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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

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Junior Farmers' Club. Annual Field Day

Camden News · Thursday 5 October 1939 · page 5

A meeting of the Council of the Junior Farmers' Clubs was held on Friday night last, Mr. W. S. Cruikshank, presiding. The main business…

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The Dairy Farmers' Co-op. Milk Coy. Ltd. New Milk Block and Milk Treating Plant

Camden News · Thursday 12 October 1939 · page 1

The official opening of the recent additions in buildings and plant at the head office of the Dairy Farmers' Co-Op. Milk Coy. Ltd., Harris St. Ultimo,…

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Junior Farmers

Camden News · Thursday 12 October 1939 · page 3

Recently members of the Camden Club of Junior Farmers competed in a competition for the best essay written on the Rotary Hoe, after…

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One way to make Farming Pay

The Picton Post · Wednesday 18 October 1939 · page 1

One way of making farming a profitable industry, according to Mr. A. C Brown, of Collingwood, Exeter, is to handle the soil…

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Junior Farmers. Essay on Rotary Hoe

Camden News · Thursday 19 October 1939 · page 3

The following is the second prize in the recent essay competition on the Rotary Hoe, written by Frank Hutchinson, age 14 years:—…

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Over £100 for Cattle Prize Money at Dapto Show

The Picton Post · Wednesday 25 October 1939 · page 2

The Dapto Show Society increased the prize money in its cattle section by £50 last year, with the result that there was a…

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Thousands of Chicks Local Poultry Farmers Optimistic

The Picton Post · Wednesday 25 October 1939 · page 2

Egg Board or no Egg Board poultry raisers around Thirlmere appear ot be optimistic regarding the future of their industry…

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Sheep Breeding

Camden News · Thursday 26 October 1939 · page 5

Contrary to advice received from sheep men on the inadvisability of breeding in the County, the writer, after two years of intense pasture…

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Stoppage of Milk Supply. Deficiency of Butter Fat Content

Camden News · Thursday 16 November 1939 · page 3

At a recent meeting at Robertson, at which Mr. Jeff Bate, M.L.A., was present, Mr. S. R. Hindmarsh said that a supplier to the Bowral factory…

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Stoppage of Milk Supply. Deficiency of Butter Fat Content

The Campbelltown News · Friday 17 November 1939 · page 1

At; a recent meeting at Robertson, at which Mr. Jeff Bate, M.L.A., was present, Mr. S. R. Hindmarsh said that a supplier to the Bowral factory…

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Butter for the Navy

Camden News · Thursday 23 November 1939 · page 1

Dairy farmers will be glad to hear the assurance of the Minister for Defence (Brigadier Street) that margarine will not be used by the Royal…

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Junior Farmers' Clubs

Camden News · Thursday 23 November 1939 · page 6

On Thursday afternoon last, 16th inst., seven senior members of the Camden Junior Farmers' Club, under Mr. R. Cowley, assistant organiser,…

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Milk and Butter Fat Content Why Test Is Below Normal. Quality the Basis of Value

The Picton Post · Wednesday 6 December 1939 · page 1

The following paragraph appeared in one of our milk zone newspapers quite recently: Milk Test…

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'Preposterous Idea" £1 a Year License for Dairy Farmers

The Picton Post · Wednesday 13 December 1939 · page 4

Strange resolutions emanate at times from branches of the Primary, Producers' Union, whose membership is virtually confined to butter…

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Junior Farmers' Clubs. Annual Field Day

Camden News · Thursday 14 December 1939 · page 1

Another very successful Field Day eventuated last Friday as a result of local Junior Fanners' activities, it being the combined effort of all clubs…

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Barnardo Farm School Annual Sports and Presentation of Prizes

The Picton Post · Wednesday 20 December 1939 · page 4

The Barnardo Farm School was fortunate in its choice of a day, when the annual sports and prize-giving was field on Saturday,…

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Modern Use of Wool

Camden News · Thursday 28 December 1939 · page 1

Quite a precedent was created by the Australian Wool Board when, at a dinner to representatives of wool interests and the press, a most…

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