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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1941

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Casino Cattle Sale

Northern Star · Saturday 18 January 1941 · page 9

CASINO, Friday.—There was a yarding of about 450 head of cattle at to-day's sale. The market, while firm, was a trifle below the previous sale. Quotations:…

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Kyogle Cattle Sale

Northern Star · Saturday 18 January 1941 · page 9

Mr. Ern Smith reports having yarded and sold 303 head of cattle at his sale. with all classes, except springers, dearer. Quotations: Springers £6 to £8, backward…

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"Shame to Spend Farmers' Money on Tourists" Shire Engineer's Criticism

Tweed Daily · Saturday 18 January 1941 · page 4

"I think it is a shame to spend so much of the farmers' money on facilities for tourists," declared the Engineer (Mr. A. L. Horniman) at…

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Weekly Summary of Dairy Prospects

Northern Star · Saturday 18 January 1941 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday. — Dairy production in Victoria and Western Australia continues to decline. In other States production is…

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Dairy Produce Sales

Northern Star · Saturday 18 January 1941 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—A ready inquiry was reported for dairy produce at Sussex-street to-day. Late rates were maintained. Marketing Bureau's quotations: Butter…

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The Farmers' Plight (To the Editor)

Northern Star · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 2

Sir,—Isn't it possible that R. D. Carr has a mistaken idea of what is the cause of, what he terms, the dairy farmers' sad plight? Doesn't the…

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Open Column Dairying in Wartime (To the Editor.)

Northern Star · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 2

Sir,—In his broadcast address from L[?] Lismore ("Nortnern Star" [?]-1-1941, report) D.W.H. discloses [?]s lamentable lack of knowledge of…

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Marie Farmer

Northern Star · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 4

Marie Cecilia Farmer, five-years-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Farmer, of High-street, Lismore, died in St. Vincent's Hospital, Lismore,…

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Defects in Dairy Utensils Value Of Knowledge Of Soldering

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 4

No farmer has to use tinware of various descriptions to the same extent as the dairyman, or will find more profitable an elementary…

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Marie C. Farmer

Northern Star · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 4

The funeral of Marie Cecelia Farmer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Farmer, of High-street, Lismore, who died in St. Vincent's Hospital on Sunday, took…

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Dairy Produce Sales

Northern Star · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—The wholesale price of honey was reduced by ½d a pound in Sussex-street to-day. Rates for all other lines in the dairy produce section were…

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Butter Gradings

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 7

SYDNEY. Tuesday.—During the week ended January 17, 91 per cent, of the boxes of butter examined by the State butter grading staff was…

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Tenterfield Cattle Sale

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 10

At the Farmers and Graziers, Tenterfield cattle sale, approximately 1000 head were yarded and some good pens of fat bullocks sold at £17 19s; £16 16s; £16 10s…

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Bulk Wheat Supplies for Pig Breeders

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—With a view to arriving1 at a more satisfactory basis of distribution of bulk wheat supplies from wheat bulk storages…

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Plans to Assist Wheat Industry Agric. Council's Agenda

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Minister for Commerce (Sir Earle Page) said that important plans to assist the wheatgrowing industry would be…

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Dairy Produce Sales

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 10

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Steady inquiry travailed for butter in Sussex-street to-day at 161s 2d per cwt. for choicest. Business for other commodities was satisfactory…

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Butter Quality

Tweed Daily · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 3

The Chief of the Division of Dairying (Mr. O. C. Ballhausen) reports that for the week ended January 17, 91 per cent of the boxes of butter…

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Interstate Butter Markets

Tweed Daily · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 3

Prescotts Pty. Ltd., of Sydney, under date January 18, reports on the interstate butter market as follows: New South Wales—Reports from…

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To Combat Butter Substitutes

Northern Star · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 9

"We have lost the first round of the fight for a complete ban on butter substitutes; we were outpointed in the second round on…

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Market Price of Dairy Products Burringbar P.p.u. Discussion

Tweed Daily · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 8

The hope that the future marketed price of dairy products would be [?] with the cost of production was expressed by the…

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