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South Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

234 stories in South Coast's papers · page 7 of 12

Riverina Dairying is Better Proposition than South Coast Soldier Settler’s Experience

The South Coast Register · Thursday 6 August 1953 · page 1

Although brought up on a coastal dairy farm, soldier settler Stuart Pollie, Glen Ora, Tarcutta, is firmly convinced that…

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District Butter Production Factory Figures Still Very Low

The Bega District News · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 1

Butter production is still very low at the factories in the Bega Valley, and most quote production figures below…

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McEWEN Explains Action on Butter Replies To Criticism Levelled At Him

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

"The few people who have criticised the Comonwealth Government for not increasing the guaranteed return to dairy farmers, obviously don't understand the facts," says the Commonwealth…

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Farmers Advised On Tax Deductions

The Bega District News · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 1

"Many farmers do not realise that they can use tax deductions, a fifth of the cost of plant and improvements," says Senator A. M. McMulIin. He urged farmers to get details…

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State Produces More Butter Greater Than Average Output For Three Years

The Bega District News · Tuesday 11 August 1953 · page 1

Butter production for the 12 months ended June, 1953, was 58 per cent. greater than that in 1951/52 and ten per cent. greater than the average output for the three years ended 1950/51…

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Organiser for Junior Farmers

The Bega District News · Tuesday 11 August 1953 · page 3

Mr. William Tearle, Senior master at Temora High School, has been appointed to the position of New South Wales State…

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Illawarra Young Farmers’ Club

The South Coast Register · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 4

The first annual meeting of Illawarra Young Farmers’ Club was held recently at Kiama, when the district supervisor, Mr. A. J…

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Praise for Better Farming League

The South Coast Register · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 2

Mr. J. Ferguson (chairman) and Mr. F. Sedgwick (producers’ representative) attended Dr. Clunies Ross’ meeting at…

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Rain Helped The Farmers, But Brings A Lot Of Trouble To Ambulance

The Bega District News · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 1

The recent rains which fell throughout the district were welcomed by the primary producers, but the drivers of the…

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Butter Has A Competitor

The Bega District News · Tuesday 18 August 1953 · page 2

The extreme energy with which the margarine industry is pushing this butter substitute before the public is only…

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Publicity for Butter P.P.U. District Council Agrees To Principle

The Bega District News · Tuesday 18 August 1953 · page 4

After lengthy discussion, the Southern District Council of the Primary Producers’ Union will remit to the Central Council of the Union, a motion recommending that the dairy industry organise a…

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Candelo Farm Changes Hands

The Bega District News · Tuesday 18 August 1953 · page 7

Mr. Percy Collins’ “Greenmount” property, at Candelo, been purchased by Mr. A. F. Pfeiffer, of Double Bay,…

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Young Farmers to Learn A.I.S. Points

The South Coast Register · Thursday 20 August 1953 · page 2

A demonstration day will be conducted by the Illawarra Young Farmers’ Club at Richardson Bros., Tabbagong A.I.S. Stud,…

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N.z. Butter for Russia

The Bega District News · Friday 21 August 1953 · page 4

New Zealand has sold 5,000 tons of butter to Russia, at price which, after allowances have been made for the…

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CANDELO A.P.P.U. MEETING Mentors Told Of Grim Butter Position

The Bega District News · Friday 21 August 1953 · page 1

The Annual Meeting of the Candelo Branch of the Australian Primary Producers’ Union was held at Candelo last Monday night, and a large and representative gathering of farmers from the…

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Pattern Of Dairying Has Changed

The Bega District News · Friday 21 August 1953 · page 12

The pattern of production and use of milk products has changed markedly in the past two decades points out the…

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‘Decoy Crops’ to Control Parasites

The Bega District News · Friday 21 August 1953 · page 8

A new method of controlling soil-borne plant parasites is being studied in the Faculty of Agriculture at…

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Dairying Award

The South Coast Register · Thursday 27 August 1953 · page 1

The Management Committee meeting of the MZDC, held last week in Sydney, agreed that the representations made by the…

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Ireland’s Farm Output Up £15 Million

The Bega District News · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 8

Ireland’s gross agriculture put last year had an [?] value of £195,600,250, an [?] of £15,696,250 on 1951 [?]…

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Dairy Employees’ Award

The Bega District News · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 8

The Conciliation Commissioner pointed out to a recent meeting of the Dairy Employees concellliation…

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