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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1937

20 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers

Campers in Storm Tents Wrecked Wiseman's Ferry Building Collapses Hawkesbury Crops Damaged

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 12

HOLIDAY makers' camps along the Hawkesbury River were wrecked and washed out on Friday last (New Year's Day) by a sudden violent storm. The…

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Payments to Dairymen Practically Completed

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 2

Mr. R. B. Walker, M.L.A., has received the following- communication from the Pre-mier (Mr. Stevens): - Adverting to your personal representations…

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Three-day Sickness Affects Cattle in Hawkesbury District See Page 3. Three-day Sickness Hawkesbury Cattle Affected District Herds May Suffer

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 1

THE mysterious disease, three-day sickness of cattle, has made its appearance in herds in the Hawkesbury, and local dairymen should do all in their power to combat…

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Pastoral Letter to All Church of England People in This State of N.s. Wales

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 2

Read in all Anglican Churches throughout the Province of N.S W. on Sunday last: We, the Archbishop and Bishops of the Church of England in the Province of New…

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Straying Cattle (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 3

Sir,—The letter in your paper of last week referring to the straying cattle on the Wiseman's Ferry—road (incidentally also on other roads in the municipality) has my heartiest…

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River Cut Into Farmland Owner Now Minds Cars in City

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 3

DEEDS of what used to be Allan Cordner's farm at Cornwallis show its area to be 45 acres, but actually, it is only 35 acres…

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To Help Farmers Agricultural Bureau Conference Wiseman's Ferry Preparing

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 7

WISEMAN'S FERRY is making great preparations for the 14th annual conference of the Central Coast District of the Agricultural Bureau, which is to be held there on…

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Stay Orders Farmers' Relief Act Reply to Colo Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 5

MR. R. B. "WALKER, M.L.A., has received the following communication from the Minister for Social Services (Mr. H. M. Hawkins) for the Premier:—…

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Sheep Dog Trial

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 14

AN innovation this year which gained instant popularity with the public was a. demonstration of a sheep dog trial by Mr C. D. Lawrence, manager of the…

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Stan Ard Maintained Hawkesbuky's 57th Annual Show High Jump Record-inspiring Cattle Display Gate Receipts More Than £34 Less Than Last Year

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 1

THE 57th annual show of the Hawkesbury District Agricultural Association held on the Hawkesbury Racecourse, Clarendon, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of last week, just about maintained1 its standard, although some…

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H.a. College Principal Says Farmers Realise Scientists Are Human

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 12

The Principal of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College (Mr. E. A. Southee) officially opened the annual conference of the Hunter River and lower North Coast group of the…

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Glossodia Fatality Dairy Farmer Shot Dead Gun Wound Accidental Coroner Conducts Inquiry

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 18 June 1937 · page 13

AT the Court House, Windsor, on Monday morning last, the Hawkesbury District Coroner, Mr. H. S. Johnston, J.P., conducted an inquiry into the circumstances…

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Lord Mayor's Sheep Lamb Raising at Grose Wold May Start Stud

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 30 July 1937 · page 10

THE Lord Mayor of Sydney (Aid. A. Howie, M.L.C.) has decided to give sheep a trial at his Navua stud, Grose Wold…

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Assistance to Poultry Farmers

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 27 August 1937 · page 4

Following repeated requests from the Poultry Farmers Association of N.S. Wales for some tangible assistance for the industry the Government has agreed to make…

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Hawkesbury Dairy and Ice Society's Satisfactory Year See Pages 6 AND 9. Pleasing Year Hawkesbury Dairy & Ice Society Successful Annual Meeting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 10 September 1937 · page 1

THAT the past year had been a very satisfactory one so far as their company's operations were concerned, and that prospects for the future were a great deal brighter than for several…

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Windsor Council Tuesday's Meeting Pitt Town Water Supply? Sewerage Farm Resumption Newtown Street Repairs

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 1

A discussion regarding suggested further representations to the Minister for Works and Local Government for an increase on the former Government…

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Claim for Rent Trouble Over Cattle Lease Case at Richmond Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 5

BEFORE Mr. S. J. Bliss, S. M., at the Richmond Small Debts Court on Friday, November 5, William Frederick Coleman proceeded against Robert Henry Turner for…

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Our First Farmer

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 3

SUNDAY, September 5, marked the centenary of the death of James Ruse, the first man to take up a farm in the colony of New South Wales…

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Agricultural Association Exhibitor Further Disqualified Maize Yield Entries Farmers' Competitions

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 9

AFTER discussion of the failure of Carl Powell, of Richmond, to pay the £1 fine imposed on him for withdrawing entries from the last Show…

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The Farm Home. Control of House Flies. a Cheap and Effective Spray

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 9 December 1937 · page 8

The house fly is not only a nuisance, but, because of its life history and its habits, it is a serious menace to health. A cheap and effective fly spray may be…

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