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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1944

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

Cyclone Berkshire Park Damage

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 2

A CORRESPONDENT writes that on the afternoon of January 10 Berkshire Park was visited by a cyclone, which unroofed…

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Flood Boat Insurance

Hawkesbury Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 3

The Government Insurance Office informed Richmond Council[?]on Thursday night that it could not issue a public risk…

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Flood Boats No Further Help for "Ferry" Service

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 2 February 1944 · page 1

THE onus of conducting a proposed "ferry" service at North Richmond in flood tune has been handed by the Minister for…

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President Blames Mayor Flood Boats "Misunderstanding" "Red Herring Across the Trail"

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 16 February 1944 · page 1

STILL maintaining, in a discussion at the Colo Shire Council meeting on Monday, that the Government grant to the three district councils for flood boat services was intended to maintain a "ferry" service (as distinct from a "rescue" service), the…

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Flood Boats Windsor Council Discussion Co-operation in Deputation

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 8 March 1944 · page 3

AFTER a further discussion on the good beats question, Windsor Council at its last meeting decided to co-operate with the other…

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Same Reply Flood Boats Question Deputation Arranged

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 March 1944 · page 3

WHEN Richmond Council at its last meeting received a letter from the Minister for Transport in the same terms as…

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Flood Boats Windsor Talk Arranged with Department Engine

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 5 April 1944 · page 2

IT is expected that the position the proposed Government grant flood boards will be clarified tomorrow (Thursday) when Mr…

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Explained Purpose of Flood Boat Grant Deputation to Minister

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 12 April 1944 · page 1

COMMENTING in no uncertain terms on the delay by the councils concerned in accepting Government grants offered for…

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Flood Boats Agreement Councils Will Pool Resources Motor Launch Service Proposed

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 12 April 1944 · page 1

FOLLOWING a joint deputation to the Minister for Local Government on March 20 to clear up details regarding the Minister's grants to Windsor and Richmond Councils and Colo Shine Council for flood boat services, a conference of…

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"Flood Boats" Flare-Up Richmond Council Discussion Proportional Payments Question

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 26 April 1944 · page 1

DUE, apparently, to some misunderstanding of the arrangements, there was a momentary flare-up in the Richmond Council discussion on Thursday evening last of the terms agreed upon by representatives of the Richmond Council and Colo Shire Council,…

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Violent Storm Electrical, Gear Damaged 91 Points at Windsor

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 17 May 1944 · page 1

A SEVERE electrical storm which passed over the district late on Sunday afternoon did considerable damage to electrical…

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Flood Boats Scheme Councils Take First Step Accept Minister's Grant Offer

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 7 June 1944 · page 1

THE first definite step committing them in any way since receiving, twelve months ago, the offer of a Government grant to provide flood beat services in the district, has been taken by two of the three councils concerned, in that they have finally accepted…

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Flood Boat Plans Advanced

Hawkesbury Herald · Wednesday 21 June 1944 · page 2

Further progress with arrangements tor the establishment of Hood boat services in the district…

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Flood Boats Colo-richmond Agreement Report to Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 21 June 1944 · page 2

THE decisions arrived at by a conference of representatives of the Colo Shire Council and Richmond Council on…

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Windsor Accepts Terms for Flood Boats

Hawkesbury Herald · Wednesday 5 July 1944 · page 2

Windsor Council last night accepted the agreement submitted by the Local Government Minister in connection…

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Flood Boats Agreement

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 July 1944 · page 3

At the last Windsor Council meeting the Mayor (Aid. W. J. Ros-;) reported that the council's agreement with the Department of Local…

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Flood Boats Councils Receive No Offers Windsor Inquiries

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 6 September 1944 · page 3

WITH no oilers received for supply of flood boats to councils in the Hawkesbury district, and the Department of Public…

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Windsor Council on Flood Boats

Hawkesbury Herald · Wednesday 25 October 1944 · page 2

Advised that no tenders had been received as a result of a second advertisement, Windsor Council last night decided to…

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No Tenders Received For Flood Boats

Hawkesbury Herald · Wednesday 25 October 1944 · page 4

Richmond Council on Thursday night decided to inform Windsor and Colo Councils and the Public Works…

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Colo Council Suggestion for Flood Boats

Hawkesbury Herald · Wednesday 15 November 1944 · page 2

As a means of obtaining boats required for flood services at North Richmond and Windsor, Colo…

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