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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1961

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

Farmers Paying

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 July 1961 · page 1

A reminder in the form of a circular to sweet corn growers of last season has had good…

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Wet Roads Brought Crop of Accidents

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 26 July 1961 · page 1

The Hawkesbury District Ambulance Service was kept busy in Sunday’s continuous light rain, attending four accidents in three hours between 11 a.m…

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Farmers’ Reps. At Meeting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 26 July 1961 · page 4

Presidents of two branches of the Vegetables Growers Association of N.S.W. will attend Friday…

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Concerned by Growth of Rabbit Farms

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 2 August 1961 · page 7

One Colo Shire Councillor is concerned at the increasing number of applications to…

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Farmers on Radio and Tv

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 September 1961 · page 12

The Vegetable Growers’ Association minimum price fixing committee received plenty of valuable…

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New Show Secretary Elected A well known Pitt Town resident and former dairy farmer, Mr. Cecil Frost, is the new Hawkesbury Show secretary

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 September 1961 · page 1

Mr. Frost was elected in a ballot at last week’s meeting of the Show Council. The other…

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Junior - Farmers to Form Library

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 18 October 1961 · page 9

Members of the Hawkesbury Junior Farmers Club decided at a recent meeting to form a library…

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Farmers’ D.U.I. Disqualification Reduced

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 25 October 1961 · page 15

Because of excellent character of a Freeman’s Reach farmer, a Richmond Police Court…

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Maize Crop Yielded 150 Bushels

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 1 November 1961 · page 20

An estimated yield of 150 bushels to the acre was achieved by the winning entry in the…

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Dairy and Ice Society Suppliers Losing Rebates

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 1 November 1961 · page 19

Suppliers who were not shareholders in the Hawkesbury Dairy and Ice Society were losing substantial sums in rebates, directors stated at the annual…

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Apple Crop Damaged

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 8 November 1961 · page 1

Fruit on a number of orchards, mainly apples, was damaged severely by a hailstorm which swept…

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• Richmond Town Safe, But Lowland Farms Devastated

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 November 1961 · page 2

Compared to the devastation in Windsor, Richmond township emerged practically unscathed from the worst…

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Ready to Help on Farms

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 November 1961 · page 9

Farmers or orchardists who require assistance in cleaning flood debris from their properties…

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Quick Crops for Cash

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 November 1961 · page 11

A range of quick cash crops for early sowing by stricken Hawkesbury Farmers is advised by…

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Aid for Farmers This

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

Because of heavy rain last Friday the C.A.R. Flood Relief Committee decided to postpone until this week-end its project to bring into the district a large…

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Firms Give Substantial Help to Farmers

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 6 December 1961 · page 11

Organising the operation of earthmoving equipment to assist in the reestablishment of flood-devastated farm lands is one of the appreciated services…

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Quota Exemptions to Local Dairymen

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 December 1961 · page 16

The Milk Bond will exempt dairymen in flood affected areas from quote-reducing…

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Yellow Paint on Cattle

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 December 1961 · page 18

A new regulation, gazetted on August 18, makes it an offence for any person to use yellow paint as…

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Quick Repairs Needed for Shire Farms

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 December 1961 · page 1

Urgent earthmoving work is needed to save flood-damaged orchards and…

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