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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

239 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 12

Judges Impressed by Quality of Cattle

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1954 · page 2

A guernsey bull, Dalewood Trump, owned by Mr. E. H. Hayes, of Dapto, and successful in nine show championships, yesterday carried off the Grand…

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Farmers, Fire Fighters Welcome Rain

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 2

Most sporting fixtures in the Illawarra district during the weekend were cancelled because of the rain and strong winds…

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Lively Bidding at Cattle Sale

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 5

Steady rain was responsible for lively bidding at the yard sale of A. J. Campbell and…

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Dairying Aided

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 28

News consistently appears in the agricultural and country press about the national value of the work being done in New…

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News for the Man on the Land Big Dairy Production Potential in Murray Valley Area

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 28

Dairy Production Grant officials of the New South Wales Department of Agriculture are impressed with the potentialities of Murray Valley areas as future centres of dairy, production under irrigation conditions…

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Farmers Happy About Rain

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 5

The 4½ inches of rain recorded at Albion Park should be beneficial to the 60th show to be staged…

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Cattle Entries At Albion Park Show Outstanding

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 2

A record crowd and outstanding cattle entries highlighted the opening day of the Albion Park A.H. & I. Association's Diamond Jubilee Show yesterday. It was the most…

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Junior Farmers' Exhibit Was Highlight of Albion Park Pavilion

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 8

Sixty more entries in cattle and pavilion sections and by far the best presentation in the pavilion made the Junior Farmers' exhibit a highlight at Albion Park Show. Judges told of a big…

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Surplus Wheat Benefit for Asiatics

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 11

SYDNEY, Mon. — Australia's surplus wheat could be used to feed hungry millions in Asia if finance…

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PM Criticises India On Wheat Purchases

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) is urging Commonwealth Finance Ministers to increase Empire trade preferences. He has told the Minis[?]…

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Former South Coast Junior Farmer Married in Pretty Sydney Ceremony

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 28

St. George's Church of England, Hurstville, was chosen for the recent marriage of Miss Betty Elaine Martin and Mr. Gordon William Murray. Many South Coast relatives and friends gathered at the church where the bride's mother was married and where the…

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Wheat Agreement Not Worth "A Bumper"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 1

CANBERRA, Mon.—The international wheat agreement, so far as Australia was concerned, was not…

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Improved Supply Position For Farm Machinery

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 27

Manufacturers have gone a long way towards catching up with the demand for agricultural implements during the past…

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Aristocrats Exhibited In Cattle Classes

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1954 · page 6

Cattle judges at yesterday's Wollongong Show claimed that the quality of cattle exhibited would be hard to beat at the Royal Easter Show in Sydney. Entries in the cattle…

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Junior Farmer Visiting New Zealand

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1954 · page 4

Jack Martin of Figtree left Rose Bay Flying Boat Base last night for a trip to New Zealand with a…

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Rural Talks a Cattle Man Returns

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 6

MR. RUPERT WILSON, former President of the Aberdeen-Angus Society of Australia, and a leading stud-master…

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Field Demonstration at Dapto Farm

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 21

A field demonstration will be held at Mr. Lindsay Evans' farm off the Prince's Highway at Dapto next…

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Soviet Wool Buyers Active

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 2

BRISBANE, Mon.—Buyers, believed to be operating for the Soviet Bloc, to-day bought more than half…

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Wheat Plan Opposed

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed:—The General Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, today decided to…

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Interesting Farming Equipment Demonstration at Dapto Today

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 7

A demonstration of Ferguson farming equipment which has recently completed a highly successful tour of the northern districts of New South Wales, will open to the public at Lindsay Evans' Farm, Main Rd., Dapto, today…

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