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South Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

228 stories in South Coast's papers · page 11 of 12

High Prices for Cattle

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 28 October 1942 · page 7

One of the most successful cattle! sales ever conducted on the South Coast was that at Glenmurray on Thursday last, when Messrs…

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How Farming Is Carried on at Kameruka

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 28 October 1942 · page 4

Unless some reprieve Is granted by the Minister for Lands (Mr. Tully) in his contemplated bill to reduce large estates, Kameruka…

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Federal Dairy Subsidy Producers to Give Fair Trail

The Bega District News · Thursday 29 October 1942 · page 1

Dairy farmers, while resolutely opposed to the Government’s policy of granting a subsidy on butter and cheese in lieu of a price increase, are…

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Hessian Wanted Farmers, Please Note

The South Coast Register · Thursday 29 October 1942 · page 1

The State Salvage Office is anxious to secure as much hessian as can be collected. A special appeal is made to farmers and…

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Another Farmers’ Meeting

The Bega District News · Monday 9 November 1942 · page 2

There was a big attendance of farmers in Bega School of Arts last week to-hear Mr. G. W. Gordon general president of the Primary…

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Dairy Company Acquires Stocker Park

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 11 November 1942 · page 4

At last week’s meeting of the Berry Council, pursuant to notice. Ald. Chittick moved that the offer of £150 by the Nowra Dairy Co. for…

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Junior Farmer Projects Helped by the Rain

The South Coast Register · Thursday 12 November 1942 · page 1

Rain during October considerably improved Junior Farmers’ Club projects along the entire coast, reports the South Coast district supervisor,…

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Outstanding Cattle Sale

The Bega District News · Monday 23 November 1942 · page 4

J. N. King & Sons Pty. Ltd. conducted the most outstanding sale of dairy cattle on the South Coast for years. They sold, on account of Mr G…

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Sale of Bomaderry Land to Nowra Dairy Co

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 25 November 1942 · page 1

Reporting to the Berry Council re the sale of land at Bomaderry to the Nowra Dairy Co., the Town Clerk (Mr. D. C. Tilghman) said…

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Farm Worker Heavily Fined Wrongful Use of Petrol

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 25 November 1942 · page 1

Charged under the National Security Regulations with not returning a license to the Liquid Fuel Control Board, W…

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Subsidy on Butter Explanation by General President P.p.u

The South Coast Register · Thursday 3 December 1942 · page 1

General satisfaction was expressed at the P.P.U. meeting at Berry on Monday last, when it was seen that Mr. George Gordon, general…

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Experimental Farm for South Coast. Mr. Douglas Thomson’s Idea

The Bega District News · Thursday 3 December 1942 · page 2

At the Pastures Protection Board in Bega on Tuesday, Mr. Douglas Thomson, of Belowra, again brought up the suggestion for a Government…

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Report Wanted Farmers Indignant at Proposal to Cut Out. Milk Zone

The South Coast Register · Thursday 3 December 1942 · page 3

The Hon. A. N. Binks, M.L.C., spoke for some time, at the P.P.U. meeting at Berry on Monday last, on a matter that has been agitating…

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Dairying A Common Dairying Question Effect of Cow's Age on Composition of Milk

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 4 December 1942 · page 4

How does the age of a cow influence the composition of milk? This is a question often asked. From the dairyman's…

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Butter Production Cost Victorian Dairymen’s President Answers Question

The Bega District News · Monday 7 December 1942 · page 1

How much does it cost to produce 1 lb. of commercial butter. This was the essence of a letter from the Victorian Housewives’ Association to the…

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Women on Farms Interesting Talk

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 9 December 1942 · page 7

At the meeting of the Illawarra [?]strict Council of the Primary [?]oducers’ Union, at Berry last [?] various aspects of the work…

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Dirt Breeds Flies Don’t Tolerate, Refuse About Dairy

The Bega District News · Thursday 10 December 1942 · page 5

Flies are carriers of many infections, and the refuse in which they breed — decaying vegetable matter, old rags and paper, and manure— should not be…

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Farm Worker Heavily Fined Wrongful Use of Petrol

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 11 December 1942 · page 4

Charged under the National Security Regulations with not reluming a license to the Liquid Fuel Control Board, W. H. Doyle…

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“Unfortunate Domestic Disagreement” Between Burrier Farmers and Milk Carrier “Who Takes Too Long on Trip”

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 16 December 1942 · page 2

Because the delay in having their milk delivered to the Nowra factory would likely mean to them a heavy loss…

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Notes on the Dairying Industry

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 16 December 1942 · page 1

The directors of the Nowra Coop. Dairy Co. Ltd. announce that at further bonus of Id per gallon is to be paid during the coming month…

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