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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

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To Visit Windsor Flood Relief Committee

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 5 July 1950 · page 1

ARRANGEMENTS have been made by Mr. Roy Wheeler, M.P., for representatives of the Flood…

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Flood Warnings

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 12 July 1950 · page 1

Mr. Roy Wheeler, M.H.R., has been in touch with the P.M.G's. Department as to the possibility of improving…

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Flood Access Question Fresh Request to Department

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 12 July 1950 · page 1

A FRESH request to the Department of Main Roads to consider improving flood-time traffic facilities…

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Flood Boat Problems Conference of Councils

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 12 July 1950 · page 9

ARISING out of experience in recent floods, a suggestion was made at the Windsor Council meeting…

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Graphic Flood Description How Folk Fare in Other Areas

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 July 1950 · page 9

HOW a great many unfortunate Kempsey folk fared in the recent flood is ably described in a letter…

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Flood Damage

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 July 1950 · page 1

In his report to the July meeting of the Colo Shire Council, the engineer (Mr. J. A. McKenna) stated that…

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Criticism of Flood Relief Methods Emphatic Comment at Windsor Meeting Injustice To Owner-Farmers Claimed By Speakers

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 26 July 1950 · page 4

EMPHATIC criticism of the charter by which the Flood Relief Committee was bound in affording relief to primary producers who had suffered flood losses, and particularly as concerning owner-farm-…

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Flood Relief Scheme Expanded Members of Committee Visit Windsor Objective Is Quick Help To Continue Production

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 26 July 1950 · page 1

QUICK financial help for those who have come to the end of their resources through flood losses, to enable them to carry on, was the…

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Flood Warning System Federal Member Interested

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 2 August 1950 · page 4

"IF we can improve the flood warning system, it will save a tremendous amount of loss and…

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Information Service Future Flood Periods Request by Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 2 August 1950 · page 1

A REQUEST to the Police Department to arrange for an information service from various tributaries of…

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Flood Boat

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 2 August 1950 · page 3

Receiving a request from the Colo Heights P.A. for urgent consideration of providing a flood boat at…

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Pitt Town Wants Action Blockages of Road by Flood Waters Public Meeting Discusses Alternatives

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 2 August 1950 · page 1

STRONGLY protesting at the repeated and avoidable blockages of the main road between McGrath's Hill and Cattai by flood…

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Committee For Flood Relief Formed at Windsor

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 9 August 1950 · page 5

To distribute Government grants to Hawkesbury residents in actual, distress because of flood…

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Operation of Flood Boats Conference Decides on Future Policy Endorsed By Both Councils

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 16 August 1950 · page 1

A JOINT conference of the Windsor Council and Colo Shire Council at Windsor on August 3 made a number of important and…

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Flood Request

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 23 August 1950 · page 3

A request that the Windsor Council approach the Department of Public Works for a survey and estimate of costs…

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Not D.M.R. Job Transport During Floods

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 30 August 1950 · page 9

IT is not the province of the D.M.R. to provide transport for the public over flooded bridges and…

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Many Leaving Farms Result of Floods

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 30 August 1950 · page 9

EFFECTS of repeated floods and lack of any constructive form of Government help for…

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Mitigation Of Floods "A Long Job" Opinion of Member

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 30 August 1950 · page 6

PREPARING an adequate flood mitigation scheme for this district "will be a long job, but if…

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Certificates Necessary Persons in Charge of Flood Boats

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 6 September 1950 · page 3

ANY person in charge of one of the motor flood boats must hold a coxwain's and a driver's…

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£1650 For Flood Damage Repair

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 September 1950 · page 6

The Windsor Council has been advised by Mr. B. S. L. Deane, M.L.A., that the Minister for Local Government…

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