Butter "Airlift" Helps N.S.W.
SYDNEY, Monday.—About 11,000 lbs. of butter reached Sydney by air from other States during the past three days,…
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Farming & the land, 1951
356 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 8 of 18
Minister Says Public Must Pay More for Butter
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—If the Australian public wanted to get sufficient dairy products for the next six years, it must be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Groundnuts Used for New Wool-like Fabric
It is possible that your 'monkey-suit' will soon be made from monkey-nuts!! But what is more certain, aX least, some garments will be made partly with a fibre produced from, groundnuts…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Science Says "Milk Wool!" But Is It Practicable?
A wool fibre made directly from skimmed cow's milk is being: made in Holland, according: to "Chamber's Journal" (Edinburgh). Chemically, the process is known as polymerisation and (says the "Journal") casein can be polymerised to form a…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →"Grab" of Farm Lands Housing Commission Flouts Town Plan in Shellharbour
ALTHOUGH the Housing Commission is believed to have "backed down" on its proposal to resume a 346 acre farm in the Shellharbour area for housing purposes, it is known to be proceeding with the resumption of over 260 acres which have been zoned in a rural area by the Illawarra Planning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Features for The Man on the Land Dairying Industry 'Neglected for Years'
The present position of the dairying industry is not one which has developed suddenly but is the progressive result of neglect by price fixing authorities for years…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →"Summer Dairymen" Caustic Comment by P.P.U. Delegate
Speaking at the meeting of the Illawarra District Council of the P.P.U. at Berry on Monday last, the chairman of the Milk Sectional…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Butter Shortage Hits Diabetics
During this week, in the House of Representatives, Mr. W. Davies, M.H.R., suggested the issue of special…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Necessity for Butter in Industrial Areas
"The shortage of butter is creating considerable difficulties for workers and their families living in industrial areas." This was stated in the House…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Story of the A.i.s. Cattle
Little is known or the origin of Australian Illawarra Shorthorn breed. The "Land and Its People" programme on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shellharbour People Want Farm Lands to be Resumed
Hundreds of Shellharbour residents have signed a petition which is to be sent to the Minister for Housing, requesting the Housing Commission to proceed with the resumption of approximately 260 acres of farmlands near the Shellharbour township…
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A plea was made in the House of Representatives for the issue of special butter coupons for aged and diabet ic people,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grocers Told Of More Cuts In Butter Supplies
SYDNEY, Wed.—The Producers' Co-op. Distributing Society has notified grocers that butter supplies will be cut further…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A.P.P.U. Urges I/- Increase In Price Of Butter
At a meeting held by the Australian Primary Producers Union last week it was decided to urge dairymen to organise protest meetings to make representations to the Government to increase the…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Postage, Sugar Up Today; Butter Soon
CANBERRA, Sunday.—In creases in the charges for Post Office services and the price of sugar will operate from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Synthetic Fabric Resembles Wool
A new chemical process transforms cotton and viscose rayon material into a fabric that looks, feels and handles like…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Immediate Rise in Butter Price
MELBOURNE, Monday.—There will be no immediate increase in the price of butter. A conference between the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Butter Supplies Cut 20 p.c
SYDNEY, Monday.—Butter supplies to grocers will be cut by up to 20 per cent, from to-day it was announced in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Butter Stocks Dwindle
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Prospects af butter supplied returning to normal in the near future were dashed today when…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Convention Needed To Rehabilitate the Dairy Industry
At the recent quarterly meeting of the Illawarra District Council of the Primary Producers Union it was decided to ask the Central…
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