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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1952

338 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 6 of 17

Butter Output Increasing

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 April 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.—North Coast butter production has reached 85 per cent of last, year's output…

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Butter Import May Be Necessary

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 April 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tues.—If drastic steps were not taken to increase production, Australia might…

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Desert Cattle Thrive on Salt-Cottonseed Meal Mixture in U.S.

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 17 April 1952 · page 7

Cattle can be raised on draught-stricken desert land of the United States by feeding them a salt-cottonseed…

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Electricity Subsidy For Farmers

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 18 April 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs. — State Government subsidies recently granted for rural electrification would…

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Cattle Graze On Children's Play Area

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 2

Residents of kembla Heights are complaining that a children's playground in their area is being used as a grazing…

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From Dairy Produce to Artificial Teeth

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 1

Different from any other section at the 1952 British Industries Fair, is the Commonwealth Section comprising exhibitions organised officially by Commonwealth Governments to display the natural resources, products and characteristics of their territories…

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Butter May Go Up 8d

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 1

CANBERRA, Mon.—A rise of 6d. or 8d. Ib. in the retail price of butter from July 1 next will be…

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"Plenty Of Butter At New Price"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 April 1952 · page 4

CANBERRA, Wed.—Implementation of the Commonwealth's guaranteed butter price scheme…

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Victorian Junior Farmers Visit Coast

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 24 April 1952 · page 2

Last Wednesday and Thursday a party of 26 junior farmers from the Kiewa Valley in Victoria visited Wollongong and the…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council Annual Meeting

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 24 April 1952 · page 24

The Annual General Meeting of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council was held in Sydney last Thursday, Mr. E. J. Noble, presiding. Mr. Noble in submitting his an…

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Features For The Man on the Land Dairy Herd Recording Should be Based Upon Complete Lactations

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 24 April 1952 · page 24

The only sound basis on which to record a herd's milk production, or to plan herd improvement work in general, is that of complete lactations; that is to say, from the time each individual cow calves till she gose dry—according to an article in "The…

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Wool Two-piece by Christian Dior

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 25 April 1952 · page 4

Australian Wool Board Photograph Steel grey wool makes this very new looking two-piece. The monkey jacket is finished with a tiny nightingale and the foldover skirt is gathered into the walst at the back…

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Farmers Want Say on Import Bans

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, Sun. — Primary producers are affronted by the Federal Government's refusal to recognise rural…

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More Butter Next Week

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon. — Butter supplier to retailers are to be increased by 25 per cent. from next Monday…

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They Can Improve Wool Now

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 8

Sir Julius Bruche, chairman of Holeproof Ltd., revealed recently that researchers here can now…

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Rugs for Dairy Cows Can Easily be Made on the Farm

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 24

When proper protection is not provided for dairy cows, not only is their resistance to disease reduced, but much food material is wasted. A cow's food is only devoted…

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Farm Information Services Should Be Subsidised

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 5

Declaring that the most important man in rural industry was the agricultural field officer, Mr. H. J. Geddes…

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Wool Plush Topcoat fey Bruyere

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 11

FB9/25 Australian Wool Board Photograph An enormous square collar which can be lifted" and' worn as a…

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Lower Prices at Cattle Sale

Kiama Independent · Saturday 3 May 1952 · page 3

There was another good yarding of cattle, calves and vealers at the Unanderra Market on Tuesday, 29th April. 375 calves, 37, vealers, 30 head…

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Good Yarding at Cattle Sale

Kiama Independent · Saturday 3 May 1952 · page 6

There was a good yarding of all classes at the Unanderra Calf Sale on Tuesday, 22nd April conducted by J. N. King and Sons Pty. Ltd. The…

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