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Farming & the land, 1954

176 stories in South Coast's papers · page 5 of 9

Proposal on Dairy Inspection Shire Clerk’s Move At Imlay Council

The Bega District News · Tuesday 22 June 1954 · page 1

Urged by the Shire Clerk (Mr. E. B. Stuckey) to interest itself more in the supervision of dairies in the Shire, several councillors of the Imlay Shire Council, last Friday,…

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No Change in Butter Price

The Bega District News · Tuesday 29 June 1954 · page 1

Large banner headlines in the metropolitan, Press anticipating a substantial increase in the retail price of butter has caused a panic wave of buying in Sydney before the anticipated rise…

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Production Of Butter At Very Low Level

The Bega District News · Tuesday 29 June 1954 · page 2

With production at its lowest level for at least 17 years, factories on the Far South Coast are experiencing great difficulty in meeting local demand for butter, the District Dairy…

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Imlay Shire On Dairy Inspections

The Bega District News · Tuesday 29 June 1954 · page 2

Sir,—I find it difficult to understand your attitude, with regard to a move by the Imlay Shire Clerk, to have the Daily Supervision Act…

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Dairy Science Schools At Five Centres

The Bega District News · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 1

Dairy Science Schools will be held at five centres this year, the Dairying Division of the Department of Agriculture said this…

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Relief Farmers Urged In Holiday Plan

The Bega District News · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 3

Organisation by the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture of a body of trained men to carry on farm work during the absence…

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Butter Subsidy to Continue Cabinet Decides After Investigation Report

The Bega District News · Friday 9 July 1954 · page 1

As forecast in the ”News” the Federal Cabinet, on Tuesday, decided to continue to apply the subsidy on butter, which last year amounted to £15.4 millions, so as to maintain…

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Farmers Face a Serious Price Problem

The Bega District News · Friday 9 July 1954 · page 2

Once again the Commonwealth has glared its attitude on the subsidy on butter, and the decision to use £15.4…

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New J.Farmer Clubs At Bemboka, Cobargo

The Bega District News · Tuesday 13 July 1954 · page 1

At a meeting in Bemboka, called by Mr. Les Hill, Headmaster of the Bemboka Public School, and attended by some 20 interested adults from the district, it was decided that in…

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A Few Words By Bemboka Farmer

The Bega District News · Tuesday 13 July 1954 · page 2

Sir, Kindly allow me space in your paper in reference to dairy farm inspections in the Mumbulla Shire…

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Cobargo Farmer Fears Council’s Dairy Supervision Move

The Bega District News · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 8

Sir, Please allow me space in your paper to reply to your criticism concering the hygiene of dairies, particularly the butter…

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Simple Phase Is Most Economic Farm Electricity

The Bega District News · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 6

Contrary to a belief held by a section of the farming community, the most economic; electricity for the farm is from single-phase mains, advises the Rural Electricity Officer of the…

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Dairy Industry Future Said To Be Black

The Bega District News · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 1

The future of the dairy industry is not only gloomy, but black, says the Chairman of the Federal Dairying Committee of the Australian Primary Producers’ Union, Mr. Cecil Squire,…

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Another Farmer Gives Opinion

The Bega District News · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 8

Sir, I would like a little space in your paper to add further comment on the burning question of dairy inspection by the Shire…

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Dairy Inspection Efficiency

The Bega District News · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 2

Sir,—The' principal at, present being adyoeated of daily supervision or inspections by Council authority in addition to that of…

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Publicity For Butter In England

The Bega District News · Tuesday 27 July 1954 · page 4

A Butter Information Council, which has been set up in London, has as its main objective, co-operation is butter publicity,…

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UK’S Derationing Of Butter Of Interest To All Producers

The Bega District News · Tuesday 27 July 1954 · page 6

The derationing of butter, margarine cooking fats and cheese fey the British Ministry of Food on May 9 of this year was of real interest to both the British consumer and also the…

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Support For Dairy Farm Supervision

The Bega District News · Tuesday 27 July 1954 · page 2

Sir,—At its last meeting Mumbulla Shire Council resolved to adopt the provisions of the Dairy Supervision Act, which provides…

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Little Butter Being Produced

The Bega District News · Friday 30 July 1954 · page 2

Dairy production in the Bega district this year has been far below production of 1953, it is reported this being due to the…

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Swing Towards Sheep In This District

The Bega District News · Friday 30 July 1954 · page 1

There is a general [?] in parts of the b[?] dis[?] the larges holdings, freze see to 800 a[?] towards the…

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