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Southern Highlands · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1909

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Farmers and the Single tax. (To the Editor of the Scrutineer)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 6 January 1909 · page 4

Sir,—Opponents of land value taxation constantly seek to make out that taxation of land values only would be socially hard on farmers. As a matter…

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Disappearance of a Farmer

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 2

Further reference was made in the Melbourne Practice Chart on Monday to the mysterious disappearance of a farmer who went to England, and has…

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Proposed State Butter Factory

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 2

The reported intention of the Government to take over the Berry Central Butter Factory is strongly condemned at Albion Park, and farmers intend taking action to…

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South Coast Blackberry Crop

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 3

The blackberry industry on the South Coast, like any other which depends for a good season on the rainfall, has suffered this year considered by as a result of the drought…

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John Vane, Bushranger. Chapter Ii.—my First Lapse Into CRIME—Cattle Duffing on a Large Seale

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 2

This wandering life was not conducive to stability of character, and I began to do what other bushmen in those days, old and young, rich and…

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Mysterious Death of Cattle

Robertson Advocate · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 3

At the last meeting of Jamberoo Council reference was made to the number of cattle dying on one particular farm ta the municipality, the cause of death being apparently…

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Local and General. Wilde's Meadow Dairy Company

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the Wilde's Meadow and Yarrunga Dairy Company, the balance sheet for the 10 months ended December 31 showed that 75,000 gallons of…

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B.D. Farm and Dairy Co

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 2

The 27th half yearly meeting of the Berrima District Farm and Dairy Co. was held at the Robertson School of Arts on Saturday afternoon last. Present:—Messrs. J Alcorn…

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John Vane, Bushranger. Chapter V.—a Cattle Chase with My Charmer

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 24 February 1909 · page 4

I still kept out of the way of the police, and was greatly assisted by a woman of whom I was enamoured, named Kate—.She was a…

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The State Butter Factory

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1909 · page 2

It may now be taken for granted that the opposition to the education proposals of the Minister for Agriculture, as represented in the establishment of a dairy science school…

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Our Growing Wool Trade

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1909 · page 2

The wool trade of Sydney has reached gigantic proportion. The Sydney sales for the current year to date amount to 702,120 bales, representing in money value…

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The Dairies Supervision Act. Protest by Indignant Farmers Against New Regulations

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1909 · page 2

A well attended and representative meet­ing of the dairy farmers of Kangaloon, East Kangalaon and Box Vale was held at the Kangaloon Hall on Friday evening last to…

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The Trials of the Dairy Farmer

Robertson Advocate · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 2

The public meeting held at Kangaloon last Friday disclosed a regretable estate of affairs as to the conditions under which dairy farmers are laboring in the district, and it is no…

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The Kangaloon Farmers and the Board of Health

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 4

A meeting of the farmers of farmers of Kangaloon, East Kangaloon, and Box Vale was held in the Kangaloon hall on Friday evening last to protest against…

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The New Manual of Dairy Regulations. to the Editor

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1909 · page 2

Sir,—Wou'd you kindly allow me a little space to review and express my opinion on the above subject[?] The dairy regulations hitherto in force…

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State Butter Factory

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 31 March 1909 · page 2

Mr. C. E. D. Metres writes thus to the "Nowra Leader":— "Being absent in the north, I was unable to attend the meeting at Berry on 10th inst.,…

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Great Cattle Combine

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 31 March 1909 · page 4

Bovril Australian Estates, Limited, has a capital of £250,000, Lord, Brassey, Mr. C. H. Rason, Agent General for Western Australia, Mr…

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Dairy Regulations

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 31 March 1909 · page 2

A farmer says:—The regulations contained in the new manual of dairy regulations are most obnoxious, and the heartless and harsh manner in which they are being…

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Australian Butter

Robertson Advocate · Friday 2 April 1909 · page 3

Mr. Sydney Kidman remarked at Adelaide the other day, "When I was in the mother country I bad the pleasure of dining with Sir Thomas Lipton, the great…

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the Dairies' Supervision Act. Protest by Robertson Dairy Farmers

Robertson Advocate · Friday 2 April 1909 · page 2

A meeting of dairy farmers was held in the School of Arts, Robertson, on Friday last to protest against the demands made by the dairy inspector under the new…

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