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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1970

17 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers

Technical Help for Dairymen

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 18 March 1970 · page 18

The appointment of a part-time dairy officer at Windsor will assist district dairymen in their…

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Farm Management School at Tocal College

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 18 March 1970 · page 7

A school in Farm Management Economics for farmers and graziers is to be held in May at Tocal…

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Complaints on Pig Farm

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 April 1970 · page 16

Eight hundred pigs on a 22-acre farm in Old Pitt Town Road, Oakville, were creating…

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Last Crop of “Kurrajong Wool”

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 May 1970 · page 1

The last load of wattle bark, known in the depression years as “Kurrajong wool,” left Kurrajong last week for Melbourne. At one time a major industry in the Kurrajong area, the stripping of wattle bark has declined over the years with the use of chemicals…

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Farmers Critical of Flood Works

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 May 1970 · page 19

Flood mitigation was again a hot subject for discussion when the Hawkesbury branch of the United Farmers and Woolgrowers’ Association…

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Dairy Sold For $175,000

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 10 June 1970 · page 1

Sir Philip Charley’s 392-acre farm, Clarendon Park, has been sold for $175,000…

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Local Farmers At Conference

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 1 July 1970 · page 6

Messrs S. M. Norman president, H. O. Fitzger, ald (secretary/treasurer), D. A. McLachlan and…

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Rotary Award Farmers’ Leader Is Citizen of Year

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 8 July 1970 · page 1

Mr Sid Norman, a Cornwallis farmer, who has devoted himself to the cause of primary producers’ organisations, has been chosen by the…

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State Could Use Extra Funds For Farm Help

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 15 July 1970 · page 14

New South Wales could well do with financial support from the Federal Government to assist in the reconstruction of other types of…

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Speed-up of Farm Water Inspections

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 12 August 1970 · page 7

With almost half the State now drought declared, the Minister for conservation (Mr Jack G. Beale) has taken further action to ensure…

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Cattle Stolen From Pound

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 26 August 1970 · page 2

Two heifers were stolen from Windsor Council’s pound at Mulgrave, the thieves cutting the chain…

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Crop Offers Change for Farmers

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 9 September 1970 · page 12

Growing cucumbers for canning on contract could offer Hawkesbury farmers a change of routine and…

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Dairymen See Brighter Future

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 23 September 1970 · page 3

St Albans dairymen are convinced that dairying in the area has a brighter prospect after meeting…

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Letters to the Editor Pauperising The Farmer (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 21 October 1970 · page 2

Sir,—Having, read your editorial of September 30 edition (Food Price Squeeze) I hasten to…

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“Conscious” of Poultry Farmers’ Difficulties

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 4 November 1970 · page 6

He was “very conscious” of the growing difficulties of the small poultry farmer, the Minister for Primary Industry (Mr Anthony) told the…

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Dairy Industry Scholarships

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 25 November 1970 · page 18

Five dairy industry scholarships for 1971 have been announced by the Australian Dairy…

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Dairymen’s Poor Share Of Milk Rise

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 9 December 1970 · page 2

Local dairyman are angry over the fact that they will only receive 1.6c of the 8c a gallon…

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