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Farming & the land, 1961

83 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 5

Junior Farmer in California

Nepean Times · Thursday 21 September 1961 · page 4

New South Wales junior farmer Rodney Dowe recently spent a week in California as a guest of Lions…

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Rich Soviet farm outlook

Tribune · Wednesday 27 September 1961 · page 11

The 20-year program for the Soviet Union foreshadows spectacular developments in agriculture, not only in productivity but also in internal collective farm relations…

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179,239 Tons of Butter Exported

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 September 1961 · page 10

Australia had exported 179,239 tons of butter during 1960, a Penrith audience was told last week…

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Junior Farmers Win Area Contest

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 September 1961 · page 4

The Upper Castlereagh Junior Farmers' Club has won the Sydney-Western Area Section of the 1961 "Ampol" competition. The winning club from…

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Farmer's Lecture

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 4 October 1961 · page 3

Last year's N.S.W. Star Junior Farmer, Mr. John Mortimer, will lecture at the James Ruse…

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Dairy Society Increases Loans, Shares Limit

Nepean Times · Thursday 5 October 1961 · page 1

Nepean Co-operative Dairy Society has increased its borrowing limit from £75,500 to £120,000, and individual share-holding limit from £2,000 to £4,000…

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Maximum Dividend Paid by Dairy Society

Nepean Times · Thursday 5 October 1961 · page 8

Although its profit, at £25,972, was down £9,893 on last year, Nepean Co-operative Dairy and Refrigeration Society Limited last Thursday decided to pay the maximum allowable dividend…

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Truck smash kills driver and sheep A grim end to journey

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 11 October 1961 · page 1

A man and 50 sheep died when a heavy double-decker stock transport…

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Egg Farmers Facing Ruin Monopolies blamed

Tribune · Wednesday 18 October 1961 · page 12

SYDNEY: The announcement last Sunday night of a drop of 1- to 13 a dozen for eggs came as a shock and a blow to…

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Star Junior Farmer For Castlereagh

Nepean Times · Thursday 19 October 1961 · page 2

Miss Christine Salmond was last Thursday night named as the 1961 Junior Star in the Castlereagh Junior Farmers' Club. Christine will receive a…

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Farmers Wait Six Years for Electricity Service Charge Complaint

Nepean Times · Thursday 26 October 1961 · page 1

Farmers within two miles of St. Marys Post Office have been waiting six years for electricity, an Orchard Hills man said after Penrith City Council had agreed on Tuesday night to send a deputation to the Prospect…

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Rabbits could rescue poultry farmers

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 1 November 1961 · page 3

Scores of poultry farmers in the Holroyd and Hills districts may switch to breeding of large New Zealand White rabbits to solve their present economic…

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Letters to the Editor Easy solution to plight of farmers

The Biz · Wednesday 1 November 1961 · page 2

Sir, —The plight of the poultry farmer, let's face it, can be located and corrected in three easy lessons if he himself will only do the In the first case, too…

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Cattle & Culture

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 3 November 1961 · page 2

Dust, flies and gin — yes, the last of the picnic races. Escaped from the city to join the sons of the soil. There are two things to do — see the bookmaker…

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Power, speed at the Farm track

The Biz · Wednesday 15 November 1961 · page 12

TOP RIGHT: A Biz cameraman caught this picture of Melbourne driver…

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Junior Farmer Leaves on Tour

Nepean Times · Thursday 16 November 1961 · page 6

A 22-year-old junior farmer, Mr. Graham Evans, of "Weona Park", Armatree, left Sydney by air this…

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South Pacific News Symposium on Improvement of Tropical Crops

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 17 November 1961 · page 2

BECAUSE there is an urgent need to improve coconut production in the main producing areas throughout the world, a proposal has been made…

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Trophy Race at the Farm

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 22 November 1961 · page 42

Some of the State's fastest touring cars will compete in a special trophy event at Warwick…

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Farmers Face Disaster Under Menzies Govt

Tribune · Wednesday 22 November 1961 · page 11

"THE present process of ruination of the small primary producers will reach disastrous proportions unless the Menzies Government is defeated on December 9," said Mr. L. Kelton, a Communist Senate candidate (N.S.W.)…

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Junior Farmer Displays at Next Penrith Show

Nepean Times · Thursday 23 November 1961 · page 9

Exhibits by several junior farmer clubs will replace individual junior farmer competitive exhibits at the 1962 Penrith Show This was decided at last…

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