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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Farming & the land
23 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 1 of 2
At the public examination of Robert Fell (trading as R. Fell and Son, Riverstone) before the Registrar in Bankruptcy (Mr. Salusbury), the bankrupt said he was a produce…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →It is an old saying that "any fool can farm," and this was almost the truth when farming consisted chiefly in reducing the fertility of new, rich land secured at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Central and North Coast districts of New South Wales have long been recognised as the richest and most productive of the State. Coming under subtropical…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →During his spirited speech in Windsor on Monday week, the Premier made reference to what are known as the "wheat scandals," explaining the position of Georgeson and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"The farmer as well as the industrial worker, is entitled to a living wage and a reasonable profit on his investment," writes D. P. Houston, Secretary of Agriculture…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Diploma Day, which was celebrated in brilliant fashion at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College on Wednesday, 21st instant, revealed that in the year just concluded all…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"The average farmer is primarily an open-air man; he works hard all day and does riot concern himself much with account keeping," says the "Journal of the Board of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Minister for Agriculture has approved. of the usual winter school for farmers being held at. Hawkesbury Agricultural College from June 15 to July 10 noxt…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A motion which was destined to have a rough passage was moved by Aid. O'Brien, before a full sitting of Windsor Council at Tuesday night's meeting, as follows: "That…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →From the year 1864 to 1918 the average yearly yield of butter-fat of Danish cows jumped from 441b to 240lb. Here is a leap indeed—surely production…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fling away the plough-shares, Leave nothing to mischance, And don your gayest raiment—For the Winter Farmers' Dance…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →On 31st July last Mr. A. J. Berckelman obtained at auction £66 per acre for a farm of 18 acres 3 roods 18½ perches, and 55 per acre for another of 26 acres 19…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The man who lag's behind the times in these days of high wages and impossible labor conditions, and their natural corollary, the high cost of living, is going to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr.L. D. Mullan, of Pitt Town Bottoms, has from time to time had dairy cows die under mysterious circumstances. He has lost 13 cows altogether, some of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We all know that any machinery will go wrong sometime. That "sometime" may mean a lot to the dairyman. Moffat Virtue Ltd., Sydney (of sheep-shearing machinery…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—What I predicted long ago has coma at last. The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Dunn, has put a stop to the silly farce of training women for general farm work. It…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Splendid progress is being made on "Sprayleigh" Farm, near Pitt Town. This farm was purchased from Mr. Arthur Tidswell by Mr. Vicars, of Marrickville, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mr. H. W. Potts, principal of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, giving evidence recently before the Select Committee of the Legislative Council, which is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In our issue of October 8 last we published, under the above heading, a, letter written by Mr. H. J. Lee, senior, of Schofields. It was copied into the "Gosford…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Mr. John Storey," writes a correspondent on the Manning River, "says that the farmer should study his city brother a bit. But how is the man in the city acting…
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