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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1881

83 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 1 of 5

Meeting of Farmers

The Australian, Windsor, Richmond, and Hawkesbury Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1881 · page 3

WE copy the following from the Sydney Mvrning Herald, which journal, at the request of our editor, very kindly sent a reporter to specially report the meeting:—…

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Farmers' Union for the Hun Ter River

The Australian, Windsor, Richmond, and Hawkesbury Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1881 · page 2

DEAR SIR,—I have seen in the Herald the report of the meeting held by the farmers of the Hawkesbury, respecting the very unjust stand of the Victorian Government in laying…

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Farmers' Union for the Hunter River

The Australian, Windsor, Richmond, and Hawkesbury Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1881 · page 2

DEAR SIR,—I have seen in the Herald the report of the meeting held by the farmers of the Hawkesbury, respecting the very unjust stand of the Victorian Government in laying…

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Police News. Windsor Police Court. Tuesday, March 15Th, 1881. (Before Messrs. Dargin and W. H. Johnston, J's. P.) Straying Cattle

The Australian, Windsor, Richmond, and Hawkesbury Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1881 · page 2

Christopher Davis, not appearing to answer a complaint lodged against him for allowing cattle to stray in Windsor streets, a warrant was ordered to issue to compel him…

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Police News. Windsor Police Court. Tuesday, March 15Th, 1881. (Before Messrs. Dargin and W. H. Johnston, J's. P.) Straying Cattle

The Australian, Windsor, Richmond, and Hawkesbury Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1881 · page 2

Christopher Davis, not appearing to answer a complaint lodged against him for allowing cattle to stray in Windsor streets, a warrant was ordered to issue to compel him…

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Farmers' Central Market

The Australian, Windsor, Richmond, and Hawkesbury Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1881 · page 3

THE following pamphlet has lately been published. Mr. D. L. Dymock is the author, and the information contained therin is very valuable…

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Farmers' Central Market

The Australian, Windsor, Richmond, and Hawkesbury Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1881 · page 3

THE following pamphlet has lately been published. Mr. D. L. Dymock is the author, and the information contained therin is very valuable…

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The Farmer. Potash and Ashes in Agriculture

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 28 May 1881 · page 4

POTASH is the most abundant constituent of the ashes of all agricultural plants, and the question of its necessity in manures and of buying potash fertilizers, is, therefore, one of…

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THE [?]wbesbury Chranicle. and Farmers' Advocate, Saturday, May 28, 1881. CLIQUEISM

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 28 May 1881 · page 2

PHRHAPS one of the direst curses that ever fell on a small town is the curse of [?] It withers up energy; stays, and even re[?] all progress—yet cliqueism flourish[?]…

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The Farmer. Tim Bunker on Selling Farm Produce. [From American Agriculturalist.]

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 4 June 1881 · page 3

I MET Jake Frink to-day on Hookertown Street, in the role of curb-stone merchant. He was disposing of his late hatch of turkeys, about fifty birds, in his old wagon. The…

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THE Inmkesbury Chronirle. and Farmers' Advocate. Saturday, June 4, 1881

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 4 June 1881 · page 2

FOR something like two years, the Australian Continent, (owing to the Exhibitional fever which has been so intermittent during that period) has been under the eye of the…

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The Farmer. RUST

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 11 June 1881 · page 4

OF this disease—the attacks of which cause such extensive losses of the wheat crop that all the other diseases are by some cousiderrd of comparatively little moment—we take, as…

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THE Inwkesbury Chrunicle and Farmers' Advocate. Saturday, June 11, 1881

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 11 June 1881 · page 2

THE ball has been set rolling in the matter of better Station accommodation at Windsor; and a better rate of speed between Blacktown and Richmond. We are glad to see that both…

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The Farmer. Rural Improvement Societies. (From the American Agriculturist.)

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 18 June 1881 · page 4

THE organization of a Rural improvement Society being completed, what should be its first work? If there is anything that gives an idea of refinement within the farm house,…

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THE Buwkesbury Chronicle. and Farmers' Advocate. Saturday, June 25, 1881

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 25 June 1881 · page 2

THIS is a reading age; of this we have ample proof everywhere, and everyday. We have not only the productions of the past, but the present age is teeming with…

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The Distress of English Farmers

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 25 June 1881 · page 4

THE Economist anticipates that as soon as the struggle between Ireland and Great Britain is over the demand for an inquiry into the condition of English agriculture will…

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THE Buwkesburg Chronicle. and Farmers' Advocate. Saturday, July 2, 1881. Thoughts on Common Proverbs. "Empty vessels make most sound."

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 2 July 1881 · page 2

PROVERBS are short pithy sayings meant to convey some valuable lesson in a few words-Taken by themselves, they may not perhaps give much information, but when applied…

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The Farmer

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1881 · page 2

THE cultivation of roots and tubers in this colony has not received that attention that their importance deserves. Not only are they valuable in themselves, but they also,…

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THE Buwkeshury Chronicle. and Farmees' Advocate. Saturday, July 9, 1881

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1881 · page 2

IF there is one thing more than another needs reforming in this colony it is our system (if system it can be called) of Agriculture. Husbandry, in all its branches,…

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The Farmer. Italian and Hybrid Bees

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1881 · page 2

THE safe introduction of the Italian bee by Mr. Fullwood gives an interest in bee-keeping to which the colony has now for some years been a stranger. We (Queenslander) have…

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