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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

229 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 2 of 12

Butter Export

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 15

The first six months of the Australian butter export season closed on December 31 last and, thanks to the information courteously supplied from…

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P.D.S. Column. World's Butter Exports

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 8

The "News Bulletin" issued by the Department of Markets and Migration supplies interesting information regarding the…

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Pig-farming

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 8

There is room for profitable headway in the pig-raising industry in N.S. Wales, and consolidation of interests possible under the…

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Kiama's Record Show. Mecca of Cattle Breeders. Going Strong in it's 80th Years. Record Takings—£426/5/6 (First Day, £247/8/6, Second Day £178/17/-).Previous Record £415/0/7 (in 1925)

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 2

300 Horse entries and 565 magnificent cattle entries, with a record put up for the Society, in the group competitions, maintains the Kiama Agricultural Society's exhibition as amongst the foremost cattle Shows of the world. It also established this…

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A Survey. of Australia's Butter Export. For the First Half of the Export Season

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 3

The first six months of the Australian butter export season closed on December 31st last, and, thanks to the information courteously supplied from…

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P.D.S. Column. All-australian Butter Price

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 1

The meeting of the Australian Stabilisation Committee in Melbourne last week received the report of the Sub-Committee, which had been consider…

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Fodder Conservation Increases Carrying Capacity of the Farm

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 8 February 1928 · page 4

At a recent conference of the Illawarra branches of the Agricultural Bureau, Mr. H. J. Bate, M.L.A.—a practical farmer as well as politician—made…

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P.D.S. Column. All-australian Butter Price

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 8

The meeting of the Australian Stabilisation Committee in Melbourne last week received the report of the Sub-Committee, which…

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Australian Butter in London Some Recent Serious Complaints

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 11

Recent cables from London regarding the inferior condition which certain Australian butters have been showing, when opened up, after…

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Rural Topics. Dairying Fodder Conservation Increases Carrying Capacity of the Farm

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 25

At a recent conference of the Illawarra branches of the Agricultural Bureau, Mr. H. J. Bate, M.L.A.—a practical farmer as well as politician…

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Butter Fat Competition

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 18 February 1928 · page 2

The Shoalhaven A. and H. Association's butter-fat competitions were won as follows:— Aged cows: J. R. Knapp's Buttercup…

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Dairy Inspectors

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 2

Robert King (Byron Hay) wants dairy inspection to remain with the Board of Health:— Those who are engaged in the…

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Australian and N. Zealand Butter

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 6

With Australian dairymen it has always been a bone of contention that New Zealand butter reputedly brings higher prices in London…

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Dairying Science

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 6

It seems now certain that a Scientific Research College will be established at an early date at Canberra…

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Dairying. Tubercle-free Herds. Increased Support for Government. Eradication Scheme

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 6

The scheme by which herds which have been tested by Government veterinary officers or approved veterinary surgeons and found "tubercle-free" are…

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Irish Dairying

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 6

Up to early latt year unwholesale competition between co-operative and proprietary interest operated in the dairying industry in…

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Dairy Supervision. Factories Against Transference

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 2

A meeting of delegates appointed from the various co-operative Dairy Associations from Wollongong to Nowra met on Tuesday afternoon in Kiama…

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Rural Topics. Dairying Collection of Milk Samples The Correct Procedure

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 2

Hundreds of milk samples are sent to Glenfield Veterinary Research Station for examination in connection with suspected cases of…

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P.D.S. Column. Butter Factory Closes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 4

After 27 years' service to the dairymen round Goulburn, the A[?]gyle Central Dairy Factory is to close. For a number of years after the company started,…

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Queensland Butter Pool

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 7

With the movement for enactment of State legislation in N.S. Wales and Victoria to provide statutory powers over marketing of…

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