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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1941

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The Dairy Farm "The Dairy Manual" Have You a Copy?

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 10

The Dairies Supervision Act gives power to the local authority in each district to refuse or cancel the registration of any dairyman or milk…

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Rural Topics Dairying. Bacterial Spoilage of Milk and Cream How Deterioration Occurs

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 21

Milk and cream are readily perishable foodstuffs, and it is only as the result of careful treatment on the farm that they reach receiving…

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Scarcity of Boys for Farm Work

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 2

The "Bega News" reports a scarcity of boys for work on dairy farms. A dairy farmer, in a letter to the Delegate Board of the Federated Milk…

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Farmyard Manure Is Valuable

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 10

Farmyard manure must not be treated as a waste product. At first glance it may appear that it costs nothing to produce; but consider a…

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Junior Farmers' Show

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 12 February 1941 · page 3

On Saturday next, February 15th, the Gerringong District Junior Farmers Club will hold, their seventh annual show and it is anticipated…

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Premier Turns Dairy Farmers Down Opposition Leader Approached

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 9

A meeting of the Grand Council of the Country Milk Suppliers' Association was held in Sydney yesterday, when the Premier and Leader of Opposition were approached. The Council, when it met, Mr. J…

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Rural Topics Dairying. Dairy Products for Britain Factors in Continuity of Supply

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 22

If Australian dairy farmers are to respond with maximum effect to the appeal to produce more butter and cheese to augment Britain's foo[?]…

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Dairying Dairy Products for Britain Factors in Continuity of Supply

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 6

If Australian dairy farmers are to respond with maximum effect to the appeal to produce more butter and cheese to augment Britain's food…

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Gerringong Junior Farmers' Show a Fine Exhibition. Over 450 Entries

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 19 February 1941 · page 1

Despite the prolonged drought and also wartime conditions, the Seventh Annual Show of the Gerringong Junior Farmers' Club, which was held on Jubilee Park on Saturday, was up to the high standard already set, and over 450 entries were received. The…

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Livestock From the War Zone England Still Shipping Pedigree Cattle Round The World

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 6

Britain still continues in the midst of war to send pedigree livestock across the seas to several remote corners of the world to the value of…

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Successful Junior Farmers

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 10

Masters John Youll and Donald Youll, sons of Mr. R. Youll, of Albion Park, were successful competitors respectively in poultry and vegetable…

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Junior Farmers's Show Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 2

Each year the Gerringong Junior Farmers' Club display an ingenious sign, to indicate to all those attending the function, that it is "The…

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"Circular Quay Farmers" General President and Secretary's Good Work

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 3

The president of the Illawarra District Council of the Primary Producers' Union (Mr. T. R. Thompson) in moving the adoption of the annual…

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Miners' Shirt Cloth for Smart Women Britain's Wool Fashions This Spring

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 7

Portgual is buying three times as many woollen goods from Great Britain as before the war. Woollen tops used to come from France and…

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Dairying Spoilage of Milk and Cream Types of Defect

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 7

Although many of the common defects of milk and cream are of bacter[?]ological origin, there are other influences which may be party, and even…

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Junior Farmers' Show. at Jamberoo

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 3

To-day (Saturday) is the red-letter day for the Jamberoo Junior Farmers, when their annual Club Show will be staged on the recreation…

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Relief to Dairy Farmers. Government Adopts Uniform Rates

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 5 March 1941 · page 4

The Treasurer (Mr. Richardson) announced last week that the (Government had decided. to further extend the plans recently approved to…

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Junior Farmers' Dance Large Gathering Present

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 5 March 1941 · page 3

The Jamberoo School of Arts was crowded to capacity on Saturday night last on the occasion of the dance, held by, the local Junior…

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Don't Use Cloths for Dairy Utensils

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 5 March 1941 · page 3

Cloths should never be used for washing dairy utensils—a clean scrubbing brush should be employed the brush being allowed to dry in the…

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Jamberoo Junior Farmers' Show. an Excellent Exhibition. Great Progress Recorded

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 5 March 1941 · page 1

The Jamberoo Junior Farmers' Club held their Seventh Annual Show on the Recreation Ground on Saturday, having equal good fortune with Gerringong as regards ideal weather conditions. There was a very big attendance, the array of cars around the ring being…

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