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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1900

229 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 6 of 12

Disposal of Dairy Produce

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 15 May 1900 · page 3

THE following items are extracted from last Saturday's "Ulladulla and Milton Times":— By a practically unanimous vote of a…

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South Coast Dairy Stock

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 15 May 1900 · page 2

MR. EVAN EVANS (says the "Milton Times") has sold his prize dairy bull Duke to Mr. Thomas Somerville, of Jasper's Brush, Berry district, at a satisfactory…

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The War Path in Africa. (Mr. D. J. STEWART). Holden Farm, Near Bloemfontein, March 24, 1900

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 15 May 1900 · page 2

Could you see this camp at the present moment the scene would long remain graven in your memory. Tho rain is pouring in torrents; the earth is covered with…

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The Durham Strain of Milking Cattle. the First Durham Imported to the South Coast

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 17 May 1900 · page 2

IN an interesting paper read by him at a recent meeting of the Hunter River A. and H. Association, Mr. Albert Williame, of Tarro, stated that the first importation to…

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A Great Dairy

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 17 May 1900 · page 2

"HOARD'S DAIRYMAN" gives this interesting account of an immense dairy owned by Francis Francisco, near Newark, New Jersey!…

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The War Path in Africa. (Mr. D. J. STEWART). Holden Farm, Near Bloomfontein, March 24. 1900

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 17 May 1900 · page 2

The business-people here must surely be making their fortunes. All day long the shops are thronged by soldiers, and so dense is the crowd in many cases that the…

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Victorian Butter

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 19 May 1900 · page 4

Giving evidmee before the board appointed to inquire into the alleged [?] in the quality of Victorian butter, Mr. R. Wightman, president of…

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Correspondence. the Farmers' Co-operative Company. to the Editor

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 19 May 1900 · page 2

SIR.—In writing this letter, I believe that neither yourself nor the general public will. deuy me the north unless of being a believer in on-operation in [?]…

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The Farmers' Co-operative Milk Co

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 19 May 1900 · page 10

A meeting of the provisional directors of above was held on Tuesday at Dapto. The principal business was that of considering the fresh…

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Greater Britain's Butter Exports

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 24 May 1900 · page 2

IN recent reports, Mr. Cameron, the N.Z. Government's produce representative in London, referring to dairy, produce, considers that the prices realised for that…

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Millionaire Dairy Farmers

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 24 May 1900 · page 2

SOME of the finest farms in the world are worked by New York millionaires. From 16 of those farms the produce annually sold amounts to £100,000. Mr. L. P. Morton…

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Fishiness in Butter

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1900 · page 3

AT the half-yearly meeting of the Victorian Dairymen's Association, held n Melbourne recently, Mr. G. Sutherland Thom-on, Government butter instructor of South…

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Farmers' Co.op. Co

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Saturday 26 May 1900 · page 4

ON saturday afternoon last, Mr. L.A. M' Intyre the special representative of the Farmers' Co-operative Company, addressed a meeting of farmers at Coraki,…

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South Coast Dairy Stock

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 31 May 1900 · page 2

MR. ROBERT GORDON, of Omega informs us that a few days ago he despatched six of his pure-bred Holsten dairy ca tie on the road for Japan, for whose Government they…

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Gerringong Cattle Sales

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 2 June 1900 · page 2

MR. J. J. M'CARTHY, Auctioneer, of Jamberoo, held a successful sale of Heifers (springers) at the Gerringong Hotel Yard, on Wednesday last. Some of them brought…

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Richmond River Experimental Farm

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 2 June 1900 · page 2

MR. FEGAN (Minister for Agriculture) had decided to utilise the experimental farm at Lismore for the purpose of rearing pure herds of the broods of dairy cattle most…

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Farmers' Co-operation

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 5 June 1900 · page 2

FOR a considerable length of time co-operation has been a struggle in the June district (say a writer in the Junee "Democrat"), and has been very poorly patronised,…

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Coolangatta Dairy Stock

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 5 June 1900 · page 2

THE Japanese Government purchased recently from the Coolangatta Estate three pare-bred Ayrshire heifers by the celebrated bull Rob Roy. These animals were all…

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Cattle at Sea

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 7 June 1900 · page 2

THE lose amongst the cattle on board the Auerly, a steamer bound from Newcastle to South America, is an experience not yet common on our eeasts, although a not…

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Farmers' Co-operative Co. Election of Directors

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 13 June 1900 · page 2

PURSUANT to announcement a representative gathering of shareholders in the above Company met in the Temperance Hall yesterday afternoon for the purpose…

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