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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1964

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

Answer to Farmers’ Spray Problem

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 January 1964 · page 14

A move to purchase an imported American machine which will spray a band 30-feet wide from heights of 24 inches to 12 feet, was given a good reception at the January meeting of the Hawkesbury…

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Grim Outlook for Coastal Farmers

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 January 1964 · page 15

Coastal farmers and many smaller orchardists are struggling for survival in a society which is enjoying unprecedented riches…

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Farmer’s Plight Is Political (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 5 February 1964 · page 2

Sir,—As one of those affected I [?]ead with interest your article on [?]oastal Farmers and also…

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Farmer Can Speak with One Voice (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 5 February 1964 · page 2

Sir.— Nobody whose work has taken him amongst the farmers in this area can avoid two…

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Cattle T.B. Tests Compulsory

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 12 February 1964 · page 14

Following the very satisfactory results obtained in a number of quarantine areas in eradicating…

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Drive to Unify Farmers

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 February 1964 · page 1

Unity would come to primary producers only when lack of organisation them into the arms of big business and when substitutes for their…

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Portland Head Farm Sold

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 February 1964 · page 16

Portland Head Farm, one of the best known properties in the Hawkesbury, has been sold…

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“Aiming to Ruin Dairymen”

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 4 March 1964 · page 9

A “powerful body” was aiming to ruin dairymen. This allegation was…

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Successful Rice Crop at College

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 25 March 1964 · page 1

A successful rice crop, which is expected to yield about two tons an acre, has been grown at the…

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Six Junior Farmer Clubs To Feature Displays

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 8 April 1964 · page 31

A record number of six junior farmer clubs have entered displays to be featured in the Agricultural Pavilion at the Show…

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Survey May Help Farmers

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 May 1964 · page 10

A survey on the Hawkesbury District from economic, agricultural and hydrological angles has been approved by the Minister for Agriculture (Mr A. G. Enticknap)…

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Farmers Must Submit Returns

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 May 1964 · page 20

District farmers who have not submitted agricultural and pastoral statistical returns, are…

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Cornwallis Farmer Wins Field Maize

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 May 1964 · page 16

The winning crop in the Hawkesbury Show Field Maize competition was entered by Mr C…

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Major Flood Could Mean For Farmers—Many Face Ruin

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 17 June 1964 · page 1

With hundreds of square miles of the Hawkesbury Valley turned into a vast inland sea, the major flood of June 13 has dealt a staggering blow to the district economy…

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Raaf to Assist Farmers

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 24 June 1964 · page 3

RAAF Richmond has loudly agreed to clean and dry out electric motors which were…

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Electro-farming Display

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 24 June 1964 · page 10

An electro-farming display will be staged in the Prospect County Council’s Windsor showrooms…

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Flooded Farmers May Receive Grants

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 1 July 1964 · page 1

Farmers, whose properties have been flooded, stood a good chance of receiving a grant. This was stated by the…

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Delay In Farm Restoration

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 8 July 1964 · page 18

Although the Colo Shire Council’s engineer has made a survey of farms over most of the shire, the Council has delayed a decision on flood restoration…

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Council Offers Work To Farmers

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 8 July 1964 · page 19

With the receipt of a £4,000 unemployment grant front the government, the Colo Shire…

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Flooded Dairymen To Be Assisted

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 8 July 1964 · page 10

The Producers’ Representative of the Milk Board, Mr F. J. Sedgwick, announced last week that…

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