Melon Stealers Some Impudent Thefts Hawkesbury Farmers Suffer
MELON stealing on farms along the Wilberforce-road is becoming of almost nightly occurrence, and so persistent have been the attentions of some…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1931
84 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 2 of 5
Butter Test Over 1,000 Lbs. in 12 Months Hawkesbury Jersey's Fine Effort
WAGGA AILSA, a cow in the famous Hawkesbury Agricultural College Jersey herd, has exceeded 1,0001b. of commercial butter during the year's test…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Why Penalise Farmers? (To the Editor)
Sir,—The Minister for Health (Mr. McGirr) made it abundantly clear recently to deputationists, as well as to the Press, that dairy farmers shall be paid 1/1 per gallon for…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Eight Gallon Cow Small Dairy in Herself
AT Mr. C. D. Shadlow's dairy farm at Cornwallis may be seen one of the most remarkable cows in New South Wales. She is the celebrated Aby, so-called by reason…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmyard Squabble Case at Richmond Court Assault Charge Dismissed
THERE was some tall swearing at the Richmond Police Court on Tuesday when, William Alcorn, well-known Hawkesbury cricketer and star bowler of the Pitt Town…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Diamond Ring Obtained by False Pretences Freeman's Reach Farmer's Lapse
ARRAIGNED in the dock at Windsor Police Court on Monday, Lindsay McNickel, a farmer, of Freeman's Beach, was charged with obtaining by false pretences…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Independent Committee to Investigate Milk Company's Affairs Disgruntled Dairymen Want to Know the True Position Board of Management Charged with Insincerity Rumors of Uneasiness Suspicion and District
ACCORDING to a statement made at a meeting of the Hawkesbury Dairy and Ice Society, Ltd., on Tuesday night last, never in the history of the company has there been so much uneasiness, suspicion, distrust and rumors concerning the management as what exists to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nepean Show Record Entry—good Attendance Horses and Cattle Attract
NEPEAN District Agricultural Society held its 39th annual exhibition on the Penrith showground in fine weather on Friday and Saturday last. The torrential rain which…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Will Government Prevent Further Chaos in Milk Trade. See Page 10. Dairymen Perturbed Chaos in the Milk Trade Will Government Intervene?
DAIRY farmers in the milk zone are perturbed at the failure of the Metropolitan Milk Board to exercise the control for which it was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Windsor Farms Faulty Crop Rotation Helps Spread of Disease
THE necessity for more rigid adherence to crop rotation on vegetable farms of the windsor district was emphasised yesterday by Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →100 Years Old Historic Hawkesbury Will Alnwick Farm, Lower Wilberporce
Writer's note,—Appended is a verbatim copy of the will made just one hundred years ago by James Davison, (I.), one of the free settlers and founders of Ebenezer Chapel…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Singleton Opposition Cause Concern Among Dairymen Survival of the Fittest Milk Trade War Causes Grave Concern Hawkesbury Dairymen Will Fight a Finish Company's Investigators Ask for Extension of Time
SUPPLIERS to the Windsor factory were told at a big meeting of dairymen held in the School of Arts, Windsor, on Tuesday night that, as a result of the milk war at present being waged in Sydney, they could expect a further decrease—to 5½d. per gallon—in their next pay…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →How Milk Company's Stability May be Achieved. the True Position. Dairymen Must Make Sacrifices Inquiry Into Hawkesbury Company's Affairs Committee of Investigation Is Frank and Candid
HAWKESBURY dairymen were told their true position on Tuesday evening last when the summarised conclusions of the Committee of Investigation appointed recently to inquire into the affairs of the Hawkesbury Dairy and Ice Society, Ltd., were submitted to perhaps the largest meeting of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Better Market Offer to Hawkesbuky Dairymen Would Absorb All District's Milk Committee Appointed to Investigate and Report
AT a meeting of Hawkesbury dairymen held at Windsor last week, a committee was appointed for the purpose of safeguarding the interests of suppliers, to the local factory, and to investigate and report upon any prospective outlet for milk which may be offering…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney Milk Dairyfarmers Not Receiving a Fair Price
The farmer as usually awarded a price for Sydney milk some 50 per cent, higher than he can command for it when converted into butter or cheese at the nearest factory…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Farmers' Winter School Hawkesbury College Session
The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn), states that it is proposed to hold the usual winter schools at Hawkesbury College this year, the period June 30 to July 17. to be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hawkesbury Fruit Crop Short Season for Navels Estimated Yields Reduced Effect of Fungus and Snails
FRUITGROWERS in the Windsor, Richmond district are forwarding large consignments of Navel oranges to market, and fair quantities , of White Silettas…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Suburban Dairymen Visit to Hawkesbury College Science and the Milk Supply
On Tuesday of last week a large muster of suburban dairymen visited Hawkesbury Agricultural College, the party of members and their families numbering about 150…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hawkesbury Fruit Crop Emperor Mandarins Are Popular Variations and Deformities
EMPEROR mandarins are now being forwarded to market in small quantities, the quality being good and the size above the average for previous years. The Emperor…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Pioneer Davisons of Alnwick Farm, Lower Wilberforce Part I
"THERE'S nane ever feared, that That truth should be heard. Save those whom the Truth would indite."…
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