Flood Boats
On reading to the last meeting of the Richmond Council an advice from Colo Shire Council that Mr. Bert Everingham might be prepared…
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Floods & storms, 1945
17 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers
Minister On Flood Damage Grant Request
Through Mr Finnan. M.LA.. the Local Government Minister. Mr Cahill, told Colo Shire Council on Monday that,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Rain Almost Eight Inches At Windsor
THE Hawkesbury district lias received a thorough soaking from the heavy rain which has fallen steadily since the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Minister Considering Grant To Colo For Flood Damage
Through Mr Finnan, M.L.A., the Minister for Public Works, Mr Cahill, told Colo Shire Council on Monday that its…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Torrential Rain Causes Flood in District
AS A RESULT of torrential rain during the last few days, the Hawkesbury River and all creeks in the district are in flood, and hundreds of acres of low lying country have been submerged by water…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Complaint on Clarendon Flooding
RICHMOND Council on Thursday referred to the Works Committee to have some work carried out on a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Boat Plan Again Before Richmond Council
FIRST mentioned shortly after the flood of May, 1943, discussions for the establishment of flood boat services in the Hawkesbury area were revived at Richmond Council on Thursday. With flood waters at the time again…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flooded Streams Caused Some Heavy Losses
DAMAGE estimated at thousands of pounds was caused by the flood in the Hawkesbury River and its tributaries as a result of the heavy rain experienced last week. The flood conditions also interfered with district transport services,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farms Have Close Call Big Rise in River Near Danger Point Lower Areas Flooded
WHEN the Hawkesbury River, swollen by last week's heavy rain, rose more than 27 feet at Windsor, the major portion of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Boats Amended Specifications Required Richmond Request
AFTER considering the matter for two years, Richmond Council at its last meeting decided that the specifications…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Old Question Revived Richmond Lowlands Flood Protection Council to Call Meeting
THE old question of the possibilities of protecting the Richmond Bottoms from periodical flooding, and consequent heavy losses of vegetable and other crops, was revived at the last Richmond Council meeting, when various suggestions were put…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Boats Specifications Discourage Builders Alderman's Claim
WHILE the present specifications were adhered to, no builder would undertake the construction of the desired flood boats…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood Boats Still No Prospects Council Tries Again
ADVISED that boat builders contacted to date were too busy to construct the flood boats required by the councils in this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Boats Quotation
The first quotation the Richmond Council has been able to obtain in the last twelve months for supply of motor boats suitable for use as flood…
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When a letter from the Department of Local Government, asking again what progress had been made as regards purchase of flood boats…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Freak Wind Storm Causes Damage Vineyard Owners Suffer
A FREAK wind storm which passed through portion of the district on Sunday is estimated to have done snore than £1200…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Help For Victims Of Storm Damage Statement by Premier
The Premier Mr. McKell states that following the setting up of a Special Committee to investigate the losses sustained by poultry farmers…
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