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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1952

338 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 15 of 17

Six Sheep Killed in Bulli Pass Smash

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 24 October 1952 · page 3

Sheep—dead and alive—and seven tons of coke were scattered over Prince's Highway when two trucks collided on Bulli Pass yesterday…

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Wool Afternoon Dress, by Jacques Heim

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 24 October 1952 · page 4

A soft, rose-coloured wool dress which is notable for its side skirt drapery, knotted through the belt and buttoned onto a patch…

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The Rest of the News in Brief Wheat Prospects Good

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 27 October 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.—Late rains over New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia had…

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Fifty Thousand Cows On South Coast Farms

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 27 October 1952 · page 6

There are 1,000 dairy farmers and about 50,000 dairy cows on the South Coast, according to the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. H. E. Graham. He said that if South Coast…

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MOTORING News and Views Britain World's Second Largest Maker of Farm Tractors

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 27 October 1952 · page 4

The United Kingdom has become the world's second largest maker of agricultural tractors since the end of World War II. This is disclosed in "A…

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"Back-To-The Pig" In Dairy Areas

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 October 1952 · page 6

A reactionary movement is evident in the dairying industry around Albion Park-back to the pig…

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Wool Dress with "POWDER-PUFF" Hemline

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 30 October 1952 · page 25

A delightful new note in the emphasized skirt fashion. The dress is of wool crepe in the new California colour "Pink Sand" with outsize white polka dot embroidery. (One of the fashions shown at the Ambassador Hotel, Los…

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£15 Fine For Dairy Farmer

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 30 October 1952 · page 29

A 53 year old dairy farmer, Albert Joseph O'Brien, of Canterbury Road, Unanderra, was convicted and fined at the…

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Editorial Families Taxed to Help Dairymen

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 October 1952 · page 1

STATE CABINET and the Milk Board are making no bones about the fact thai the interests of the consumers were set aside in the decision to keep this summer's milk at the special incentive…

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Rest of the News in Brief Big Wool Clip

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Fri. — Estimates of this season's wool clip made in Melbourne today place its…

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Spring Ensemble in Wool Jersey

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 3 November 1952 · page 8

FB10/12 Australian Wool Board Photograph This ensemble features a sleeveless wool jersey dress with a…

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Fowles Attacks Statement That Farmers Are Well Off

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 5 November 1952 · page 1

In an attack on a statement by the Federal Defence Minister that primary producers in Australia were too well off, Mr. Howard Fowles, M.L.A., asked in State…

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Farmer Cleared Of Shooting

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 November 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wed.—A poultry farmer fired a shot to stop a man stealing his fowls, hit him in…

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Publications for Farmers

Kiama Independent · Saturday 8 November 1952 · page 3

New or revised issues of the following publications have been added to the Department of Agriculture literature which is free to farmers…

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More Finance for Farmers

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 November 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Fri.—The New South Wales Premier (Mr. Cahill) has announced a scheme to provide more…

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Junior Farmers May Stage Exhibit at Show

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 November 1952 · page 3

At a meeting of Marshall Mount Junior Farmers' Club, Mr. A. J. Chalmers, the South Coast Supervisor…

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Farmer From U.s

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 10 November 1952 · page 2

Miss Lucille Marshall California's top young girl Farmer of 1951, here on a three-month tour of…

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M.Z.D.C. Statement on Dairying Industry Award

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 10 November 1952 · page 5

The general secretary of the M.Z.D.C., Mr. L. C. Turton, has forwarded the following statement on the matter of a…

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New Committee to Deal with Dairy Awards

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 12 November 1952 · page 5

Stating that the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council has been unable to follow the usual practice of circulating details of awards for dairy…

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Farmer Tells Court of £40,000 Cheque on "Turf Bank" Bank"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 November 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.—A Victorian farmer told Central Court today two men had given him a cheque for £40,000 drawn on the "International Turf Exchange Bank," after he had given them £2750 for a betting transaction…

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