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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

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Wool Chairman Dies Suddenly

Tweed Daily · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 1

Mr James Francis Murphy, CMG, chairman of the Wool Realisation Commission, died recently at his home in…

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14,000 Miles By "Wool on Wheels"

Northern Star · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 6

The Australian Wool Board's travelling unit, known as "Wool on Wheels," last year travelled about 14,000 miles, and was on view…

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U.S. Farmer Had Slave

Tweed Daily · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 5

M A N K A T O (Minnesota), Thursday: Judge Gunnar Nord-bye today sentenced George Stork, 56, to 3[?] years'…

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ON [?] Off the Farm Applying Fertiliser In Solution Is Gaining Favour

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 9

In a recent issue of "Better Crops with Plant Food"' there is published a review of the development of fertiliser being applied in liquid form. Almost 15 years ago anhydrous…

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Air Survey Data For Farmers

Northern Star · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 4

CANBERRA, Thursday.—Certain topographical and geographical information gained during the present military survey of Australia…

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The Northern Star Published Daily at Lismore. Friday, February 4, 1949. Two Unions for Farmers

Northern Star · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 4

EVEN IF IT does little else than awaken the interest of the ordinary work-a-day farmer in the conduct of his…

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U. S. Wool Demand

Tweed Daily · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 2

FROM the point of view of Australian contribution to the Empire dollar pool the decrease in United States…

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Must Find New Uses for Wool

Tweed Daily · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 3

SAN ANTONIA (Texas). Friday. Mr F. Eugene Ackerman, executive director of the American Wool Council warned the…

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Russia To Have Say In Wheat Prices

Tweed Daily · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Friday: Russia was elected today to the eleven nation steering committee of the International Wheat Conference,…

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Need for Immigrant Cutters on Cane Farms

Tweed Daily · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 2

Tweed sugar growers would have to seek a bigger supply of [?]mmgrant labor if all this season's cane was to be cut, said cane inspector, Mr J. T. Alley, yesterday…

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£22 12 Mil. For 1948 Cane Crop

Tweed Daily · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 2

BRISBANE, Friday: Queensland's 1948 sugar crop is estimated to be worth £22 12 million. which…

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Move to End Butter Rationing

Tweed Daily · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 1

TOOWOOMBA, Sunday: The abolition of butter rationing and the removal of trade restrictions Were…

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Qld. Wool to Be Sold in London

Tweed Daily · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday: Bales of wool numbering 2257 from Queensland will be offered at the third week of the first series of London…

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Russia Bought £5M Worth of Our Wool

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 5

CANBERRA, Monday.—Russia in the first six months of the current financial year shipped from Australian ports more than 22 million lbs. of greasy wool, and became Australia's sixth biggest customer in the…

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Wheat Bags Hit Woman and Child in Street

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: A mother and daughter were injured today in an unusual accident while waiting to cross a city…

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Farm Pavilion Extension On Showground

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 10

At the January meeting of the Urbenville Show Society's committee, a motion of sympathy was extended to the relatives of the late…

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ON and Off the Farm Combat Soil Erosion By Pasture Improvement

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 8

Pasture improvement is an essential part of defence against soil erosion. While mechanical means, such as contour banking of cultivation land and various means of handling gully erosion, when efficiently designed…

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Farmer Horned by Cow at Dip

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 4

CASINO, Monday.—During dipping operations at his farm to-day, a cow turned on Heugh McLeod, farmer, of Tenterfield Road, and…

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Two Unions for Farmers (To the Editor.)

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 4

Sir,—Your leader "Two Unions for Farmers" contains some gross inaccuracies and extraordinary conclusions, one of which is that a…

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Dairy Cattle Need Extra Feeding

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 2

Dairy cattle must be given supplementary feeding with grazing crops, conserved fodder and…

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