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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

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Kyogle Cattle Sales

Northern Star · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 9

KYOGLE, Thursday.—Alcorn and Marwick report a yarding of 648 head at their special sale when prices were firm for all classes. Quotations:…

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Argentina and Soviet Not in Wheat Treaty

Northern Star · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Thursday (AAP) —A four-year international wheat agreement, within which 456,233,33. bushels of wheat will move…

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Wool [?]Ersey Swimsuits Brilliant, fast colors . . . Shrinkproof, stretchproof

Tweed Daily · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 5

Two swimsuits of printed wool jersey from Windsor Water Fashions. The figure-flattering one-piece suit is skirtless and made on princess lines with a halter neck. The other suit consists of a brief bras knotted in the centre front and…

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ON and Off the Farm Lucerne Must Be Crisp For Hay Making

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 9

Chief danger in lucerne hay making is loss of sappiness in the stems. If sappy and moist the hay should not be stacked--…

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Demonstration Dairy Near Grafton

Northern Star · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 7

A dairy farm at Brushgrove, via Grafton, has been chosen as a further demonstration project under the five-year plan to improve the…

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Survey Shows Increase in Farm Costs

Northern Star · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 5

Surveys already completed on district farms have indicated there has been a rise in costs for necessary farm requisites and repairs…

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Allegedly Aimed Rifle at Farmer

Northern Star · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 4

A Sydney youth, employed by a Bangalow farmer is alleged to have levelled a.22 rifle at the farmer. Police today recovered a.22 bullet…

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Butter Costs Survey

Tweed Daily · Saturday 26 March 1949 · page 2

The inquiry into the costs of production of butter being conducted by the Australian Joint Dairy Industry Advisory…

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Steps Planned Againstdutch; Wool Re-sale

Northern Star · Saturday 26 March 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday. — The Commonwealth Government is planning stern action against the Dutch traders for their complicity in what is regarded by Australia[?] practically as a dollar blackmarket. The Government is seriously concerned at the extent to which Dutch…

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Australia May Act against Dutch Traders Dollars Lost by Reexport of Wool

Tweed Daily · Saturday 26 March 1949 · page 6

CANBERRA, Friday: The Commonwealth Government is planning stern action against Dutch traders for their complicity in what is regarded by Australia practically as a dollar black market. The Government is seriously concerned at the…

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Good Growth on Banana Farms

Tweed Daily · Saturday 26 March 1949 · page 2

Rain had promoted good growth in Tweed bananas and on good plantations bunches of good size were being thrown, the Fruit…

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N.s.w. Junior Farmer Chosen

Northern Star · Saturday 26 March 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Australian Broadcasting Commission tonight announced the winner of the A.B.C. New South Wales…

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Films of Dairy Demonstrations

Northern Star · Saturday 26 March 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—Films are to be taken of demonstrations to be made during the State's five year plan for the promotion of improved…

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Wool Offerings

Tweed Daily · Monday 28 March 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday: A total of 41,330 bales of wool will be offered during the second week of the second series of London wool sales…

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Emergency Plan to Provision Cattle Stations

Northern Star · Monday 28 March 1949 · page 7

ADELAIDE, Sunday.—As flood waters spread over a vast area of far northern regions, an emergency plan to provision marooned cattle…

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Uruguay Competes with Austn. Wool

Tweed Daily · Monday 28 March 1949 · page 3

NEW YORK, Sunday: Wool Bureau analysis of the origin of United States wool imports shows that Uruguay and Argentina are…

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State's Five-year Dairy Plan Under Way

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday: "The Department of Agriculture has selected 33 dairy farms, including properties in inland areas, for the purpose of showing dairy farmers how to obtain increased yields from their herds by…

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ON and Off the Farm Two Chemicals For Removal Of Round Worn

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 9

"Sodium fluoride and oil of chenopodium are the only relial[?] drugs available for removal of the large round worm in pig[?] states Miss O. M. Macpherson, Veterinary Research Officer of [?] Department of Agriculture…

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Allegedly Pointed Rifle at Farmer: Youth For Trial

Northern Star · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 5

A 17-year-old farm hand was committed for trial yesterday on a charge that on March 22, at Possum Creek, near Bangalow, he maliciously attempted to discharge a loaded Browning repeater rifle at Mervyn…

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Crofton Weed Not Eradicated: Farmer Fined

Northern Star · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 6

BALLINA, Monday.—For failing to eradicate Crofton weed on his property at Friday Hut Road, Tintenbar, Cyril McGuire was fined £1,…

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