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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

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Coastal Farmers' Co-op. Society

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 13

The half-yearly meeting of the Society was held in Bega last week. After the report and balance-sheet, which have been published, were read…

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New South Wales Butter in London

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 2

A CABLE has been received by the Minister for Mines and Agriculture from the Agent-General, London, dated January 3, in which the price of the finest New South Wales…

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Farms in a Rich District

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 3

Ben Lemond, and noted estate in the heart of New England, has reached the end of its days as a pastoral property. Recently, the place changed hands, and the purchasers have…

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Magnificent Dairying Lands

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 January 1908 · page 1

The cutting up of one of the magnificent Ben Lomond lands, on the fertile New England tableland—a district that has never known a drought…

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Magnificent Dairying Lands

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 2

The cutting up of the magnificent Ben Lomond lands, on the fertile New England tableland—a district that has never known a drought—offers a splendid opportunity of…

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Rural Topics Potato Growing and Dairying

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 7

Mr. J. T. Gibson, one of the pioneer settlers in the central section of Yarragon (Vic.) reclamation area, is a farmer who has made the growing…

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Grass for Starving Cattle

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 January 1908 · page 3

In order to assist the South Coast farmers to remove their stock to good pasturage during the prevailing drought, the manager of the Coastal…

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Section 15—Dairy Produce

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 2

Box of butter from any dairy or factory (champion), Woodhill Dairy Company; box creamery butter, J. Blanchfield ; table butter, J. Blanchfield…

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Lads Eor Farmers

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 2

SIR,—A number of city lads and young men are coming to me stating that they are anxious to adopt a country life. Some of them wish to get on to mixed farms to gain…

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Illawarra Farms

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 5

Amongst the many farms entered in the "Sydney Mail" and "Herald" competitions is that of Mr. M. J. Madden, of "Cleveland," Dapto. The…

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"Herald" and "Mail" Farm Competitions on the South Coast

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 17

Mr. David Manson is one of the farmers on the South Coast who believes in lucerne, and his belief is founded on satisfactory experience…

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Berrima District Farm and Dairy Company

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 3

THE twenty-fifth half-yearly meeting of the above company was held at Robertson on Saturday last. The balance-sheet, which was read and adopted showed that the…

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Commercial. Coastal Farmers Co-operative Society, Ltd. Weekly Market Report

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 3

Butter.—The excitement in London has been transferred to this market, and values here further advanced on Thursday last to 120s. The high prices have checked buy…

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CHEESE v. BUTTER

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 22

The following letter appears in the "Macleay Chronicle":—I have been requested by several gentlemen in this district to write something about…

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The Milk Trade. Monster Meeting at Berry. Proposal to Enlarge the Dairy Farmers' Co

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 3

There was a ring of unanimity about the meeting of dairy farmers in Berry on Wednesday when the question of the milk crisis was under…

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Farmers Meet at Kiama

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 3

A meeting of dairy farmers was held at Kiama on Tuesday. Mr. John Love, president of the South Coast and West Camden Milk Suppliers'…

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Commercial. Coastal Farmers Co-operative Society, Ltd. Special Butter Report

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 3

The reaction from the phenomenally high values of 150s in London has resulted in prices there falling to 116s. To day's cable reports that the market has apparently…

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The Butter Industry

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 2

THE remarkable development of our coastal and table lands which has followed the expansion of the butter industry shows what no extraordinary…

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Farm Competition

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 2

The final division in the farm competitions, inaugurated by the proprietors of the "Sydney Morning Herald" and the "Sydney Mail," some two…

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Rural Topics Growing Dairy Fodder

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 20

The question of securing a supply of greenstuff for winter use is one which must be faced by the dairy former every year; and as it has a very…

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