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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1932

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Shot in Stomach Scheyville Farm Student Fatality at Maraylya

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 10

AN inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Edward Charles Stranger (18) a trainee-student at the Scheyville Government Farm, who was…

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Efficiency in Farming Hawkesbury College Students Diploma Day Celebrations

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 8

THERE has been an increase of 35 students at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College during the past two years, and this is…

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Winter Schools for Farmers at Hawkesbury College

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 7

The Minister for Agriculture stated that it is proposed to hold the usual winter schools at Hawkesbury Agricultural College this year, the period, June…

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The Milk Board to Be Freed From Political Control Minister's Promise to Hawkeseury Dairymen No Alteration of Act While Suppliers Are Satisfied

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 17 June 1932 · page 6

DAIRYMEN of the Hawkesbury district told the Minister for Health (Mr. Weaver) and members of the Milk Board, who visited Windsor last week, that they were greatly satisfied with the operations of the board to date. BEFORE the board was re-constituted, they said, the milk industry was at…

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Scheyville Training Farm Gifts to Government to Increase Jersey Herd

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 July 1932 · page 12

TO give the boys at the Government Training. Farm at Scheyville a better opportunity for studying, dairying, the Minister for…

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State-wide Conference Farmers at Hawkesbury College Agricultural Bureau Movement

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 22 July 1932 · page 5

Hawkesbury Agricultural College will be invaded by an army of men and women drawn from all parts of the State on July 26, when the tenth annual conference of…

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Hawkesbury Dairymen Withdraw From Milk Suppliers' Assn. Strong Opposition T0 Equalisation of Supplies Local Organisation to Protect Producers' Interests

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 22 July 1932 · page 1

FOR some considerable time past dairymen in the Hawekesbury district have been dissatisfied with the Country Milk Suppliers Association, so much so that at a meeting of the Windsor-Richmond branch of that organisation on Monday night it was decided to withdraw affiliation…

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Late Mr. R. Bruce Walker More Public Tributes "Friend of Dairymen."

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 22 July 1932 · page 7

SYMPATHETIC reference to the late Mr. R. Bruce Walker, ex-M.L.A., was made by several dairymen at a meeting of the Windsor-Richmond branch of the Country…

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"Clydella" Poultry Farm

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 22 July 1932 · page 6

MR. W. H. ROGERS, tetter known as plain "Bill" needs little or no introduction to Hawkestmryites. Formerly a resident of Windsor for many years, he now…

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Farmers' Fear for Fate of Defence Association Move to Form Branch of Primary Producers' Union Old Organisation Carries on in Growers' Interests

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 29 July 1932 · page 1

FEARING for the fate of the Farmers' Defence Association (originally the Farmers' Transport Defence Union) and that it would not be the live organisation that it should, now that certain objectionable clauses have been removed from the Transport Act, an attempt was made at a meeting in Windsor on…

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The Maize Crop Importance of Winter Ploughing

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 29 July 1932 · page 10

Too many maize-growers still allow their land to lie under the old stalks during the winter, and are content with a spring ploughing to prepare the land for the next crop…

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Agents and Merchants Marketing of Farm Produce How Amended Act Operates

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 29 July 1932 · page 14

THE Farm Produce Agents Act passed in 1926 was aimed to place agents who sell farm produce under certain control and to give to…

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Hawkesbury Dairymen Meeting of Producers' Association Constitution Adopted

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 5 August 1932 · page 3

OWING to the Windsor School of Arts being engaged, the meeting of the Hawkesbury Milk Producers Association on Tuesday night was held at the Royal Hotel…

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One Day Trip Picturesque Farm Lands Beautiful Kurrajong

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 12 August 1932 · page 12

In the trip described to-day hy the N.R.M.A. Touring Department, the picturesque and historic townships of Windsor and Richmond are passed through on the…

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Alleged Assault Trouble on Richmond Farm Magistrate Effects Settlement

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 19 August 1932 · page 12

AT the Richmond Police Court on Tuesday before Mr. J, E. McCulloch, P.M. Phillip Percival was proceeded against for unlawfully assaulting Alfred Sydney Horsey…

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Crops Damaged Pitt Town Bottoms Farm Complaint About Drainage

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 26 August 1932 · page 5

WINDSOR COUNCIL at its last meeting received a letter from Mr. H. S. John-ston, drawing attention to the damage caused to growing crops and the continuous loss…

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Vegetable Seeds Commercial Producing Areas New Industry for Farmers

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 8

Members of the New South Wales Vegetable Growers' Association and hundreds of unassociated growers are taking keen interest in the movement to establish…

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Pioneer's Death Mr. John Graham, of Dunmore Active Farming Career

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 5

ONE of the few remaining links which bind the present to the past was snapped on Friday week by the death of Mr. John Graham, of "Dunmore House," Dunmore, in…

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Claim for Wages Hawkesbury Dairy Coy's Appeal Judgment Reserved

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 23 September 1932 · page 10

Judgment was reserved by the Industrial Commission on Monday on a point raised in the appeal of the Hawkesbury Dairy and Ice Society, Ltd., from a decision of the Chief…

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His Maiden Speech Mr. Ronald Walker's Fine Effort Farmers' Debt Relief Bill Suggests Important Amendments

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 30 September 1932 · page 6

MR. RONALD B. WALKER, M.L.A. for the Hawkesbury, delivered his maiden speech in the Legislative Assembly last week, on the Farmers' Debts…

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