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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1956

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

Half Million Pounds To Dairymen

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 25 January 1956 · page 10

In the current financial year the Hawkesbury producers would receive about half a million pounds for their milk, the…

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Local Rate on Farmers Is Likely

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 25 January 1956 · page 10

COMMENTS at a Windsor Council meeting indicate the probability of a local loan rate…

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Too Costly For Dairy Farmers

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 1 February 1956 · page 9

ALTHOUGH inevitable farm refrigeration of milk would not be required for some time,…

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Dairymen Losing Fight With Basic Wage

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 15 February 1956 · page 7

Latest cost figures have shown that increased efficiency the whole—milk industry have been offset by basic wage…

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Member Has Four Point Plan For Farmer

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 February 1956 · page 6

A four-point plan to stabilise the vegetable, fruit and poultry industries in the Hawkesbury area was urged this week by…

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Flood Scheme Farmers' Meeting On March 26

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 21 March 1956 · page 1

To give farmers concerned in the flood mitigation scheme a chance to express their views, a public meeting is being called…

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No "Blocks" for District Dairy Farmers

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 11 April 1956 · page 1

Hawkesbury suppliers to the Milk Board will have no “blocks” imposed on them before the end of July, at earliest…

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Farmers’ Questions on Flood Scheme

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 11 April 1956 · page 6

A number of questions farmers regarding the flood mitigation scheme were answered at the public meeting at…

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Dairymen Like I.Q. Scheme

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 18 April 1956 · page 2

HE thought the individual quota scheme would be the solution of many problems for file…

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Farm Machinery

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 9 May 1956 · page 2

As usual, easily the biggest exhibit in the motor and farm machinery section (and, indeed, in the whole…

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Only Best As Judges Of Cattle

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 16 May 1956 · page 4

ONE of the reasons for the high reputation of the cattle section of Hawkesbury Show is the constant…

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Farmer’s Scheme to Cut Flood Damage

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 16 May 1956 · page 3

A canal to Wilberforce from the river bank breakaway on the Freeman’s Reach Road, to relieve flood pressure and…

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Dairy School This Week At H.A. College

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 June 1956 · page 1

Beginning yesterday (Tuesday), a school of instruction for dairy farmers is being held this at the H.A. College, and…

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“Duffing” Of Cattle Rife In Old Days

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 August 1956 · page 4

AN interesting proclamation in 1823 regarding the Singleton Road was apparently designed…

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Self-Help By Shire Farmer

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 August 1956 · page 2

Reporting to the August meeting of the Colo Shire Council that estimated cost of provision of a pipe…

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How Much Longer Can The Farmers Subsidise The Community?

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 August 1956 · page 8

Just how much longer the primary producer is prepared to accept declining returns and increasing costs without doing…

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Position Of Farmers [?]RILLIANT [?] (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 September 1956 · page 2

Sir,—One of your scribers has sent me a [?]oy, winner [?]tion of the “W. and R. [?] ette,” 29/8/56, with [?]…

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No Reply On Cattle Track

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 10 October 1956 · page 2

No reply had been received from the Penrith Council regarding a proposed joint inspection of the…

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Dairy Co. Had Successful Year

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 10 October 1956 · page 7

“The year just passed was a disastrous one for the Hawkesbury district, but I’m pleased to say that your company had…

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Minister Told Of Danger To Many Farms

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 17 October 1956 · page 4

The danger to many Freeman’s Reach and Wilberforce Road farms represented by the present condition of the river…

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