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Southern Highlands · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

147 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 6 of 8

Pastoral Outlook Brighter Stock Inspector's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 September 1942 · page 2

At the August meeting of Kiama P.P. Board the Stock Inspector, Mr. Phillips, presented his monthly report which is as follows:-…

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Unused Farm Machinery Vegetable Growing Held Up

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 September 1942 · page 2

Plans to produce large crops of vegetables have had to be abandoned by Mr. H. H. Florance, of Branshill, Robertson, because he has…

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The Sheep and Wool Industry

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 September 1942 · page 2

The Government has adopted a number of recommendations designed to rationalise the wool industry, said the Hon. John J. Dedman, Minister…

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Farmers and Politics

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 September 1942 · page 2

The Farmers' Annual Conference, which was held recently, was well attended and successful, in spite of the war and manpower disabilities…

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Mutual Help Between Farmers Labour and Machinery

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 September 1942 · page 2

Under the new Man Power Regulations the Man Power Directorate will be able to prevent rural workers from changing their emplooment unless to…

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Labor's Deal to the Farmer

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 September 1942 · page 2

Speaking at the annual meeting of the Nowra Co-op. Dairy Co., last week, Mr. Fowels, the Parliamentary representative of the Illawarra…

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Pastoral Industry Rationalisation Mr. Fadden's Criticism

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 16 September 1942 · page 4

"The Minister for War Organisation of Industry, Mr. Dedman, has stated repeatedly that when rationalisation of any industry would…

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Farming Courses at Hawkesbury Agricultural College

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 16 September 1942 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture (Hon. W. F. Dunn, M.L.A.) advises farmers that there is no intention at the present juncture of…

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Unlimited Wool Free

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 September 1942 · page 3

Unlimited supplies of free wool is available at Bowral YWCA Knitting Circle which is held every Wednesday afternoon at the Hostel, at…

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Robertson Dairy Co. Annual Meeting

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 September 1942 · page 2

At the annual meeting of shareholders of the Robertson Co-operative, Dairy Society Ltd., the recommendation that a dividend of four percent…

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Butter and Cheese Prices Mr.beale's Fight for Farmer

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 September 1942 · page 2

The following correspondence has passed between Mr. R. N. Beale, M.L.A. for South Coast, and Senator Keane, Minister for Trade and…

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The Brown Vegetable Weevil a Menace to Vegetable Crops

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 September 1942 · page 4

The Chief Entomologist of the Department of Agriculture reminds vegetable growers to be on the lookout for the brown vegetable weevil or…

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Dairy Farmers 42nd Annual Meeting

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 September 1942 · page 2

There was a particularly large attendance at the annual meeting of The Dairy Farmers' Co-operative Milk, Co. Ltd., at the head office. Seating…

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Dairying Industry

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 September 1942 · page 1

IT wan refreshing to hear a member of the Milk Board (Mr. Denford) say at Mosa Vale, what I have frequently…

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Farmers Meet the Milk Board Improved Prospects of Increased Price

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 September 1942 · page 3

It was a happy thought of the local farmers' organisations to invite the members of the new Milk Board to meet the farmers socially at a dinner…

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Butter Price Must Be Increased

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 30 September 1942 · page 4

"Advices from the dairying centres of this state, and also from further afield, indicate that dairymen everywhere are…

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What Our Editor Thinks " The one commodity of which there can be no over-production it Truth."—Walter Murdoch. " The Liberty of the Prett it everybody's Liberty."—J. A. Spender. The Dairying Industry

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 1

THERE is nothing at all wrong with this industry, except that governmental control of the price it should get for its…

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War Work on the Farms The Editor, The Mail

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 2

Sir,— Keen resentment at the statement of Mr. O. Churchill re child labour on dairy-farms, at the recent dinner to members of the Milk Board…

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Urgent Farm Work Release From the Army

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 October 1942 · page 2

Further instructions, designed to facilitate the release of men serving with the army for periods of up to three weeks only, have been issued…

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Farm Boy Poet

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 October 1942 · page 2

Our Editor is in receipt of the following letter:— I read your article on Mr. Churchill's speech at Moss Vale under…

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