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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

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N. Z. Dairymen Apprehensive Of War Control

Tweed Daily · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 7

Apprehension as to the possibility of primary production not being maintained at its previous level was expressed by a representative…

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Reduction in Consumption of Sugar in Britain Visit of Beet Crop

Tweed Daily · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 7

LONDON, Saturday:— Britons' pills and pastilles can still be coated with sugar because medicinal and confectioners'…

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Contract Prices for Butter Arrivals In U.K. From September 22

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday:— The British Ministry of Food has advised the Australian Dairy Produce Control…

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Requisitioned by Food Ministry Australian Butter Arrivals in U.K. MELBOURNE

Northern Star · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 8

All Australian butter arrivals in the United Kingdom between September 22 last and November 20 were requisitioned by the British…

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Junior Farmers' Show Fixtures

Northern Star · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 10

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

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Reduced Working Costs in All-Electric Dairy Saves Labour Of Several Men

Northern Star · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 10

Many people have all-electric homes. They know what a joy electric power is and how it reduces work and costs. Mr. A. E. Liggins, of Turr amurra (N.S.W.), has an allelectric dairy, and he is enth usiastic about the way power…

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Charcoal Gas on the Farm Efficient: Cheap

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 3

SYDNEY: The efficiency and economy of charcoal gas, as a substitute for fuel oil in operating farm tractors, has been…

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Machine Provides Market for New Farm Product

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 3

SYDNEY: An ingenious machine will open a market in Britain for a new crop now being grown by Australian farmers…

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Butter Output

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 6

NORCO'S output of 1715 tons of butter during December at Is a lb. for choicest means an approximate distribution of £190,000,…

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Butter and Bacon

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 3

Norco Co-op. Limited, Byron Bay, report: The butter output for the month of December was 1,715 tons, for which…

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Butter Gradings Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 6

During the week ended January 12, 91 per cent of boxes of butter examined by the State butter grading staff were found to be the choicest…

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Dairy Cattle at Royal Show Prizemoney Totals £13,000

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday:—In addition to many valuable cups and trophies, approximately £13,000 prizemoney will be distributed to successful dairy cattle…

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£13,000 Prize Money for Dairy Cattle at Easter Show Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 9

In addition to many valuable cups and trophies, approximately £13.000 prize money will be distributed to successful dairy cattle exhibitors at the…

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Purchase of Wheat by Japan

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 5

CANBERRA, Tuesday:—It was stated semi-officially in Canberra to-day that Japan had contracted to buy…

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Japan to Buy 7½ Million Bushels of Austn. Wheat Canberra

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 6

It is understood that negotiations have been completed between the Commonwealth Government and the Japanese Government for the sale…

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Junior Farmers' Show Fixtures

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 4

The following clubs have arranged dates for junior farmers' shows during 1939: Federal. March 2. 1340…

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Junior Farmers' Tour Of Southern Queensland

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 6

Owing to several boys withdrawing through illness and other causes, six more junior farmers are required to fill the complement for the tour of…

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Farmer's Leg Fractured

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 4

Robert Flower, married, a farmer of Condong, while working on a property at Chowan Creek, sustained a fractured right leg when he was struck by…

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Butter Quality

Tweed Daily · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 4

The Director of Dairying (Mr. O. C. Ballhausen), reporting on the local market, states that during the week fended January 12, 91 per cent of the…

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British Prices For Wheat

Tweed Daily · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 6

MELBOURNE. Wednesday:—For half the 56,000,000 bushels of new season's wheat Britain has bought already from Australia, she will…

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