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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

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

New Zealand Tour By Farmers'Group Some Interesting Notes

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 4

BY courtesy of one who took part in the recent New Zealand tour by a group of representative…

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New Zealand Tour By Farmers' Group (Continued)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 2

At their first stopping place, Palmerston North, as at all other points in the remainder of their extensive…

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New Zealand Tour By Farmers' Group

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 2

From Palmerston the party travelled by 'buses the 230 miles to Rotorua, and again we quote from…

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New Zealand Tour By Farmers' Group (Continued)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 2

Those who visted the dairy section of the Governmentrun Ruakura Research Station in the Waikato were…

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New Zealand Tour By Farmers' Group (Continued)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 7

By the time the party had concluded its visit in the Hamilton district, members were beginning to feel the…

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New Zealand Tour By Farmers' Group (Continued)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 9

Last week we left the party at Auckland, en route for the South Island. In view of the keen interest taken by…

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Shock Proves Fatal Prominent Young Farmer's Death

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 10

A HOST of district friends were stunned by the news of the sudden death at his home on…

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New Zealand Tour By Farmers' (Continued)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 7

Returning to Auckland, where we left the tourists, en route for the South Island, we again quote Mr. Dixon's…

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New Zealand Tour By Farmers' Group (Continued)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 30 March 1949 · page 2

On leaving Blenheim we travelled through about 50 miles of poor, hilly country, suitable only for sheep…

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New Zealand Tour By Farmers' Group (Continued) (Continued)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 2

From Timaru the party returned to Christchurch for tea, then on to Lyttleton, where they boarded the…

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New Zealand Tour By Farmers' Group (Concluded)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 10

In a report on his impressions generally of the tour, Mr Dixon writes that New Zealand is a land of rich…

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College Column Potato Crop Pest

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 April 1949 · page 8

At present potato crops are being attacked hy the potato moth, and it is noticed that nearby weeds such as…

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Dairy Hands' Award

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 4 May 1949 · page 3

For the information of employers concerned, we have been advised by the General Secretary of the Milk Zone…

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Hawkesbury Devastated Worst Flood Almost Half a Century Farms Submerged: Many Rescued From Homes Boat Crews' Fine Work

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 June 1949 · page 1

ONE of the grimmest chapters in local history was written at the week-end, when the largest flood in the Haswkesbury River since…

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Danger to Farms Erosion Of River Bank Government Help Now Sought

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 6 July 1949 · page 5

GRAVE danger of Hooding of hundreds of acres of farmland between Freeman's Reach and…

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Wool Sale

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 July 1949 · page 2

It is unusual for wool sales to feature offerings from this district, but we have been advised by the New Zealand…

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Aftermath Of Flood Suggestions Made by Farmers

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 3 August 1949 · page 2

SOME interesting suggestions arising out of destruction caused by the recent flood were offered by…

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Dairy Society Pays Dividend

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 28 September 1949 · page 6

During the second year of operating its Windsor Factory under its own control, the Hawkesbury Dairy & Ice…

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