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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

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Tea Ration to Stay, No More Butter

Northern Star · Wednesday 30 March 1949 · page 5

HOBART, Tuesday.—The Federal Director of Rationing (Mr. J. B. Cumming) said today that there was no immediate possibility of…

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Settlement Today in Wool Stores Dispute

Northern Star · Wednesday 30 March 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Secretary of the Storemen and Packers' Union (Mr. P. Hampson) said tonight that he expected the…

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Sunsuit in Wool Daisies On a Super Light Weight Fabric

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 30 March 1949 · page 5

BIG, bold daisies with orange centres scattered over a tangerine background for the super-light weight worsted wool fabric used by Francois Universal for the sun-suit consisting of bloomer panties and a midriff bras. The panties…

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Federal Aid for Farmers to Conserve Fodder

Northern Star · Wednesday 30 March 1949 · page 6

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Financial assistance on easy terms for farmers to conse e fodder as an insurance against drought conditions,…

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for the Man on the Land Hygiene In The Dairy Essential

Northern Star · Wednesday 30 March 1949 · page 7

Some dairy farmers still fail to recognise the high susceptibility of milk to contamination and the necessity for hygiene on the dairy, farm. Observance of the following…

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5-Year Dairy Plan In Full Swing

Northern Star · Wednesday 30 March 1949 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tuesday.— "The Department of Agriculture has selected 33 dairy farms, including properties in inland areas, to show dairy farmers how to obtain increased yields from their herds by applying…

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Farmers Bitter At Flood Cause (By a Staff Reporter.)

Northern Star · Wednesday 30 March 1949 · page 4

Bitterness towards the State Government for its refusal to include repair work on damaged levee banks in its flood damage programme was expressed by residents of the Bungawalbyn-Swan Bay area I…

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Carriers May Be Baned By Farmers

Northern Star · Wednesday 30 March 1949 · page 4

A meeting of cream and milk suppliers in Wyrallah Hall last night passed a resolution disapproving of the "strike attitude"…

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Wool Handling Ban Off

Tweed Daily · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Sydney storemen and packers decided today to lift a ban which has held…

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120 Farmers Support Norco Stand

Northern Star · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 4

Full support for Norco Co-op. Ltd, in the stand it had taken in the dispute on milk haulage rates was given by a meeting of 120 farmers,…

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Experiments With Dairy Cattle Crosses

Northern Star · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 7

Interesting experimental work in the crossing of dairy cattle breeds is being undertaken by Mr. Frank Sparke, well-known Paterson River…

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The Markets 400 Cattle Yardedd

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 6

Ern Smith and Sons report that 400 head were yarded and sold, with a brisk market for all classes. Quotations:— Calved cows to…

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Soviet Buys 40 Times More Wool

Tweed Daily · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday: Russia made huge increases in her purchases of wool from Australia in the eight…

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Huge Increase In Soviet Wool Purchases

Northern Star · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 5

CANBERRA. Thursday.—Soviet Russia made huge increases in the purchase of wool from Australia in In eight months ending in…

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Butter Production Lag May be Caught In Winter Months

Northern Star · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 4

In view of the prevailing favourable conditions it was likely that the lag this season against last year's butter production figures would be overcome, said the District Dairy Officer (Mr. S, R. Ballard) yesterday…

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Dismissal of Charge against Dairy Farmer

Tweed Daily · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 2

A ruling by Mr F. C. H. Tomson, SM, in Murwillumbah Court of Petty Sessions yesterday that books kept by…

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ON and Off the Farm 5-Year Dairy Plan in Full Swin

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 9

"The Department of Agriculture has selected 33 dairy far[?] including properties in inland areas, for the purpose of show[?] dairy farmers how to obtain increased yields from their herds applying the latest proven scientific methods to their industry," [?]…

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Ruling on Dairy Supervision Act Clears Farmer

Northern Star · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 5

MURWILLUMBAH, Thursday.—A ruling by Mr. [?] C. H. Tompson, S.M., in Murwillumbah Court of Petty Sessions today that books kept…

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Gift of Homes to Fairbridge Farm

Northern Star · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 8

At a meeting of the Fairbridge Farm Schools Council, Sir Frederick Tout and other representatives of Goldsbrough Mort and Co. Ltd…

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Farmer Pumping Water Off Land

Northern Star · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 4

CORAKI, Thursday.—The wellknown engineer-farmer, Mr. F. R. H. York, and his [?]n, Mr. R. York. are again pumping flood water from…

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