Not Liable Emergency Flood Transport D.m.r. Disclaimer
TO ia claim by the Colo Shire Council and the Richmond Council for payment for providing an emergency boat service…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Floods & storms
Floods & storms, 1943
20 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers
Flood Problem Deputation to Minister Richmond Council Report
THE result of a deputation to the Minister for Transport, asking' for departmental acceptance of the cost of transporting the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Service Minister Disclaims Duty Councils Notified
THE recent joint deputation from the Colo Shire Council and the Richmond Council, asking that the Government assume…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood Records
We halve received many requests to publish our flood records again, and will be pleased to do so, for the benefit of those…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Losses Biggest Flood in 18 Years Residents Removed to Safety
RISING steadily throughout Wednesday afternoon and night, holding its level on Thursday and reaching its highest point—11 feet over Windsor Bridge—on Friday morning, the biggest Hawkesbury flood in the past 18 years last week caused heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Needed Improvements Preparing for Future Floods Higher Roads—boat Service
AMONG facts which impressed themselves forcibly on the public mind as a result of the recent flood, after years of comparative immunity, two were outstanding—the need of uninterrupted road communication to Windsor and Richmond, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Relief Official Visit Planned for Saturday Next
AS a result of his representations on the matter, Mr. Frank Finnan, M.L.A., will be accompanied on Saturday next by a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Help Loans for Farmers Relieving Flood Distress
PURSUING his expressed intention to secure some form, of assistance for district farmers who suffered distress from the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Uncertain Response "Gazette" Flood Suggestions Move for Council Conference
THE suggestions put forward in this paper recently for improved arrangements against future floods, in the form of road communications and flood beat services, received a rather uncertain response from our district councils, to whom the people…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Boats Member Again Active Asks Grants for Councils
SUPPORTING the campaign by this paper for better arrangements by district councils for flood boat protection to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Success! Member Does It Again Grants for Flood Boats
FOLLOWING his representations last week to the Minister for Local Government, Mr. Frank Finnan, Member for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Boats Richmond Council, Moves Accepts Government Subsidy
ACCEPTING the Government subsidy of £120 for provision and maintenance of a flood boat service, Richmond Council at its…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Critical Attitude Discussion on Flood Boat Grant Windsor Council Defers Action
CONTRASTING unfavourably with the manner in which Richmond Council accepted the recent Government giant made to it for an emergency flood boat service, Windsor Council at its last meeting was disposed to look its own gift horse critically in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Boats Two Councils Confer Further Help Asked
AT a conference of representatives of the Colo Shire and Richmond Councils regarding recent Government grants for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Raising Road Request to Department Flood Nuisance Stressed
AT the last Windsor Council meeting there was adopted a motion, of which notice had been given by one alderman…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Boats Debate for "Ferry Service" Is Claimed Not Mentioned by Minister
ALTHOUGH the use of the proposed flood boat services for purposes of ferrying traffic across flooded areas (in addition to emergency assistance to residents in distress) is not mentioned in the departmental agreement referring to subsidies granted to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Boats Discussion Deputation to Minister "Appeared Impressed" Report to Council
THAT the Minister for Transport "appeared impressed" with the case put to him by a deputation from district councils…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Storm
A particularly heavy storm, accompanied by wind of almost gale force, broke over the district on Thursday afternoon of last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Boats Department Growing Restive Councils Still Delaying
ALTHOUGH some months have elapsed since the departmental Offer of subsidy for emergency flood boat services, district…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Boat Grant
Although it has not been discussed at any meeting, Windsor Council has apparently asked the Government to add to its recent grant of £120 for flood…
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