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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

356 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 12 of 18

Dairy Cows Need Rest

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 23 August 1951 · page 24

In the American State of Indiana many dairy farm[?]es give at least half of their dairy cows a rest from milking during the…

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Butter Shortage Slops Street Stalls

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 24 August 1951 · page 5

Shortage of butter has pre vented the Dapto Auxiliary of Wollongong District Hospital from holding street stalls and a…

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Butter Price

Kiama Independent · Saturday 25 August 1951 · page 4

The State Government announced this week that the price of butter to the consumer would be increased by 6d per lb to 2/8½d…

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Why Not More Butter ?

Kiama Independent · Saturday 25 August 1951 · page 3

Although milk production in Australia has risen by only 1 per cent in the past 12 years our population has grown by 20 per cent in the same…

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Record Prices For Fat Cattle

Kiama Independent · Saturday 25 August 1951 · page 4

At Berry Yards on Wednesday last, Mr. A. J. Campbell, of Gerringong sold 120 head of cattle. A record price for the South…

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Jamberoo Co-op. Dairy Society Annual Meeting

Kiama Independent · Saturday 25 August 1951 · page 1

The Annual Meeting of the Jamberoo Co-op. Dairy Society was held in the school of Arts on Wednesday night last. The Chairman of…

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Wool, a Natural for Spring

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 27 August 1951 · page 9

CLOUD-LIGHT wool dresses weighing as little as five ounces, are "naturals" for spring, according to world famed fashion experts. BONNIE CASHIN makes the above dress, featuring a shell…

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FARMING Britain's Greatest Industry

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 27 August 1951 · page 1

BRITAIN is one of the most highly industrialised nations in the world. But even so, her largest single…

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Miners Protest on Butter

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 1

Miners at South Clifton colliery stopped work yesterday in protest against the butter shortage. The stoppage caused a loss of…

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Butter Up 6d. Tomorrow

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday.—The retail price of butter in Queensland and New South will be increased by sixpence…

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Record Price For Fat Cattle

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 6

A. J. Campbell, Gerringong, reports another good yarding at Berry yards, when 120 head ware sold…

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Wool Values Drop 5 to 1[?] p.c

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Values at the Sydney wool sales today declined from 5 to 15 per cent, when compared with the…

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Butter Price Rise Gazetted

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — The State Government issued a gazette tonight increasing the retail price of butter from 2/2…

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Further Drop In Wool Values

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — There was a further decline in wool prices at the Sydney sales today…

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Cattle Sale

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 30 August 1951 · page 14

Prices compared favourably with last week for calves yarded and sold at the weekly sale conduced by J. N. King & Sons…

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Wool Values Firm

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 August 1951 · page 11

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Wool values today were firm at yesterday's levels for a[?] merino (descriptions, except…

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Butter Supply Depends on Victoria

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 August 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — If Victorian butter did not reach Sydney by tomorrow, Sydney distributors would probably…

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Editorial: Butter Price Realism Is Wanted

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 August 1951 · page 1

IF, AS HAS been suggested, the Prices Branch grants permission to New South Wales butter distributors to sell Victorian butter in New South Wales at…

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Dairy Cow Sets Up New World Record

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 30 August 1951 · page 20

A new world record for milk yields has been set up in Britain by a Friesian cow named "Manningford Faith Jan Graceful"…

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Wool Prices Firm

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 31 August 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Sydney wool sales closed today with all grades of merino skirtings, lambs' wool and carbonising…

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