious decrease in production throughout the Commonwealth, the Dairy Produce Board decided that shipments of butter from Australia to the United Kingdom…

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World Wheat Conference Will Be Held, But Date Not Fixed

Tweed Daily · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday:—The Wheat Advisory Committee has fully agreed to convene an international conference. The time and place have not…

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Germany's Control Over South African Wool Sales Concern Felt in Britain

Tweed Daily · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 8

LONDON, Thursday:—"The Times' Cape Town correspondent says that Germany's almost monopolistic control of the wool sales is perturbing…

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Brisbane Notes Bruised Cattle Involve Butchers In Huge Losses Drastic Speed Limits Proposed (From Our Own Correspondent.)

Northern Star · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 14

The Government has worked a cute little trick over [the Logan Bridge toll. No longer are motorists and others to be charged actually for crossing the bridge, but apparntly for using the road itself, as new tickets just issued…

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Keen Racing Promised at Farm "Sharpshooter's" Review

Tweed Daily · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 2

Strong fields will be the order at to-day's A.J.C. meeting to be held at Warwick Farm. The early races will no…

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Backers May Have Another Good Day Favourites Should Win At W. Farm Beau Cheval Stands Out

Northern Star · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 8

IN several of the fields at Warwick Farm tomorrow, one or two starters stand out above the others and, with splendid form to recommend them, they should help to make another field day…

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Steady Inquiry Dairy Produce Section SYDNEY

Northern Star · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 2

There was a steady inquiry for most commodities in the dairy produce section at Sussex-street to-day at late rates: Marketing Bureau's quotations: Butter…

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Butter Market

Northern Star · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 7

The butter market, dominated by Australian weather conditions, combined with the Australian and New Zealand low production, expected the…

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Long-range Cattle Breeding

Northern Star · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 2

Six Shorthorn calves-born recently in Argentina were sired by a bull 8000 miles away. This amazing feat is not a fictional flight of fancy from H. G…

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Austn. Weather Effect on London Butter Market

Tweed Daily · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 5

LONDON. Sunday:—The butter market has been dominated by Australian weather renditions combined with low production in…

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Pleuropneumonia in Cattle Two More Outbreaks Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 2

Two further outbreaks of pleuropneumonia in cattle have occurred on the north coast of New South Wales…

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Saturday's Race Results Warwick Farm

Northern Star · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 8

MAIDEN HANDICAP, one mile, First Division.—RIPLEY, 7.11 (J. Duncan), l; Aristocrat, 8.1 (E. Bartle), 2; Toy Time, 9.0 (A. R. Eilis), 3. Others: Billy Moon (J…

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Heat Affected Racing at Warwick Farm Many Scratchings

Northern Star · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 8

With the thermometer at Warwick Farm racecourse registering 117 degrees, it was little wonder that the attendance was the smallest for months. The effeet of the heat on the horses was noticeable, and several prominent candidates were scratched…

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Junior Farmers' Show Fixtures

Northern Star · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 4

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

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Reduced Butter Shipments

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 7

The Australia Dairy Produce Board has announced a further reduction of 500 to 1500 tons in weekly butter exports from Australia to the United…

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