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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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Junior Farmer Camp

Northern Star · Saturday 24 January 1953 · page 2

Girl Junior Farmers, at their camp at Lismore Showground, will attend demonstrations in make-up, painting the home and interior decorating, the organiser, Miss Dorothy Yabsley,…

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Weekend Races, Prices Eagle Farm

Northern Star · Monday 26 January 1953 · page 6

1st Maiden.—Blue Algum (7/2) 1, Good Drawing [?](3/l) 2, Lord Gainsborough (7/2) 3. Divs.: Win, £1/3/6; place 7/-, 6/6, 8/6…

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Breeder Hits at Beefdairy Cattle Crossing

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 January 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—New South Wales pastoral properties were capable of producing, within a few years, as much beef as the whole of Australia now produces. This view is held by…

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Wool Fabrics in Coronation Styles

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 January 1953 · page 3

Wool fabric in a host of new shades are starred in Coronation collections pf spring fashions now being shown in London. Weaves play an important part and worsted jacquard, Scottish…

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Keep Dairying on a Sound Basis

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 27 January 1953 · page 3

"Today the dairying industry in Australia is in a prosperous condition due entirely to the wisdom and actions of…

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Cattle Sales at Show

Northern Star · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday. —Stock sales will be held on five of the 10 days of the Sydney Royal Show, from March 27 to April 7…

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Hopes For New Pact On Wheat

Northern Star · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 5

OTTAWA, Tuesday (AAP).—Canada may assume the role of mediator in an attempt to break the price…

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Q'ld. Irrigation Impressed Junior Farmers

Northern Star · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 4

CASINO,, Wednesday.— A party of 23 Rich- mond district Junior Farmers just back from an educational tour of Southern Queensland are en- thusiastic about a new form of irrigation…

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Woodenbong Jnr. Farmer In A.B.C. Contest

Northern Star · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 6

A member of the Woodenbong Junior Farmers' Club has been chosen to represent the North Coast in the annual…

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Arsenic Wilt in Cattle

Northern Star · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 4

MURWILLUMBAH, Friday. —An investigation of "arsenle wilt" in cattle on the North Coast was urged at a…

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Butter Production Early Promise Not Maintained

Northern Star · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 7

"The present season has, not been good in spite of its early promise," said the district manager of Norco Co-op., Mr. J. R. Hunter, last night. Mr. Hunter said following…

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Coraki Cattle Sales

Northern Star · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 3

T. and W. McCormack report a yarding of 160 head of cattle at the Coraki saleyards. Quotations: Forward springing heifers to…

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Wool Still Outstanding Textile

Northern Star · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Wool was still the world's outstanding textile fibre and was not likely to be displaced if…

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Cattle Sale

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 7

Ern Smith and Sons report that at their cattle sale last Wednesday 80 head were yarded, with fat and…

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Shipment of Zebu Cattle Due

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 6

The Minister-in-Charge of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Mr. R. G. Casey,…

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District Dairy Officer to Be Based at Kyogle

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 1

A district dairy officer will be stationed at Kyogle in the near future as a result of the setting-up, announced last week, of a North Coast Regional Agricultural area…

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Bank Air for Farmer Servicemen

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 6

Returned servicemen[?]pying farms under the War Service Land Settlement Scheme may now receive…

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Election Round-up Country Party Aids Dairying Properity

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 5

The dairying industry Was better off today than ever before due to the efforts of the Australian Country Party, said Mr. Ian Robinson, Country Party candidate for Casino, when he…

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Minister Tells Why Labour Opposed Butter Price Rise

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 4

The McGirr Labour Government did not agree to a rise in the price of butter by 1/- lb. as it was told the factories and warehouses were "chock full."…

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Beetles Ravage Manize Crops

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 4

CASINO, Tuesday.—Farmers in the Casino district are losing hundreds of acres of maize from attacks by swarms of brown beetles. One farmer said today that on his property the beetles had…

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