Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Farming & the land, all years

South Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

368 stories in South Coast's papers · page 12 of 19

Overstocking of Dairy Cows an Objectionable Practice

The Bega District News · Thursday 22 August 1940 · page 3

When newly calved cattle are displayed for sale, it frequently happens that the owner, desiring to attract attention to the capacity of the…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Our Neighbours. Kangaroo Valley Junior Farmers' Club

The South Coast Register · Thursday 22 August 1940 · page 4

The club members held a meeting the Kangaroo Valley Public School on August 13- The president (Jack Cox) occupied the chair,…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Bolong Junior Farmers Club

The South Coast Register · Thursday 22 August 1940 · page 4

A meeting of the Belong Junior Farmers club was held in the [?] on August 7. It was decided on the nation of…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Nowra Dairy Company Annual Meeting

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 28 August 1940 · page 8

The 38th annual meeting of the Nowra Co-op. Dairy Co., Ltd., was held at the School of Arts. Nowra, on Monday night. There was an…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Bolong Junior Farmers' Club

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 28 August 1940 · page 12

A general meeting of the Bolong Junior Farmers' Club was held in the school on Monday, 19th August. Charles McGill distributed tickets…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

The Milk Business and the Nowra Dairy Co. Future Possibilities Visualised

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 28 August 1940 · page 5

The possibilities of the city milk trade were foreseen by some of the early supporters of the Nowra Co-op. Dairy Co., as is evidenced from the…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Dehorning Dairy Cattle Advocated by Veterinary Officer at Competition Field Day

The South Coast Register · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 5

How advantageous is the dehorning of dairy cattle was pointed out by Mr. T. G. Hungerford, veterinary surgeon, in an address on the…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Assistance to Dairy Farmers

The South Coast Register · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 5

The State Treasurer, the Hon A. Richardson, M.L.A., last night again referred to the continued drought which is causing such serious…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

The Late Lloyd Chittick A Junior Farmer’s Tribute

The South Coast Register · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 3

After an illness of some twelve months, the laying at rest of Lloyd Rupert Chittick, on Saturday last, was, indeed, a sad occasion for the…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Gerringong Co-op. Dairy Society Ltd. 52nd Annual Meeting

The South Coast Register · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 3

The 52nd annual meeting of the Gerringong Co-op. Dairy Society Ltd. was held in the School of Arts on Tuesday night last, when the…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Nowra Dairy Co

The South Coast Register · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 3

The 38th annual meeting of the Nowra Dairy Co. was held on Monday night last, when over 100 shareholders and visitors attended, with…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Dairy Companies’ Annual Meetings

The South Coast Register · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 3

The dairy companies of the near South Coast hold their annual meetings at this time of the year, and beginning with Jamberoo, meetings were also held at Nowra, on Monday night Gerringong met…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Assistance to Dairy Farmers Advances Total £120,000

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 4 September 1940 · page 3

The State Treasurer last week again referred to the continued drought which is causing such serious difficulties for dairy farmers,…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Nowra Dairy Company

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 4 September 1940 · page 10

At the annual meeting of the Nowra Co-op. Dairy Co., Mr. W. F. Stoner (manager and secretary) reviewed the balance-sheet in detail,…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

Financing Farmers

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 4 September 1940 · page 5

At the Nowra Dairy Company’s meeting, last week, the manager (Mr. W.F. Stoner) intimated that the directors had decided to borrow…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Wheat Guarantee

The South Coast Register · Thursday 5 September 1940 · page 5

An unqualified assurance that the Government will not allow the wheat industry to be destroyed by war time difficulties in marketing…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Butter Quality Local Market

The South Coast Register · Thursday 5 September 1940 · page 5

I desire to report that during the week ended 30/8/40, 90 per cert, of the boxes of butter examined by the State Butter Grading Staff was…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Record Butter Output Increase in Cheese

The Bega District News · Thursday 5 September 1940 · page 4

Australian butter production in the year ended June 30 last was a record. It amounted to 212,680 tons, as compared with 210,000 in the…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Butter Fat Production Minister Criticises Herd Recording Scheme

The Bega District News · Thursday 5 September 1940 · page 6

Because of the failure of the dairy herd recording scheme in New South Wales to achieve the results hoped for when it was initiated, several…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Dairy Farmers’ Co-op. Milk Company Annual Meeting

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 11 September 1940 · page 14

There was a record attendance at the fortieth annual meeting of the Dairy Farmers’ Co-op. Milk Co., which was held at the company’s office, 700…

Continued on Trove, page 14 →