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Farming & the land, 1928

251 stories in South Coast's papers · page 12 of 13

Junior Farmers’ Clubs

The Bega District News · Thursday 15 November 1928 · page 5

The meeting held at the District School on Friday evening last to try and form a branch of the Junior Farmers Club was not very well…

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Wool Clip

The Nowra Leader · Friday 16 November 1928 · page 1

Messrs. M'Grath Bros., Greenhills, have a goodly number of sheep on their property at Braidwood, and the shearers have concluded a busy time…

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Sheep On The South Coast

The Nowra Leader · Friday 16 November 1928 · page 3

[?]s this right ? "Eureka" writes in the "Bulletin": There is no logical reason why sheep should not be grazed on the coastal areas with the…

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The Dirge of the Dairy

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Friday 16 November 1928 · page 2

A Kiah correspondent to the "Magnet" warbles this dirge:— "Tis strange, says he, now to see sheep everywhere in places where…

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Better Farming Train

The Nowra Leader · Friday 16 November 1928 · page 2

The Bettor Farming Train was at Bomaderry last week, as per arrangement. The day was amongst the most unpleasant experienced here for…

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Junior Farmer Scheme

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 17 November 1928 · page 3

Referring to the Junior Farmer Scheme, which is looked upon by the Ministers for Agriculture and Education as an important means where…

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One Farm Competition

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 17 November 1928 · page 3

The Shoalhaven A. and H. Association, with a view to encouraging farm production, placed a class in the 1929 schedule for n single farm…

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Farm Mechanics Technical College Correspondence School

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 21 November 1928 · page 4

In accordance with the direction of the Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond), the Superintendent of Technical Education is now engaged…

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Tuberculin Test for Cattle. Is It Infallible?

The Bega District News · Thursday 22 November 1928 · page 2

At the P.P.U. meeting in Bega on Tuesday the matter of the tuberculin test was discussed. Mr McVeigh, secretary, stated that one of…

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What Do you Know About Sheep? Government Expert Talks at Bega

The Bega District News · Thursday 22 November 1928 · page 4

At the Bega Agricultural Bureau on Friday evening last Mr Colman, Government senior instructor in sheep and wool, delivered and address. Mr…

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Single Farm Competition

The Nowra Leader · Friday 23 November 1928 · page 2

The Shoalhaven A. and H. Association, with a view to encouraging farm production, placed a class in the 1929 schedule for a single farm…

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Houses for Farmers

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 24 November 1928 · page 3

The Government Savings Bank (Housing). Amendment Bill, as amended by the Legislative Council, provides, in effect, that the…

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Should the P. P .U. be Limited to Dairy Farmer

The Bega District News · Monday 26 November 1928 · page 2

At the Union meeting in Bega last week Mr. Rogers, District delegate asked for an expression of opining on to limit the personnel of the…

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Farmers Against Agricultural High School

The Bega District News · Monday 26 November 1928 · page 2

P.P.U. delegates in Bega last week discussed the matter of asking the Government to establish an agricultural high school at Bega…

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Farmers Want Advertisements Signed

The Bega District News · Monday 26 November 1928 · page 2

At. the P .P. U. meeting in Bega Mr. J. Guthrie Junior, of Bemboka drew attention to the articles which appeared in the Press the opposition to…

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Bega Municipal Trotting Handicap Trade and Farmers Event. Sixteen Starters

The Bega District News · Thursday 29 November 1928 · page 2

“Tissy”: A well “bread” “mare” a tit on the [?] side, and rather much given to [?] off at the turns. He is being well trained by…

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Australia and Wool

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 1 December 1928 · page 3

Australia Possesses less than onesixth of the sheep in the world, yet her pastoralists raise one third of the world's total production of wool,…

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Canada's Butter Shortage Not Due to Australian Treaty

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 1 December 1928 · page 2

The "Times," Victoria, reports on the 3rd October that Mr. .J. A. Caulder, who is president the National Dairy Council of Canada, told an…

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Fodder Conservation Its Importance to the Dairy Farmer (Departmental Notes)

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 1 December 1928 · page 3

Adequate feeding is an essential factor in profitable dairying, and by adequate feeding is meant the supply of sufficient food all the year round…

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Herd Testing Dairy Farmer's Surprise "Boarders" Revealed

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 1 December 1928 · page 3

The first result of the herd-testing unit operating in the Glen Innes district has surprised at least one dairyman that participated. The test…

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