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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

195 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 10 of 10

Fodder for Dairy Cattle Advances Still Available

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 7

In Parliament, the Minister for Health stated: Regarding the question addressed to me on the 23rd October, by the hon. member for Illawarra…

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Cattle Stealing Charge

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 17

Milton Alfred Filby (20) wa chained at Wollongong Court on Monday, with stealing a red and white heifer and a yellow heifer…

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Cattle Stealing Man Fined £5 Case From Kembla Heights

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 2

Milton Alfred Filby (20) was charged in the Wollongong Court on Monday, with stealing two cows, the property of Nathan Thomas Williams, at…

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Queensland Dairymen's New Organisation

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 5

After an all day discussion a conference of 50 delegates from nearly every dairying district in Queensland decided to establish a voluntary…

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Dairying the Dairyman's Problems Increased by Warmer Weather

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 11

The unseasonably hot weather already experienced in most dairying districts should act as a reminder of the extra precautions which it is…

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Rural Topics Dairying for Sustained Dairy Production Neeed for Fodder Conservation

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 2

Under Australian conditions of dairying, it is highly desirable hat sufficient reserves of fodder be available to eliminate losses of…

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Rural Topics Dairying. to Promote Herd Improvement

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 6 December 1940 · page 21

The management of the Country Freezing Co (1924) Pty Ltd., Blayney and Canowindra, and the Bathurst Dairying Co. Ltd., Bathurst…

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Field Day. At Berry Training Farm. Big Attendance of Junior Farmers and Friends

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 7 December 1940 · page 1

The Field Day at the Berry Training Farm held on Wednesday last was a great success, about 300 people being present, including junior…

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Junior Farmers' Council

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 7 December 1940 · page 3

A meeting of the Illawarra and Shoalhaven District Councils of Junior Farmers' Clubs was held at the Gerringong Public School on…

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Important Sale "The Hill Farm"

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 December 1940 · page 6

Mrs. Dunster, of the well known "Hill Farm," Shellharbour, having decided to dispose of her well-known dairy herd, is prepared to lease the…

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Meeting of Dairymen

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 December 1940 · page 11

An important meeting of all dairymen interested in the supply of milk through the Milk Board will be held in the Soldiers' Rooms, Moss Vale…

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Rural Topics Dairying Safeguards Cream Quality. Value of a Roadside Box

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 13 December 1940 · page 26

The inadequate protection of cans of cream left on the roadside to be picked up and delivered to, the factory is often the cause of…

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Junior Farmers' Dance

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 14 December 1940 · page 3

The Jamberoo Junior Farmers' Club held a euchre party and dance in the School of Arts on Friday night last, and a very enjoyable time was…

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Gerringong Junior Farmers Club. Monthly Meeting

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 18 December 1940 · page 1

At the monthly meeting of the Gerringong District Junior Farmers Club, Mr. O. G. Sharpe was voted to the chair, in the absence of the…

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Dairymen Confer Suggested Appointment of Accountant to Watch Farmers' Interests Conference Called at Kiama

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 December 1940 · page 6

At a meeting of dairy farmers representative of every branch of the Country Milk Suppliers' Association in the Berrima District, which was held in the Soldiers' Memorial Rooms on Friday night, a proposal advanced by Mr. A. G. Wilson, of Exeter, for the engagement…

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A Successful Bore at Berry Training Farm

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 25 December 1940 · page 5

The subartesian bore at the Berry Training Farm has been connected with the farm water system, and is providing an adequate supply. The…

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