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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

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Sydney Firm Buys Big Cattle Station

Northern Star · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 4

BRISBANE, Thursday.--Croydon station cattle breeding property, Central Queensland was sold at auction…

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Birdwood Selected To Win at Warwick Farm

Northern Star · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 10

SYDNEY, Thursday.--Outstanding sprinter Birdwood is expected to score his fifth successive win in the Denham Court Handicap at Warwick Farm on Saturday…

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Dairying Cannot Afford Modesty in Marketing

Northern Star · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 4

THE UNCERTAINTY OF overseas markets for Australian butter will add to the satisfaction of the industry in the disclosure that home consumption levels have increased by more than…

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Wild Dog Packs Attack Cattle Farmers Worried

Northern Star · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 4

KYOGLE, Monday. -- Savage attacks on beef cattle by packs of wild dogs have forced farmers to ride daily with loaded rifles at Upper Eden Creek, 13 miles from Kyogle…

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Junior Farmers Chosen For Royal Show Camp

Northern Star · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 5

Four district Junior Fanners have been chosen as North Coast representatives, at the Royal Easter Show camp in Sydney next month, area supervisor, Mr. C. E. Purdue, said…

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Farmers Warned on Rust

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 7

Rust is stealing hundreds of thousands of pounds a year from the pockets of Australian farmers,…

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ON and Off the Farm Carcase Comp

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 2

Intending competitors for the Australian M at Board's competition should now have their entries on or…

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Show Cattle Leave

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 4

Cattle exhibits from the Richmond district for the Royal Easter Show embarked by train yesterday for Sydney…

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Cost of Butter Inquiry

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 4

An application for the Dairy Industry Investigation Committee to hear evidence in Lismore concerning the cost of…

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To the Editor Green Light For Butter Advertising

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 6

Sir,-- Your leader ("Star" 27354) is worth more than a passing thought. When the Norco board of directors adopted my suggestion of advertising the fat content in every pound of butter on…

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ROUNDABOUT Wool Jersey Will Be Popular for Winter Frocks

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 2

Indications so far are that wool jersey will be one of the most popular materials for women's winter wear this year. Although a period of…

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Claim Junior Farmer Girls Being Neglected

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 4

Unless part-time women supervisors were reappointed, junior farmer girls would have to cease club activities, Mullumbimby delegate, Mr. T. Graydon, told the annual meeting of Richmond District Council of Junior Farmer Clubs yesterday…

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Limit on J. Farmer Wins Sought

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 4

Previous winners should be stopped from competing in Rural Bank and A.B.C. Junior Farmer contests, a member of Richmond District Council of Junior Farmer Clubs said…

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Mid-richmond Farmers Worse Off Than In Drought

Northern Star · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 4

Farmers in the Mid-Richmond district were now worse off than during, the drought, said the manager of Casino Co-operative Dairy Society, Mr. C. V. Barker, last night…

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Priory in Winning Form For Warwick Farm

Northern Star · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 10

SYDNEY, Thursday. -- Promising young stayer, Priory, who scored a record breaking win on the course last Saturday, is expected to prove one of the best bets at Warwick Farm on Saturday in the Autumn Handicap. Priory, the winner of four…

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Dairy Herd on Increase

Northern Star · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 5

CANBERRA, Thursday. -- Australia is building up its dairy herds after a steady decline since 1950…

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To The Editor Flood Relief For Farmers (To the Editor)

Northern Star · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 6

Sir, -- After reading "Scribe's" story of the Lismore woman who received a cheque in the vicinity of £100, and another…

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Butter Advertising Delayed

Northern Star · Saturday 3 April 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Friday.--A Britain wide "Eat More Butter" campaign planned for late this month may not now be…

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Butter Riband to Lismore Factory

Northern Star · Saturday 3 April 1954 · page 4

Lismore factories took first and third prizes in the Royal Agricultural Society's continuous grading class for salted butter. In announcing them yester…

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Butter Unity in Fight For Britain's Table

Northern Star · Saturday 3 April 1954 · page 4

THE ALLIANCE BY three great dairying nations to present a common front against margarine in the fight for Britain's derationed fat market is a refreshing change from the…

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