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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1895

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Sale of Farms at Berry

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 2

The Broughton village farms, portions of the Berry estate, were submitted to auction on Wednesday by Messrs. Hardie and Gorman in conjunction with Mr. Alexander…

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Sale of the Broughton Village Farms. Prices Not So High As Expected

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1895 · page 2

On Wednesday last Messrs. Hardie and German, in conjunction with Mr. Alexander Campbell submitted eleven farms situated at Broughton Village to public auction, at…

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Farm Notes

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 5 March 1895 · page 4

Make your stock comfortable. Milk quickly, but not hurriedly. Lot serene good nature prevail. A clean pea and a clean trough, good…

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Sale of Land. the Value of Farms. an Unusual Demonstration

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 7 March 1895 · page 2

The sale of land at Broughton Village, which was held in the Berry Show Ground on Wednesday, was, as a land sale, a complete success, and shows that…

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Bees and Bee-farming

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 7 March 1895 · page 2

In accepting your suggestion to write a few articles on the bee industry and to show the farmers the advantage of taking the matter up, I will write of the industry…

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Dairy Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1895 · page 2

Mr. James Graham, of Greenhills, Shoalhaven, has decided to sell one of his farms, comprising 258 acres, Clover, which is even more readily…

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Co-operation a Commercial Success. the Farmers' and Dairymen's Milk Company, Limited

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 14 March 1895 · page 3

The great principal of co-operation is so generally regarded as an arch of peace, beneath which the apparently antagonistic forces of capital and labour may meet and…

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Address to Farmers' Sons

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 14 March 1895 · page 4

Boys, what do you intend to do for a living? asks George D. Hunt in the National Stockman. You must do something—you were not born to be idle…

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The Butter Export Trade

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1895 · page 2

A well-attended and representative meeting of day farmers Was held in the Council Chambers, Milton, on Tuesday night to consider a scheme for controlling…

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The Butter Market

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 19 March 1895 · page 2

Another fall in prices of dairy produce has taken place, anti a number of sellers are now quoting creamery butter at 4d to 3d per lb; factory, 3d to 4½d; dairy, 2d to…

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The Price of Butter. Sydney

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 19 March 1895 · page 2

The undersigned makers and sellers of creamery butter have had a meeting and arranged that butter made from best cream will not be sold less than sixpence per…

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A Successful Delegation. Proposed Dairy Farmers' Association

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 19 March 1895 · page 2

In reference to the tour of Messrs. Lee and Boyce we abridge a report from the Newcastle Herald:— "The objects of the trip were to lay…

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The Butter Market. Another Fall. the Agent's Blamed

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 21 March 1895 · page 2

The following circular was received from the South (Coast Company yesterday, bearing Thursday's data:— Sir,—Early in February full meetings of…

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Dairy Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 2

The lone of the London butter market is improving, and stocks of Danish are diminishing. Several important auction sales are advertised in this day's issue, and should…

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Bees and Bee Farming

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 2

The subject of this paper, "Bees: different broods and how to transfer into frame hives," affords sufficient scope to fill a book. But I will endeavor to be as concise as…

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The Dairy Export Trade

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 2

A number of representatives of companies interested in the butter export trade had an interview on Wednesday with Mr. Sydney Smith, Minister for Mince and…

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Berrima District Farm and Dairy Company

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1895 · page 2

An extraordinary meeting of the share-holders of the Berrima District Cold Climate Farm and Dairy Company was hold in the School of Arts, Robertson, on Thursday…

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Exhibits of Butter. Mr. Frank M'caffrey's Proposal

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1895 · page 3

The following letter has been received from the president of the Dapto A. and H. Association:— Muswellbrook…

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Farmers Exempt from an Income Tax

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 4 April 1895 · page 2

Our farmers will be glad to learn that they will not be affected by the income tax, The following sper[?] by the Premier (from "Hansard") ex[?]lains the position…

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Dunmore Butter Factory, Shellharbour

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1895 · page 2

The following is a brief description of one of the largest and most successful of the South Coast factories, and we question very much if there is any factory in the colony…

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