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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

24 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 1 of 2

Cow Exceeds 100 lbs. Butter In Year

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 6

Once again the fine "Cranbrook" herd at Clarendon has advertised this district throughout the dairying world, through the performance…

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Wool Industry Research

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 1

Scottish tartans, worn and admired all over the world, are one of the best known products of Scottish craftsmanship. This picture shows a research worker of the Scottish Wool Industries Research. Association…

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Road Problem Is Drainage of Farms

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 12

CHIEF factor in causing breaks in the river bank along the Freeman's Reach Road was lack of a proper…

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Farmers Asked To Keep Records On Floods

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 12

Forms to be completed by farmers in the Windsor-Richmond area willing to note flood details, including behaviour of the water and damage…

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Farm Produce Another Show Fiasco

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 12

JUDGING only from the number of entries in the farm produce section of this year's Hawkesbury…

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Cattle Awards At Royal Show

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 28 April 1954 · page 3

As usual, Mr. J. H. Haddin's Cranbrook Stud, at Clarendon, figured prominently in awards for Australian…

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Drainage Of Farms Suggested

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 3

A SUGGESTION for including adjoining farms in a Wilberforce Road drainage scheme was mentioned…

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"Three Crops In Year"

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 2 June 1954 · page 9

To illustrate how difficult it was to cope with Noogoora bur, Cr. Smith informed the May meeting of the Colo…

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How Winning Maize Crop Was Cultivated

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 6

For its Interest to other district maize growers, we publish below tine judge's comment on the cultivation of the winning" crop In this year's…

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"Cattle Track" Improvements

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 7 July 1954 · page 7

A recommendation by the works committee that approximately 10 chains of the "cattle track" be re-formed…

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Local Farm Wins South Coast Maize Contest

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 28 July 1954 · page 1

Winning this year's R.A.S. South Coast Maize-Growing Competition in which all place-getters produced record-breaking yields, was the…

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Flooded Farms Cause Loss To Businesses

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 18 August 1954 · page 2

HOW the banking-up of water on lowland farms in flood times caused direct loss to Richmond…

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Wheat Discount Favoured By Minister

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 25 August 1954 · page 13

The Federal Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr J McEwen) said in Canberra recently that wheat for stock feed, should be sold…

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To Establish Improved Farm Pasture

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 September 1954 · page 9

CERTAIN selected dairy farmers in, this district, if application is made hy dairymen concerned, may…

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"Pitt Street Farmers" Put Up Valuations

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 6 October 1954 · page 1

"Pitt Street farmers" were increasing shire valuations beyond reasonable levels by buying properties at inflated and unrealistic prices…

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Donation For Cattle Prize

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 October 1954 · page 1

Among correspondence received by the show council at its September meeting was a letter from Messrs. J. N…

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Quotas For Zone Dairymen Are Now Likely

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 October 1954 · page 13

Some method of applying an individual quota system has now been approved in principle by the management committee of the Milk Zone…

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Rapid spread Of Salt On Farms Reported

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 October 1954 · page 6

What was in 1951 a small salt patch in the Cornwallis area now extended for 2½ miles, a meeting held to discuss the flood mitigation…

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Farmers Consulted In Flood Mitigation Moves

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 October 1954 · page 2

No moves are now made by engineers in any Mood mitigation scheme without consulting the farmers concerned, as "farmers are more…

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Junior Farmers Encouraged

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 October 1954 · page 7

Mr. Z. McMahon reported to the October meeting of the show council that some exhibitirs in the junior farmer…

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