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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1955

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

Further £5,600 Flood Relief Grant Distributed

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 July 1955 · page 1

Successful in Its applications on "behalf of flood-stricken farmers, to the extent of receiving a supplementary grant of £5608, the Windsor Flood…

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Appreciation To Donors Of Flood Relief

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 July 1955 · page 12

APPRECIATION of the help to flood - distressed farmers given by donors 'to the relief funds is expressed…

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McDonald Could Not Pay Special Flood Work Rate

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 10 August 1955 · page 2

He thought a statement Valley residents had made to Mm, that they comM not pay a special rate for flood damage restoration work…

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Flood Light On Cornell Post

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 10 August 1955 · page 10

An application by Mrs. C. E. Podesta, Windsor, for permission to attach a flood light to an electricity post in front of Podesta's Hotel…

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Floods Been Big Setback For Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 10 August 1955 · page 9

have been our downfall since 1949. If we had seven or eight years of good weather, we would be back to a good position," said the…

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Flood Scheme May Not Have Been Considered

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 24 August 1955 · page 1

A special meeting of the Flood Mitigation Committee held at Windsor last week was startled to hear that possibly the local flood mitigation…

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Flood Control Cost Should Be Borne By State

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 24 August 1955 · page 13

Cost of flood control storages—which would generally be dual-purpose dams—should be borne by the State, the Committee of Advice…

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Council May Refuse Subsidy For Flood Damage

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 31 August 1955 · page 11

Because it cannot contribute £ for £, Colo Shire Council appears likely to refuse the offer of a Government subsidy of £3775 on those terms for…

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Minister Impressed By Case For Flood Mitigation

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 14 September 1955 · page 2

After receiving a deputation from the Flood Mitigation Committee on Thursday afternoon last, tike acting Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Nott…

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"Challenge To Government" On Flood Mitigation

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 14 September 1955 · page 10

"This is a challenge to the (Government., and I hope that it Is accepted," said the Member for Hawkesbury, after referring' to flood losses in this…

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Premier Has Not Seen Flood Report

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 28 September 1955 · page 5

REPLYING to a question by the Member for Btaw-kesbury, the Premier said in the House several days…

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More Flood Gauges For Windsor Area

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

A request by the Department of Public Works for co-operation in provision of extra flood gauges in the municipality was granted by…

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Government Grants Two-thirds Flood Scheme Cost

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 9 November 1955 · page 12

Windsor Council has been offered by the State Government an amount of two-thirds of the £47,300 estimated cost of the flood mitigation scheme…

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Flood Survey Engineer Wants View!

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 9 November 1955 · page 8

VIEWS of farmers and shire residents generally in the Freeman's Reach-Wilberforce areas subject to…

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Flood Mitigation Subsidy

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 7 December 1955 · page 16

should be asked to help pay for that work. The Mayor commented that this was only one aspect, for…

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Flood Mitigation Subsidy Offer Accepted By Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 7 December 1955 · page 1

The offer of the State Government to contribute up to two-thirds of the estimated cost of £47,300 for implementing flood-mitigation measures…

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