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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1946

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

Flood Boats Richmond Council Defers Decision

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 30 January 1946 · page 8

AFTER considering a further letter on the subject, Richmond Council at its meeting last week decided to defer purchase of a…

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Flood Boats Tenders

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 March 1946 · page 3

The Department of Local Government, in a letter to the last meeting of the Richmond Council, consented to the council's request for a further…

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Flood Rain Hits District

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 17 April 1946 · page 5

Almost a foot of rain registered between Sunday afternoon and Wednesday morning lias caused same damage from local flood…

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Freak Hail Storm Causes Heavy Damage

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 24 April 1946 · page 1

THE freak hail storm which struck the district yesterday afternoon severly damaged crops and property throughout…

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Flood Damage

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 7

It was reported at the May meeting of the Colo Shire Council that as a result of further flood damage in the McDonald Valley, a claim for…

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FURTHER £1500 Shire Grant For Repairing Flood Damage Conditions Attached

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 3 July 1946 · page 3

ADDITIONAL Government grants totalling £1500, towards repairing flood damage, were offered to the June meeting of the Colo…

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Flood Grant Offer, £600 Half Colo Shire Actual Cost Mr. Finnan Informed

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 31 July 1946 · page 1

AN offer of half the actual cost of flood damage repair work, not to exceed £600, has been made to the Colo Shire by the…

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Own Towing Launch Colo Shire Decision Converting Floodboat

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 28 August 1946 · page 11

DECIDING to have its own launch for towing; ferry punts when needed, thus saving the cost of hiring private ones, Colo…

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Flood Boat

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 November 1946 · page 8

Advised by the Colo Shire Council that it could have a new 22-feet floodboat, with "Red Seal" engine, constructed, as a joint purchase by…

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Flood Boat

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 November 1946 · page 5

At its last meeting the Windsor Council accepted the offer of the Colo Shire Council to have a 22-ft. flood boat built, at an estimated cost…

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Grose Wold Heavy Storm

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Tuesday 24 December 1946 · page 8

One of the worst storms on record occurred on Saturday of last week, when the wind reached between 70 and 80 miles per hour, blowing from…

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