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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

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Junior Farmers to Broadcast

Northern Star · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 4

The first broadcast over 2LM on the subject of last week's Junior Farmers Educational tour will be given by two Lismore Club…

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New Breed of Cattle

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 7

A "New" breed of cattle has been evolved, declares "The Scottish Farmer." Known as the "Hereland," the new animal is the…

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Increase In Butter Exports To U.K.

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 6

An increase of 33 per cent. in exports of butter to the United Kingdom has been announced by the Australian Dairy Produce Board in…

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Greasy Wool Realises 44¾d

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 5

BRISBANE, Monday.—Greasy wool sold up to 44¾d and scoured to 69¼d when the fifth series of wool sales opened to-day. A total of 12,774…

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Opposition to Wool Deal with Japan

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 5

CANBERRA, Monday. — Some sections of the Federal Government[?] advisers are violently opposed to the report of the…

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Plan to Sell Wool to Japan

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday: The Australian Government is understood to have agreed to cell wool to Japan through General MacArthur's Allied headquarters of an American Organisation…

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Junior Farmer Essay Contest

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 2

LISMORE, Monday: The North Coast District Council of Junior Farmers Clubs has decided to conduct an essay competition for…

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Wants Inquiry On Farm Costs Widened

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 4

Indirect as well as direct costs in the dairy industry should be examined by the Commonwealth Governments Committee of Inquiry, said…

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ON and Off The. Farm Leading Breeder Defends Illawarra Shorthorns

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 6

Great interest has been aroused by the comments made by the English Shorthorn breeder and agricultural authority, Mr. John Green, concerning Australian Illawarra Shorthorns he has seen during his stay in this country. Mr. Green's criticisms were trenchant…

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Grow a Unseed Crop

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 7

Hints on linseed culture are given by crop experts of the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture. Linseed can be grown on a wide range…

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Farmer Died Accidentally

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Monday.—No evidence of foul play is associated with the death of Claude Laidlaw, whose body was found in a tank on…

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Essay Competition for J. Farmers

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 6

CORAKI, Monday.— The North Coast District Council of Junior Parmer Clubs has decided to conduct an essay competition for…

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Backyard Poultry Farmers

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 7

SYDNEY, Mon.—Backyard poultry farmers will toe permitted to continue running 4ff birds until the end of 1947. This information has been…

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The Butter Price

Northern Star · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 3

Sir,—I was interested to read the various motions sent by Casino Dairy Company directors to the President of the P.P.U. The rank…

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Extra Wheat for Britain

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday: The United States wheat allocation to Britain for March, to be announced this week, coupled with those already granted for January and February, is almost certain to end the 500,000 tons deficit…

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Wheat for Feed Will Remain Scarce

Northern Star · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 7

There was no likelihood of the quota of 25 million, bushels of wheat or stock feeders, including poultry farmers, being increased, the…

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For the man on the Land Making A Dairy Farm Pay A True Story From Victoria

Northern Star · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 7

A hundred thousand gallons of milk a year from 100 to 150 milking cows on 311 acres of land is good dairying. The gross income is well over £4,000 a year and the venture was commenced in 1940 on a capital of £73 cash, a few cows, some farming plant, and a thorough experience of dairying…

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U.K. Farm Leader Sea Task for Australia

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 1

HERE TO GET FOOD FOR BRITAIN: Viscount Bledisloe, 79- year-old former president of the Royal Agricultural Society of…

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Dairymen's League Fined by U.s. Judge

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 3

NEW YORK, Tuesday: Federal District Court Judge Cox fined the Dairymen's League, a co-operative association, 25,000…

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Junior Farmers' Presentation to Club Leader

Northern Star · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 3

Prior to leaving Glen Innes for Lismore on Saturday morning, the members of the Junior Farmer touring party made a farewell…

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