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Farming & the land, 1939

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Berry Training Farm Distinguished Visitor Impressed

The South Coast Register · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 1

Sir John Russell, director of Rothamstead Agricultural Station, Hampstead, England, visited Berry Training Farm on Tuesday in…

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Dairy Instructors’ Reports For Month of December

The South Coast Register · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 4

Mr. A. T. R. Brown, senior dairy instructor, in charge of the Dairy Branch district, Illawarra and Southern Tablelands, with headquarters at…

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LETTER No. 2. Peaches Three For 106. But Australian Butter Costs 1s. per lb. How London's Prices Compare With Ours

The Nowra Leader · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 9

Wandering around London's shopping centres tapping a pencil against her teeth, and then to the Caledonian. Markets for a…

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Dairy Instructors’ Reports for Month of December

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 6

Mr. A. T. R. Brown, senior dairy instructor in charge of the Dairy Branch district Illawarra and Southern Tablelands, with headquarters at…

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Butter Market

The Bega District News · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 4

Prescott Pty. Ltd. reports on 7th January:— N.S.W.: Although a few showers have been received in some districts,…

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Clearing - out Sale Good Prices for Cattle

The South Coast Register · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 3

Messrs. J. N. King and Sons conducted a very successful sale of the cattle, horses and machinery on account of Mr. F. P. Moy, on Monday…

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Junior Farmers Doug Blow, of Gerringong Wins Another State Championship Grasses and Clover Projects

The South Coast Register · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 4

Mr. J. N. Whittet, agrostologist and the Department of Agriculture has reported that the 1936 State championship in the sowing grasses and…

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An Australian Girl Abroad. Captain Cook Discovered America! Leona Discovers in London. Bread and Butter, Eggs and Bacon From Slot Machines! London

The Nowra Leader · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 10

Yesterday, I saw something I considered quite 'unusual--tennis being played on ice. Wondering where else I could explore, I thought of…

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Butter Market

The Bega District News · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 1

Prescott Ltd. reports on 14th January:— N.S.W.: Arrivals are a little heavier than the week before, but this…

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Cobargo Fires. Mr Neil Bown Big Loser of Cattle

The Bega District News · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 2

Mr Neil Bown, of Quaama, who has a dairy on Mr Ben Tarlinton’s property, known as “Caroon,” west of Cobargo, suffered badly in Saturday’s…

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Junior Farmers Gerringong Club's Garden Competition

The South Coast Register · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 6

The results of the recent Garden Competition conducted by the members of the Gerringong Junior Farmers’ Club, are as follows:…

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Wool Report

The Bega District News · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 4

The Farmers and Graziers’ Co-op. Co. Ltd. reports on 16th instant:— We submitted at our sale on 12th a catalogue of 5949 bales, the…

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The Nowra Show Additional Horse and Cattle Accommodation

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 6

In anticipation of additional entries in the horse and cattle section owing to the grand parade being held the first day, and a monster supporting…

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Butter Market

The Bega District News · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 3

Prescott Ltd. reports on 21st January:— N.S.W.: Many dairying districts, particularly on the coastal areas of…

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Butter Quality Local Market

The South Coast Register · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 5

The State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle, during the week ended 20/1/39,…

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The Dairyman’s Page

The Bega District News · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 6

“The soundest method in which to conduct the campaign against the use of margarine appears to be along educational lines,” says Mr F. A…

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Home Garden Competition Results of Berry Junior Farmers' Club's Season, 1938-39

The South Coast Register · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 3

The judges, Messrs. Clifford Emery and Douglas Blow, completed their inspection of the Berry Junior Farmers’ Club’s exhibits in the…

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Touch Me Not. the Electric Fence in New Zealand. (From the “Australian Dairy Review.”)

The Bega District News · Monday 30 January 1939 · page 4

It was some two and a half years ago, when browsing through the pages of an American farming magazine, that our attention was first…

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Butter Market

The Bega District News · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 3

Prescott Ltd. reports on 26th January:— N.S.W.: Splendid rains have fallen on many dairying areas, the…

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Largest Dairy Herd

The Bega District News · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 1

The owner and breeder of what is claimed to be the world's largest herd of pure-bred bulls and cows— his name, appropriately enough, is…

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