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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

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Sellwood's Full Book for Warwick Farm

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 12

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Leading jockey Neville Sellwood has mounts in every race at Warwick Farm on Saturday. Sellwood has been…

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'I Would Run Down A Rabbit Burrow' Leader's Answer To P.P.U. a Statement Made at a Farmers' Union Meeting Recently Was Challenged and Refuted by the President of the Albion Park M.Z.D.C. on

Kiama Independent · Saturday 3 April 1954 · page 1

Referring to the allegation made by a Primary Producers' Union delegate at Gerringong that the Milk Zone Dairymen's…

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Priory Looks Star Bet At Farm Today

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 April 1954 · page 15

Promising young stayer, Priory, which scored a record breaking win on the course last Saturday, is expected to prove one of the best bets at Warwick Farm today in the Autumn Handicap…

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Good Yarding At Cattle Sale

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 9

J. N. King & Sons Pty Ltd. report a very good yarding of calves, vealers and grown cattle at their weekly sale held at…

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State Junior Farmer Comp. Winner

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 2

CLIFFORD BLAKE, 16, of Muswellbrook, winner of the N.S.W. State Final in the A.B.C.'s Junior…

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Leather Trimmed Wool

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 30

Charles Creed's pewter grey herringbone worsted suit is spiced with black leather showing beneath crisp revere…

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Butter Subsidy Cut "Body Blow" to Dairying Industry

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Thurs.—A reduction of the subsidy on butter would he a body blow to the dairy industry, the Chairman (Mr. J. M. Rea) said at the annual conference of the Dairy Produce section of the Australian Primary Producers'…

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Junior Farmer to Visit Royal Show

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 4

The Bank of New South Wales is again assisting With the comprehensive programme organised for…

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U.S. Has Big Reserves Of Dairy Produce

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 7

One of the States well known dairying authorities. Mr. J. S. Haddin, said yesterday he had…

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White Wool Alpaca

Kiama Independent · Saturday 10 April 1954 · page 6

Vita Nebbia of Turin designs this unusual white wool Alpaca dress with wide neckline and cross-over…

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Out of Wheat Agreement

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1954 · page 16

LONDON, Fri—Italy, and Sweden have dropped but of the International wheat agreement because of…

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First With News Of Licences Decision a Report in This Newspaper Recently That the Milk Board Will Not Issue Any More New Licences to Dairy Farmers Was Apparently Exclusive News

Kiama Independent · Saturday 10 April 1954 · page 1

We believe that we were the first newspaper in the State to make known in full a decision of the Board which could have…

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Junior Farmer Leadership Comp

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 12 April 1954 · page 8

CLIFFORD SLAKE, 16 of M[?]rook, winner of the N.S.W. State Final in the A.B.C.'s Junior Farmer Leadership Competition. The Australian Final of this competition will be heard on…

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Dates Altered In Detective's Dairy

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 April 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.—A C.I.B. Detective told the Studley-Ruxton Royal Commission today that he had been visiting his mother-in-law during part of the time he…

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Australia's Wool Cheque £14m. Higher

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Fri.—Australia's wool cheque for the first nine months of the current season was…

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Problems In Dairy Cows' Diet

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 19 April 1954 · page 9

DIGESTIVE disorders of Dairy Cows is the subject of discussion between A.B.C Rural Officer, Fred Widdows…

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Leather Trimmed Wool

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 33

FB12/18 Australian Wool Bureau Photograph Charles Creed's pewter grey herringbone worsted suit is…

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Farmborough Rd. Sealing

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 12

At Tuesday night's meeting of the Southern Zone Committee it was decided to write to the…

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Short Term Schools For Farmers

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 5

The Minister for Agriculture and Pood Production, the Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., has announced the undermentioned…

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Cattle Sale

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 26 April 1954 · page 5

J. N. King and Sons, Pty., Ltd. report a very good yarding of calves, vealers and large stock at their weekly sale held at…

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