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Southern Highlands · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

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Discontented Dairy Farmers

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 22 May 1928 · page 3
Also in Robertson Mail

The President of the Berrima Milk Suppliers' Association, Mr. Knox, stated at a recent meeting that never were the farmers more united than…

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Dairy Supervision. Objections to Transfer. Mr. Morton Supports Present System

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 22 May 1928 · page 4
Also in Robertson Mail

In the State Parliament on Wednesday, Mr. Mark Morton, M.L.A., said:—I want the Minister to be very…

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South Coast Sheep. Increase Shown

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 May 1928 · page 2

Three or four years ago there were only about 6000 sheep in the section of the Bega land district, embracing Bemboka, Wyndham and Towamba…

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Discontented Dairy Farmers

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 May 1928 · page 2

The president of the Berrima Milk Suppliers' Association, Mr. Knox, stated at a recent meeting that never were the farmers more…

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New Zealand Loan's Special Sale of Sheep at Goulburn Yards

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 26 May 1928 · page 4

Prices showed a decline of from 2/ to 4/ at the New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co., Ltd's, special sale on Thursday week when about 18,000 head were…

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A Bad Dairy Practice

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 29 May 1928 · page 5
Also in Robertson Mail

The mixing of warm, freshly separated cream with a cold, ripe cream from a previous separation is very often accompanied with…

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Help for Wool Industry. Federal Action Taken

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 13 June 1928 · page 4

"Prosperity of the primary industries, means prosperity for Australia," declares the weekly bulletin of the Federal Country…

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P.d.s. Column. New Zealand Butter Imports

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 16 June 1928 · page 4

With 420 tons of butter, landed by steamer on 29th May from New Zealand, and farther heavy importations expected before the…

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Unbranded Sheep

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 30 June 1928 · page 2

For having 277 sheep at Flemington saleyards improperly branded, P.C. Bell, of Goulburn, was fined £20, in default three months' gaol, by Mr. Campbin…

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Diseased Cows on Dairy Farm

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 July 1928 · page 2

"This is a moat serious offence," said Mr. E. Mahony, P.M, at Grafton Police Court on Monday morning, when imposing the…

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Coonamble Experiment Farm. Indignation Expressed at Coonamble Against State Government

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 11 July 1928 · page 4

Intense indiguaton is felt regarding the rumoured closing of the Coonamble Experiment Farm and its conversion into a prison camp…

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Russian Wool Imports

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 18 July 1928 · page 2

The selling year just closed was the first season in which the Sydney market benefited by direct purchasing of wool for Russia. That…

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Butter for Dingoes Novel Way of Poisoning

Robertson Mail · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

A novel method of poisoning dingoes was adopted by Mr. Frank Lang, of Rock Lilly, recently. Two dogs, the survivors of six that have been…

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Wild Dogs. Poisoned with Butter Sheep-killing Pack

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 8 August 1928 · page 2

Mr. Frank Lang, of Rock Lily, Barallier, recently adopted a novel method of poisoning wild dogs. Two of the animals, the survivors…

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200 Sheep Killed

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 8 August 1928 · page 2

Mr. Allan Wilson, grazier, of Gilmour, near Adelong, recently suffered an exceptionally heavy loss of sheep, which had been placed on…

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Goulburn Special Sheep Sale

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 August 1928 · page 4

W. H. Wheatley report:—With the exception of one lot of cross breds which were not offered, the whole of the sheep yarded for our…

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