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Southern Highlands · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

31 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 2 of 2

Serious Damage to Farms Landslides Cause Heavy Losses

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 July 1950 · page 2

The heavy rain over the past six months, has caused serious damage to several farms in this district and in one cape, the owner has been forced…

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Local Stock Were Good North Coast Farmers Increase Production

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 2

At a meeting at Kempsey during hi; Flood Relief tour, Mr. Bate congratulated the Macleay River farmers on getting good stock from the…

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Junior Farmers Bowral Club Holds First Meeting

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 2

The first meeting of the newly formed Bowral Junior Farmers Club was held in the Town Hall on 21st July and the chair was occupied by…

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M.z.d.c. Relief for Farmer Flood Victims

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 September 1950 · page 7

A meeting of the Executive Committee of the M.Z.D.C. was held in Sydney on Thursday, 31st August. The Secretary reported on the…

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Junior Farmers at Rotary Club Interesting Addresses on Life on Farms

The Southern Mail · Friday 15 September 1950 · page 9

Thirty members of Kangaloon Junior Farmers Club were the guests of Bowral Rotary Club on Tuesday night, and with the assistant district…

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Competition For Dairy Farms Moss Vale Property Was Second

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 September 1950 · page 2

Results just released by the Department of Agriculture show that Mr: F. A. Mcintosh, Woodside Park, Berry, won both the district…

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New Aid for Dairy Farmers Big Improvement in Treating Mastitis in Dairy Cows

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 October 1950 · page 10

Within recent times the treatment of Bovine Mastitis has taken tremendous strides. First the use of Sulpha Drugs, then came Penicillin. This has…

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Enjoyable Musicale at Sutton Farm Talented Local and Sydney Artists

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 October 1950 · page 4

The third in the delightful new series of musicales organised by Mrs Nathan and her niece Mrs John Nixon took place at Sutton…

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Young Farmers Read Plays Interesting Bureau Evening

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 October 1950 · page 7

Play readings performed by the young members were the highlight at the monthly meeting of the Glenquarry-Kangaloon Agricultural Bureau…

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Dairying Award New Rates of Pay

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 November 1950 · page 2

The following new rates of pay become operative under the Dairying Industry Award as from the first pay period in November, 1950. This…

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Kangaloon Cow Has Record Production OVER 100 Pounds of Butter in 12 MONTHS

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 November 1950 · page 5

A record has been established in milk and butterfat production over 366 days by a registered purebred Australian Illawarra Shorthorn cow…

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