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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

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Rain kills thousands of sheep, damages property

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 October 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.—Heavy rain in North and North-Western New South Wales over the weekend has killed thousands of newly shorn sheep and new born lambs. Streams are reaching flood…

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Labour Talks with Dairymen

Kiama Independent · Saturday 23 October 1954 · page 1

Arrangements have been made by the Wollongong District Employment Officer, Mr. J. Glien, for discussion on…

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Rotary to Help Young Farmers Acquire Hall

Kiama Independent · Saturday 23 October 1954 · page 1

At the meeting of the Kiama A. and H. Association last week it was disclosed that Kiama Rotary Club was seeking the assistance of the Association in the…

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Farmer Run Over By His Own Tractor

Kiama Independent · Saturday 23 October 1954 · page 1

WELL-KNOWN DISTRICT FARMER, MR. OSSIE ALEXANDER WAS RUN OVER BY HIS TRACTOR ON…

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Cattle Sale

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 25 October 1954 · page 4

J. N. King and Sons, Pty. Ltd. report that 403 calves were yarded at Unanderra Yards, last Tuesday…

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Largest Registered Dairy Herd In World

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 28 October 1954 · page 6

Faith in Jerseys has built for five brothers in South Texas, U.S.A., a fabulous dairy empire known as Knolle Jersey Farms. From a modest beginning in 1938, when Mr. A. H. Knolle and his eldest son Henry purchased a herd of grade Jerseys…

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Wheat for Stock Feed

Kiama Independent · Saturday 30 October 1954 · page 3

There was quite a long debate on the availability of wheat for stock feed at the meeting of the Primary…

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Dairy Farm Council Aids Men on Land

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1954 · page 13

In an address to the Northern Illawarra Dairy Farm District Council, the Commonwealth Employment Service Rural Officer (Mr. W. J. Geraghty) said…

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Crop Rotation Can Give Better Results

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 1 November 1954 · page 7

To obtain the best results in the vegetable garden it is essential that crops of a similar nature do not regularly follow one another; for instance cabbage should…

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Employment Service to Do Farm Labour Survey

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 3 November 1954 · page 1

The problem of provision of seasonable labour and the need for labour to allow farmers in this district to have holidays is to the tackled by the Commonwealth Employment Service…

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Helping the Farmers' Labour Problems

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 12

At a meeting of the North Illawarra Dairy Farm District Council, held at Kiama last week a particularly…

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Farmers Should Consider Conserving More Fodder

Kiama Independent · Saturday 6 November 1954 · page 4

The District Agronomist in his monthly report urges farmers in the district of consider the conservation of paspalum…

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Child Welfare Farm Cows Sold at Berry

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 8 November 1954 · page 8

Sixty-two head of cattle were yarded at J. N. King & Sons Berry yard sale last week…

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Butter Production

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 10 November 1954 · page 1

Butter production for the 12 months ended last June was again lower than the previous year. The Australian total…

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Darwin Wharfies Lift Ban On Cattle Shipment

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 November 1954 · page 11

DARWIN, Tues.—Waterside workers on strike in Darwin lifted a ban on the loading of 600 head of…

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Silver Phantom in Comeback at Farm

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 November 1954 · page 12

SYDNEY, Tues.—Last year's Epsom Handicap winner, Silver Phantom will return to racing at Warwick Farm on Saturday. He broke down during the…

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500 Farmers At Machinery Field Day

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 November 1954 · page 6

The second Machinery Field Day organised this year by the Illawarra Young Farmers' Club was attended…

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Sir Newton should score at Warwick Farm

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 November 1954 · page 15

Brilliant two-year-old Sir Newton should prove a safe bet at Warwick Farm today. Sir Newton, who will contest the Hoxton Park…

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Plant Vine Crops This Month

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 7

Now is the time to plant Vine Crops. The vegetables in this group include such old favourites as Cucumber. Melons. Pumpkins, Mar[?]…

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Illawarra Young Farmers Club

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 15

The second Machinery Field Day organised this year by the Illawarra this year by the Illawarra Young Farmers Club was held in conjunction…

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