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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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Good Cattle Display For Dapto

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 2

Some of the best cattle on the South Coast will be exhibited at the 195[?] Dapto Show, Dapto and A.H[?]…

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Italian-Styled Swimsuit in Knitted Wool

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 9

FB10/15 Australian Wool Board Photograph A dark red knitted wool swimsuit with black trimmings. (This…

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American Styled Suit in Lightweight Wool

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 12

FB10/16 Australian Wool Board Photograph A slim line Spring suit in navy and grey fine wool worsted. (One of the fashions shown at the "Wool-in-California" show at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles.)…

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Automobile Facts and Figures U.S. farmers owned more cars than telephones in 1951

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 6

The U.S.A. made 6,765,263 motor vehicles in 1951, bringing total U.S.A. production since 1900 to 123 million vehicles, yet last year no fewer than 16 1/2 million cars and 2,700,000 trucks operating on U.S. roads were built before 1939…

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Outlook For Dairy Farmers Better

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 7

With, the frequent showers the dairy farmers' outlook is rapidly improving, writes the Daily…

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Dresses in Wool

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 2

FB10/5 Australian Wool Board Photograph A semi-town dress in grey wool jersey which features the unusual…

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Tailored Wool

Kiama Independent · Saturday 10 January 1953 · page 1

This gray flannel dress is notable for its kimono-cut sleeves and extravagantly cuffed hip pockets…

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Premier Makes Pledge Dairymen Will Not Be Asked To Provide Milk at a Loss

Kiama Independent · Saturday 10 January 1953 · page 1

Opening the new Council Chambers at Albion Park yesterday (Friday) afternoon, the State Premier, Mr. J. J. Cahill, pledged that his Government would not ask dairymen to provide the necessities of life at a loss…

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Australia's Development of Dairy Products for Export

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 12 January 1953 · page 6

In its January issue the "Quarterly" Survey" of Australia and New Zealand Bank Limited states that "Although the outstanding feature of the current export season has been the satisfactory level of wool prices. there has been [?] hearting improvement in…

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Farmers Gain Diploma In Rural Science

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 12 January 1953 · page 7

A ceremony unique in the history of Irish adult, education took place at Newcastle-west, when Dr. A. O'Rahilly, President…

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Sheep Dogs in Show

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 1

A novel feature of the Kiama Show —to be held on 24th and 26th January —will be a display on both days of sheep dogs at work…

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Committee's Views On Farms Sought

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 1

The Southern Zone Committee referred to the Dapto zone health committee a request by the Local…

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Proposal To Subdivide Local Farming Areas

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 2

It appears doubtful if farming areas in the Southern [?] Greater Wollongong would be economical for purchase by [?] City Council for subdivision into small holdings. This was stated by the Town…

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Sensational Article on Dairy Factory

Kiama Independent · Saturday 17 January 1953 · page 1

Detectives have been Investigating the affairs of the Nowra Dairy Factory, it is alleged by the "Nowra Leader."…

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Australia's Greatest Dairy Cattle Line-up

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 1

At Kiama 105th Annual Show on Saturday 33 registered Australian Illawarra shorthorn cows are entered in the aged cow in milk class. This is claimed to be the…

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Wealth From Wool Wax

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 10

The C.S.I.R.O. Division of Industrial Chemistry reports a major advance in chemical techniques for producing woo[?]…

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Farmer Tells Council He Did Not Know of Land Resumption Camping Area Near Falls

Kiama Independent · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 4

A local farmer told Jamberoo Council on Wednesday that when he bought his farm he did not know that part of it was to be resumed by the Lands Department…

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Dairy Factory Gets "Clean Slate"

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 1

FOLLOWING AN INSPECTION OF THE NOWRA DAIRY FACTORY LAST WEEK BY OFFICALS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH…

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When Famous Clipper Ships Raced With Tea From China or With Wool From Australia

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 1

Originated by the United States as a last century challenge to the supremacy of British shipping, but later developed by British shipwrights to its greatest perfection, the Clipper Ship has historical importance for reasons other than its speed and novelty of design. It…

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Wollongong Show Offers Big Prizes For Cattle

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 5

With about £700 in prize money in its dairy cattle section for the Wollongong Show this…

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