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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1952

338 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 12 of 17

Heavy Horses Disappear From Farms

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 21 August 1952 · page 24

Heavy horses are so fast disappearing from our rural countryside that in six or eight years's time the youngest of them still at work will be over 15 years of age. A Department of Agriculture Special Live Stock Officer (Mr…

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Changes in Albion Park Junior Farmers

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 22 August 1952 · page 6

Albion Park Junior Farmer Club has resolved to revise club activities to suit local conditions and…

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Dairymen Strongly Oppose Farm Workers' Wages Claim "Might As Well Give Cows to Workers'—says Farmer

Kiama Independent · Saturday 23 August 1952 · page 2

If a log of claims made by the Australian Workers' Union was met dairymen might just as well give their cows to their employees and start working for them, it…

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Farming Scholarships

Kiama Independent · Saturday 23 August 1952 · page 5

The Minister for Agriculture reminds prospective candidates for Scholarships and Bursaries open for competition in January, 1953, in the…

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Trainers' Mortgage On Warwick Farm Race Meeting

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 August 1952 · page 11

Trainers M. McCarten and W. J. Kearns are likely to win five of the seven races at Warwick…

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Farmers Oppose New Log of Claims By Employees

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 25 August 1952 · page 7

Nowra farmers last week said that the price of milk would increase and its production decrease if the new log of claims from Dairy employees was met. They were speaking at a…

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Milk "Block" Days Get Mixed Reception From Albion Park Farmers

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 August 1952 · page 5

Albion Park farmers gave a mixed reception to the Milk Board's "blockage" of their weekend production. The Board "stopped"…

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Dairymen Ask For Daily Air Service

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 1

Members of Albion Park branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council have given…

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Young Farmers' Club Meeting

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 6

The first general meeting of the Illawarra Young Farmers' Club was held in the Council Chambers and was well attended. The President,…

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Albion Park Junior Farmers

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 6

At the regular monthly meeting of the Albion Park Junior Farmers Club attended by a large number of enthusiasts, it was resolved to…

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Dairy Company's Report Reflects Drought Conditions

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 5

The report presented to the annual meeting of the Illawarra Co-operative Central Dairy Go. at Albion Park last alight reflected the adverse effects of the…

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Less Butter

Kiama Independent · Saturday 30 August 1952 · page 1

Gerringong Dairy Society manufactured factured 1,669 lbs of butter during last year, the Directors have announced, This was a decrease of 35,604'…

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Greatest Show of A.i.s. Cattle

Kiama Independent · Saturday 30 August 1952 · page 3

Members of the Illawarra branch of the A.I.S. Society were told of an ambition to make the line-up of aged cows in milk in the next Kiama Show…

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Pakistan To Get Wheat From Russia

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 August 1952 · page 6

NEW YORK, Fri.—Pakistan has turned to the Soviet Union for aid in meeting its critical food…

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Milk Board Treatment Payments Will Have to Be Increased to Help Factory Milk-Butter Down—Costs Up

Kiama Independent · Saturday 30 August 1952 · page 2

The cost of handing and treating milk is continually rising, members of the Illawarra Co-operative central Dairy Society Ltd., were told at their annual meeting on…

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Merino Wool Firm At Opening Sale

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 September 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, Mon. — Australian woolselling season opened in Sydney today and values, when…

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£10,000 for Farm at Wongawilli

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 September 1952 · page 2

The 98 acres Brisbane Grove Farm at Wongawilli, offered at a public auction by Frank Bevan & Sons,…

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Marshall Mount Junior Farmers

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 September 1952 · page 2

Members of the Marshall Mount Junior Farmers' Association will keep records of their projects, chiefly…

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Bob Graham on New Dairy Plan

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 3 September 1952 · page 6

Speaking at the annual meeting of the Illawarra Co-operative Dairy Society last week, the Manager, Mr. J. R. Graha, referred to the new…

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Farmers Seek Reduction In Rail Charges

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 4 September 1952 · page 1

The Shoalhaven A. and H. Society on Tuesday decided to co-operate with the Berry Better Farming League in an…

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