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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

137 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 6 of 7

Dairying

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 1

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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Payments of Cheese to Be Based on Butter Prices

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 14 September 1918 · page 3

At a meeting of the cheese sectional committee of the Primary Producers' Union recently, it was recommended that the price for next season's…

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Butter Shortage. Value of Pasteurisation Again Demonstrated

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 September 1918 · page 1

It is interesting to learn that not only was the quality of the butter stored in the 1918 pool eminently satisfactory, but that the value of…

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Dairying

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 September 1918 · page 1

Those 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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Farming and Mining Inventions

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 September 1918 · page 7

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

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Attractive Cattle Prizes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 28 September 1918 · page 2

At a special meeting on the Kiama Agricultural committee held on Tuesday last, a most encouraging list of special prizes was submitted by the…

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The Dairying Industry

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 October 1918 · page 4

By common consent which is confirmed by our daily experiences, the public associate our name, and connect us with, everything appertaining…

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Rural Topics Dairying. Victorian Standard Tests

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 4 October 1918 · page 2

In the sixth annual report of herd [?]sts by the Victorian Department, late [?] compiled, for the first time, a breed [?] at is rapidly growing in favor in…

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Dairy Produce Pool

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 9 October 1918 · page 4

Mr. C. E. D. Meares writes:—One definite effect of the new pool with its full statutory powers should be that no district, factory or firm, will…

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Rural Topics Red Poll Cattle. a New Associations

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 11 October 1918 · page 2

A well attended meeting of Red Poll [?]ttle breeders was held in the council [?]om of the Royal Agricultural Society Victoria during Show week. It was…

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Dairying

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 October 1918 · page 5

These notes arc 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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Stray Notes. for Wool Alone

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 October 1918 · page 6

Here are the figures representing the cash value to Australia of the Birtish Government's record wool purchase. The acquisition dates from…

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Dairying

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 October 1918 · page 5

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

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Price of Butter. Advanced 4/8 Per Cwt

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 26 October 1918 · page 2

At the opening day sitting in Melbourne on Thursday the new Federal Dairy Produce Committee made representations to the Minister regarding…

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Wool Awards—Rose Show

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 1 November 1918 · page 11

Handspun Wool.—Miss Williamson 1, Miss Jessie Campbell 2. Socks made from Handspun Wool.—Miss Muriel Campbell 1, Miss Mann 2…

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Agricultural Department's Notes Dairy Science Schools

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 1 November 1918 · page 2

Last Winter's Record Attendance. During the past winter the Dairy Branch of the Department of Agriculture held four schools of instruction in…

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Dairy Produce Pool

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 1 November 1918 · page 15

The following were resolutions of the first meeting of the newly-constituted committee:— That the surplus butter of Australia…

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Royal Jubilee Show. Extra Day for Cattle

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 2 November 1918 · page 4

The question of how to provide more time for the growing sales of cattle in connection with the Royal Show was seriously discussed at a meeting of the…

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Dairy Produce Pool Committee

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 2 November 1918 · page 4

The following resolutions wore passed at the flint sittings of the newly constituted Dairy Produce Pool Committee:— That the surplus butter of…

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Dual-purpose Cattle. the Beef Influence in the Breeding of Dairy Stock. Report by Mr. O'callaghan

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 6 November 1918 · page 4

The relationship between the dairying and the pastoral industries as far as beef production is concerned was the subject of a report recently by the…

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