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South Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

228 stories in South Coast's papers · page 6 of 12

Potato Shortage Whole Tablelands Crop to be used for Seed Purposes

The Bega District News · Monday 15 June 1942 · page 1

Owing to an extreme shortage in the New South Wales potato crop it has been found necessary to divert the whole of the crop grown on the…

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Wool Report

The Bega District News · Thursday 18 June 1942 · page 6

The Farmers and Graziers’ Cooperative Co. reports on the 12th instant: The final round of- appraisements of the 1941-42. season will extend from…

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Junior Farmers’ Club Annual Meeting of the Illawarra District Cl

The South Coast Register · Thursday 18 June 1942 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Illawarra District Council was held in the Jamberoo School of Arts on Tuesday night, June 9, when the…

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Dairying Milking Machine Rubbers [?]lortage of Supply Makes Care Essential

The Bega District News · Monday 22 June 1942 · page 4

The serious shortage of raw rubber resulting from the war and the consequent severe curtailment of manufacture of rubber parts imposed upon…

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Girl Farmers Deciding Factor “Carry on or Cease Operations”

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 24 June 1942 · page 8

“Yesterday I saw a practical example of how city girls can become efficient rural workers in a very short time,” declared Mr. A. W. Skidmore,…

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Berry Co-op. Dairy Co

The South Coast Register · Thursday 25 June 1942 · page 2

Nominations are invited in this issue from persons eligible to stand for elation as members of the board of directors of the Berry…

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Deputation From Milton Farmers to Milk Board

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 1 July 1942 · page 8

At the request of a large number of dairy farmers of the district, Mr. R. N. Beale, M.L.A., introduced a deputation to Mr. Nesbitt, chairman of the…

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Farm Call-up Attacked

The Bega District News · Thursday 2 July 1942 · page 6

The Minister for Commerce, Mr. Scully, said last week that the call-up of men in the dairying industry was not in accordance with…

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Berry Training Farm Wonderful Test Figures

The South Coast Register · Thursday 2 July 1942 · page 2

Recent official herd test figures have apparently solved the question of a high milk test as far as the Berry Training Farm herd is…

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Cattle Track

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 3 July 1942 · page 2

Permission has now been given and the necessary funds available to make a cattle track over the Red Route to Cooma. This…

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Home Front Fight is On Grave shortage of Dairy Produce Manpower Arrangements Bring Chaos

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 3 July 1942 · page 2

The big bombardment in the home front is on. The Minister for Supply (Mr. Beasely) is fighting for manpower for factories…

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Free Pamphlet for Dairy Farmers

The Bega District News · Monday 6 July 1942 · page 4

Since it secrets the milk which is the staple product of the dairy farm, [?] health of the udder of the cow is of prime importance to the farmer…

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Storage of Farm-cured Bacon

The Bega District News · Monday 6 July 1942 · page 4

Farm cured bacon often becomes reasty (rancid) through being hung in places where the temperature is variable, and it may also be attacked…

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Junior Farmers’ Club Gerringong Branch

The South Coast Register · Thursday 9 July 1942 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Gerringong Junior Farmers’ Club was held on the 23rd June, when the president (Mr. G. E. Chittick)…

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Junior Farmers Club Tilba branch

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 10 July 1942 · page 2

A meeting of Junior Farmers was held on 1st July, 1942 in the School of Arts hall at Central Tilba…

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Farmer sold 40 Cows Lost £2

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 10 July 1942 · page 2

A farmer sent 40 cows 300 miles to the Homebush saleyards received a cheque for 13s. after freight and other charges had…

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Current Topics the Dairying Industry

The Bega District News · Monday 13 July 1942 · page 2

A committee appointed by the Commonwealth Government is to investigate all aspects of the dairying industry, with a view, of course, to…

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Live Wire Farmer Seeks Post on Milk Board (From “Farmer and Settler,” 18/6/42)

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 15 July 1942 · page 6

Mr. F. J. Sedgwick, Campbelltown, will be a candidate for election as producers’ representative on the new Milk Board. He has taken a keen…

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Insects Menace Vegetable Crop Control Measures Not Adopted by Growers

The South Coast Register · Thursday 16 July 1942 · page 1

Recent surveys of several important vegetable growing areas have shown that many growers have failed to take the necessary action to…

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The Dairy Front No Call-ups

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 17 July 1942 · page 3

The "creaks and groans" to which the Minister for War Organisation of Industry (Mr. Dedman) referred were now…

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