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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

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New Wheat Board Head

Tweed Daily · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 3

Mr F. H. Cullen, of Victoria, has been appointed member of the Federal Wheat Stabilisation Committee for some time…

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Dairy Farmers Paid 18 Gallon

Tweed Daily · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 2

Producers of wholesale, semi- wholesale and retail milk in the area from the Tweed to the Upper Hunter are to be paid at…

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French Farmer Found to Be Dead

Tweed Daily · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 1

PARIS, Thursday: --Jean Clobours, 61-year-old French farmer, of Lesves, whose funeral was postponed until a special…

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"Control Of Dairy Industry"

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 11

"Who is to control the future of the dairying industry?" is the title of a question representatives of Norco Board of Directors will be…

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ON and Off the Farm Formalin Keeps Milk Separated For Calves

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 9

Addition of one part of formalin to 1000 to 2000 parts of separated milk is a cheap, safe and effective method of preserving separated milk for feeding calves. Experiments at Glenfield…

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More Than 50 Dairy Returns to Come

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 1

Kyogle Police advised, yesterday that more than 50 dairy returns for the district had not been received. The returns should have been i[?]…

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P.P.U. Branch to Discuss Dairy Industry Control

Northern Star · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 6

The Board of Directors of Norco Co-op. Ltd. will be invited to attend a meeting of Urbenvills Prynary Producers' Union to…

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For the Man on the Land Records Key to Better Farming

Northern Star · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 6

No farm can be managed soundly and economically unless an adequate and reasonably detailed set of records is kept. As is the case in all business enterprises, both financial and…

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Wharf Strike Threatens Wool Sales

Northern Star · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Wool gelling brokers' representatives said tonight that wool sales throughout Australia may be postponed indefinitely unless…

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Wool Ties for Well Dressed Man

Northern Star · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 6

Lord Bruce, of Melbourne, who, when he was Prime Minister of Australia was noted for his sartorial elegance, gave a fashion tip to men…

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Cattle For Footballs

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 2

"A full sized match-ball takes two and a half square feet of leather. The best balls are made from English cow-hide and they're…

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Metal Detecting in Cattle

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 3

A METAL DETECTOR, used extensively during the war, now proving its peace-time value by helping in the problem of tracing metal and other substances swallowed by cattle while grazing…

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Butter Price Guarantee Till 1957 Wanted

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 2

BRISBANE, Monday: The Queensland Dairymen's Organisation President, Mr C. H. Jamieson, told a meeting of…

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Britain To Use More Wool From Dominions

Northern Star · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 6

Outstanding news from Britain ast week was the Government's White Paper announcing that British wool textile exports are to…

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Nsw Farmers Welcomed at Wellington

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 2

WELLINGTON, Monday: The part that the farming communities of Australia and New Zealand will be called on to play…

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Caterpillar Plague in Vic. Dairy District

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday: Millions of caterpillars are ravaging pastures and crops in the Latrobe Valley, about 80 miles east of…

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ON and Off the Farm Non-removal of Pigs Will Not Cause Prosecutions

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 8

A suggestion was made at the monthly meeting of the Kyogle Urban Area Committee on Thursday by the council health inspector, Mr. H. S. Wilson, that legal proceedings be instituted against persons who fail to remove pigs from the Kyogle saleyards on the…

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Year's Quarantine For Wollongbar Farm

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 2

The test of the Guernsey herd at Wollongbar Experiment Farm has not revealed any further cases of the rare Johnes Disease. However, as…

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A.P.P.U. Appeal Hold Millet Crop Another 10 Days

Northern Star · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 4

CORAKI, Monday.—The district organiser of the A.P.P.U. (Mr. B. P. Attrill) said tonight he was satisfied with the progress made in the union's demand for £100 per ton for fibre from this season's broom…

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Butter Price "Fairly Adequate"

Northern Star · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 4

Providing prices did not make any further rise, the price being received by farmers for butter was "fairly adequate" said the Secretary of the…

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