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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

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New Dairy Award In Operation

The Picton Post · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 1

New rates of pay for employees under the Dairying Industry Award become operative as from the first pay…

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Corn Crop Harvested School Community Block

The Picton Post · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 2

The Farm Committee of the P. and C. Association has been busy the last couple of weeks harvesting…

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Milk Zone Dairymens’ Council Milk Supplies

The Campbelltown News · Tuesday 10 May 1949 · page 5

The milk supply within the milk zone is rapidly diminishing and during the last three weeks the amount of milk available in excess of the…

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Dairy Farm Competition

The Picton Post · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 5

Although a good representation from the various coastal districts has been received for the Coastal Dairy Farm…

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Pastoral Conditions Are Excellent. Stock Inspector’s Report to the P.P. BOARD

The Campbelltown News · Tuesday 31 May 1949 · page 3

Pastoral conditions, both as regards feed and water and over the whole of the district, are excellent, and there is a super abundance of feed that has…

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Milk Zone Dairymen’ Council

The Campbelltown News · Tuesday 21 June 1949 · page 5

Mr. J B. Carlton, General President o! the Milk Zone Dairymens’ Council, accompanied by Mr. Denford, Consumers’ Representative, Mr…

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Tea, Butter Ration Stays

The Picton Post · Thursday 23 June 1949 · page 5

The Minister for Trade and Customs, Senator B. Court[?]ce, said outside the House on Wednesday that tea and butter…

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Montana's Tom Campbell "King Of Wheat Growers"

The Picton Post · Thursday 23 June 1949 · page 3

"A white-haired American, Thomas D. Campbell of Montana, operates the biggest privately owned wheat farm on…

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Dairy Farmers' Interesting Debate

The Picton Post · Thursday 23 June 1949 · page 6

At a meeting of the Scone Branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council, held on the 16th June, a lively debate took place…

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Dairy Whip Statement From Dairy Farmers' Chairman

The Picton Post · Thursday 23 June 1949 · page 2

In view of the interest taken generally concerning the methods of production and marketing by the Dairy Farmers'…

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The Early Potato Crop Importance Of Good Seed

The Picton Post · Thursday 23 June 1949 · page 7

The early potato crop, planting of which normally commences in June and continues until about August, according to…

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Dairy Whip. Statement from Dairy Farmers’ Chairman

The Campbelltown News · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 4

In view of the interest taken generally concerning the methods of Dairy Farmers’ Co-operative Milk Company Limited of a product[?]…

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Dairying. Defects in Dairy Utensils. Value of Knowledge of Soldering

The Campbelltown News · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 4

No farmer has to use tinware of Various descriptions to the same extent as the dairyman, and an elementary knowledge of the use of the…

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Associated Poultry Farmers. Campbelltown Branch

The Campbelltown News · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the above branch was held at the School of Arts, Campbelltown, on Tuesday, July 5, at 8 p.m. Mr. Hefferman,…

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Butter and Cheese No Immediate Shortage Expected

The Picton Post · Thursday 21 July 1949 · page 2

Distributing agents do not expect any shortage of butter and cheese in New South Wales over the next few months…

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Jobs for Winter Around The Dairy Farm

The Picton Post · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 5

me comparatively slack period on dairy farms during winter should be utilised to carry out some of the jobs…

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Cattle Ate Poisoned Weed on Roadside 50 Beasts Die, Cost Over £10 A Head

The Picton Post · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 4

Out of a mob of 278 head of cattle travelling from Galong to Gunning, 50 have died, presumably from eating poisoned weed…

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The Early Potato Crop. Varieties Recommended for Sowing

The Campbelltown News · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 5

The following varieties of potatoes are recommended by the Division of Plant Industry of the Department of Agriculture, for sowing for the early…

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Milk Zone Dairymens’ Council

The Campbelltown News · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 4

An Executive meeting of the [?] Zone Dairymens’ Council was [?] in Sydney on the 6th July. Owing to the recent publicity [?]…

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Alternation of Heavy and Light Apple Crops

The Campbelltown News · Tuesday 16 August 1949 · page 4

Methods of reducing the marked fluctuations in the apply crop, which is one of the outstanding problems of the industry, have been reviewed…

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