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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

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Butter Cost Survey Inclusion of Child Labour "Disgrace To Industry"

Northern Star · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 4

Delegates to the Casino District Council of the A.P.P.U. at a meeting in Lismore yesterday described the inclusion of the labour of 10 year old children in the official cost of production surveys as a disgrace to…

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Farming Films Waste of Money

Northern Star · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 4

MURWILLUMBAH, Wednesday —The dairy grant fund being spent on farming films could be better used on improving stock and…

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Small Crops Ruined By Local Hooding Heavy Falls From Storm

Northern Star · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 4

Many small crops were ruined by local flooding and several roads were blocked following heavy falls from a storm in most North Coast centres yesterday afternoon…

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Bank to Sponsor School for 60 Junior Farmers

Northern Star · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 4

Again this year the Bank of New South Wales will sponsor a 10 days' school of instruction for 60 selected Junior Farmers at…

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ON and Off the Farm Concentrates Increase Dairy Production

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 7

The profitable increased production that results from correct use of concentrates for supplementary feeding of dairy cows, was exemplified recently in a demonstration conducted under the commonwealth DAiry Grant Scheme to promote improved dairy…

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Bank Sponsors Course For Young Farmers

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 7

Again this year the Bank of New South Wales will sponsor a 10 days' school of instruction for 60 selected Junior Farmers at Hawkesbury or…

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Protests on Child Labour in Dairy Costs "Overrated"

Northern Star · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 4

Protests and discussions on the inclusion of juvenile labour in the official dairying costs of production scale were greatly overrated, said ths District Secretary of the P.P. Union (Mr. A. J. Clark) yesterday…

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Huge Farmland Area Will Be Submerged

Northern Star · Saturday 27 January 1951 · page 4

CORAKI, Friday.—A survey of the flood in the Richmond River valley at 7 o'clock tonight indicated that at least 75 square miles of farmland will be submerged in the next 24 hours. Homes and farm buildings will be…

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Farmer Found Dead in Barn

Northern Star · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 4

A 50 year old farmer was found dead in a barn on his property at Swan Bay in the Coraki district on Saturday morning…

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Floods In Richmond Valley Reach Peak 500 Farms Inundated

Northern Star · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 4

CORAKI, Sunday.—Flooding of the Richmond River valley reached its peak today, only slightly below the level of the June flood last year. It is the fourth major flood in five years and in low-lying areas of the valley the fourth experienced in six months. Tonight, 100 square miles of the river valley…

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Union Attitude To Butter Price

Northern Star · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 7

Sir,—Whether one agrees or not with all of the remarks of the President of the Casino District Council of the A.P.P.U. reported in…

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Confidence In Submissions For Dairy Industry

Northern Star · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 4

Five questions which vitally affected the dairying industry were recently submitted to the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr…

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"Nationalisation" of Dairying Industry

Northern Star · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 7

Sir,—Kindly allow me to comment on the comments of Messrs. Nardi and Smith on the "complete nationalisation" of the dairying…

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Sth. African Wool Record Broken

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 1

EAST LONDON, Tuesday (AAP). —South Africa's wool record was broken here yesterday when two bales of superfine combings…

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Junior Farmers to EXperiment With Queensland Seed

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 6

Far North Coast Junior Farmers who took part in a tour of Southern Queensland were so impressed with the grass, Paspalum Scrobiculatum, that they brought back a sample consignment of the seed for experiment…

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Kyogle Junior Farmer to Seek Leadership Award

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 5

John Piggott, a member of Kyogle Junior Farmers Club, is an entrant for the Junior Farmer leadership competition, which is to…

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RICHMOND P.P.U. AGENDA Branch Demands For Butter Price Increase

Northern Star · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 6

Several motions calling for an increase in the price of butter to counter the effect of the basic wage rise, will be submitted to the annual meeting of the Richmond District Council…

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Dairy Board Set-up

Northern Star · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 8

[?]—I have carefully read the letter over the name of Mr. Priddla Apparently Mr. Priddle disagrees with Mr. H. L. Anthony that the…

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Mid-richmond Broom Millet Crop Lost

Northern Star · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 4

CORAKI, Wednesday.—Most of the broom millet grown in the Mid-Richmond area has been lost. Record…

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Farmer Escapes Drowning; Horse, Cart Swept Away

Northern Star · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 4

MULLUMBIMBY, Wednesday.—A Main Arm farmer, Mr. Brian Walker, had a narrow escape from drowning when his horse and cart…

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