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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

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Important Sale of Illawarra Dairy Cattle. at Satisfactory Prices. a Record Price for a Dairy Cow

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 22 June 1906 · page 2

Mr. John Tyson-Doneley, of Toowoombs Queensland, visited the Kiama district with a view of purchasing a few high-class dairy cattle to form the nucleus of a herd of stud…

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Butter Grading

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 1

Speaking upon the Supply Hill in the House of Representatives last week, Mr. Fuller drew attention to the protests that were being sent in by…

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Sale of Illawarra Cattle a Record Price for a Dairy Cow

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 18

Mr. John Tyson-Doneley, of Toowoomba, Queensland, visited the Kiama district with a view of purchasing a few high-class dairy cattle to…

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Can Dairying Be Overdone?

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 21

That it could be possible for an industry that has developed so slowly as that of dairying to be quickly overdone would be to us a great…

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Butter Grading

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1906 · page 2

At the conclusion of the shareholders' meeting of the Central Illawarra Creamery, Mr. C, E. D. Meares addressed, those present upon the…

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Illawarra Central Dairy Co

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 3

The seventh annual meeting of the Illawarra Co-operative Central Dairy Company, Ltd., Albion Park, was held on Friday last, Mr. Geo. Couch, Chairman of Directors,…

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The Dairying Industry. Protest Against Grading

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 1

A deputation, representation the dairying industry of the State, waited upon Mr. Carruthers, the State Premier, on Tuesday, with the object of asking…

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Rural Topics Wheat and Sheep Farming

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 28 July 1906 · page 20

Mr. H. M. Somer. Secretary of the Royal Agricultural Society, recently delivered a lecture on the above subject in the School of Arts, under the auspices…

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Cattle Stealing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 28 July 1906 · page 16

Richard Thomas M'Taggart was charged with having stolen a bullock at Kangaroo Valley in April last, the property of Christopher King…

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Development of Dairying

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 28 July 1906 · page 6

Of all that glorious stretch of country known as the South Coast district, and celebrated for its splendid dairying results, the portion…

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The Butter Market

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1906 · page 2

WE have received the following information from the Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society, under date of Monday last:— There is a scarcity of butter for the…

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The Dairying Industry the Dairy Expert's Lecture

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 5

Mr. M. A. O'Callaghan, chief Dairy Expert, Department of Agriculture, delivered a lecture at Kiama, the other night, on the dairying…

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Commercial. Berrima District Farm and Dairy Company. Weekly Market Report

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 7 August 1906 · page 2

Butter.—In consequence of a continued scarcity of choicest butter on the local market, the price will be 1s on Monday. Following are the quotations:—…

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The Breeding and Diseases of Cattle

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 August 1906 · page 1

At the Agricultural Hall, Albrion Pary, on Wednesday evening, Mr. P. F. Quirk, of the Berry experimental farm, delivered a lecture on "The…

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Cattle Exhibits

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 14 August 1906 · page 2

The different agricultural societies on the South Coast have had under consideration a humane proposal to insist upon every cow entered for…

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Commercial. Berrima District Farm and Dairy Company. Weekly Market Report

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 14 August 1906 · page 3

Butter.—It was found necessary to advance the price to 13d on the 9th, as the quantities being placed on the local market were altogether insufficient for…

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Dry Farming

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 14 August 1906 · page 2

Farmers everywhere are on the quivive to know more about the Campbell dry farming system, of which the papers are pretty, full. Mr. Campbell…

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Unanderra Dairy Co

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 14 August 1906 · page 1

The 38th half-yearly meeting of the above company was held on Saturday evening last, when, there were present Mr. C. J. Cullen (chairman),…

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Lismore Co-operative Dairy Co

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 August 1906 · page 1

The fifth half-yearly meeting of the Lismore Co-operative Dairy Co. was held last week. The chairman, after going through the figures in the…

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Unanderra Dairy Company

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 18 August 1906 · page 4

The annual meeting of the above Company was held on Saturday evening, the chairman (Mr. C. J. Cullen) presiding…

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