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Farming & the land, 1954

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Sale Of Farm At Dignam’s Creek

The Bega District News · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 4

Mr. H. B. Dowling, Bega real estate agent has announced the sale of the Dignam’s Creek property of the estate of…

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Start This Week On Dairy Cost Suvrey

The Bega District News · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 1

A start will be made this week with the collection of information from farmers in the South Coast districts whose properties have been selected for inclusion in the…

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Lead Poisoning Of Cattle

The Bega District News · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 2

As several cattle have died recently as the result of lead P[?], a warning is issued to farmers against leaving old…

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Irrigation Helps North Coast Dairy Grant Farm

The Bega District News · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 6

Dairy Grant Demonstrations farms on the North Coast have maintained production despite drought conditions says Mr. D. W. Crowfoot, District Dairy Officer at Taree,…

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New Scheme To Start For Junior Farmers

The Bega District News · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 1

At the beginning of next month the Junior Farmer movement will be split into areas and districts. Seven area supervisors will be located at Lismore, Tamworth or Armidale,…

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Beef Cattle To Appear In Candelo Show

The Bega District News · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 7

Candelo Show Society is breaking new ground this year with a special section for beef cattle breeds, to be judged on breed, type and conformation…

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Brogo Dairy Farm Changes Hands

The Bega District News · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 5

Mr. H. B. Bowling, Bega stock, station and real estate agent, has announced the sale of the well known Brogo dairy farm by Mrs…

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Bank Help For Junior Farmers

The Bega District News · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 12

The Bank of N.S.W. has announced its programme of financial support for the Junior Farmer Morement in N.S.W. during…

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Farm Horses Scarce at Pambula Show

The Bega District News · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 1

As much as every farmer loves the honest old draught horse it seems that this loyal animal is just another one of a dying race, and at the Pambula Show, held last weekend, only…

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Dairy Produce Bd. Election

The Bega District News · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 1

Nominations of candidates fot election as members representing Butter and Chesses Factories on the Australian Dairy Produce…

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Farmer Fined For Rabbits

The Bega District News · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 2

John Arkwright Jackson, of Yarranung, Bega, who pleaded guilty to a cWge of having failed fully and continuously to…

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Butter Factories Producing Less

The Bega District News · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 1

District butter production figures declined steadily through out January with most of the factories turning out only a…

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Jnr. Farmer Supervisor Instructed

The Bega District News · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 1

Mr. Jeffrey Bishop, newly appointed Junior Farmer District Supervisor for the Bega District, has just spent a week in Sydney receiving instruction on Junior Farmer office routine…

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Great Chance For Junior Farmers

The Bega District News · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 2

In [?] this district has experienced many changes and important and valuable developments but none could have a…

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How Far Can Cattle Stray?

The Bega District News · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 2

Just boy for can cattle stray? That is a [?] which has been existing a [?] farmer’s mind ever since he received…

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Beef Cattle At Candelo Show

The Bega District News · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 2

The judge of the beef eattle section at Candelo Show last weekend, Mr. Charles Stewart, of [?], said, after he bad…

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Mixed Wheat Will Mean Poorer Bread

The Bega District News · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 1

Local bakers are perturbed at the authoritative statement that the flour–millers in N.S.W. have been instructed to mix 30 per…

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Urges Cattle Research

The Bega District News · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 5

Intensive research into the cheapest methods of keeping cattle alive during droughts has been urged by Mr. B. C. Cotton,…

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Jersey Cattle At Bega Show Test The Judge

The Bega District News · Tuesday 2 March 1954 · page 5

From the very first class paraded in the Jersey cattle section at the Far South Coast National Show last Friday, it was obvious that the judge, Mr. F. Burton, of Ipswich,…

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More Farmers Alleged To Have Rabbits On Their Farms

The Bega District News · Tuesday 2 March 1954 · page 8

The Eden Pastures Protection Board’s Stock Inspector (Mr. F. F. Forster) has been making inspections of properties, following up the Board’s campaign against rabbit infestation,…

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