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Farming & the land, 1953

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Should Prepare Cattle For Production Some Begin Lactation In Poor Condition

The Bega District News · Friday 24 April 1953 · page 6

On many dairies cattle are brought straight from the dry paddocks, often the poorest on the farm, without any attempt to build up condition to fit them for the strain of milk production…

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P. Board Shows More Leniency Farmers Will Be Given Further Warnings

The Bega District News · Friday 24 April 1953 · page 4

Although the Stock and Rabbit Inspector (Mr. F. F. Forster) recommended that certain landowners in the Candelo district should be prosecuted for failing to suppress rabbits on their properties, the…

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Wandellow May Lose Chance Of Power Few Farmers Sign To Buy Current

The Bega District News · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 4

Those farmers, who live along the route to be served by the Bega Valley Comity Council’s Wandellow rural electricity extension are likely to lose any chance of retaining the priority of the work—…

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Better Farming League

The South Coast Register · Thursday 30 April 1953 · page 1

There was quite a good attendance at the meeting of the Better Farming League, on Friday night last with the President…

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Bega Co-op. Enjoyed Fine Season Butter Production And Store Sales Higher

The Bega District News · Tuesday 5 May 1953 · page 1

Mr. J. T. Rogers, chairman of the board of directors of the Bega Co-operative Society, at the half-yearly annual meeting, on Thursday, stated that the Society had enjoyed a phenomenal season,…

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First A.i. Calf Born at Berry Training Farm

The South Coast Register · Thursday 7 May 1953 · page 1

The first calf bred at the Berry Training Farm, by means of the Berry Artificial Breeding Centre, was horn last week…

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Special Meeting Nowra Dairy Co. Friendly Ending to No Confidence Motion

The South Coast Register · Thursday 7 May 1953 · page 2

There was a cordial and friendly ending to the controversy resulting from a no-confidence motion on the chairman of the…

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Wool Dresses

The Bega District News · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 5

Charn[?]g [?]nage dress in checked wool. Douglas Co‘ presents it in found and gold. [?] years ago, conducted a general…

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Butter Factories Must Be Flexible Bega Party Reports On Victorian Tour

The Bega District News · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 9

The general opinion among Victorian dairy products factory executives is that the butter factory today, with the demand for milk products and decline in butter sales, must be sufficiently flexible…

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Q’ld Butter Pay Explained P.D.S. Officer Tells Of Marginal Pay

The Bega District News · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 4

Mr. A. W. Walker, Technical Adviser to Producers’ Distributing Society, and Secretary N.S.W. Co-operative Dairy Factories’ Association explained to the Bega suppliers, on Thursday last…

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Farmers’ School

The Bega District News · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 7

The Minister for Agriculture and Food Production, the Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., announces that the undermentioned short-term…

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Dairying Industry Is Sound Says Bate P. D. S. Chairman Declares Fall In Production Normal

The Bega District News · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 12

Mr. Harry J. Bate, Chairman of Directors of Producers’ Distributing Society, at the half-yearly meeting of the Bega Co-operative Society, on Thursday last week, stated that the dairying…

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Wool Fashions

The Bega District News · Tuesday 12 May 1953 · page 7

Irene of California tailors this suit in fine black and grey novelty stripe and check wool. (This suit was shown in…

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Local Wool Sold at Goulburn

The Bega District News · Tuesday 12 May 1953 · page 4

The final Goulburn wool sale of the current season was held on May 6 and 7, when Farmers and Graziers offered a…

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District Court Verdict to Grazier Damages Awarded For Sheep Killed By Truck

The Bega District News · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 7

A Brogo farmer, Austin Edwafrd Flanagan, was awarded a verdict for £325/3/- against Hayes and Kydd, transport operators, in the District Court last week, as a result of a number of sheep being killed…

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New State Award for Farmhands

The Bega District News · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 2

The new State dairy employees award announced this week gives general hands a £1/5/ - margin over the basic…

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Dairy Industry Must Be on Its Mettle

The Bega District News · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 2

Conditions appear to be developing at home and abroad that will exact every scrap of agricultural…

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Soft-line Wool Jersey Dress

The Bega District News · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 3

This Douglas Cox dress Is made in knobbly wool jersey with a softy draped V neckline and gathered skirt. The colour is guava red…

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Butter Ample for Winter

The Bega District News · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 5

The outlook for supplies of butter to cover the approaching period of low production appears to be quite…

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School for Farmers

The Bega District News · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 10

The Minister for Agriculture and Food Production, the Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A. announces that the…

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