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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1952

338 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 16 of 17

Synthetic Wool Cheaper

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 November 1952 · page 1

ST. LOUIS, Wed.—Synthetic wool-like fibre could be produced seven times cheaper than natural wool,…

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Wool Dealers Lose £3 Million Claim

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 November 1952 · page 8

SYDNEY, Fri.—The High Court today rejected the wool dealers claim for a £3 million share of profits…

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Farmers May Now Get Easy Term Bank Loans

Kiama Independent · Saturday 15 November 1952 · page 5

Dairy farmers may now apply to the Rural Bank for loans at three per cent to help them purchase farm equipment, the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. E. H. Graham has announced…

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More Interest in Junior Farmers' Work

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 November 1952 · page 9

Recent meetings of Albion Park Junior Farmers have been well attended as at each addresses are…

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ITALIAN-DESIGNED Dress in Featherweight Wool

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 17 November 1952 · page 8

This beautiful wool afternoon dress is a striking example of extensive use of pleating and stitching. It stresses the cool summery look of cobweb-thin wool. (This dress was shown at the International Wool Secretariat's…

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Woman Dead, Another Wounded, On Galston Farm

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 17 November 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.—Detectives today charged a 38-year-old farmer with murdering a woman and attempting to murder another, woman in a lonely…

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Dairy Cattle For Bulli Show

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 November 1952 · page 9

The chief steward of the new show society at Bulli, Mr. F. Collaery, was active at the…

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Farmer Advocates Cheaper Milk

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 19 November 1952 · page 1

DAIRY FARMERS WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER OFF HAD THE PRICE OF MILK BEEN SLIGHTLY REDUCED FOR THE SUMMER…

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Milk Cans Are Badly Made Say Some Farmers

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 19 November 1952 · page 1

Dairy farmers are complaining about the poor workmanship which they say is evident in the milk cans they have been receiving lately…

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Artificial Insemination of Dairy Stock in U.s

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 24 November 1952 · page 2

A startling development in artificial insemination in the United States is revealed by Mr. Colin Webb. who recently…

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Cattle Embargo Raised

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 26 November 1952 · page 4

The embargo placed on the importation to Australia of cattle and pigs has been raised, states the Department of Agriculture Principal…

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Missing Farmer Located

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 November 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wed.—A young farmer, missing in dense bush near Oberon for four days, walked…

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Caterpillars Attacking Crops in Shoalhaven

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 27 November 1952 · page 23

Farmers in the Shoalhaven area are working overtime trying to eradicate caterpillars, which are attacking pastures and field crops and causing heavy damage. Some farmers state that they…

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Dairy Awards On Points System

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 28 November 1952 · page 9

J. N. King and Sons, who for some years have donated the champion ribbons sxt Albion Park Show, will…

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Wheat Rise Expected To Affected Bread

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 November 1952 · page 2

CANBERRA, Fri.—The price of wheat sold in Australia by the Australian Wheat Board for…

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Is Our Wool Doomed?

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 1 December 1952 · page 1

Mr R. F. Sanderson, head of a large Australian wool selling firm, said on his return from America…

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Junior Farmers Wed At Shellharbour

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 1 December 1952 · page 8

Two well known members of the Junior Farmers' movement, Miss Joan Isohel Fraser and Mr. John Noel Cook, were recently married at the Star of the Sea Church, Shellharbour…

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Dress in Featherweight Wool Australian Wool Board Photograph

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 3 December 1952 · page 2

This beautiful wool afternoon dress is a striking example of extensive use of pleating and stitching. It stresses the cool summery look of cobweb-thin wool…

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Milk Board Chief Re-affirms Pledge to Dairy Farmers

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 3 December 1952 · page 5

Unless there was a serious economic upset between now and next winter dairymen would continue to get the present price for their milk,…

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New Dairy Organisation to Cover All Parts

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 3 December 1952 · page 5

It was planned to set up an overall dairying organisation covering production, shipping, manufacture, machinery supply and other things, Primary Producers' Union general…

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