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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

215 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 6 of 11

Rural Topics Illawarra Cattle SAlES

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 May 1942 · page 4

Immediately after Mr. A. M. Smith's sale, at Vest Dapto, a more general break in the dry conditions occurred and a review of sales of dairy cattle…

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Junior Farmers Council Meeting

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 13 May 1942 · page 3

The quarterly meeting of the Junior Farmers' Council was held at the Department of Education. The report presented by Mr. E…

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Leave From Army To Sow Crops

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 13 May 1942 · page 3

Militiamen from country districts will, in certain circumstances, be given special leave to sow crops, the Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde)…

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Dairy Industry Milk Cans

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 4

In the State Parliament, Mr. Fowles asked: Is the Minister for Health aware that an inspector of the Mill Board has unnecessarily condernn[?]…

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Farmers' War Task Of Vital Importance

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 16 May 1942 · page 5

Primary producers are playing an increasingly important role in the Australian war effort. The need to feed large groups of men of the…

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Junior Farmers

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 16 May 1942 · page 2

With the almost universal absence from each Junior Farmer Club of senior members, much of the responsibility of maintaining the high…

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Dairy Industry Milk Cans

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 16 May 1942 · page 3

Following is Hansard report of question asked in the Legislative Assembly this week by Mr. Howard Fowles:—…

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Farmers' Trouble

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 20 May 1942 · page 4

Mr. H. J. Bate, former M.L.A. for South Coast said recently that all the best labour had been taken from the dairying industry. He said that…

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Manpower on Farms Cheese President's Opinion

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 May 1942 · page 5

Mr. H. J. Bate, former M.L.A. for South Coast, speaking as chairman of the New South Wales Cheese Processing Society, said at the week-end…

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Junior Farmers Jamberoo Club

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1942 · page 4

The Advisory Committee of the Jamberoo Junior Farmers' Club will hold their Annual meeting on Tuesday, 9th June, as advertised in this…

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Rural Topics Price of Cattle

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 6

Three further clearing out sales conducted by J. N. King & Sons Indicate that the demand at high prices Is concentrated on cows in full production…

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Rural Topics Dairying. Infedior Quality in Cream Remedy Lies with the Farmer

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 13

The dairy produce factory largely depends on the quality of the produce supplied to it for the quality of the article produced. Modern…

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Rev. C. E. Turnbull Inducted and Welcomed to the Presbyterian Pastoral Charge of Wollongong Impressive and Inspiring Ceremony

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 5

In the presence of a large and representative assemblage, Rev. C. E. Turnbull was inducted on Tuesday evening last as Minister of the…

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A.I.S. SOCIETY And Junior Farmers

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 3 June 1942 · page 4

For the purpose of encouraging members of the Junior Farmers Clubs to breed with registered Australian. Illawarra Shorthorn cattle,…

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Junior Farmers

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 3 June 1942 · page 4

The district Supervisor of the Junior Farmers Clubs (Mr. Arthur Chalmers) reports that at Jamberoo School members are taking up…

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Weevils and Cutworms Serious Menace to Vegetable Crops

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 3 June 1942 · page 4

Entomologists of the Department of Agriculture consider that spring sowings of vegetables will be very severely damaged by the brown…

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The Cattle Tick

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 4

A correspondent writes:—The tick war in the north where stock owners object to the dipping of clean cattle has aroused some interest in Illawarra…

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Dairy Farming Herd Production Improvement Scheme

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 2

The Division of Dairying, Department of Agriculture, supplies the following information under the rules governing Division 1 of the Herd Production…

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Rural Topics Dairying Mammitis Prevention of Infection

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 13

Judging by the rapid manner in which contagious mammitis may spread through a dairy, observes a departmental pamphlet, there is…

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Parliamentarians Praised by Dairy Farmers for Speeches on Milk Bill

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1942 · page 3

At the Meeting at Berry this week of the Illawarra District Council of the Primary Producers Union, the Hon. A. N. Binks,…

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