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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

239 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 6 of 12

Heavy Yarding of Calves, Pigs. Large Cattle

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 10

J. N. King & Sons report a heavy yarding of calves, pigs and large cattle at their weekly sale…

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"King's Cross" Dairy Farmer"

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 3

Speaking at a street meeting attended by about 250 at Nowra, Mr. Howard Fowles, M.L.A., who is campaign director for Labor…

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Cattle Sale

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 36

J. N. King & Sons report a heavy yarding of calves, pigs and large cattle at their weekly sale held at Unanderra…

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Winter School For Dairy Farmers

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 10

SYDNEY, Wed.—A short term winter school for dairy farmers will be held at Hawkesbury Agriculture…

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Buyers Bid Briskly for Any Cattle Breed

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 8

When O. J. Alexander and Son who bought out Hooten's farm at Albion Park (stock and all)…

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A. Park Farmers Concerned Over Dry Spell

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 7

The continued absence of rain is causing concern amongst Albion Park farmers with the dry spell…

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More Prosperity Now On Dairy Grant Holdings

Kiama Independent · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 6

A new prosperity and economic future for their holdings has opened up to dairymen who have followed Dairy Grant Demonstrations in New South…

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Leather Trimmed Wool

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 5

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

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Leather Trimmed Wool

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 27

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

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Dairy Science Schools

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 34

The Minister for Agriculture and Food Production, the son. E. H. Graham M.L.A., announced this week that a series of…

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Three Dairy Herds Sold In Three Hours

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 8

Mr. Rus Griffin, the rising young Guernsey, breeder of Kembla Grange, bought the highest priced cow at the…

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Mannequin Parade at Sydney Sheep Show

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 31 May 1954 · page 11

Woollen styles for the winter will be shown at the rate of one a minute at mannequin parades at the Sydney Sheep Show. The parades, each of 30 minutes, are being staged in the Handicraft Pavilion on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, by the N.S.W. Sheepbreeders' Association in…

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Farm Power Means Lighter Work And Cleanliness

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 2 June 1954 · page 6

One of the true values of the aid which electricity brings to the modern farm is that it increases hygiene through cleaner production…

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Farmers at School for Latest News

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 3

A series of discussions, led by some of the foremost dairy research workers in the State will be a feature of a…

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"Wheat Dealings Almost To standstill"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 8

LONDON, Wed. — Dealings in wheat on the Baltic (London) and Liverpool grain markets were…

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"No Desire For Wheat Price War By Canada"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 7

OTTAWA, Wed. — Prime Minister (Mr. Louis St. Laurent) yesterday told the Canadian House of…

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The Business of Farming

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 8

Farmers keeping the Farm Record Books defined by the Department of Agriculture find that it does not take…

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Junior Farmers' Schools, Wagga and Hawkesbury

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 35

The Hon. E. H. Graham M.L.A., Minister for Agriculture and Food Production announced to-day that schools for Junior…

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They Want Registered Cattle Only

Kiama Independent · Saturday 12 June 1954 · page 1

A request from the South Coast Guernsey Society that all Guernsey cattle in the Show should be…

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Young Farmers Are Active Use of New Drug

Kiama Independent · Saturday 12 June 1954 · page 6

At a recent meeting of the Illawarra Young Farmers' Club members and local farmers attened to hear a very…

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