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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1892

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Amongst the Dairy Folk in the Berry District. New Dairy Cooling Devices

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 28 October 1892 · page 4

Jasper's Brush Dairy Factory is about three miles south of Berry, in the Shoalhaven district. I assume a knowledge of factory machinery in the…

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The Butter Export Question

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 29 October 1892 · page 1

The question of the greatest moment not only to dairymen but the public at large is, as to how the Sydney market is to be relieved of its surplus butter…

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The "New Sour" in Butter-making

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 29 October 1892 · page 2

In Denmark, bacterial preparations for souring cream are said to be used with advantage in a few dairies, but they have not yet found general application. In a recent…

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Irish Butter

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 1 November 1892 · page 4

The city of Cork is the natural outlet for the greater portion of the butter produced in Munster, owing to its central position, its unrivalled harbor of…

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Manures for Dairy Farmers. Lecture by the Director of Agriculture

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 1 November 1892 · page 2

A lecture, under the auspices of the Kiama Agricultural Association was delivered livered in the Temperance Hall on Friday evening last, by LI. C. L. Anderson, Esq.,…

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Albion Park Dairy Company. a Successful Half-year

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 1 November 1892 · page 2

The fourteenth half yearly meeting of the Albion Park Dairy Company was held in the Carrington Hall on Saturday afternoon. Owing no doubt to the unfavorable state of…

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Albion Park Dairy Company. a Successful Half-year

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 4 November 1892 · page 4

The fourteenth half yearly meeting of the Albion Park Dairy Company was held in the Carrington Hall on Saturday afternoon. Owing no doubt…

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Exportation of Surplus Butter. South Coast and West Camden Cooperative Company, Limited

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 8 November 1892 · page 2

The export season for 1892-3 has now fairly commenced, and up to date we have packed and despatched 1900 boxes of butter. The surplus butter this year is being…

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Horrible Discovery at Macdonaldtown. Baby-farming—five Bodies Unearthed

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 8 November 1892 · page 4

The police on Thursday last found the bodies of five more infants buried in the back yard of a house in Burren-street. A few weeks ago it was…

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Yellow Rock Dairy Company

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 8 November 1892 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of the Yellow Rock Dairy Company was held on Friday week, at the factory, Mr. L. Raisen presiding. The following report was read:—…

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Grading of Butter

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 10 November 1892 · page 4

The Under-Secretary for Agriculture, Mr. H. Wood, has written a lengthy memorandum with reference to the question of grading of butter for…

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Butter Market. Exportation of Surplus

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 12 November 1892 · page 2

The South Coast and West Camden Cooperative Company have issued the following circular :— " The export season for 1892-8 has now…

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A Modern " Bluebeard." Deeming Out-deeminged. More Babies' Bodies Discovered. How Baby Farming Is Carried On

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 12 November 1892 · page 2

Quite a sensation has been caused, not only in Sydney but nil over the country, by the horrible discoveries that have been mad from time to time during the last few…

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Water in the Butter

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 15 November 1892 · page 2

There is a law against adulterating milk oven with pure, clean water, and it may become necessary to enact one against adulterating butter. Pure…

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The Baby-farming Horrors

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 15 November 1892 · page 3

Several more bodies of infants have been found in the yard of premises occupied by the Makius, at Chippendale. These latest discoveries make a total of 15 dead infants…

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The Butter Industry

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 17 November 1892 · page 2

Speaking at the opening of tho Rosebud creamery, at Newcastle, on Friday last, Mr. H. W. Lee, the assistant manager of tho firm of J. Ireland said:—…

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Dairies Supervision Act Amendment Bill. Conference of Dairy Farmers at Kiama

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 17 November 1892 · page 2

A conference of delegates representing the dairy farming interests took place at Kiama yesterday the object being to obtain an expression of opinion in that way…

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The Butter Factory System. Opening of a Creamery at Newcastle. Newcastle

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 18 November 1892 · page 4

A very interesting ceremony took place this morning in Newcastle as inaugurating the development of an industry which has been partially initiated in the Southern and…

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Dairy Farming in Denmark Sweden, and Germany

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 22 November 1892 · page 2

Writing on the 16th September, the London correspondent of the Australian says:—The Chief competition which is met with in the development of the market in…

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More About a Central Butter Factory. the Richmond River Dairymen Taking the Initiative

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 24 November 1892 · page 4

In our last issue, we advocated the establishment by the Illawarra dairy farmers of a central butter factory with refrigerating works. Since the appearance…

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