Freak Citrus Crops Hawkesbury Plantations
It is now fairly certain that the oranges and mandarins which have set as a result of a freak burst of blossoms last autumn, following on after heavy rains, will ripen…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1927
28 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 1 of 2
Farm Produce New Act Operates What Agents Say
THE Farm Produce Agents' Act and regulations, which require that every person trading as an agent in farm produce must find a fidelity bond of £500, become…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Packing House Favors Farm Produce Agents' Act
At a recent meeting, Gosford Packing House shareholders passed a resolution that Mr. Macdermott should write to the city Press giving the House views on the above…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Farm Produce Agents Recent Legislation Value to Growers
The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn, M.L.A.) expressed his views very emphatically when discussing the operation of the Farm Produce Agents' Act on Saturday. He…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Industrial Court Breach of the Award a Clarendon Farm
At the Richmond Industrial Court last week, William Cartwright proceeded against Lillian Naylor for a breach of the Industrial Award. Plaintiff alleged that the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Milk Industry Hawkesbury Dairy Company Half-yearly Meeting a Satisfactory Position
BETWEEN 40 and 50 shareholders attended the half-yearly meeting of the Hawkesbury Dairy and Ice Co-operative Society, Ltd., at the School of Arts…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Peanut Growing Hawkesbury Crops
Peanut-growing has received a temporary setback in the Windsor district, owing to faulty germination during the, last dry spring. The pioneer grower, Mr, A. C…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"Entirely Wrong!" Share-farming and the Workmen's Compensation Insurance
SPEAKING on the amendments to the Workmen's Compensation Insurance Bill in the State Parliament, Mr. R. B. Walker, M.L.A., declared that the amount that has…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Easter Floods River Rises 23 Feet at Windsor Farmers Lose Big Areas of Vegetables Thrilling Rescue Near Mckenzie's Bridge
THE CYCLONE which swept over most of the State last week-end did not do any considerable damage in the Windsor district. Some of the low-lying spots were flooded, and a few farmers lost big crops of vegetables. The majority, however, lost nothing, and will be gainers by the flood in the way of enriched…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Devastation at Cattai Aftermath of the Flood Farmers Lose Heavily
THE CATTAI district suffered more severely than perhaps any other portion of the Hawkesbury during the recent downpour and the succeeding flood…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Gold, Wind & Rain Spoils Hawkesbury's 47th Show The Fates Unpropitious Hawkesbury's 47th Great Carnival High-class Exhibits in Cattle, Poultry, Fruit and Farm Produce Attractive Sporting Programme—the Best on Record Gate Receipts Fall £56 Short of Last Year's Takings
HAD JUPITER PLUVIUS not been so liberal with his watering can last week, it is safe to say that the 47th Annual Exhibition of the Hawkesbury District Agricultural Association would have been one of the most successful on record. Its success as an exhibition was all along assured, for the entries were quite up to those of previous years, and the quality was the best—all that was required was fine weather…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmers' Winter School Hawkesbury College Course
Arrangements have been made to hold the usual winter school for farmers at Hawkesbury Agricultural College during the period June 28 to July 22. The prospectus…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →For Services Rendered Mr. J. M. Tucker Entertained Address and Wallet of Notes Absent Dairymen Criticised
A BARE DOZEN! In round figures that was the number of suppliers and shareholders of the Hawkesbury Dairy and Ice Company, Limited, who accepted the invitation to be present…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers' Winter School Still a Few Vacancies
The Winter School for farmers is to be held at Hawkesbury Agricultural College from June 28 to July 22, and the course is designed to coyer all branches of practical…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Poultry Farmers Hawkesbury Conference Improving the Industry
"GET together, show a little more collective selfishness if you want to raise the status and profits of your industry…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sheep Killed Dog Menace at Richmond Midnight Raiders
Outback concerted attacks on sheep by the mongrels of neighboring villages are every-day occurrences, but who would have thought that within 40 miles of Sydney the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Good Progress Dairy Company's Annual Meeting Shareholders to Receive 6 Per Cent. Dividend
THE sound position of the Hawkesbury Dairy and ice Co-Operative Society, Ltd., as it starts off upon the fifth year of its career, is a matter of great satisfaction to a concerned, and a matter of congratuation for those who have guided the dostinies of the Company since its inception…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Tomato Industry Small Crops on Hawkesbury Growers Urge Grades and £10 a Ton for Pulping
GROWERS of small crops on the Hawkesbury River have been given a lead in organising for better prices by the formation of the Hawkesbury District Growers' Association…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Hawkesbury Seat Mr. W. C Grahame at Windsor Tells About the Wheat Scandal
MR. W. C. GRAHAME, Independent Nationalist candidate for the Hawesbury, addressed a meeting in Windsor on Friday night from the balcony of the Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Death Kept Secret Wool Buyer Scorned Funerals Buried in Windsor Shock for Friends
DECLARING that funerals were only a farce and that most people went to them only to have a good time, Mr. C. W. Pye, a wealthy Sydney wool…
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