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Farming & the land, 1954

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Butter From Ship Sunk During War

The Bega District News · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 6

When the North Coast (New South Wales) passenger ship “Wollongbar” was impeded during the war, off Port Magurie,…

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Pig Crop This Year Will Be Greater Than In 1953

The Bega District News · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 12

According to the intentions on December 1, 1953, of a sample number of farmers throughout the pig-producing districts of Australia, the Australian pig crop this Autumn will show…

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Cattle Tick Campaign

The Bega District News · Wednesday 21 April 1954 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture and Food Production, the Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A, has announced that a cattle tick…

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Wool Suit for Milady

The Bega District News · Wednesday 21 April 1954 · page 1

Digby Morton designs this [?] grey wool ottoman suit with the new high Empire waist which [?]ms wife a soft grey and white wool cheek spencer gad matching stele…

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Schools For Farmers

The Bega District News · Wednesday 21 April 1954 · page 1

The Minister far Agriculture and Food Production, the Hon. E. H. Graham, MIA, announced yesterday that the…

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One Dairyfarmer Is Not Very Pleased

The Bega District News · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 1

“I have dist[?]sed of five dairles and am re[?]t only one [?] of six thst is s[?]table in an ares[?] ideally tve to dairy…

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Maize Crops May Be Record Low

The Bega District News · Wednesday 28 April 1954 · page 8

Total yield for the 1953-54 maize crop in New South Wales may be the lowest in nearly a century , the maize Specialist of the Department of Agriculture (Mr. W. D. Kerle ) has…

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Type Judging Of Dairy Cattle Will Continue

The Bega District News · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 1

Dairy cattle in the sda[?]y B[?]yal Show will continue to be inspected for [?]p the day before [?].The was co-aff[?] of…

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Dairy Industry Pioneered In Central West

The Bega District News · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 5

Under the war service land settlement scheme, a dairy industry has been pioneered at Forbes by the establishment of over 30 dairy farms, a step that may, in time, lead to the…

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Few Accidents, But Crop Of Traffic Cases

The Bega District News · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 7

The incidence of traffic accidents in this district is one of the. lowest in the State, but, despite this fact, there is always a number of offenders to appear at the monthly sittings of…

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Fire Destroys Farm Building

The Bega District News · Tuesday 11 May 1954 · page 2

Sir. W. Wilson, whose property is situated should three reties south of Bega, lost va[?]isble farm machinery and a quantity of hay…

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Exchange Visits With Young Farmers

The Bega District News · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 1

Exchange visits this year between young farmers of England and the United States of America with those of Australia have been approved by the Australian Council of Young…

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Sheep Drench Statement

The Bega District News · Tuesday 18 May 1954 · page 8

Recent statements in the press about “a new phenothlasine drench” for warns in sheep have given grasies the…

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Junior Farmers Work On Plan For Bega Farm

The Bega District News · Tuesday 18 May 1954 · page 1

A tentative plan of the proposed Junior Farmers’ Experiment and Demonstration Farm, which, it is anticipated will be built on portion of the land recently revoked from the…

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Junior Farmer to Address Bega Dist. Clubs

The Bega District News · Tuesday 18 May 1954 · page 6

Miss Joyce Schofiled, of Kangaloon, who recently returned after six months’ overseas tour which took in the United States,…

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Dogs Kill Sheep At Bemboka—Farmer To Pay

The Bega District News · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 8

As a result of a number of sheep being killed by dogs which had come from Ms property, a Bemboka farmer was ordered to pay £203/6/- compensation to a neighbour, by…

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Comm. Bank At Sheep Show

The Bega District News · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 10

As a further step in its policy of expanding and improving its service to country clients, the Commonwealth Trading Bank…

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Dairy Science Schools

The Bega District News · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 10

The Minister for Agriculture and Food Production, the Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., has announced that a series of Dairy…

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New Jnr. Farmer Clubs Formed In The District

The Bega District News · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 4

New Junior Farmer clubs have been formed at Pambula, Lochiel, Garfield and Tilba, reports Mr. Jeff Bishop, Junior Farmer Supervisor, who states that there is a bright future…

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