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Southern Highlands · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

173 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 6 of 9

Goulburn Special Cattle and Sheep Sale

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 6 August 1924 · page 4

O. H. Furner and Co. report a successful sale of cattle and sheep at Goulburn on Thursday, July 24 In spite of the inclement weather…

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The Farmers Wage. Does Wheat Pay?

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 4

The question of the cost of wheat production is discussed by Mr. S. R. Armstrong, Wongarbon, who writes: I was amused to see an expression…

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Aftermath of the Butter Crisis

Robertson Mail · Friday 15 August 1924 · page 4
Also in The Southern Mail

Referring to the present butter marketing position the Coastal Farmers' Co-op. Society state that:— "There is not much profit raking…

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Bowral Reds V. Farm Homes

The Southern Mail · Friday 15 August 1924 · page 2
Also in Robertson Mail

Farm Homes team easily defeated Bowral Reds by 27 to nil. This was the score at half time, when Bowral had had enough, and retired from…

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Junior Grade. Farm Homes V. Moss Vale

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 26 August 1924 · page 3
Also in Robertson Mail

This game resulted in a win for the Homes boys by 8 to nil. The winners did not show their usual combination, and their handling and…

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Berrima Coal. Old Colliery Re Opened. Firsttruck for Goulburn Wool Mills

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 30 August 1924 · page 4

"Goulburn Penny Post" says:— "Considerable interest centres in a track of coal which arrived at the Goulburn Woollen Mills,…

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The Wheat Claim. Farmers V. Government

Robertson Mail · Tuesday 2 September 1924 · page 4
Also in The Southern Mail

The Farmers and Settlers' Association has instructed its legal advisers to take steps for the issue of a writ against the Government in the…

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One-brand Butter. Illawarra Joins Up

Robertson Mail · Friday 5 September 1924 · page 6
Also in The Southern Mail

A meeting of delegates representing all the butter factories between Albion Park and Milton was held at Nowra on Friday, to consider…

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ThE Farm Vegetable Patch. Time to Plant Parsnips

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 10 September 1924 · page 2

A main crop sowing of parsnips is now seasonable. Spring sowing allows the plants to become established before dry conditions set in. The parsnip is…

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Berrima District Farm and Dairy Co. Annual Meeting at Grafton

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 September 1924 · page 3
Also in Robertson Mail

The fifty-eighth half-yearly meeting of the Berrima Farm and Dairy Co., Ltd., was held at the Grafton Town Hall on Wednesday afternoon,…

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Shocking Accident. Arm Crushed and Skull Fractured. Early Morning Happening at Wool Mills

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 September 1924 · page 4

A shocking accident occurred at Goulburn Woollen Mills on Tuesday, as the result of which Richard Quartermain, one of the employees in the…

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Dairy Expert. Resignation Received. Ministers Surprised

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 September 1924 · page 4

Following a tour abroad of 12 months at the Government's expense, the resignation of the Commonwealth Dairy Expert (Mr. O'Cailaghan) has…

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Dairy Produce. Control of Export

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 16 September 1924 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Co. recently, significant references were made to dairy produce control…

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Dairy Expert Resigns. Ministers Surprised

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 16 September 1924 · page 2

Following a tour abroad of twelve months at the Government's expense, the resignation of the Commonwealth Dairy Expert (Mr…

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