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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

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The Farmer's Column Dairying Milking Cows Need Minerals Heavy Drain On Pastures

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 3

Discussing in a recent address to farmers the importance of maintaining the mineral content of dairying lands, Mr. P. Waller,…

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Tick Fever Report On Kyogle Dairy Farm

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 8

An outbreak of Tick Fever has been discovered in the Kyogle tick quarantine area. The blood smears taken from an…

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Thorby Seeks Full Govt. Statement on Wheat Position Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 6

An appeal to the Government to issue a full statement on the wheat position was made by the deputyleader of the Country Party (Mr…

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Big Wool Cheque Likely Estimate is £75 Million SYDNEY

Northern Star · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 6

Proceeds to Australia from the sale of the record clip this year would be £75 million, the secretaly of the New South Wales Graziers' Association (Mr…

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Junior Farmers' Show Fixtures

Northern Star · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 11

The following clubs have arranged dates for junior farmers' shows during 1939: Federal, March 2, 1940…

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Farmer Committed for Trial Alleged Attempt to Kill

Tweed Daily · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 4

BRISBANE, Thursday:—With 70 shot-gun pellets still in his leg, Donald Stewart Williams (16), was taken from hospital to Boonah…

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"Dairy Men Must Be Organised" Mr. Anthony On War Situation

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 4

"The experience of the last war shows that at this juncture, it is more necessary than ever that the primary producer be…

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Agricultural Irrigation Farming Valuable Free Booklet

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 3

Irrigation practice in New South Wales, up to the present, has been confined to the well-known Murrumbidgee Irrigation Areas and to…

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Kyogle Cattle Sales

Northern Star · Saturday 13 January 1940 · page 5

Alcorn and Marwick report a yarding of 340 head of cattle at Kyogle on Wednesday when the market was very firm for all classes with the exception of…

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British Purchase of Wheat and Flour

Tweed Daily · Saturday 13 January 1940 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday:— The Ministry of Food announces that it has entered into an agreement with the Australian Wheat Board for the…

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Cattle at Kyocle Show Tick Regulations KYOGLE

Northern Star · Saturday 13 January 1940 · page 5

The president of Kyogle Stockowners' Association (Mr. R. D. Carr) commented to-day upon the request by the Kyogle Show…

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Rosy Morn To Beat The Books W. Farm Races at Randwick

Northern Star · Saturday 13 January 1940 · page 8

The bet to beat the books at the Warwick Farm meeting at Randwick to-day is Rosy Morn, in the fillies' division of the Nursery Handicap. Others that appeal most in the seven-race programme…

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Dairy Board on Production Prospects Melbourne

Northern Star · Saturday 13 January 1940 · page 10

The Australian Dairy Produce: Board, in its review of weather conditions, stated that in Queensland only a few odd showers had fallen…

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Deliberate Sabotage Alleged Explosion Near Warwick Farm

Tweed Daily · Saturday 13 January 1940 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday:—Daylight to-day revealed that the explosion which alarmed Warwick Farm residents early this morning was…

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"Price Not Adequate" Sale of Surplus Butter Overseas CASINO

Northern Star · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 6

The opinion was expressed at a meeting of the Casino Primary Producers' Union yesterday that, when the increased prices for other commodities were taken into consideration, the dairy farmers would not…

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Australian Wool for America United States Stocks Low

Tweed Daily · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 8

Considerable publicity has been given to the quantity of Australian wool likely to be allocated to the United States during the current season…

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Zonal Areas Soldier-farmers' Interests Tomki Shire Council Casino

Northern Star · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 2

In a minute adopted at a meeting of Tomki Shire Council the president, Cr. J. J. Watson outlined the steps taken to form a…

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Fodder Crops to Sow Without Fertiliser Is Economic Waste

Northern Star · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 11

Whether or not winter grass pastures are sown, the fodder crop, be it maize, sorghum, oats or rye, or any other, will probably always rank as an…

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Farm Labour Shortage in N.z

Tweed Daily · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 2

After vigorously endeavoring for some weeks to show that there was no general shortage of farm labor in New Zealand, the Minister of Labor,…

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Britain's Dairy Cheque to N.z

Tweed Daily · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 8

Approximately £22,750,000, New Zealand currency, will be received by the New Zealand Government for the butter and cheese which it has agreed…

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