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Farming & the land, 1968

23 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 2

Top Driver for Farm

The Biz · Thursday 11 January 1968 · page 6

One of the best known of the nine overseas drivers competing in the international Tasman championship rate at Warwick Farm next Sunday is Chris Amon…

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Farm Machine Firm Goes Under to U.s

Tribune · Wednesday 24 January 1968 · page 4

American capital has moved one step closer to capturing Australian agriculture with the announcement by the US-owned international machinery combine, John Deere, of plans for "large-scale, rapid expansion in Australia"…

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'Volunteers were treated like cattle'

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 1 February 1968 · page 8

(JCNS) The manner in which the whole question of volunteers has been dealt with has come in for heavy criticism. A demand for an inquiry on…

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Small farmers soaked by Bolte's "drought relief"

Tribune · Wednesday 14 February 1968 · page 4

MELBOURNE: The Bolte Government has given its private banking and pastoral company backers first go at capitalising on the misery of small farmers struggling with the drought. Drought-stricken farmers…

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STATES of the Nation Small Farmers Out in Wilderness

Tribune · Wednesday 21 February 1968 · page 4

The Federal Government's decision to buy out undisclosed thousands of "marginal'' farmers is a cruel but inevitable dismissal notice from a branch of the economy which has no further use for them. It is tangible evidence that in capitalist…

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Letter to the Editor Chaffey, Mrs. Jones and the Dairymen

Tribune · Wednesday 6 March 1968 · page 11

IN THE WAKE of a recent statement that the Federal Cabinet is considering a scheme designed to assist in the reconstruction of marginal dairy farms, come reported moves to dump NSW deputy Leader…

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Small-scale dairy farms

Tribune · Wednesday 13 March 1968 · page 11

Whenever anyone mentions the problems of the small dairy farmer today, I recall that old melody, 'There's an…

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On the industrial scene Butter -- not guns: WWF joins in flow-on fight

Tribune · Wednesday 13 March 1968 · page 10

SYDNEY: The Waterside Workers' Federation has flatly rejected the "Guns, not butter" statement of Federal Minister Bury, and it is moving for a concerted campaign by transport unions to secure the…

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Nigger Farming

Tharunka · Tuesday 26 March 1968 · page 7

A process know as nigger - farming in the Northern Territory was described last week by Mr. Bill Jeffrey, past Welfare Officer in the Territory, when he spoke to students as the guest…

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Plan to Integrate West Bank Farms

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 18 April 1968 · page 3

(JCNS) A five-year plan has been worked out for integrating agriculture on the West Bank with that of…

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Dairy Products Trade

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 19 April 1968 · page 4

French foreign trade of dairy products 1967 showed a surplus of more than billion francs compared with 1 billion francs in 1966…

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Seelaf Urges State Farms

Tribune · Wednesday 15 May 1968 · page 10

MELBOURNE: Big State farms operated by the government were advocated last week by Mr. George Seelaf,…

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Farmers seek endorsement

The Biz · Thursday 16 May 1968 · page 3

Following the recent meeting of poultry farmers at Bossley Park, the Associated Poultry Farmers of Australia will meet on May 28 to endorse nominations for the executive…

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Living off a sheep s back

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 21 May 1968 · page 3

The Nepeon group of the Country Women's Association (covering Guildford and Merrylands) held a wool day in St. John's Church Hall, Parramatta, recently,…

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Lecturer Speaks on Wool Usage

The Biz · Thursday 23 May 1968 · page 1

The Nepean group of the Country Women's Association held a "wool day" in St. John's Church Hall, Parramatta, recently. Mr. E. Higgins, senior…

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the Beef Rustlers a poor man's guide to the cattle racket "The Beef Rustlers: What Everyone Should Know about the Meat Industry," by Pete Thomas. 50 pages, illustrated. 40 cents (postage 5c extra). From progressive bookshops, or by mail from Coronation Printery. 583 Wynnum Road, Morningside, Qld., 4170

Tribune · Wednesday 29 May 1968 · page 6

IT is more or less common knowledge today that from one-quarter to one-third of Australia's…

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They're Racing at the Farm. and at Moorebank

The Biz · Thursday 12 September 1968 · page 7

ABOVE: Ian Geoghegan swings his Ford Mustang through a right hander at Warwick Farm on Sunday. He successfully defended his…

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Behind the Butter-marge Row

Tribune · Wednesday 2 October 1968 · page 4

MELBOURNE: The butler-margarine row which hit headlines in New South Wales last year, is now on in Victoria. Full page spreads in the daily papers call on the public to rise up in defence of the lofty principles of freedom of choice, or protection from exploitation, depending on whether the ads are from Rosella Foods (alias Unilever) or the Dairy Industry Council. Bolte Government…

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The End of a Long, Long Cattle Trail

Tribune · Wednesday 2 October 1968 · page 3

The decision of the U.S. Government to impose a ban on all Australian meat imports as from September 30th brings to a close the long chain of farcical events which have resulted in the Australian public having to pay exorbitant prices for beef and lamb…

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Government Policy Censured by Angry W.a. Farmers

Tribune · Wednesday 9 October 1968 · page 12

PERTH: Growing anger of farmers at Federal and State unconcern at the depressed state of the farming industry has been expressed in votes of no-confidence in both Governments' farming policies…

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