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South Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

234 stories in South Coast's papers · page 9 of 12

Nowra Dairy Co

The South Coast Register · Thursday 17 September 1953 · page 1

The year just closed will go down in history as a record year, said the chairman of directors, Mr, H. O. Cox, at the annual…

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Dairy Farm To Be Judged

The Bega District News · Friday 18 September 1953 · page 6

Judging for the State Championship of the "Farmer and Setter” Dairy Farm Competition will take place at Mr…

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Fraser's Questions On Butter In House

The Bega District News · Tuesday 22 September 1953 · page 1

In reply to a number of questions asked in the Federal Parliament by the Member for EdenMonaro (Mr. Allan Fraser, M.H.R.) the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. McEwen)…

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Good News for Jnr. Farmers Full Time Supervisor To Be Appointed

The Bega District News · Tuesday 22 September 1953 · page 1

The members of the District Council of Junior Farmer Clubs, at the meeting on Tuesday last week, were told by Mr. Arthur Chalmers, district supervisor, that there is every likelihood of a full time…

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Better Farming League

The South Coast Register · Thursday 24 September 1953 · page 1

Arrangements have been made with Mr. H. J. Geddes, who is in charge of the McGarvie Smith Research Station, to come to…

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Farmer Speaks His Mind

The Bega District News · Friday 25 September 1953 · page 4

Sir,—Having read your editorial on the price of butter in your issue of September 11 I have been tempted to pen this note…

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One Way To Speed Up Dairy Production Value Of Using Proven Bulls In A. I System

The Bega District News · Friday 25 September 1953 · page 6

Primary producers in Australia have been urged to speed up production and to keep down expenses. In the dairying there is no doubt that the most effective way of doing this is to inseminate our…

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Candelo Farm Praised Judges Assemble On Filmer Property

The Bega District News · Tuesday 29 September 1953 · page 3

The attitude of a number of district farmers is entering the “Farmer and Settler” Dairy Farm Competition was praised by the District Dairy Officer, Mr. R. M. Marsh, at the judging of Mr. E…

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Young Farmers’ Club Address by District Agronomist

The South Coast Register · Thursday 1 October 1953 · page 4

At a meeting of the Illawarra Young Farmers’ Club on Monday, September 21, Mr. McDonald, district agronomist, of Kiama,…

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Poultry Farm at Berry Application Before Shire Council

The South Coast Register · Thursday 1 October 1953 · page 3

An application has been received from Mr. D. T. Smith, in connection with the proposed establishment of a poultry farm at…

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Upper Hunter Farmers Visiting Berry at the End of October

The South Coast Register · Thursday 1 October 1953 · page 3

A party of farmers from the Upper Hunter River District are coming to Berry to attend a meeting of the Better Farming…

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Nowra Dairy Co. Election of Directors

The South Coast Register · Thursday 1 October 1953 · page 3

The result of the election of two directors of the Nowra Dairy Coy. has been announced as follows…

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Cows “Blown” From Eating Clover Farmers Have Their Troubles

The South Coast Register · Thursday 1 October 1953 · page 3

“Our pastures are really too good at the present time,” a Nowra district farmer told “The Register,” during the week…

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Art Foe Young Farmers

The Bega District News · Friday 2 October 1953 · page 9

The guest speaker at a meeting of the Cobargo Young Farmers Group, on September 17, was Bega artist,…

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Butter Price Protest

The Bega District News · Wednesday 7 October 1953 · page 4

The annual meeting of shareholders of the Cobargo Co-operative Society, last Friday, unanimously resolved to protest to the…

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State Dairy Farm Championship Woodside Park, Berry, the Winner!

The South Coast Register · Thursday 8 October 1953 · page 2

The happy news was received on Tuesday last that Mr. F. A. McIntosh, of Woodside Park, Berry, the famous Ayrshire Stud,…

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Dairying Conditions Officer’s Report for Month of September

The South Coast Register · Thursday 8 October 1953 · page 1

The following report covering the dairying conditions for the month of September has been issued by the district officer, Mr…

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Stole A Sheep From Newtown

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

A Bega timber worker, John William Legge, was fined in the Bega Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, for…

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Drop in Butter Production Some Factories 40 p.c. Below Last Year

The Bega District News · Friday 9 October 1953 · page 1

The lag in production at district butter factories continued during the month of September, figures released for that period being, in some cases, as much as 40 per cent, below the figures for the same…

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National Service a Hardship” Some Farmers Troubled, Says Allan Fraser

The Bega District News · Friday 9 October 1953 · page 1

The severe hardship caused in particular cases by the calling-up of farmers’ sons for national service Was mentioned in the House of Representatives recently, by Mr. Allan Fraser, M.P., Member for…

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