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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1941

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Butter Equalisation £7 Cwt. For December

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 1

MELBOURNE: The interim equalisation price for December butter was £3521 a box or approximately 14010 per cwt, the Commonwealth Dairy…

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Australian Wheat Board. 87 Million Bushels to Sell

Northern Star · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 7

When the Australian Wheat Board met for the first time in the New Year members expressed their pleasure at the well-deserved honour…

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Farm Costs and Butter Price (To tile Editor)

Northern Star · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 9

sir,—I notice under the heading "Farmers and the War Effort," the Tourist Director has replied to some of his critics. I expect the "man from…

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Butter Gradings Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 3

During the week ended January 10, 91 per cent. of boxes of butter examined by the State butter grading staff was found to be of choicest grade…

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Tenterfield Cattle Sale Tenterfield

Northern Star · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 10

At H. Curry's sale, at the Municipal yards. a record price of £16 17s was secured for a prime HerefordDurham cross cow. A consignment of…

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Shortage of Wheat and Foodstuffs Likely in Eire

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 7

DUBLIN, Monday:—The Minister for Agriculture (Dr. James Ryan), in a speech, declared that Eire faced a shortage of wheat and must devote a…

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D.f.c. to New Zealand "Flying Farmer"

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 8

AUCKLAND, Tuesday:—The latest Royal Air Force awards include the Distinguished Flying Cross to Acting Flight Lieut. L. F. Clarke, formerly…

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Dairying Could Not Bear Higher Wages

Northern Star · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 3

Farm labour problems are worse now than they have ever been, said Mr. R. Pilgrim, district secretary of the Primary Producers'…

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Dairy Produce Sales Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 10

In the dairy produce section at Sussex-street to-day steady business was reported by agents for all commodities at late rates…

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"Farmers Would Have Good Case For Exemption"

Northern Star · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 4

Government capitulation to the claims leading to the ban by metal trades workers on overtime would provide dairy farmers with a…

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Butter Quality

Tweed Daily · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 3

The Chief of the Division of Dairying (Mr. O. C. Ballhausen) reports that during the week ended January 10, 91 per cent of the boxes of…

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Making Farms Self-supporting

Northern Star · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 9

In a broadcast address from 2LM the Director of the North Coast Tourist and Development Bureau (Mr, D. W. Harrison) discussed a…

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Farm Produce Sales Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 6

The whole shipment of Tasmanian potatoes received on Monday last has been disposed of at late rates. A firm market prevailed for Victorian Globe onions…

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Lismore Cattle Sale

Northern Star · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 12

There was a yarding of 562 head of all classes at Lismore municipal yards yesterday. The quality was good and a brisk demand existed, quotations…

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1566 Tons of Butter Norco Production

Northern Star · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 6

The report of Norco Co-operative Limited for December states that the output of butter for the month of December was 1,566 tons, for which…

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Butter Output Casino Factory Figures Casino

Northern Star · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 6

The effect of drought on butter manufacture at Casino first made itself felt in May last year, and from then on till November the decline…

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"Flying Farmer". Awarded D.f.c

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 1

AUCKLAND: "The Flying "Farmer," Mr. L. E. Clark, who flew a Percival Gull from England to New Zealand in 136, after…

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Farm Produce Sales Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 12

in the farm produce section at Sussex-street to-day trading was generally dull, no prime quality Tasmanian potatoes being available. Fresh…

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Dairy Produce Sales Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 12

Late rates were maintained for all commodities in the dairy produce section at Sussex-street to-day. Marketing Bureau's quotations:…

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Farmers Would Not Get Support From Trade Unions SYDNEY

Northern Star · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 5

"I should be surprised to learn that those trade unionists who are so vehemently opposing the payment of Federal taxation on their overtime…

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