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Farming & the land, 1943

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

Agricultural Holdings Act. Assures Advance in Farm Practice. Article No. 1

The Bega District News · Thursday 24 June 1943 · page 5

The Agricultural Holdings Act, which becomes operative in this State on July 1, is designed to clarify the relations between tenants and…

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Butter in China. COSTS 170/- Per Lb

The Bega District News · Monday 28 June 1943 · page 2

Murder, [?]ting rapin[?] starvation and the sight of the gr[?] faces of British and Canadian soldiers working like co[?]lies on a diet of damaged [?]ice…

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Dairy [?]bsidy

The Bega District News · Monday 28 June 1943 · page 2

The executive [?] of the Primary Producers’ Union [?]eated a motion that the Govern[?] should subsidise by one-thir wa[?] be paid to dairy…

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Butter Rationing

The Bega District News · Thursday 1 July 1943 · page 5

After June 30 no butter will be supplied without a special permit to restaurants, sandwich shops, hotels, and other catering establishments, or to…

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Mechanised Farming in Dairying Districts (Continued from last Thursday’s issue)

The Bega District News · Thursday 1 July 1943 · page 2

Mr Ballard (chairman) said they were not advocating throwing horses aside, they must co-ordinate, not discard, every facility available…

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Rice Growing in Australia A 5000 Acre Farm

The Bega District News · Thursday 1 July 1943 · page 4

The pre-war area under rice in Australia—normally 25,000 acres—was increased in the 1942-43 season to 34,000 acres, and the goal for 1943-44 is…

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Butter Factories Order of Merit

The Bega District News · Monday 5 July 1943 · page 2

Twenty-four New South Wales butter factories have the State Agricultural Department’s Order of Merit, North’s Ballina factory [?] the…

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Mechanised Farming in Dairying Districts (Continued from previous issues)

The Bega District News · Monday 5 July 1943 · page 2

Mr Synott, at the request of Mr Dowie, gave an interesting review of what was being done in the Guyra district Guyra is on the Northern…

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Norco [?]hief on Dairy Award

The Bega District News · Monday 5 July 1943 · page 2

As the Dairy [?]ystry Award was agreed to by the [?] Farmers’ Federation of Australi[?] includes the P.P.U., I do not [?]nk it is likely to…

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Dairying Wages Award

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 9 July 1943 · page 1

SCOPE and AREA--Known-as the "Dairying" Industry Award" 1943," the award applies to the occupation oi all persons who…

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Labour for Farms Selected Italian War Prisoners

The Bega District News · Friday 9 July 1943 · page 2

A plan to use the labour of selected Italian prisoners of war on farms to alleviate the acute man power shortage has been approved by the…

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Current Topics Mechanised Farming

The Bega District News · Friday 9 July 1943 · page 2

The recent conference on mechanised farming ,at Bega brought forth a lot interesting matter, and the meeting generally appeared to be much impressed…

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Why Butter Is Rationed

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 14 July 1943 · page 5

A variety of factors have contributed to the need for butter rationing in Australia. Some of these have been outlined by the…

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Italian War Prisoners to Work on Farms

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 14 July 1943 · page 7

Selected Italian prisoners of ware would be used as farm workers to alleviate the acute manpower shortage, said the Army Minister…

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Dissatisfied Farmers Plans for Improving Mechanisation Scheme

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 14 July 1943 · page 1

A great many district fanners appear to be dissatisfied with the facilities provided by the local War Agricultural Committee in…

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Dairying Wages Award

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 16 July 1943 · page 1

We have been asked by quite a number of farmers to reprint the information contained in our last issue, and have also had…

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Lower Butter Output Bega Factory

The Bega District News · Monday 19 July 1943 · page 2

The output of butter from the Bega factory for the month of June was 36 tons, which compares with 58 tons during the corresponding month of last…

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Bemboka Butter Factory Loss of Suppliers

The Bega District News · Monday 19 July 1943 · page 2

Mr Ballard, Senior Dairy Instructor, informs us that, since the war, 23 suppliers to Bemboka butter factory have ceased dairying. Four of them…

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Mr. Boxsell Answers Pyree Farmers (To the Editor)

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 21 July 1943 · page 1

Dear Sir,—I read with great Interest your report of the meeting at Pyree, and although your article was headed "Dissatisfied Farmers,…

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Dehorning of Cattle “Dont’s” Which It Is Important to Observe

The Bega District News · Thursday 22 July 1943 · page 4

The dehorning of cattle has many advantages, the best method being to prevent the growth of horns in the calf by treatment of the horn and with…

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