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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

126 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 5 of 7

Illawarra Central Dairy Co

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 11 July 1908 · page 3

The ninth annual meeting of the Illawarra Co-op Central Dairy Company was held in the Town Hall at Albion Park on Tuesday of last week, and was attended…

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Farm and Field. Insurance Against Disease

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 3

Cattle affected with tuberculosis are destroyed whenever they are discovered by the stock inspectors. The loss falls on the owner, and in the case of purchases…

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Rural Topics Durham Cattle

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 25 July 1908 · page 5

Some discussion is said to have taken place at the recent Maryborough (Q.) Show, regarding the action of Mr. James Stewart, the judge…

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Albion Park Dairy Co

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 July 1908 · page 3

The A.P. Dairy Company, the oldest butter factory in New South Wales, held its last meeting on Saturday last in the Albion Park Town Hall…

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Farrer Scholarships for Wheat Students

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 August 1908 · page 4

With the object of perpetuating the memory of the late William Farmer and his rare achievements in the field of wheat-breeding and improvement, the…

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Dairy Cattle Standards

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 11 August 1908 · page 4

The following description of our dairy breed is the standard of perfection issued (for the guidance of judges and breeders) by the National…

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Experimental Farming

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 11 August 1908 · page 2

Mr. Valder, of the Department of Agriculture, visited Wollongong on Friday last for the purpose of inspecting some of the district farms…

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Mortality in Cattle. Dairy Cows Affected

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 August 1908 · page 6

An unknown dispose has broken out in several herds in the Allora district, Queensland. The cows affected are seized with staggering, which…

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Testing Dairy Herds

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 August 1908 · page 6

Mr. Alex. Hay, President of the Berry Agricultural Society, has offered to the society special prizes to the amount of £100 for some scheme by…

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Woodstock Central Dairy Company. Banquet to the Suppliers

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 2

AT Hunt's Hotel, Jamberco, on Wednesday night last, the Directors of the above Company tendered a banquet to the suppliers in celebration of the re-opening of the factory,…

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Berrima District Farm and Dairy Company

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 26 August 1908 · page 3

Butter.—We are pleased to say that sales are again fast assuming normal conditions, and a much healthier tone prevails at the close of this week. The delayed…

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Farmers' Bulletins. Flax-growing

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 August 1908 · page 4

WE have received from the Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture, a copy of Farmers' Bulletin No. 9, entitled "Notes on Flax Growing,"…

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Rural Topics a Productive Dairy Farm

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 18

Mr. L. G. Tysen, who has been dairying in Gippsland for 15 years, decided about three years ago that he would devote his attention to…

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Our London Butter Market

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 1 September 1908 · page 4

Mr. C. E. D. Mcares, the well-known general manager of the Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society, has returned from his visit to…

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Dairy Farmers' Co-op. Milk Co

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 1 September 1908 · page 2

The eighth annual meeting of the above company was held at Albion Park yesterday afternoon, when there was a good attendance of…

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Farm Talk. a Winter Grass

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 1 September 1908 · page 4

Mr. C. J. Costello, the teacher of the Wollongbar Public School, has been conducting an experiment on a small scale in order to find out a…

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Dairy Farmers' Co-operative Milk Co

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

THE eighth annual meeting of the Dairy Farmers' Co-operative Milk Company was held at Albion Park on Monday last. The report and…

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Butter Grading

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 September 1908 · page 4

THE Minister for Agriculture has received a communication from the Agent-General in London, in which he states that he has had a conference with the…

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Dairy Farmers' Milk Company

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 24

The eighth annual meeting of the Dairy Farmers' Co-operative Milk Co., Ltd., was held in the Albion Park Town Hall on Monday last,…

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Dairy Herd Testing. Forming an Association for Illawarra District. the First in Australia

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 2

A definite step was taken on Wednesday last in the direction of inaugurating a cow-testing association in the Illawarra district at a meeting held in the Berry School of…

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