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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

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

Disease in Dairy Cattle

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 22 November 1954 · page 6

Every year the Australian dairying Industry suffers severely from cattle losses caused by bloat disease. In his A.B.C…

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Star Junior Farmer Competition

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 22 November 1954 · page 8

Nineteen Junior Farmers in Sydney recently as guests of the Rural Bank were interviewed by the Executive of the…

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Spanish Citrus Crop Cut by Cold

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 10

MADRID, (Spain)—Spain's intense cold of last January which affected citrus fruit crops considerably…

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American Coy. Executive To Inspect Farms

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 1

Vice-President of the inter-[?]ationally-known Borden Milk Company of America, Mr. Williem Leicester, who is visiting…

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Handbook For Oyster Farmers

Kiama Independent · Saturday 27 November 1954 · page 1

A Valuable guide to oyster farmers has just been issued by the C.S.I.R.O. Division of Fisheries as its Circular No. 3…

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A.I.S. Cattle Can Be World Famous Should Be "Pushed" Overseas

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 29 November 1954 · page 1

The Illawarra Shorthorn breed of cattle can become famous throughout the world, according to Mr. William Leicester, Vice-President of the Borden Company of America, the largest-milk business in the United States…

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Blind Dog Rounds Up Sheep

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 December 1954 · page 10

WELLINGTON (N.Z.)—Tip, a five-year-old sheep dog, is totally blind but can round up sheep and cattle…

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Farmer Fined on Driving Charge

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 December 1954 · page 10

A Jamberoo farmer was yesterday fined £15 when he pleaded guilty in the Court of Petty Sessions to a charge…

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£37m. Drop In Wool Cheque

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 17 December 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs. —Australia's wool cheque for the first five months of the current season was more…

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Berry Cattle Sale

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 December 1954 · page 11

J. N. King & Sons, Pty. Ltd., report a good yarding of 48 head of cattle at Berry Yards on…

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Butcher's Sheep Are Ravaged By Dogs Hall Bros., of Kiama, Lost Sheep Valued at About £300 on Thursday Night

Kiama Independent · Saturday 18 December 1954 · page 1

On Thursday afternoon there were 80 lambs in their slaughter yard at Marsden's Hill. On Friday morningthere…

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Private Sale of Dairy Herd

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 20 December 1954 · page 8

J. N. King & Sons Pty Ltd., Kiama, report that they have sold by private treaty the entire milking…

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Cattle Sales

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 22 December 1954 · page 6

Whilst there was not a large attendance at the clearing sale conducted by J. N. King and Sons on behalf of Mr. S. Hayes,…

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Cattle Sale At Berry

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 23 December 1954 · page 2

J. N. King and Sons Pty. Ltd. report a good yarding of 48 head cattle at Berry Yards last week. nesday…

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U.S. ready to confer on farm surplus

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 December 1954 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Wed.—United States has setup machinery for consultation with frienldy nations about disposal of major amounts of farm surpluses. This action has followed…

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Private Sale Of Dairy Herd

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 23 December 1954 · page 11

J. N. King & Sons Pty. Ltd., Kiama, report that they have sold by private treaty the entire milking herd of A. R…

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Nowra Crown Land Farmlets Ballot In Jan

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 December 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon. — An area of Crown land near Nowra has been subdivided into farmlets and will be…

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Unanderra Cattle Sale

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 30 December 1954 · page 26

J. N. King & Sons Pty. Ltd. report that 316 calves, 32 pigs and 27 head grown cattle were yarded at Unanderra Yards on…

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Bulk Cartage Of Milk From Farms

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 30 December 1954 · page 26

Bulk cartage of milk from the dairy farmer to the milk depot would increase the return to the producers to reduce the price of…

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Maize Crops Replace Hay In Successful Test

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 30 December 1954 · page 25

The maize cob, for which several uses have been found of late, now also can be used effectively in dairy cattle rations…

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