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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1961

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

Damage to River Banks Farmers Blame Speedboats And Water Skiers

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 18 January 1961 · page 1

How much are speedboats and water-skiers to blame for the increased erosion of the banks of the Hawkesbury River between Windsor and…

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Farmer Rounds Up Thieves With Shotgun

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 25 January 1961 · page 1

An Agnes Banks farmer who last week caught red-handed three men stealing his water melons apprehended them and took them to the Richmond…

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Farmers to Pay More for Irrigation Pump Power

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 1 February 1961 · page 5

Alterations in the Prospect County Council's electricity charges for irrigation pumps will mean an increase in costs for farmers in the Windsor…

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Junior Farmers Entertain Visitors

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 15 February 1961 · page 6

Junior Farmers from the North Coast were guests at. a successful social function arranged…

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Retirement Of Old Farming Family

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 15 February 1961 · page 2

The recent disposal of Gow Bros dairy in Cornwallis Road, Windsor, severs a. link with the…

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Farmer Cleared of Negligence

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 February 1961 · page 11

A charge of negligent driving against a young man whose sports car crashed into a pole, split…

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Riverside Farmer on Erosion (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 1 March 1961 · page 6

Sir,—I would like to give my views regarding riverbank erosion and water skiing…

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Cattle Champions on Show

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 12 April 1961 · page 20

WINNERS of championships in a number of classes at the Royal will be shown at the…

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Most Successful Junior Farmer

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 April 1961 · page 5

Mrs. Lurlaine Shennan (42 points) was awarded Most Successful Junior Farmer at the 1961…

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Farmers’ Part in Civil Defence

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 April 1961 · page 3

In order to familiarise farmers with information on radio-active fall-out in event of…

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Mayoral Guide For Visiting J. Farmers

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 April 1961 · page 3

VISITING Junior Farmers, here for the Hawkesbury Show, had the pleasure of being…

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Operation Heartbeat J. Farmer Soffer to Assist

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 3 May 1961 · page 6

Hawkesbury Junior Farmer Club members have offered to assist the Windsor Committee…

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New Bill May Affect Farmers

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 10 May 1961 · page 20

SHOULD a mushroom farm be registered as a factory? THIS question was the…

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Dairymen Seek Restoration of Composite Test

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 10 May 1961 · page 14

The abolition by the Milk Board of the composite test for milk supplied to milk factories came under severe criticism at the meeting of the Management…

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Successful Junior Farmer

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 24 May 1961 · page 1

Mrs. L. Shennan, of Mt. Druitt, a member of Wilberforce J.F. Club, receives from Mr. P. B. Charley at a “Victory Party” on May 6, the Grainger Cup won by her as the most successful Junior Farmer…

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Poultry Farmers Fined

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 31 May 1961 · page 17

Three district poultry farmers recently appeared before courts at Wind or and Richmond…

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Hours Down Wages Up For Dairy Workers

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 14 June 1961 · page 13

A variation in the Dairying Employees (State) Award provides for a reduction of…

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Farmers Not Using A.L Centre

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 14 June 1961 · page 10

Daily farmers have made little use of the services offered by the Artificial Insemination…

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Dairymen Perturbed Over Costs

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 5 July 1961 · page 15

Grace concern at the impace of the shorter working week and increased. rates of pay…

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farmers Warned On seless Soil Testing Method

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 12 July 1961 · page 15

So called “electromagnetic testing of as an aid to solving, fertility problems…

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