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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

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Organising the Dairymen

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 5

There is much talk about organising the farmers, but so far no one seems to have put forth any definite plan for doing so. Some light and…

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Albion Park Budget. the Farming Outlook

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 5

There is no doubt that things as far as farming goes could, be much better than at present experienced in this locality. There has been little…

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The Farmer Gives Up

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 5 April 1916 · page 2

Says the "Daily Telegraph":— "An exodus from the dairying industry, on a scale hitherto unknown, is apparent on the Richmond and Tweed Rivers…

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What Hinders Profit in Dairying?

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 1

The other day a dairyman addressed the above question to "Hoard's Dairyman" and asked the editor for an answer. Here it is:—…

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Sheep on the Coast

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 12 April 1916 · page 2

A correspondent who has tried sheep at Raymond Terrace, and has found them very profitable there, and who was therefore thinking of going in for…

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Agricultural Department Notes. Winter School for Farmers

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 2

Hawkesbury Agricultural College. Arrangements have been made for the annual winter school for farmers to be held at Hawkesbury…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 6

Messrs. Griffith and Hassel, patent attorney, of, 77 Castlereagh-street, Sydney, report that the following applications for patents connected…

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Cattle Sale, &c

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 5

On Monday last Mr. J. Dawes sold the whole of his dairy herd, horses, and farm implements, the sale being in the hands of Messrs O'Gorman and…

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Agricultural Department Notes Dairying. The Value of Fodder Crops

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 2

The increased cost of production and manufacture, together with increased taxation, leave some very serious problems that dairy farmers…

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Albion Park Budget. Sale of Cattle

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 5

Mr. J. J. McCarthy conducted a sale of cattle, etc., on behalf of Mr. W. Graham, of Albion Park, on Saturday last. As usual cattle brought…

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Farms for Soldiers

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 2

At the Central Illawarra Council meeting on Wednesday, Ald Graham reported that he had met the district surveyor with regard to the proposed…

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Dairying Utensils

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 8

The supplying of the Dairy Utensils which are required in connection with the Dairying Industry is a very important brunch of our business, and…

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Successful Cattle Sale

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 30 May 1916 · page 2

That dairy, cattle are still to good demand was demonstrated by the prices realised at Messrs Brown Bros sale at Yallah on Friday, which was…

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Private Sale of Dairy Stock

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 5

Mr. J. O'Gorman sold 30 head of high class Shorthorn heifers to Mr. Prichard, of Numba, well known as a cattle breeder. Mr. Prichard some…

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A City Man Engages in Dairying

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 6

Mr. Brown was tired, and disappointment was plainly depicted in his face. Formerly, he had been engaged in mercantile pursuits in the city, but…

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Butter Half-penny Per Pound Dearer

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 17 June 1916 · page 3

Representatives of the wholesale butter trade in Sydney asked the Necessary Commodities Commission on Tuesday to mcrease the price of butter by…

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Dairy Farmers' Association. Operations Suspended Temporarily

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 21 June 1916 · page 2

We have received the following from the secretary of the above Association:—Sir, At a recent State Council Meeting of the Dairy Frames…

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Dairying in Winter

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 June 1916 · page 3

During the winter Season, operations in connection with the dairying industry slacken off considerably, and coasequently this is the most suitable…

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Coastal Farmers Society

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 June 1916 · page 7

The annual meeting of shareholders of the Coastal Farmers Co-Operative Society was held at Lismore on Tuesday, when the following report was…

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Coastal Farmers. Annual Meeting

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 1 July 1916 · page 2

The sixteenth annual meeting of shareholders in the Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society, Limited, was held at Lismore on Tuesday, under the…

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