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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1898

243 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 8 of 13

The Lower Manning Co-operative Dairy Company

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 13 August 1898 · page 4

THE Manning River "Times" says that the annual meeting of shareholders of the above-named company, held at Croks on Saturday last, was the best from every point…

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Pasteurising Milk for Butter Making

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 18 August 1898 · page 4

It has been suggested that pasteurising the whole milk before separating was preferable to heating the ream and skim milk after separating. To see…

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The Farmers' Co-operative Co. of N.S.W., Ltd

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 2

WITH a view to furthering the co-operative cause amongst farmers in the more southern portions of the coastal, area a deputation from the Co-operative Council was…

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Illawarra Co-operative Central Dairy Co. Albiion Park to Be the Site

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 23 August 1898 · page 2

The vexed question of site for the proposed Illawarra Central Butter Factory has been settled. On the railway line close to Albion Park station is the…

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Farm and Dairy

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 30 August 1898 · page 2

A red polled cross cow, the property of Mr. William Duff, Empire Hotel, Bathurst, has been continuously milking for the past two years and eleven months…

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The Farmers' Co-operative Company. Address by Mr Meares. Unparalleled Increase of Business

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 30 August 1898 · page 2

MR. C.E.D. MEARES, Commercial Manager of the Farmers' Co-operative Company, delivered an address in the Berry School of Arts on Wednesday afternoon. In the…

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Jamberoo Butter Factory

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 1 September 1898 · page 2

BY a two-to-one vote, the Jamberoo Separating factories have decided that the refrigerating, etc., plant required for butter factory purposes shall be erected at the…

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Cost of Dairying

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 1 September 1898 · page 4

From time to time attempts are made to reduce operations on the farm and in the dairy to figures. If simple bookkeeping were more general on the…

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Deputation to Minister for Agriculture. Distribution of Imported Stock. South Coast Experimental Farm. Show Judges' and Railway Fares

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 1 September 1898 · page 2

A deputation organised by the South Coast Agricultural Societies' Union waited on the Minister for Mines and Agriculture on Tuesday…

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The Imported Cattle. Opinions of South Coast Dairy-farmers

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1898 · page 3

The members of the deputation representing the South Coast agricultural societies and municipal councils that proceeded to Sydney lost Tuesday were, after…

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Unanderra Butter Factory

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1898 · page 3

The directors of the Unanderra Dairy Company have concluded an agreement with Mr. M'Donald, the well-known importer, of Sydney, for the supply and…

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The Tuberculin Test of Dairy Cattle. the Questions of Compensation

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1898 · page 2

In the course of his remarks at the Central Illawarra Council meeting on Wednesday in reference to the Harris case (reported elsewhere in this issue)…

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Distribution of Stud Stock. Experiment Farm for the South Coast

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 3 September 1898 · page 2

ON Tuesday afternoon a deputation waited on Mr. Cook, the Minister for Agriculture, to put before him several requirements of the South Coast district. The deputation…

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Central Illawarra Council and the Board of Health. a Dairyman's Registration Cancelled. an Important Case

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1898 · page 2

A special meeting of the Central Illawarra Council was held at Unanderra on Wednesday last for the purpose of "dealing with correspondence from the Board of…

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The Imported Dairy Stock. a Voice From Milton

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 6 September 1898 · page 2

MR. DONALD KENNEDY writes to the "Ulladulla and Milton Times" as follows : —I should like to offer a remark or two relating to the action of the committee of…

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Imported English Cattle

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 8 September 1898 · page 2

MR. Cook has decided on the distribution of the cattle that arrived recently from England. It is proposed to lease about 400 acres of the Kirkham Estate, near Camden,…

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Inspection of Imported Cattle

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 8 September 1898 · page 2

AT last meeting of the Committee of the Kiama Agriculture Association, initiatory stops wore taken with a view to afford members of the committee and dairy…

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Diseased Cattle. a Heavy Fine

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 8 September 1898 · page 2

IN the Dubbe police court on Tuesday Thomas Garnsey, of the firm of Messrs. W. K.Garnsey and Sons, agents, of Forbes, was fined £380 by Mr. L. L. S. Donaldson,…

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Farmer's Co-operative Company. Meeting of Farmers

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 8 September 1898 · page 2

ON Saturday afternoon there was a large and representative gathering of dairy farmers in the Nowra Council Chamber to listen to an addres from Mr. C. E. D…

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Fodder Crops and Ensilage

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 8 September 1898 · page 4

All stockowners, and dairymen in, particular, should now be getting the land prepared for the sowing of summer fodder crops. It is too late to think…

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