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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1946

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Newcastle Floods Ruin Crops

Northern Star · Tuesday 23 April 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday Floods in the Hunter. Newcastle and coalfields district have ruined thousands of pounds worth of crops,…

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Sheep Endangered by Blowflies

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 24 April 1946 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Tuesday: Unless the dispute between the Pastoralists' Association and the AWU concerning a 40-hour week…

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Bowraville Free of Cattle Tick

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 April 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Bowraville is free of cattle tick and all restrictions imposed because of the outbreak in that area in December,…

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World Wheat Shortage For UNRRA

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 April 1946 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Tuesday (AAP).—The Secretary of Agriculture (Mr. Anderson) told a Press conference that wheat exporting countries were unable to supply UNRRA with 700,000 tons of wheat and flour…

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Insufficient Wheat for World Needs

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 24 April 1946 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Tuesday: The Secretary of Agriculture (Mr Anderson) told a Press conference that wheat exporting countries were unable to supply UNRRA with 700,000 tons of wheat and flour which it had…

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Searchlights In Bid to Dry Vine Fruit Crop

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 24 April 1946 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday:—Army searchlights are being rushed to the Murray Valley in an effort to dry the vine…

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Oyster Farmers Eat Own Products

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 April 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Eighty delegates from the New South Wales Oyster Farmers' Association Conference to-day had a meal of their…

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Bowraville Free From Cattle Tick

Tweed Daily · Thursday 25 April 1946 · page 4

Bowraville is free of cattle tick and all restrictions imposed because of the outbreak in that area in December 1944 have now been…

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Wheat, Flour for Export

Northern Star · Thursday 25 April 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— In the next three weeks 35,000 tons of bulk wheat and 43,000 tons of flour will be loaded in Sydney on…

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Aust'n Wheat to Relieve Position in India

Tweed Daily · Friday 26 April 1946 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Thursday: The Secretary of Agriculture (Mr Anderson) told the Combined Food Board at a Press conference that the expected 217,000 tons of wheat from Australia would help to relieve the pressure…

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Kyogle Cattle Sale

Northern Star · Saturday 27 April 1946 · page 10

Alcorn and Marwick report a light yarding of head of cattle at their Kyogle yards. The market was on a par with previous sales. Quotations:…

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British Wheat Reserve Less Than Any Time During War

Tweed Daily · Saturday 27 April 1946 · page 3

MONTREAL, Friday: Lord Woolton, former British Minister for Food, told a Press conference that Britain could not…

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English Use Airfields As Farms Again

Tweed Daily · Saturday 27 April 1946 · page 5

Today 300 of the 650 wartime airfields in England and Wales, which were so important a factor in carrying the war against…

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Big Dairy Drop in Lower River

Northern Star · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 4

CORAKI, Sunday.—On most dairy farms in the Mid and Lower Richmond River areas a decline in production of about 60 per…

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Two Cattle Sale Rings Wanted

Northern Star · Tuesday 30 April 1946 · page 7

At the monthy meeting of Tomki P.P.U. it was decided that Lismore Municipal Council be asked to reconsider its decision…

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Sheep Are Having Teeth Brushed Now

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 30 April 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday: Down on the Eastern Riverina, station folk are brushing the teeth of some of their sheep with a…

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Dairy Technology Section For Richmond-Tweed

Northern Star · Tuesday 30 April 1946 · page 7

At a representative meeting held at Lismore a local section of the Australian Society of Dairy Technology, to be known as the Richmond-Tweed section, was formed. The Senior Dairy Instructor, Mr. S. R…

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Junior Farmers' School at H.a.c

Northern Star · Tuesday 30 April 1946 · page 6

CORAKI, Monday.—The School of Instruction for 60 male Junior Farmers, over the age of 16 years, to take place from July 2 to 12,…

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Question of More Wheat for India

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 1 May 1946 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday: The question of making further supplies of wheat available for India in order to relieve the…

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Chance for Reform on Prison Farm

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 May 1946 · page 4

"I have seen conditions on prison farms and, except for the fact that you will be locked up at night, you have every possibility of becoming…

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