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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

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Mid North Coast Diary Single Farm Output

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 4

Representations to the Minister for the Interior (Mr. McBride) through the State branch of the R.S.L. and the calling of a public…

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Milk Grading Under New Dairy Bill

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 3

Amendments of the Dairy Industry Act, approved by State Cabinet. February 28 will provide for 1[?] Grading of milk supplied to…

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County Council Dairymen to Pay

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 1

At Thursday night's meeting of the Macleay County Council there were present Aid. A. J. Kesby (Chairman), Aid. J. Y. B. Scobie, Aid. T. A…

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Tussock-Covered Dairy Farms on the South Coast Methods of Eradication Being Demonstrated

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 4

The effective grazing areas on, and consequently the production of, numerous dairy farms on the South Coast have been reduced considerably over the years by the encroachment of what is commonly known to dairy farmers in those areas as Bergalia…

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Dairymen Get Results With Egyptian Clover-

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 3

Hunter River dairy farmers who had planted Berseem or Egyptian clover had obtained "phenomenal" results, the Hunter District…

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The Dairy Cow Down the Centuries—

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 4

In Babylon, secreted on a long wall recently excavated, there is a frieze of cows with their calves and men in the process of milking, so…

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Would Consider More Aid for Flood-hit Farmers

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY.--The N.S.W. Premier (Mr. McGirr) said in the N.S.W. Legislative Assembly on Wednesday that the…

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Wingham's 63rd. Show Eclipsed All Previous Records: Huge Line-up of Dairy Cattle

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 1

Noted as one of the outstanding dairy cattle shows of the State, Wingham considerably enhanced its reputation by eclipsing all previous records at its 63rd Annual Exhibition held on Thursday and yesterday…

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Less Carpet Grass Means More Dairy Production Dairy Grant Demonstrations [?]

The Northern Champion · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 3

The Commonwealth Dairy Grant "drive" for an immediate and sustained increase in dairy production is being implemented, among other means, by…

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Minister on Dairy Bill Amendments

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 1

When introducing the Dairy Industry (Amendment) Bill into Parliament, on Tuesday night, the…

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Weather Against Farmers' Early Autumn Sowings, Says Agronomist

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 10

February weather conditions considerably hampered farmers who found it difficult, to prepare land thoroughly for early autumn sowings, says District Agronomist,. Mr. J. M. Pitt, in his monthly report…

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It Happened 50 Years Ago Valuable Farms For Sale

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 5

Mr. W. Plummet' will sell by auction at 2 p.m. on Thursday, the 29th instant, at the Australian Dairying Co.'s Creamery, Mitchell's…

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Loose Administration In Junior Farmer Movement

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 7

The District Supervisor of Junior Farmers' Clubs (Mr. Norman Simons) was the fourth local supervisor and the seventh one in the…

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Junior Farmers Plan for Future

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 7

AT the recent annual meeting of the Junior Farmers' District Council in the Agricultural Hall, Kempsey, it was decided that this year's junior farmers' show exhibit, to be staged in the pavilion, will be a combined effort between the clubs of…

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For Junior Farmers

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 2

The annual meeting of Port Macquarie Club members will be held on Thursday, 23rd March, at 7.30 p.m. sharp, in the Central School. Come…

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Special Junior Farmer Cup

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 6

Special £5/5/ Cup, donated by Mr. W. F. Summerville, for Best Essay by a Junior Farmer Boy or Girt, residing within the Manning Shire,…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Wingham, Tuesday, 7th March, 1950. Before Mr. F. G. Pocock, SM. Dairy Offences

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 3

Francis Brown and Francis L. Brown, both of Bobin, were each summoned that being persons engaged in the preparation of cream for sale…

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Soldiers' Farm Homes

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 6

The Minister, for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) said that he proposed to increase the maximum amount expendable for erection of homes on…

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Soldier Settlers Not Working Farms

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 4

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) said to-day that soldier settlers who would not occupy and fully work their farms must be…

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Record Dairy Entries for Taree Show

The Northern Champion · Saturday 18 March 1950 · page 2

The annual show at Taree on Wednesday and Thursday next promises to create new records. Entries in the dairy cattle section total…

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