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Farming & the land, 1929

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Price Of Butter. Invitation To Housewives. To Inspect Processes

The Nowra Leader · Friday 19 April 1929 · page 8

Sydney housewives who protest against the excessive price of butter are to be invited to send representatives of the Tweed to witness butter production in…

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Straying Cattle Nuisance Must be Stopped Councils Decide on Action

The South Coast Register · Friday 19 April 1929 · page 5

At the meetings of their respective councils this week aldermen of the Gerringong and Berry Municipalities discussed the necessity for taking…

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SHOALHAVEN A. & H. Association's Annual Meeting. Caustic Criticism By Members. Oratorical Outburst Silences Opposition. Charge of Mismanagenent-muddling Through. Whispering Committeemen Hide Their Vote But Carry the Secretive Messages Advice to Cut Down the Prize Money. Popularize the Show. Proposal to Use the Pruning Knife in the Cattle Section

The Nowra Leader · Friday 19 April 1929 · page 4

There was a large attendance of members at the annual meeting of the Shoalhaven A. & H. Association, held on Tuesday evening at Nowra…

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Marketing Act Agreement Among Dairying Interests

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 20 April 1929 · page 2

When the dairymen of New South Wiles were asked a few months ago Whether they would have a Marketing Board under the Marketing Act, the…

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Are Some landowners Farming Rabbits ?

The Bega District News · Monday 22 April 1929 · page 2

On Thursday afternoon Messrs J. J. Britten (chairman). J. Taylor, E. Stiles, and J. McGregor, of the Stock Board interviewed Mr Thorby…

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Cattle Sales

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 23 April 1929 · page 2

A successful cattle sale was conducted by Mr. J. Campbell at the Gerringong yards last Monday, April 16. Buyers from all over the…

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Big Butter Company

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 24 April 1929 · page 6

The Norco report for the March make of butter discloses that the total pay for butter was in the vicinity of £210,000. To this must be added the…

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Carrying Farm Goods Cutting Down Costs

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 24 April 1929 · page 5

(Authorised by Lieut.-Col. Munro, General Secretary Country Party of N.S.W.) "One of the most important…

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Correspondence Butter and Protection (To the Editor)

The South Coast Register · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 3

Sir,—Science has proved that our [?] to the [?] It is the [?]…

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Dairying Industry Development Campaign

The South Coast Register · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 1

The Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) has announced that the Ministry had decided to begin a campaign to develop the dairying industry. The…

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P. D. S. Column Candadian Butter Trade

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 27 April 1929 · page 4

The Canadian market being a potentially valuable adjunct to Great Britain an as outlet for Australian, butter, the following, taken from the…

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Butter Pool South Coast Dairymen

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 30 April 1929 · page 1

A conference of South Coas[?] dairymen held at Bega expressed itself in favor of the holding of another ballot, to decide whether a…

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No Railway Cuts Farmers’ Traffic Concessions at Limit

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 30 April 1929 · page 3

On the principle of asking for a lot in the hope of receiving even a little, producers’ organisations continually appeal for lower freigh[?]…

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Carrying Farm Goods Cutting Down Costs

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 30 April 1929 · page 3

“One of the most important features of the Bruce-Page Government’s policy speech, and one which is receiving immediate attention, is…

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Butter Output

The Bega District News · Thursday 2 May 1929 · page 6

Prescott Ltd reports on 27th April Butter production figures are well maintained, but if there is a spell of cold weather figures will be…

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Monthly Crop Report

The Bega District News · Thursday 2 May 1929 · page 6

Mr J. F. Green, Agricultural Instructor, has made the following report of his district for April:— The conditions on the coast are…

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The Dairying Industry

The Bega District News · Thursday 2 May 1929 · page 2

The Prime Minister last week made further reference to the decision of the Commonwealth Government to launch a national campaign for more…

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How Does a Sheep Know ?

The Nowra Leader · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 8

Get, say, fifty wethers into a small yard. Enter with the intention of catching one for slaughter. You closely scan the little mutton-jamb,…

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P.d.s. Column Butter Quality

The South Coast Register · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 4

During the months of January and February, a very severe analysis was made of Australian butter in London. It will be remembered that Mr…

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Pity The Poor Farmer

The Nowra Leader · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 7

In the apple districts the present season is the worst for many years. Owing to the long, dry period the trees, instead of blossoming, went into wood…

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