Country Party policy spurs rural meat works expansion
The Country Party credits its term with establishing new meat works at Bourke, Terreyfield, Grafton, Coono, Taree, Nimmitabel and Wallangarra, backed by co operatives. It criticizes Homebush control, urges more cold storage, local killing, and better railway facilities to stabilise prices and reduce reliance on state abattoirs.
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Country Party
Bourke
Tenterfeld
Grafton
Conino
Taree Nimmitadel
Wallangarra
Australian Country Party
Weitz
Homebush
Farmers Co operation experience in the Batlow district
In a Saturday meeting Mr J Dodds secretary of the Potato Growers Association NSW outlines Batlow area co operatives. The Packing House and Cool Store merged into one society with sections A B C each run by its own committee and a board representing all sections. The group reports juice and dehydration ventures, water reticulation, express canning of citrus, and a timber mill stake. A Tumbarumba branch opened with 26 members. Constitution features include no dry profit sharers, profits by section, loan levies, water service profits, and capital handling rules. Crookwell Development Co op forms to handle machinery and grain. Batlow and Currents began small. Batlow’s first year used share capital and bank loans, yet now serves shareholders at reasonable costs.
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Barlow Co-opative Packing House Coy
Packing House Co-operative
Cool Store
Tumbarumba
Homebush industry woes persist amid strikes and policy
The document notes continued industrial unrest at Homebush with strikes and unremedied problems. Government concessions to a small supporter group have caused annual output losses in sheep and cattle, hurting owners' finances and the overall condition of the industry.
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Britain
Homebush Ie
Tull
Homebush
War era notes on Australian plants entering production
Fragmentary report notes a shift in Australian agriculture during the war with 23 plants previously unknown now nearing production. The piece mentions 23 items and a transition toward wartime vegetable production, though details are sparse and some text is garbled.
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Potato Growers' Association of
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Leeton
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Registrar of Co-operative Societies
J. Cavanagh
Curlewix Co-operative
Cavanagh
Dodds
Frank White
Messrs
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L. P. Dutton
C. E. Cox
Blue Cafe
Guyra
the Blue Cafe
Claude Heagney
I Quirk
Micky Post
Gene Twreee
Ana
SANI
Meier
Saas & Cor
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