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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

137 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 4 of 7

Dairying Machinery

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 6

Long experience in the manufacture and supplying of all machinery necessary for the complete and effective equipment of cheese and butter…

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Dairying

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 7

These notes are issued every week under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Graham. M.L.A., Minister for Agriculture, and are based…

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Rural Topics Agricultural Department's N[?] Inbreeding of Dairy Catt[?]

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 2

A correspondent lately addressed following questions to the departm[?] How far is inbreeding in cattle [?] young bull (Durham) served he[?]…

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Coastal Farmers' Society

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 29 June 1918 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society, Ltd., was held at Bellingen on Friday. There was a large attendance of…

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Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society. the Annual Meeting Turnover £2,638,827 ; Increase £290,503

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 3 July 1918 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Coastal Farmers' held at Bellingen on thursday June 20th, at which the Hon. W. D. Warden presided Mr. Messrs gave…

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Dairying

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 July 1918 · page 6

These notes are issued every week under the personal supervision of th[?]on. W. C. Graham, M.L.A., Minister for Agriculture, and are based…

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Testing Dairy Stock

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 6 July 1918 · page 2

The Department of Agriculture has circularised leading breeders of dairy cattle, inviting their co-operation in the scheme which was inauguated some…

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Dairy Acts Supervision

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 6 July 1918 · page 2

On Wednesday last a deputation from the Primary Producers' Union waited on the Minister—for the public Health and the Minister for Agriculture in regard…

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Imperial Butter Supply

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 10 July 1918 · page 3

Negotiations between the British and Commonwealth Governments for the purchase by the former of the butter surplus of the approaching season, are…

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Share Farming. Successful Government Scheme

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 10 July 1918 · page 4

According to a return received by the Minister for Lands (Mr. W. G. Ashford) the gross profit made by the Government in its share-farming…

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Dairying

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 July 1918 · page 5

These notes are issued every week under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Graham, M.L.A., Minister for Agriculture, and are based…

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Bull Power on the Farm

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 12 July 1918 · page 2

Some time ago we ("Leader"), reproduced a picture of a bull working on a treadmill. Mr. K. B. Musser, of Connecticut College of Agriculture, mentions…

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Current Comment Soldiers Farm

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 5

Commenting on the criticism of Ald McPhail at tho rccont meeting of the Central Illawarra Council in regard to the charge made for the soldier's…

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Rural Topics a New Dairy Industry

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 2

There has Leon a flutter among the dairying people in one part of New Zealand about the prospects of dried milk as an exportable commodity, and if half…

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Soldiers' Farms

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 20 July 1918 · page 2

Ald. McPhail, at the Central Illawarra Council said that a returned soldier and his wife, and child were now on Reen's farm at West Dapto…

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The Butter Shortage

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 11

During the week the position in regard to supplies of butter has been acute throughout the district, hundreds of householders being unable to…

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Dairying

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 3

These notes are issued every week under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Graham, M.L.A., Minister for Agriculture, and are based…

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Agricultural Department's Notes Post War Prospects of Dairying

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 2

What are the prospects of the dairying industry? The present is a period of considerable prosperity, for we have had a couple of good seasons, and prices for…

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Rural Topics a Victorian Dairy District

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 2

Darroweit district used to be notable for its large dairy farms which, at least for the present, seem to have passed away. All the dairying is now conducted…

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Export of Australian Butter

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 31 July 1918 · page 3

Mr. C. E. D. Meares writes:— Butter.-As anticipated nothing came of the all too early negotiations for the sale of the summer surplus, but…

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