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Farming & the land, 1951

234 stories in South Coast's papers · page 2 of 12

Unusual Place for Butter Price Claim Matter Brought Up at Mumbulla Meeting

The Bega District News · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 1

An unusual place to seek a higher price for butter, to allow the dairy farmers to catch up with the ruling, inflation, the effects of which they…

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Drop Priorities, Says Cr. Handcock Caustic About Proposed Extension To Numbugga Farms

The Bega District News · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 1

The policy of Bega Valley County Council priorities was attacked by Cr. F. W. Handcock at last week’s meeting of Council when he declared that priorities should be dropped to allow the installing of the transmission line to…

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Junior Farmer School Selected Members to Attend

The Bega District News · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 1

Again this year the Bank of New South Wales will sponsor a 10 days school of instruction for 60 selected Junior Farmers at Hawkesbury. or…

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Destruction of Cattle

The South Coast Register · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 2

The electrical engineer, Mr. Mattes, reporting to the Shire Council meeting last night, on the death [?] five cows at…

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“Best Cattle Show We’ve Ever Had”

The South Coast Register · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 2

“We are going to have the best cattle show we have ever had.” the enthusiastic comment of the secretary of the…

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Five Cows Electrocuted Berry Farmer’s Loss

The South Coast Register · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 1

Mr. Arthur Oke of Broughton Vale, a member of the well-known Oke Brothers, dairymen, heard the cows on their property…

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To Speak on Dairying President of Q.d.o. Will Be at the Bega Show

The Bega District News · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 2

Mr. C. H. Jamieson, president of the Queensland Dairymen’s . Organisation, who will be in Bega for the Far South Coast National Show, and will be invited…

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Attractive Fashions in Wool

The Bega District News · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 4

Some of the newly designed fashions in wool were featured in a recent display by the International Wool Secretariat in London. In the Petit Salon of a large London store, recently, a mannequin parade was held to display some of the hew fashions in wool,…

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R.a.s. Farm and Fodder Comp. Five Zone to Compete

The Bega District News · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 6

Five Zones of New South Wales are to compete this year for the Royal Agricultural Society’s farm and Fodder…

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Cattle Breeders Meet at Tilba Tilba

The South Coast Register · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 6

Sixty delegates from Bodalla to Bega met in conference at Tilba Tilba recently to review the present state of dairy cattle…

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BERRY’S 63rd Annual Exhibition Cattle Display Thrills Patrons Ideal Weather Ensures Very Successful Show

The South Coast Register · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 3

The 63rd Annual Show of the Berry Agricultural and Horticultural Association, which took place on Friday and Saturday…

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District Dairy Officer Marsh Replies Advocates Both Genetics And Production Records

The Bega District News · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 5

In a special article Mr. Roger Marsh, District Dairy Officer, states that it would appear that some misunderstanding may arise in the minds of dairy farmers on the interpretation placed on the remarks of…

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An Unusual Sheep Breed

The Bega District News · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 1

There was nothing sheepish-looking about Brownber Simon when photographed after being selected champion of the Rough Fell class in the sheep section of the Royal Oxiord Show in England…

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King’s Cattle Sale

The South Coast Register · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 3

Messrs. J. N King and Sons conducted their usual fortnightly sale on the above date. There was a good yarding of [?] heal…

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“Rabbit Poisoning An Act Of Lunacy” Farmer Voices Protests Against Authority

The Bega District News · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 5

With the chairman of the rabbit destruction authority (Mr. W. J. Smith) asking all P. P. Boards to organise poisoning campaigns throughout their districts, Mr. Jacob Britten, of Tantawanglo, declares that…

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Three Women Farmhands Sue Employer Claim For Holiday Pay Opposed By Local Farmer

The Bega District News · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 1

Mrs. Olive Marion Collie, who, with her two daughters, Eileen and Valda Collie, and sometimes two of the Bateman boys, had milked up to 155 cows on Vincent John Bateman’s Buckajo farm, proceeded…

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Butter Problems

The Bega District News · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 2

The dairy farmers of this district should not be displeased to learn that their Federal Member (Mr…

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Impressive Jersey Cattle At Cobargo Section Not Big But Quality Was High

The Bega District News · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 4

Mr. Lindsay Cochrane, of Jasper's Brush, Jersey judge, was impressed by the type of animals he had judge at the Cobargo Show 'last week. althougs some classes were not show…

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Fodder Reserves at Low Ebb on Most N.s.w. Farms

The Bega District News · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 1

Fodder reserves on most New South Wales farms are at a very low ebb, both on the coast and inland areas—according to reports…

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Campbell’s Cattle Sales

The South Coast Register · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 2

Owing to the wet weather several lots of springers could not be yarded at Mr. A. J. Campbell’s cattle sale at Berry…

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