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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

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Open Column Butter Price (To the Editor)

Northern Star · Monday 9 February 1942 · page 2

Sir,—Much has been said lately about the price of butter, which is one of the burning questions of the day in all dairying districts. It…

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Butter Price Increase Preparation Of Industry's Case

Northern Star · Monday 9 February 1942 · page 4

CASINO, Sunday.—At yesterday's meeting of the Casino P.P.U. branch it was reported that leaders of the dairying industry would confer at Lismore next Saturday to prepare a rase for submission to the Federal…

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Stock Evacuation "Butter Making Machinery Will Follow Herds"

Tweed Daily · Monday 9 February 1942 · page 2

Among points discussed regarding the stock evacuation scheme when a meeting of 250 Tyalgum and district men and women was addressed by…

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Decision On Butter Prices This Month?

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 1

BRISBANE.--"Because of the promise given by the Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, in Parliament late in November and the…

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Women's 16-Hr. Day on Farms Shortage of Male Labour

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY.--Many farmers' wives and daughters were working from 4 a.m. until 8 p.m. because of the shortage of male…

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Wide-area Farming New Vegetable Plan

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 4

CANBERRA.--The Federal Government is reorganising the the vegetable-growing industry, substitution for the present…

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Govt. Move to Secure Tomato Crops

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 5

CANBERRA, Monday.—Drastic action to ensure adequate supplies of tomatoes for the fighting forces was taken by an order issued to-day which virtually freezes this commodity…

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Manager of Butter Factory at Mullumbimby

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 11 February 1942 · page 2

Ald. G. Craine, a member of Lismore Municipal Council for the past 12 years, has been appointed manager of Foley Bros.' butter factory at…

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Butter Price. Prof. Copland to See Four Dairy Farms

Northern Star · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 4

When the Commonwealth Prices Commissioner (Prof. Copland) visits Lismore next week he will be taken…

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Export Butter Contract

Northern Star · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 4

CASINO, Wednesday.—Referring to the proposed registration of the Primary Producers' Union, a question he had raised some time ago,…

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Sold Diseased Cattle Fine Imposed at Murwillumbah

Northern Star · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 3

MURWILILUMBAH, Wednesday.— In the Murwillumbah Court of Petty Sessions to-day, Mr. A. J. Bryant, P.M., convicted Percy…

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Butter Gradings

Northern Star · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday. — Since March 1 last year, 91.5 per cent. of butter graded by the State butter graders has been found to be of…

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Copland To Hear Butter Case Privately

Tweed Daily · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 2

LISMORE, Thursday:-- Delegates from district branches of the Primary Producers' Union were told at the quarterly meeting of…

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No Market for Low-grade Butter

Tweed Daily · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday:-- Elimination of the production of low-grade unwanted butter was urged to-day by the Commerce Minister (Mr. Scully)…

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No Market for Second Grade or Pastry Butter

Northern Star · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 5

CANBERRA, Thursday. — Some manufacturers continue to produce a considerable quantity of butter of pastry…

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Butter Price Increase Producers' Case for Prof. Copland

Northern Star · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 4

Delegates from district branches of the Primary Producers' Union were told at the quarterly meeting of the Richmond District Council in Lismore yesterday by the president (Mr. R. C…

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The War and the Farmer References by P.P.U. District Secretary

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 6

In the course of his annual report to members, Mr. R. Pilgrim, District Secretary of the Richmond District Council, P.P.U., says:—…

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Impact Of War On Danish Dairy Industry

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 3

Since the German occupation of Denmark in April, 1940, it has been tacitly assumed that the [?] Livestock industries would…

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Inspection of Four Farms Prices Commissioner's Visit

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 3

The Commonwealth Prices Commissioner, Professor Copland, will inspect four average dairy farms in the Richmond River…

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Heavy Writing Off Of Farmers' Debt

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY.--Nearly £66,000 has already been written off farmers' debts to the Crown by the Rural Reconstruction Board…

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