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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

1,226 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 13 of 62

More Money for Butter

Northern Star · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 2

Sir,—We, the people of this north-eastern corner of the State, are living in a farming community —the primary producers' paradise…

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May Be Ice Cream Without Butter-fat

Tweed Daily · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday: To avoid any large-scale rationing the manufacture of ice cream without butter-fat may be considered by…

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"Dairy Farmers Not Now Seeking Releases"

Tweed Daily · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 2

CANEERRA, Wednesday: The leader of the Country Party (Mr Fadden) asked in the House today if the Prime Minister ' (Mr Curtin)…

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Went A.w.l. to Save Farm

Northern Star · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The story of a soldier, Pte. Alexander McKenzie (33), who went A.W.L. to look after his farm at Naracoorte…

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All Farmers with Noogoora Burr May Be Prosecuted

Tweed Daily · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 2

More than 20 properties infested by noogoora burr were reported by the Health Inspector (Mr C. H…

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Tabulam Farmer in Accident

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 5

George Johnson (56), farmer, residing at Tabulam, suffered fractured ribs on the left side when the wheel of a cart passed over him…

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Farmer Fractures Ribs

Northern Star · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 2

CASINO, Thursday. — George Johnson (56), of Tabulam, engaged in pulling corn, tripped and fell when endeavouring to stop his…

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Norco Butter Pay

Northern Star · Saturday 11 March 1944 · page 4

Butter manufactured by Norco last month totalled 1495] tons, against 1576¼ tons for the same month last year. The pay for…

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Australian Wheat Stocks at Peak

Tweed Daily · Saturday 11 March 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday: Our stocks of wheat were never greater, and there was no possibility of bread rationing, the Minister…

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"Norco Butter Fat Pay Highest In Australia"

Northern Star · Saturday 11 March 1944 · page 5

"Fifteen years ago Norco manufactured a butter which had a comparatively low moisture content, but owing to improved…

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Norco Produces Almost Third of Nsw Butter

Tweed Daily · Saturday 11 March 1944 · page 2

Norco butter factories now were manufacturing 32 percent. of the butter manufactured in New South Wales,…

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Dairy Farms Out of Production

Northern Star · Saturday 11 March 1944 · page 4

Describing [?] as a fair indication of the slump in suppliers and production, Mr. S. L. Cook, at the Norco…

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Improving Farm Course at Tech. College

Northern Star · Saturday 11 March 1944 · page 5

Steps are being taken to make the farm mechanics and farming practice course at Lismore Technical College as suitable as possible…

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Big Demand for State Farm Plant

Northern Star · Saturday 11 March 1944 · page 5

The State Mechanisation Scheme is proving so popular owing to the shortage of labour in the Lismore district that…

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Butter Fat-less Ice Cream

Northern Star · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA, Sunday.—At a Government luncheon to a party of United States food experts in Canberra last week ice cream was…

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Ice Cream Without Butter-fat Fooled Food Experts

Tweed Daily · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Sunday: At a luncheon given to a party of United States food experts in Canberra last week ice cream was…

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Country Politics Homes for the People Farmers' Wives Not Forgotten

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 8

DELEGATES to the recent Country Party Conference were outspokenly critical of current Labor…

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Premier Praises Splendid War-Time Record Of Junior Farmers' Clubs

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 7

The annual report of the Junior Fanners Clubs' Council for the year ending February 4, 1944, contains many pleasing features, among the most important being an increase in membership for the 12 months of 550, extension of vegetable growing projects from…

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Three Divisions In Farmers' Derby At Risk Races

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 5

Perfect weather prevailed for The Risk Race Club's opening day on the new course on Saturday last. The attendance was not as large as was expected, but patrons were treated to a splendid day's entertainment…

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Our Column for Jun. Farmers

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 4

The School Junior Farmers' Club, which was unable last year to hold regular monthly meetings, was reformed recently…

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