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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

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Dairying Helped By Milk Diversion

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 April 1954 · page 5

Due to the diversion of milk to products other than butter, the dairy industry had benefitted by approximately 3d lb., said Mr. Sam Walker, chief steward of the Dairy Produce…

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Strong Richmond Interest In Cattle Judging

Northern Star · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 5

There were more district farmers around the judging rings of the dairy cattle at the Royal Show in Sydney than in Molesworth Street on a Tuesday, said one of the Lismore…

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British Contract Policy Causes Dairying Concern

Northern Star · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 4

The action of the United kingdom Food Ministry in using contracts to build up stocks for release at prices below cost of production could have serious effects on stability of…

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Cattle Ban Lifted

Northern Star · Saturday 17 April 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.--A recently made Royal Agricultural Society regulation banning all but polled cattle from future shows…

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Quality Key In Export Butter

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 April 1954 · page 4

BRISBANE, Monday. -- The newly-elected member of the Australian Dairy Produce Board and president of the…

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Cattle Tick Eradication January, 1956

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 20 April 1954 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture and Food Production, the Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., has announced that a cattle tick eradication campaign in the Cattle tick Areas west of the…

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Junior Farmers at Show

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 April 1954 · page 3

Sir. -- May I ask a few questions regarding the Junior Farmers? I noticed the names of four Junior Farmers chosen…

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Policy Helped Farming

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 April 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday. -- By its acts the Menzies Government had proved it was a country man's Government. It had…

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Short Term Schools For Farmers

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 20 April 1954 · page 7

The Minister for Agriculture and Food Production, the Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., has announced that the undermentioned short term schools will be held at Hawkesbury Agricultural…

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Committees to Help Jiggi Junior Farmers

Northern Star · Wednesday 21 April 1954 · page 4

At a meeting of the Advisory Council it was decided, on a recommendation by the area supervisor, C. Purdue, that…

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Britain Needs "Reasonably" Priced Butter

Northern Star · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 1

COPENHAGEN, Thursday. --Butter exporting countries have little to fear for their ma[?]ts in Britain after…

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Mystery Disease Breaks Out In Pea Crops

Northern Star · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 4

MURWILLUMBAH, Thursday.-- A mysterious disease has broken out among pea crops in the Tweed River area…

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Butter Output Falls

Northern Star · Saturday 24 April 1954 · page 5

MURWILLUMBAH, Friday. --Butter production in the Tweed district fell to 25 per cent, below normal during…

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Urbenville Show Cattle Quality Praised

Northern Star · Saturday 24 April 1954 · page 5

The quality of near record entries in beef and dairy cattle sections was praised by judges at the Urbenville…

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Move To Sell More Wheat To England

Northern Star · Saturday 24 April 1954 · page 5

PERTH, Friday.--The Australian Wheatgrowers' Federation will ask the Australian Government to approach…

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District Farmers Win Praise of Visiting Judges

Northern Star · Monday 26 April 1954 · page 5

Fine weather attracted a crowd, estimated at 1,500 to the final day of the Urbenville Show on Saturday. Gate receipts for the two-day show totalled £218 -- £26 below last year's…

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Zebu Cattle At Grafton

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 4

GRAFTON. -- Hundreds of people visited the South Grafton trucking yards to see a consignment of Zebu cattle…

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World Sheep Numbers Increasing

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Monday. -- World sheep numbers continued to increase in 1953 for the sixth consecutive year,…

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Problems for Jap. Wool Firms

Northern Star · Wednesday 28 April 1954 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.-- Japanese woollen spinning firms with small export business and, in consequence,…

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Vote by Dairy Farmers

Northern Star · Wednesday 28 April 1954 · page 4

MARKETING problems facing the dairy industry make it essential that more than casual attention should be given to the election of the representative of co-operative factories on…

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