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Blue Mountains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

7 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Farm Horses

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 11

In 1900 there was 1,305,600 horses in England and Wales, and of these 925,000 were used on farming…

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"Farmers Could Learn From Ford," Says Orchidist

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 10

"Farmers can learn from industrialists like Henry Ford, who produced cheaply and efficiently because they studied management" said Mr. S. A. Stanford, President…

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Farmhouse Fare

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 9

The ingredients of date and banana chutney are: 12 bananas cut in slices, 2lb onions cut small, 1lb…

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Farmer Uses Cattle Research

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 10

Intensive research into the cheapest methods of keeping cattle alive during droughts has been urged by Mr. R. C…

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Farmhouse Fare

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 7

For Brandy Snaps melt together 3 ozs. butter, 3 ozs. sugar, 3 ozs. golden syrup. Now add 3 ozs flour, 1…

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Wheat Freights Alarm

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 5 August 1954 · page 4

Housewives and stock-feeders using wheat were hard hit by the appalling N.S.W. rail freights, declared…

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Dairying Held Back

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 5 August 1954 · page 11

The N.S.W. Government was a "poler" in the team whose job it was to put added life into the…

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