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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

356 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 6 of 18

Farmer Was In Hurry "To Milk The Cows"

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 17 May 1951 · page 12

A Unanderra farmer who allegedly drove along: Princes Highway, Brownsville, at 60. m. p.h. told police that he had…

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Dairy Science Schools, 1951

Kiama Independent · Saturday 19 May 1951 · page 3

Dairy Science Schools are being held again this year, the Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. E. H. Graham, announced in Sydney this…

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Dutch Migrants Favoured for Dairy Industry

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 24 May 1951 · page 28

The Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., said in the Leglislative Assembly tat he would suggest to the…

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Dairy Science School Closing Date June 1st

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 24 May 1951 · page 28

Closing date for the receipt of applications for the Dairy Science Schools, being held during the winter months of…

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Farm Hand Injured

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 28 May 1951 · page 14

A 21-year old farm hand was admitted to the Wollongong Hospital yesterday following a motor cycle accident at Mount…

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Butter May Cost More

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—As the result of an Australia-wide survey of farm costs in the dairying industry, the Joint Dairying…

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Cattle Sales

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 30 May 1951 · page 1

There was a smaller yarding at Berry last Wednesday, 23rd May, when J. N. King & Sons conducted their usual sale. The demand for…

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Cattle Sale — Berry

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 28

There was a smaller yarding at Berry last Wednesday, when King and Sons conducted their usual sale. The demand for…

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Improved Farming Methods in Asia Needed to Increase Rice Vied

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 28

The problem facing all Asia; today is the feeding, clothing and housing of its ever-increasing population. Men…

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Cattle Sales

Kiama Independent · Saturday 2 June 1951 · page 3

Another outstanding weekly sale was conducted at Unanderra Yards of Tuesday last by J. N. King & Sons. A large number of Sydney…

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Rise in Butter Price "Almost Certain"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Butter is almost certain to rise by 8d or 19d lb, and this may be passed on, at least in part, to the public, the public…

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Junior Farmers' Ball at A Albion Park

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1951 · page 7

Albion Park Junior Farmers' Club Ball was a great social success. Patronage was excellent and the many young folk…

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Butter Shortage Likely To Become Worse

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 4 June 1951 · page 2

BRISBANE, Sunday. — Australia's butter shortage is more likely to become worse instead of better, the Director of the…

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Butter Price Rises Urged

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 June 1951 · page 3

BRISBANE, Tuesday— An appeal to State Ministers to increase the retail price of butter was made today by the Federal…

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Features for The Man on the Land Dairymen Demand 1/- Rise in Butter Price

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 28

A mass meeting of 1,400 Warrnambool (Victoria) and district dairymen recently demanded that the Federal Government grant an immediate increase of 1/- per lb. commercial butter…

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Film Evening for Farmers

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 1

Last Thursday evening more than 300 South Coast farmers attended a film evening dealing with farming methods in…

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Australian Dairy Production for 1950-51

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 28

The latest issue of Quarterly Review of Agricultural Economics includes an interesting article on Rural production for…

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Butter Shortage

Kiama Independent · Saturday 9 June 1951 · page 4

There is a serious butter shortage at persent due chiefly to a falling off of supplies from Queensland and Victoria and the fact that in order…

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Cattle "Tail"

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 11 June 1951 · page 6

The taking of steps to eliminate the "tail" in the Illawarra section at the Sydney Royal Show, was the subject of much…

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Wharfies Refuse To Load Export Butter

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 June 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—A gang of waterside workers said today they would not load a 5000 lb. cargo of butter for export while…

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