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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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£26,504 for Casino Dairy Farmers

Northern Star · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 4

CASINO, Thurs.—A Board of Directors' recommendation to make a bonus payment of £26,504 on all milk and cream…

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Eagle Farm

Northern Star · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 10

BRISBANE, Thursday. — Eagle Farm acceptances for Saturday- HALL STAKES, 6 furlongs (12.55).—Kev Mar (19) 9.2, Blue…

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New Norco Venture; Produce Dairy Meals

Northern Star · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 4

Norco Co-op. Ltd. has decided to purchase a plant for the production of all types of dairy meals. This was decided at…

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Casino Dairy Output More Than Doubled Report to Half-Yearly Meeting

Northern Star · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 4

CASINO, Thursday.—Butter production at Casino Co-operative Dairy Society's factory more than doubled in the six months ended December 31 last year compared with the corresponding period for 1951. This was stated by…

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£49 Credit for Junior Farmer Club

Northern Star · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 6

CORAKI: A record balance of £40 h stands to the credit of Coraki branch of the Junior Farmers' Club…

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Butter Price Rise Speculation

Northern Star · Saturday 14 March 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—The price of butter might be increased from July 1, Mr. R. C. Gibson said tonight. Mr. Gibson, president of…

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Norco Turnover £7 Million in Year Improved Farming Praised

Northern Star · Saturday 14 March 1953 · page 4

"The pay-out to suppliers in the several departments aggregates an amount of £2,810,784, which is a record for the company," said the chairman of Norco Co-operative Society, Mr. B. R. McRae, at the half-yearly meeting at Byron Bay…

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Farmers to Make Returns

Northern Star · Saturday 14 March 1953 · page 5

CASINO, Friday.—District farmers have been issued with Agricultural and Pastoral return forms…

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Scholarship to Share Farmer

Northern Star · Saturday 14 March 1953 · page 5

MURWILLUMBAH, Friday. —Mr. Alexander Cserhati, of Tomewin, in the Tweed district. has been awarded a…

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Flooded Farms Still Affected

Northern Star · Monday 16 March 1953 · page 4

Mid-Richmond farmers last night estimated that the recent flood is costing them thousands of…

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Minister Resigns to Take Up Farming

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 1

Kyogle Presbyterian Minister and Moderator of the Northern Rivers Presbytery, Rev. H. W. A. Wilson has resigned his charge to take up farming pursuits…

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Partnership S for Farmers' Sons Urged

Northern Star · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 6

The granting of full partnership to sons in the parents' property would keep young men on the land, said Mr. Arthur Heath, of Gunnedah, a vice-president of the F.S.A., when speaking at the…

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Bumper Sugar Crop Forecast

Northern Star · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 4

MURWILLUMBAH, Monday.—A bumper Tweed sugar cane crop this year was predicted by the president…

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Minister to Take Up Farming

Northern Star · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 4

KYOGLE, Monday. — Kyogle Presbyterian Minister and Moderator of the Northern Rivers Presbytery, Rev. H. W. A. Wilson, has resigned his charge to take up farming pursuits…

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Commercial Casino Cattle Sale

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 3

Messrs. Tomkinsoa and Nicholls report a yarding of approximately 120 head of cattle at the Casino municipal yards yesterday, when…

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No New Wheat Agreement?

Northern Star · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Sir John Teasdale said to-night he thought it unlikely there would be a new…

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Farm Machinery School for Junior Farmers

Northern Star · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 3

Four tractors and an array of farm machinery operated by tractors were used at the school held at Bonalbo by…

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Commercial Lismore Cattle Sales

Northern Star · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 10

A heavy yarding of 650 head of cattle was submitted for auction at the Lismore sales yesterday. Springing and calved helfers and…

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Four Charged With Dairying Offences

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 6

Four persons were fined in the Urbenville Court on charges in connection with dairying offences…

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Socialised Farms Aim Unchanged

Northern Star · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Rural producers were "right up to their necks" in the Labour Party's plans to…

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