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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1952

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Jottings on the July Flood

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 August 1952 · page 2

The disastrous week-end of the July flood tried out the district rescue and flood service organisation to the limit — and it came through with…

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"Blackouts" In Floods

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 August 1952 · page 2

A unanimous decision to ask the Windsor Council to request the Electricity Commissioner for…

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Firm Supports Farmers On Flood Control

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 August 1952 · page 8

FULL support of the farmers of the district in their efforts to Slave some effective flood-control…

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Added Damage By Second Flood In fortnight

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 August 1952 · page 9

Following om the heels, as it were, of the July flood, the second general of the district within a fortnight, during the latter part of…

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Ambulance Service in Floods

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 August 1952 · page 5

SPECIAL arangements are made by the Hawkesbury District Ambulance Service for transport of ill…

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Yet Another Flood Adds to District Anxiety

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 August 1952 · page 4

Last week added yet another to tine disastrous sequence of local foods, when the third in three weeks caused fresh anxiety when it began on…

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Widespread Flood Havoc In The McDonald Valley

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 August 1952 · page 1

Complete farms and bridges wasted away, most other farms, very badly damaged, residents Isolated toy washaways and debris on roads, are all part of a picture of stocking Stood damage In the McDonald Valley described by Mr. B. S. L. Deane, M.L.A., after an adventurous trip into the…

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Ambulance In shire Area Flood Problem

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 August 1952 · page 11

CONCERN at the cutting off of ambulance transport facilities for the shire by repeated floods was…

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Floods Cause Trouble with Ferries

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 August 1952 · page 11

FURTHER stoppages of ferry services, and damage to fittings, by successive floods, were mentioned in…

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"Desolation" in Flood Wake, Council Told

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 August 1952 · page 2

"I never saw seek desolation and devastation, except in the McDonald area in 1949," said fee president in a description to the August meeting of…

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Wide Shire Damage By Repeated Floods

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 August 1952 · page 2

Some general indication of the extensive damage done in various parts the shire toy repeated Moods, as far as could be assessed up to August 6…

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Flood News Appreciated

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 August 1952 · page 10

APPRECIATION of the accurate anil informative nature of news broadcasts relating to floods in this…

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Council Wants Better Flood 'phone Service

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 August 1952 · page 10

Great inconvenience caused toy telephone services being Interrupted in various district centres during and after floods is the subject of further…

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£500 Donated For Flood Victims Fund

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 3

TWO donations, totalling £550, for relief of flood distress in its area were received by the Windsor…

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Fine Flood Work

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 1

Colo Shire Council at its August meeting decided to forward to Windsor Council a letter of…

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Councils and Flood Havoc

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 10

"THE unfortunate people whose homes have once again been devastated by flood must have our…

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McDonald Folk Tell Of Flood Disaster

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 9

An official party which visited St. Albans on Sunday to confer with farmers and residents, of the McDonald Valley generally on flood losses were saddened and…

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Flood Boat Operations Restricted

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 2

INSTRUCTIONS would be issued for those in charge of the motor flood boats to abide strictly by…

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May Get Help to Lessen Flood Losses

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 8

SOME cautious optimism regarding future Government help to mitigate flood losses in the district, as a…

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Great Help In Floods

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 8

No flood reports would be complete without due praise to the excellent emergency service given…

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