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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

1,226 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 62

Dairying Ballina Farmer's Figures

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 5

Writing to his son, who is a resident of Kyogle, a Ballina district farmer, commenting on the dairying industry, says:…

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P.P.U. Secretary Issues Warning On Dairy Production

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 1

"The delay in the earlier part of the year by the Government in recognising the just claims of dairy farmers for a price rise, and their applications for the release of those nominated by them from the services, has been responsible for many farms going out of…

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Family Found Dead on Farm

Northern Star · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—David Sinclair, 31, and his son, Ronald Sinclair, 4 were found dead at their dairy farm about six miles from…

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Farm Mechanisation On Mid-Richmond

Northern Star · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 4

CORAKI, Monday.—A meeting of group leaders in the Coraki district has been called for 11 a.m. on Wednesday in the School of Arts,…

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Kyogle Committee for Farm Mechanisation Unit

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 February 1944 · page 5

KYOGLE, Tuesday.—At a meeting of group leaders of the Kyogle District War Agricultural Committee. Messrs. Walter F. Saville,…

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Wheat for Relief

Tweed Daily · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Tuesday: The International Wheat Council announced plans to distribute the initial pool of 100million bushels…

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Big Wheat Pool For War Stricken Countries

Northern Star · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Tuesday (AAP). —The International Wheat Council has announced plans to distribute the initial pool of 100,000,000 bushels…

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T.b. in Dairy Heros

Northern Star · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 2

Sir,—I wish to bring to the notice of members of the Primary producers union particularly and of your readers generally a…

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Improved Cloth Standard Urged Plea By Wool Interests

Northern Star · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Appealing to the Government to allow better quality cloth to be manufactured, the Australian…

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£10,000 Damage in Eight Minutes 300 Cattle Die in Fire

Northern Star · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Thursday.—Within eight minutes a fire which broke out at Auckland abattoirs last night caused damage estimated at…

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Apathy to Dairy Industry Alleged Kyogle P.P.U. Criticism of Federal Govt

Northern Star · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 4

KYOGLE, Thursday.—Strong criticism of the apathy and unsympathetic attention the Federal Government was giving the dairying industry was voiced at the monthly meeting of the Kyogle branch of the…

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Butter Output

Tweed Daily · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday: Statistics issued today showed that although butter production had shown a light upward trend over…

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"Most Equitable" Minister Defends Butter Pay

Northern Star · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 4

A communication from the Federal Minister for Commerce (Mr. W. J. Scully), in reply to a resolution asking that Norco should make…

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Drop in Half Year's Butter Output

Northern Star · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday.— Although butter production showed a slight upward trend over the October-November-December period, the…

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Meat Shortage in Sydney Sheep Waiting To Be Killed at Abattoirs

Northern Star · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—Because of delays at Homebush abattoirs, Sydney will be meat hungry this weekend. Indications to-day were that it…

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Farmers' Increased Earnings

Tweed Daily · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Sunday: The Minister for Commerce (Mr Scully) stated today that it was estimated, primary producers would receive…

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Farmers Getting £40 Million More Annually Than Pre-War

Northern Star · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA, Sunday.—Measures taken by the Federal Government to organise primary production resulted in farmers securing…

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Share Farmer Gaoled For Cruelty

Northern Star · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Sunday. — Joseph Cox, 35, a share farmer, was sentenced to two years' hard labour for shocking brutality a…

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Farm Mechanisation Coraki Committee Appointed

Northern Star · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 4

CORAKI, Sunday. — At a meeting of War Agricultural Committer Group Leaders held at Coraki a management committee to…

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Girls Leave Farms To Pick Fruit Special Buses Take 24

Northern Star · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 4

Several girls from farms were amongst the 24 young women from the Lismore district who left on Saturday morning in two special 'buses to go fruit picking in the Stanthorpe district of Queensland. In all…

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