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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1899

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Farm and Dairy

Hawkesbury Advocate · Friday 24 November 1899 · page 2

In the Condoblin district the grasshoppers are doing much damage. One station has had 30,000. acree cleared of grass by the pests…

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Windsor Stud Farm

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 25 November 1899 · page 8

THE following horses are doing duty this season at Mr James Gosper's Stud-farm.:—Courage, Beauchamp (imp), and Merv (imp). The following are the yearlings at the above…

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H. A. College Poultry Farm

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 25 November 1899 · page 8

A GAZETTE reporter visited the H. A. College poultry farm on Friday afternoon and was courteously shown round by the expert, Mr. J. J. McCue…

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The Farmer

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 25 November 1899 · page 10

Recently in Sydney 1138 bags of American maize was sold at 8s. a bag. Hams which are packed in pulverised charcoal will keep fresh for years…

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The Farmer

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 2 December 1899 · page 10

The GAZETTE 2/6 Quarterly in adance. The killing of so many Boers ought to lead to a fall in the price of bacon…

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Hawkesbury Agricultural College. (Abridged from "Farra and Dairy.")

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 2 December 1899 · page 9

THE good season that we have entered upon is as evident at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College as anywhere in New South Wales. This excellent State institution has only been in existence…

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Farm and Dairy

Hawkesbury Advocate · Friday 8 December 1899 · page 2

On coming along past Lower Fortland last week, in a spot where no one would expect to find vegetables, the writer ran across a splen…

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Portland Head Farm

Hawkesbury Advocate · Friday 8 December 1899 · page 10

We had the pleasured haring a look at Portland Head Farm, the residence of the Rev. H. Woodhouse, at Sackville Beach. After travelling a few miles…

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The Farmer

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 9 December 1899 · page 10

The GAZETTE 2/6 Quarterly in adance. Moruya Agricultural Society has hired a stud boar from the Hawkesbury College…

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Farmer

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 23 December 1899 · page 10

Within a week Victoria shipped 1800 tons of butter to London. In 10 years (1889-1899) dingoes and domesticated mongrels destroyed 1,814,628…

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Farmer

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 30 December 1899 · page 10

Last year Victoria produced about 95 tons of raisins and 160 tons of apricot dried, while New South Wales did not produce 10 tons…

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