Cattai Bridge Flood Blocks Traffic Higher Structure Needed
CATTAI BRIDGE as a crossing place on the Great Northern route received universal condemnation during the week-end at the hands, of numberless…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Floods & storms
Floods & storms, 1928
11 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers
A Baby Flood "Might Have Been Worse." River Rose 21 Feet at Windsor Small Area of Land Inundated
"IT might have been worse," was the comment of a well-known Hawkesbury farmer regarding the baby flood that visited the district last week-end…
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The floods reported from various parts of the State revive interest in similar inundations in pact years. The first recorded flood of any magnitude…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bad Drainage Floods at North Richmond Railway Commissioners Blamed
The Railway Commissioners wrote to Colo Shire Council on Monday re the drainage arrangements at the North Richmond station yard, and advised that inquiries made…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Floods Official Warning Rise in the Hawkesbury
A WARNING of the possibility of floods in the Windsor, Richmond and Penrith areas was issued by the Weather Bureau at Sydney on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Caught in the Flood Old Resident's Death Fatality at McKENZIE'S BRIDGE
THE flood waters at McKenzie's bridge on Thursday night of last week caused the death of George Layton Roberts, aged 79, an old and well-known resident of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Great Industry Hawkesbury Sand and Gravel Utilising Flood Reside of Centuries
"A FEW YEARS AGO Australians prosperity was largely "derived from the. winning of precious metals—Gold, Silver, Copper, Tin, etc.—from the earth. Economic…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Amazing Tricks! Sunday's Great Gale Tree Crashes on Car
AT the height of Sunday's gale, a huge tree crashed down on a stationary motor car on the road to Bilpin. Women passengers in the car…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hawkesbury Experiences Worst Cyclone for 54 Years Widespread Damage Property Wrecked by Gale's Fury Fires Add Terror to Sunday of Destruction Orchardists Suffer in All District Centres
IN common with other parts of the State the Hawkesbury district suffered severely as a result of Sunday's cyclone, which left in its trail chaos and stark ruin in all directions, involving many thousands of pounds worth of damage. A ripping, tearing wind, sustained for long periods at a rate which reached over…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Rifle Match Against Manly Chain of Victories Broken Fine Scores in a Gale
THE annual visit of a team from Manly Club was made on Saturday last, and although beaten, the merry lads from the "Village by the Sea" returned well pleased…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Storm's Letter (To the Editor)
Sir,—In last week's issue there appeared a letter over the signature of Mr. W. Storm, senr. who complains of insinuations in connection with last year's High. School…
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