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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

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Farmer's Death Self-Caused, Verdict Gun Wounds in Head

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 3

A verdict of death from a gunshot wound wilfully inflicted by himself was returned by the District Coroner, Mr. K L. Vincent…

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Farmyard Manure to Compensate for Super. Shortage

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 4

"Dairy farmers would be well advised to make the best use of farmyard manure now that restrictions have been placed on…

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Britain's Seed Crop Record

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 4

LONDON.— Great Britain's extensive sugar beet war crop has been harvested this year entirely from seed grown at home. Before…

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Casino Dairy Society

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 4

In a report covering a meeting of the Casino Co-operative Dairy Company Ltd., it was stated that one-third of the butter…

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Prescott's Butter Report

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 4

New South Wales. -- Since our last report (two weeks ago), further useful rains have fallen on most of the northern river dairying centres, and…

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Urges Farmers to Continue Production

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tuesday: -- The Minister for Agriculture and Stock (Mr. Bulcock), in urging continuance cf production on the land,…

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Casino Butter Pay

Northern Star · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 4

Casino Co-operative Dairy Society has fixed the pay for February cream supplies on the basis of 12gd per lb. This is…

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Wheat for Greece

Tweed Daily · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 6

LONDON, Tuesday:--The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Economic Warfare (Mr. Dingle Foot) told the House of Commons that…

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Dehydrating of Butter in Queensland

Tweed Daily · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 2

BRISBANE, Wednesday:--As the result of successful tests made this week with a high velocity separator at a Hamilton factory…

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New Butter Plant for Trial Soon

Northern Star · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 6

A special plant being installed at Hamilton Cold Stores, to reduce commercial butter to pure fat form would be submitted to trial soon…

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Limpinwood Junior Farmers

Tweed Daily · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 2

There was a largely attended meeting of the Limpinwood Junior Farmers Club, held recently in the local school. The President, Miss Daphne Boorman,…

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Dehydrated Butter for Britain

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 1

BRISBANE.--As a result of successful tests made this week with a high velocity separator at the Hamilton factory of the…

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Penny Increase In Butter Price

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA.--A rue in the retail price of butter of 1d per pound throughout Australia was announced last night by the…

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Butter Retail Price Increased One Penny

Northern Star · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 4

CANBERRA, Thursday.—A rise in the retail price of butter of 1d per pound throughout Australia was announced to-night by the Commonwealth Prices Commissioner (Prof…

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Committed for Trial Cattle Stealing Charge

Northern Star · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 2

KYOGLE, Thursday. — Rupert Edmond White (30), butcher, who stated that he intended to plead guilty, was committed for trial at…

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Butter Increase Granted Cheese Too CANBERRA, Thursday:--

Tweed Daily · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 2

The wholesale prices of butter and cheese on the Australian market will be incerased 7-8th of a penny and 1½d. a lb.,…

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Suicide Verdict Grevillia Farmer's Death

Northern Star · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 2

KYOGLE, Thursday.—A verdict of death from gunshot wounds wilfully inflicted was returned by the District Coroner, Mr. E. L…

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Nothing Definite on Cattle Evacuation

Tweed Daily · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 5

"I wish to assure you that at the present time the position is solely that a review is being made of the whole of the possibilities of…

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Police Court Conviction for Cattle Stealing

Northern Star · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 3

Ancil Thomas Curran (20), a stockman, of Woodburn, was convicted by the police magistrate (Mr. A. J. Bryant), at the…

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Car Strikes Cattle

Tweed Daily · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 2

Several cattle were injured yesterday when they were struck by a car in Oak Avenue, between, Murwillumbah and Tweed Heads. The car was…

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