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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1952

77 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 4 of 4

Old Flood Relief Trust Fund Discovered

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 October 1952 · page 11

The interesting story attached to an old flood relief trust fund discovered among the records taken over from the former Richmond Council…

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Member Asks Flood Aid for Councils

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 October 1952 · page 2

"HAS consideration been given to making a special grant to councils to meet flood damage, as was done…

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Fighting Fund For Flood Mitigation

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 October 1952 · page 2

FULL support of the appeal for donations to a "fighting fund" for flood mitigation in this district…

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Suggestions On Flood Mitigation (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 5 November 1952 · page 10

Sir,—To deny the potential dangers inherent in indiscriminate, unplanned erection of levee banks is folly indeed…

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Big Damage By Sunday's Freak Storm

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 12 November 1952 · page 1

Enormous damage within a few minutes was caused by a freak hailstorm which passed over portion of the district at about 6.30 p.m. on…

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Further Decisions On Flood Boat Operation

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 12 November 1952 · page 2

Trips to Wilberforce by the Windsor flood boat to be limited to two daily, and a charge to be made to all flood boat passengers for transport…

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Slow Response to Flood Fund

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 November 1952 · page 2

SOME disappointment was expressed at-the November meeting of the Windsor Chamber of Commerce…

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Flood Estimate Cut For Subsidy Purposes

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 November 1952 · page 2

Reducing the Colo Shire Council's estimate for flood damage restoration work in the shire from £38,000 to £22,500 for subsidy purposes, and…

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"Unofficial" Flood Deputation

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 November 1952 · page 10

ANY reported deputation to the Premier on flood mitigation matters had no sanction from the Flood…

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Flood Survey

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 26 November 1952 · page 8

The Premier's Department had asked the Department of Public Works to deal as speedily as possible with the…

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D.M.R. Wary On Flooding Of Main Street

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 3 December 1952 · page 9

DISAPPOINTMENT was expressed at the November meeting of the Windsor Council regarding the…

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A.P.P.U. and Flood Mitigation

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 3 December 1952 · page 7

THE request by the Australian Primary Producers' "Union for the Premier to receive a deputation from…

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Donations For Flood Relief Still Arriving

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 10 December 1952 · page 2

A CHEQUE for £168 from a Tasmanian fund was included in further donations to the Windsor…

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Council Slashes Flood Repair Estimates

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 17 December 1952 · page 7

Deciding to spread the cost of food repair work in the shire over two or three years and avoid increasing the rates next year, Colo Shire Council at…

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Council Given Extra £288 For Flood Work

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 24 December 1952 · page 1

AN extra subsidy of £288 towards the cost of stipulated flood damage repair work was accepted by…

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For Funds For Flood Boats

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 24 December 1952 · page 8

The Department of Public Works had no funds available to assist the council with the cost of operating…

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'Phone Wires And Floods

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 24 December 1952 · page 7

Replying to a request by the Windsor Council for more adequate waterproofing of telephone cables to avoid…

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