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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1946

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No Change in Wheat for Pigs

Tweed Daily · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 2

The rationing of wheat as pig feed would have to continue on the same basis for some time, stated the general secretary of the…

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12 Cow Die on M'bimby Farm

Tweed Daily · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 2

LISMORE, Wednesday: Mystery surrounds the recent deaths on a farm at Main Arm, Mullumbimby,…

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500 Farms in Herd Recording Scheme

Northern Star · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 8

In the 27 units now operating under the New South Wales reorganised herd recording scheme, more than 500 farms were…

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Cattle Death Toll Reaches 13

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 4

Another death was added yesterday to the number of cows which have died on a farm at Main Arm, near Mullumbimby, bringing the…

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Proposal for Australian Cattle To Go to Philippines

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thursday: Hope that the Philippines will be able to purchase from 1000 to 2000 head of cattle a month from…

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Further Stock Loss on Farm at Main Arm

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 2

Another cow — the thirteenth—has died on a farm at Main Arm, Mullumbimby, and nine more…

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Farmers Entitled to Better Roads

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 5

GRAFTON, Thursday.—Revision of conditions of the Federal Aid Roads grant were urged by Sir. Earle Page at Harwood to-day. He…

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Equipment Hold Up Ion Farms

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A heavy burden is being placed on discharged servicemen returning to grazing and farms in many…

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Producer Majority On Dairying Control Boards Proposed

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 6

Support for the aim of the Primary Producers' Union for stability in the dairying industry, a cost of production to include a reasonable profit, a majority of producer representation on all control boards allied to…

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Large Quantity of Butter Stolen

Northern Star · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday. — Fifteen 56 pound boxes of butter and one thousand half-pound packages were stolen from a cold storage…

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State Ministers to Review Wheat Plan Next Week

Northern Star · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 5

CANBERRA, Friday.—The Government's proposed new wheat stabilisation plan will be submitted to the State Ministers for…

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Farm Equipment Shortage

Tweed Daily · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday: A heavy burden is being placed ton discharged servicemen returning to grazing and farms in many parts…

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"Farms for Soldiers"

Tweed Daily · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: An estimate of 23,000 farms suitable for soldier settlement, provided from large estates in the eastern and…

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Tobacco Crop Sets New Peak

Northern Star · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 7

With a record 1945 tobacco crop, expected to exceed two billion pounds, United States growers, marketers and exporters are…

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Decrease in Dairy Herds

Northern Star · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 7

Dairy cattle numbers in Australia were fairly well maintained from 1939 to 1943 despite many war-time difficulties…

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Milk Subsidies For Coastal Dairymen

Northern Star · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 5

CANBERRA, Friday. — Increased subsidies to milk producers in drought stricken coastal areas of New South Wales, including the…

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Local and General Norco Butter Stolen

Tweed Daily · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 2

Fifteen 561b boxes of butter and 1000 half-pound packages were stolen from a cold storage warehouse of Norco Co-op Ltd at…

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Next Butter Subsidy Review in April, Next Year

Tweed Daily · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 2

In November the Prime Minister (Mr Chifley) announced an increase of 44d per lb. of commercial butter in connection…

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U.s. Tobacco Crop Record

Tweed Daily · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 2

With a record 1945 tobacco crop, expected to exceed two billion sounds. United States growers, marketers and exporters are fairly…

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Seed Rush to Plant Winter Crops

Northern Star · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 4

Lismore seed merchants report an increased demand for saccaline and broadcast corn as a result of the recent rain…

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