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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1966

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

Farmer Crushed by Tractor

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 31 August 1966 · page 10

A 79-year-old farmer was killed on Tuesday morning when a stationary tractor moved for…

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Sewerage Farm Extension of Lease Refused

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 28 September 1966 · page 19

Windsor Council has refused to extend the lease of its sewerage farm at McGrath’s Hill…

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Farm Books Simplify Records

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 28 September 1966 · page 17

New farm record books,, the result of three and a half years work, are available from the Department…

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Dairy Subsidy Defended

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 28 September 1966 · page 23

A motion seeking abolition of the N.S.W. Milk Zone and alteration of the N.S.W. Milk Board’s charter, was overwhelmingly rejected on the…

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Farmer Dies When Tractor Overturns

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 12 October 1966 · page 1

A well-known Kurmond fanner was killed instantly on Thursday when he was crushed…

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Grouch Against Farmers (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 October 1966 · page 2

Sir. — The Hawkesbury District is one of the oldest in Australia and foremost in production of…

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Letters to the Editor Farmer Replies to Exploitation Charge (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 26 October 1966 · page 2

Sir. —I have read with great interest and not a little shock, Mr Les Martin’s “Grouch Against…

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Crippled Children Visit Dairy

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 26 October 1966 · page 10

Twelve children from the infants’ class at the Kingswood School for Crippled Children were recently the guests of Mr and Mrs E. Radd, at Willow Dairy, Dight Street, Richmond. The children loved the calves and cows and took a keen interest in the milking,…

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Had Cattle Skins in Possession

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 2 November 1966 · page 19

A Colo Heists man was convicted at a recent Windsor Coot on a charge of having five…

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Viewpoints Of Readers Wheat War And Communism (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 16 November 1966 · page 2

Sir,—I read Mr. Maguire’s letter on 9/11/66. It was terribly monotonous and uninteresting — the…

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Roads Blocked, Farms Flooded In Heavy Rain

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 16 November 1966 · page 1

A steady downpour, beginning on Tuesday last week, developed in to some of the heaviest rain this district has…

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Sewerage Farm Tenders “Recklessly Chucking Away Ratepayers Money

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 16 November 1966 · page 13

“you’re recklessly chucking away ratepayers’ money,” Ald, Bowd told the last meeting of Windsor Council during a vehement debate on tenders…

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High Praise For Farmers (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 23 November 1966 · page 2

Sir,—May I express my amusement at certain statements made by Mr Les Martin in his letter,…

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High Price for Farm

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 30 November 1966 · page 5

A 25-acre Cornwallis farm property brought $19,400 dollars at auction on Saturday…

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Farmers’ “Vehement Opposition” to Water Rating

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 7 December 1966 · page 3

Farmers between Windsor Bridge and Wilberforce are “vehemently opposed” to paying any rates which will be levied to meet the cost of the…

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