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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1955

56 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 1 of 3

Flooded Bridge Report To Colo Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 5 January 1955 · page 1

After discussing a considered report by the engineer on the submerged bridge above SI Albany Colo Shire Council sit its December…

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Hawkesbury Misses A Severe Flood

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 2 March 1955 · page 3

Only Minor flooding occurred in the Hawkesbuty valley during the weekend, but considerable damage was caused in the Colo valley by a rapid…

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Mayor's Urgent Appeal For Flood Victims

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 2 March 1955 · page 1

"I appeal to the people of the Municipality of Windsor to generously assist in relieving the appalling misery and distress of the victims of the…

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Flood Victims Landed at Richmond

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 9 March 1955 · page 1

AN R.A.A.F. transport aircraft landed for flood victims from the Narrabri district at the Richmond…

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Kurrajong Quick To Organise Flood Relief

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 9 March 1955 · page 9

The Kurrajong Chamber of Commerce was one of the first district bodies, to organise flood relief, having despatched goods direct to the…

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Flood Relief Ball

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 9 March 1955 · page 7

A pubic meeting, following a requisition received by the Mayor (Aid. V. W. Gillespie) was held on March 7, when a…

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More Donations For Flood Distress

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 16 March 1955 · page 1

Published below are inures of further collections for, and donations to, the Flood Relief Fund, and which tell their own individual stories, more vividly than words, of the continued, general and spontaneous…

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Bilpin Man Relayed Flood Calls

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 16 March 1955 · page 1

ONE of the radio "hams" who did sterling work during the floods in receiving and relaying urgent…

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Flood Gauges At Lagoon

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 16 March 1955 · page 4

Engineer carrying out flood investigations in the shire area, Mr. H. A. Scholer, in a note to the February…

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Council Sympathy For All Victims Of Floods

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 23 March 1955 · page 10

A motion of sympathy to all who were bereaved, or who lost homes and possessions, in the recent disastrous floods in this State was adopted…

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Flood Relief Applications

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 23 March 1955 · page 8

Mr. Bernard Deane, M.L.A., advises that he has secured flood-relief application forms for residents of the McDonald…

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Lower Portland Dance Gets £31 For Flood Fund

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 30 March 1955 · page 4

THE Flood Relief Fund dance held in the Lower Portland School of Arts on March 19 cleared over £31…

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More Flood Relief Donations

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 30 March 1955 · page 1

SIZEABLE donations to the Flood Appeal are still being received, as various organisations continue their…

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Mayor Thanks People For Flood Response

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 30 March 1955 · page 1

"I would like to express my appreciation to the warm-hearted people of the Hawkesbury for' their response to this fund said the Mayor…

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£14 Raised For Flood Relief

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 30 March 1955 · page 2

A most enjoyable and successful euchre party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Haggart, of…

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Flood Report Being Investigated

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 April 1955 · page 4

HE was confident that details of any financial help the Government would offer for a flood mitigation…

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Councils Expected To Take Lead In Flood Schemes

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 April 1955 · page 1

"A good deal of the initiative rests with the local governing authorities" as regards putting any flood mitigation scheme into effect, the Minister…

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Party Raised £53 For Flood Relief

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 April 1955 · page 2

Organised by the Windsor C.W.A., in aid of flood relief, a most enjoyable and successful evening was held on…

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Prompt Help By show Council To Flood Victims

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 April 1955 · page 2

One of the first district organisations to render prompt and practical help to Hunter Valley flood victims was the show council, it was revealed…

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Donated £105 To M.Z.D.C. Flood Relief

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 April 1955 · page 12

ONE of the biggest single donations in the district to any flood relief fund was the hundred guineas with…

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