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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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The Northern Star Tuesday, April 7, 1953. Export Butter Contract Hurdle For Negotiations

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 April 1953 · page 4

THE EXPERIENCE OF previous negotiators for the Australian Government does not provide a hopeful background for the approach next month to ask the United Kingdom…

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Favourites Score at Eagle Farm

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 April 1953 · page 8

BRISBANE, Monday.—Bookmakers had their worst day of the Easter Carnival when five short-priced horses…

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Field Day Preliminary To Farm Comp

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 April 1953 · page 7

A field day will be held at Mr. C. Beddoes' property on Saturday, April 18, in preparation for Wollongbar…

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Camps Proposed For J. Farmers

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 April 1953 · page 2

The district supervisor of Junior Farmers clubs, Mr. C.E. Purdue, said yesterday that visits to other areas kept older members interested in the movement…

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Co-op. Charged with Butter Theft

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 April 1953 · page 5

WINGHAM, Tuesday.—Wingham Rural Co-Operative Society Ltd. was today charged at Wingham Court…

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Butter Price Rise Likely

Northern Star · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—The price of butter and cheese may be increased to meet the…

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Responsibility For Cattle On Streets

Northern Star · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 4

MULLUMBIMBY, Wednesday.—Mullumbimby Municipal Council, acceding to a request from the Police…

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Forgot Dairy Registration

Northern Star · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 3

CASINO, Wednesday.—A man who was engaged in removing his house and farm buildings after portion of his…

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Farmer Fined for False Pretences Timber Deal Fraud

Northern Star · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 4

CASINO, Wednesday.—In the Casino Court of Petty Sessions today Walter F. Leece, a farmer, of Cherry Tree Creek, Upper Mongogarie, was fined £20, in default 20 days' hard…

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To The Editor Export Butter Contract

Northern Star · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 7

Sir,—Your leader, "Export Butter Contract Hurdle for Negotiations", and the statement of the general president…

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Warning to Farmers on Stock Returns

Northern Star · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 8

CASINO, Thursday.—Stockowners who had failed to furnish returns of their stock on hand up to December 31…

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Need for Irrigation To Boost Dairying In Coastal Areas

Northern Star · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A committee appointed by the State Government has reported that scope exists for widespread and immediate development of irrigation in N.S.W…

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Dairy Science Schools

Northern Star · Saturday 11 April 1953 · page 11

SYDNEY, Friday.—Persons wishing to attend dairy science schools during the winter months…

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Wheat Dividend

Northern Star · Monday 13 April 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—The Chairman of the Australian Wheat Board, Sir John Teasdale, informed members…

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Cows Yield 4081b. Butter on N.Z. FARM

Northern Star · Monday 13 April 1953 · page 4

MURWILLUMBAH, Sunday.—A New Zealand dairy farmer, Mr. C. V. Davies, of Otakeho,…

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Wheat Gift to Pakistan

Northern Star · Monday 13 April 1953 · page 5

CANBERRA, Sunday.—The Australian Government would make a gift of more than 45,000 tons of wheat,…

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Greater Wool Stocks in U.k

Northern Star · Monday 13 April 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Total wool stocks in the United Kingdom at January 31 were estimated at 230 million lbs.,…

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Farmers Told Public Should Pay Wheat Price Rise

Northern Star · Tuesday 14 April 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The difference between the home and overseas prices of wheat could be paid by the average family cutting its consumption of beer by one glass a week, says Farmers and Settlers' Association…

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For the Man on the Land Concrete Troughs Easily Made On Farm

Northern Star · Tuesday 14 April 1953 · page 6

A plentiful supply of clean water is essential if cows are to produce large quantities of milk and remain in good condition. Concrete troughing is one of the best methods of handling the water supply. Troughs of the type…

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Surplus of Butter in U.s

Northern Star · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Wednesday (AAP).—The United States Department of Agriculture has offered the army…

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