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South Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

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Butter Market

The Bega District News · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 3

Prescott Ltd. reports on 12th August:— N.S.W.: A slight improvement in production is noted in some…

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Local and General King’s Cattle Sale

The South Coast Register · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 2

Buyers were keen at J. N. King and Sons’ cattle sale at Berry yesterday, when fleshy cows brought up [?] £4/15/, springers to £7, and…

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Master Farmer Competition, 1939

The Bega District News · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 3

The entries for this competition, conducted by the Farmer and Settler Association, from the Far South and Tableland have not been…

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Value of Dairying industry. Margarine Masquerading Must Stop

The Bega District News · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 1

From a Queensland paper we take the following report of statements made by Mr B. H. Corser, M.H.R., who resides at Bredbatoura,…

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Pruning Demonstration Berry Junior Farmers’ Club

The South Coast Register · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 1

A very interesting and instructive morning was spent in the orchard of Mr. A. E. Garratty, of Broughton Vale, recently, by members of the…

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“Realisation of Long Cherished Dream” Official Opening of Nowra Dairy Coy.’s Factory at Bomaderry Historic Ceremony Performed by Ex-premier of N.S.W.

The South Coast Register · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 6

Friday last was a red letter day in the history of the Nowra Co-operative Dairy Coy., for on that Mr. B. S. B. Stevens (until quite recently Premier of N.S.W.) performed the ceremony of…

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Gerringong Junior Farmers’ Meeting

The South Coast Register · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 5

A meeting of the Gerringong Junior Farmers’ Club was held last week, when there was a good attendance…

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Berry Training Farm

The South Coast Register · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 3

Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hutton, of Harvey, W.A., visited Berry last week in order to look over the Training Farm which they stated has a…

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Dairying Industry Conference

The Nowra Leader · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 9

Captain Dunn asked the Premier, Secretary for Public Works and Minister for Local Government:--(1) Is is a fact that the dairying industry…

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Nowra Co-op. Dairy Company. Large Number of People Attend Official Opening of New Factory at Bomaderry. Official Ceremony Performed by Mr. B. S. B. Stevens

The Nowra Leader · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 6

A large and representative gathering of people were in attendance at Bomaderry for the official opening of the new factory building of the Nowra…

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Contagious Abortion Control. Compensation Cattle Own. Ers for Losses. U. S. A. Scheme Not Favored

The Bega District News · Monday 21 August 1939 · page 1

The agglutination test is employed to eradicate contagious abortion from herds in North America in the same way as it is used in Australia,…

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TARANAKl Poultry Farm and Hatchery

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 23 August 1939 · page 4

DAY old R.I. Red (Imported Strains) and Australorp pullets, £5/10/-White Leghorns. £5 per 100 Height and packing 4/-. R.I. Red and Alorp…

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Butter Market

The Bega District News · Thursday 24 August 1939 · page 3

Prescott Ltd. reports on 13th August:— N.S.W.: Whatever improvement in production is noticeable, it is very…

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Wool Report

The Bega District News · Thursday 24 August 1939 · page 1

The Farmers and Graziers’ report on 18th instant:— Preparations for the opening of the new season’s auctions on the 28th…

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Coastal Dairy Farms (Issued by the Commissioner of Road Transport.)

The Bega District News · Thursday 24 August 1939 · page 6

Brakes are probably the most important part of a motor vehicle in relation to road safety, and should always receive most careful…

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Mr. Macintosh's Dual Success Wins Coastal Dairy Farm Compet'n. and Championship of the Milk Zone

The South Coast Register · Thursday 24 August 1939 · page 1

Mr. F. A. McIntosh, of “Woodside Park,” Berry, brought further fame to the district by his dual success in recent Coastal Dairy Farm Competition…

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Nowra Co-op. Dairy Co

The Nowra Leader · Friday 25 August 1939 · page 2

At the official opening of the Nowra Co-op. Dairy Company's newly erected factory at Bomaderry on Friday, August 11th, the following…

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Farming Opportunities. Scope for Young Men

The Bega District News · Monday 28 August 1939 · page 2

An interesting visitor to Bega during the last few days has been Mr L. C. Cooper, an officer of the Western Australian Rural Bank, who is…

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District Farms Reviewed

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 30 August 1939 · page 7

In a brief review of the farms judged by Mr. A. T. R. Brown, senior dairy instructor, for the “Farmer and Settler” and Milk Board farm…

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Nowra Co-op. Dairy Co. Ltd. Annual Meeting

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 30 August 1939 · page 15

The 37th annual meeting of the Nowra Co-op. Dairy Co., Ltd., was held in the School of Arts on Monday night last. There was an attendance of…

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