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Central Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

27 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 1 of 2

Junior Farmers' Cricket Game On

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 1

The following cricket team will represent Somersby Junior Farmers' Club against Peat's Ridge Club at the Mangrove cricket…

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Junior Farmers' Cricket Team For

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 1

Following is the Somersby Junior Farmer Club's cricket team to play Peat's Ridge next Sunday at 10 am at the…

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Junior Farmers Plan Avenue Of Shrubs

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 5

Junior Farmers at Morisset will plant an avenue of shrubs or trees from the Morisset railway station to the overhead bridge…

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Junior Farmers' Competition

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 5

Junior Farmers' State Council has decided to run the Junior Farmers' Project Competition again this year—it was held for…

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Women Farmers on the Job with 'Kate' Two Peat's Ridge Women Build Own Home, Farm Land

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 1

Two women at Peat's Ridge have in the last seven months built their own home and planted out seven acres of land with vegetables. They are Miss Lydia Williams-Tierney, 36, and Miss Pat Darnell, 26. Their property is "Moorabinda," which is an aboriginal name meaning…

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Citrus Crop Estimates

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 30 March 1951 · page 1

Delegates to Gosford-Wyong Citrus Growers' Council estimated at the annual meeting yesterday that crops in the…

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Winter White Wool

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1951 · page 2

Ensemble of winter white wool. Winter white in Paris Means a white with a hint of grey. This attractive dress and coat in broadcloth is trimmed with civet…

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Junior Farmers' Ultimatum

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1951 · page 1

"The Gosford Times" has received the following letter from Pat Hutchinson, honorary president of the…

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Social... Semershy Junior Farmers

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1951 · page 4

Somersby Junior Farmers Club will hold a social and dance in the Somersby Hall on May 26. The club's annual, meeting will…

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Panic-Buying Of Butter Unnecessary

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 1

Mr Bill Davis, manager of the Gosford branch of the PDS, said yesterday that, while it had been reported in…

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Citrus Crop, Anomaly

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 1

A total of 1,366,028 bushel cases of citrus fruit was packed in the Gosford district during the year ended March 31—but average…

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Plea for Junior Farmers' Clubs

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 1

"It is a great pity that so many young people look on Junior Farmers' Clubs as a great Joke," said the retiring…

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Plea To Butter Consumers

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 1

"I ask the people of the Gosford district to give their storekeepers and suppliers, who have the responsibility of rationing…

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Junior Farmers' Conference

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1951 · page 4

A combined Junior Farmers' Field Day will be held next September on a property to be selected…

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No Cooking Contest Owing To Butter, Su[?]r Shortage

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 1

Because of the shortage of butter and sugar, the cookery competition has been eliminated from St Andrew's Presbyterian Women's Guild's Jubilee Year Flower Show and Fete on August 23. This is the first time in…

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Junior Farmers' Field Day At Ourimbah

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 1

Grosford and Wyong district junior farmers will hold a field day at Oringa orchards, Ourimbah, on Thursday…

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Poultry Farmers May Sell Fowls; Feed Short

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 1

Distributors of poultry feed in the Gosford district today described the shortage of feed as acute. Some poultry farmers said they would have to…

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Rain Saves Bean And Pea Crops

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 21 September 1951 · page 1

"Rain that commenced last night and that is still falling, has saved the early bean and pea crops in this district," said Mr E. F. Parnell, president of the Gosford District…

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Vegetable Crops Respond To Rain

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 25 September 1951 · page 1

Vegetable crops had responded to the weekend rain, the president of the Gosford District Vegetable Growers'…

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Poultry Farmers' Deputation Meets Ministers

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 28 September 1951 · page 1

A deputation representing district poultry farmers will complain to the Minister for Agriculture, Mr Graham, on Tuesday, about the shortage of poultry feed…

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