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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

30 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 1 of 2

Xmas at the Government Labor Farm, Pitt Town

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 10

Quite recently I was vastly entertained by sundry remarks emanating from a certain American multi-millionaire upon the occasion of his being entertained. He…

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Does Farming Pay?

Hawkesbury Herald · Friday 22 January 1904 · page 10

An interesting series is running in the "Daily Telegraph" under the above heading. The writer dubs the single-crop…

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The Hawkesbury Herald. Windsor, Friday, Feb. 5, 1904. Farmers, Organise!

Hawkesbury Herald · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 6

Having made several attempts in our leading columns to galvanise the farmers and settlers of the Hawkesbury into organising for their mutual…

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Freeman's Reach P.A. Annual Re-union. Farmers' Union and Jam Factory Advocated

Hawkesbury Herald · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 8

The annual re-union of the Freeman's Reach P.A. was held in the school hall on Thursday evening of last week, when a most enjoyable…

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The Hawkesbury Butter Factory. (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 6 February 1904 · page 10

SIR,—Your article in Saturday's issue is to the point, and I re-echo the sentiment therein expressed—that the directorate should do something. If it is not…

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The Howkesbury Dairy and Sutter Company

Hawkesbury Herald · Friday 26 February 1904 · page 4

The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Hawkesbury Dairy and Butter Co. was held at the factory on Wednesday afternoon, when there…

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The Hawkesbury Herald. Windsor, Friday, Feb. 26, 1904. Farmers and Settlers' Association

Hawkesbury Herald · Friday 26 February 1904 · page 6

In previous issues we referred to the advantages of co-operation in handling the products of the land in the interests of the producer, in order that…

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"Go In for Dairying!"

Hawkesbury Herald · Friday 4 March 1904 · page 13

Our Lower Portland correspondent says: "The farmers are only just commencing to find out that they have…

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Pitt Town Labor Farm

Hawkesbury Herald · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 13

There are at present 40 men on the farm. The crops are looking remarkably well…

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Pitt Town Labor Farm

Hawkesbury Herald · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 13

The rainfall for the month of February here was 185 points. 87 points have been registered for this month, to date…

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Charge of Cattle Stealings

Hawkesbury Herald · Friday 25 March 1904 · page 4

At the Windsor police court on Tuesday, before Messrs. T Primrose, D. Holland, W. H. Hull, John Ross, and J. B. Johnston, Js.P…

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Pitt Town Labor Farm

Hawkesbury Herald · Friday 25 March 1904 · page 13

Rainfall for the week ending 22nd, 25 points. Very busy in every direction! A big consignment of chaff trucked!…

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Pitt Town Labor Farm

Hawkesbury Herald · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 13

Rainfall for the week ending 29th inst., 99 points. Busy isn't the word. Every depertinent going at high pressure…

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Windsor Police Court. Alleged Cattle Stealing. at W[?]

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 2 April 1904 · page 7

[?] once Court on Friday, 25th inst., the Bench was occupied from 10 a.m. until 3 30 p m, with an hour's adjournment for lunch hearing a charge of alleged cattle stealing, which…

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Pitt Town Labor Farm

Hawkesbury Herald · Friday 8 April 1904 · page 9

Rainfall for week ending 5th instant, 110 pointe. At present there are 45 men here, the main charm of whose existence…

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A Couple of Hours in an Agricultural College. A Glimpse at the Hawkesbury Farm

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 14

HAPPENING to spend a few days in the historic town of Windsor—a place where the inhabitants proudly point to a shingle roofed, brick cottage, not by any means in a bad state of repair, which…

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Pitt Town Labor Farm

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 11

THINGS are very quiet hero at present. Unfortunately, I am Dot a good writer; I wish I was. The gentleman who used to write for a paper about this piece has gone…

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CATTLE. Judges, Messrs. F. Moore and J. Flattery

Hawkesbury Herald · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 8

DURHAMS OR SHORTHORNS. Bull, 3yrs and over, E. Johnston, Major, 1…

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FARM PRODUCE—Sub-Section A

Hawkesbury Herald · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 9

Judges, Messrs. A. E. Tonkin, A Brown, and C. W. Craig Sunflower Seed, large variety, L Greentree 1 and 2…

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Farm Produce—sub-section D.

Hawkesbury Herald · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 9

Judges, Messrs W J Sylvester, G E Bryant, and Alfred McDermott. Pumpkins, table, greatest weight, F A Stubbs 1, S Pearce 2…

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