Fifth Flood In Dreary Sequence
Fifth flood within six weeks, further inundation of farmlands and roads in the district last week-end maintained a…
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Floods & storms, 1956
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Flood Scheme Farmers' Meeting On March 26
To give farmers concerned in the flood mitigation scheme a chance to express their views, a public meeting is being called…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Claim Poison Present In Flood Water
A GROUP, of growers the Pitt Town area would like to see samples of water from the first…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cleaning Up After Storm
Scene in East Market St., Richmond, last Friday morning when debris which had been dragged off the main street on Thursday night, was being towed away. In this instance Aid. Timmins is seen looking debris onto his tow truck…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cyclone Left Havoc in Wake at Richmond
One of the worst cyclonic storms in district history which struck the town of Richmond on Thursday afternoon left havoc…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →World-wide Publicity From Flood
WHATEVER the debits to its account, at least the recent 45-ft. flood gained Windsor…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Flood Plan Decision
Full approval of the flood mitigation plan for Pitt Town Bottoms and Cornwallis was given by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Flood Boat Crews to Have Rules
Rules under which crews of two shire flood boats will operate are to be discussed with this volunteer personnel by Colo…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Fund Donations
Further donations to the Windsor Council’s Flood Distress Fund are as follows:— At £25: Hawkesbury…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Public Meeting Verdict On Flood Scheme Rating
A most representative public meeting a the Windsor Council Chambers on March 26 unanimously decided to ask that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmers’ Questions on Flood Scheme
A number of questions farmers regarding the flood mitigation scheme were answered at the public meeting at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Apex Club's £500 For Flood Relief
In two cheques of £250 each, the Hawkesbury Apex Club handed a £500 donation to the municipal and shire flood relief…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council Flood Scheme Powers Listed
Windsor Council has ample powers, under the Local Government Act, to carry out the proposed flood mitigation…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Race Club Raised £800 For Flood Relief
True to its tradition of ready and generous help in district emergencies, the Hawkesbury Race Club has made a donation…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Boats Motor Costs
Only two of several firms invited to supply quotations for outboard motors, suit able for the shire flood…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Full Time On Flood Work
“Flood repairs have taken most of our time, and little time has been available to get on with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Riverstone's Commendable Flood Effort
ALTHOUGH the damage caused by the February floods at Riverstone was not comparable…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Downriver Flood Readings
A SYSTEM of flood recordings on the river in the vicinity of Lower Portland is to be instituted…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pasture Was First Away After Flood
ONE of the benefits of improved pasture was demonstrated on Pitt Town Bottoms recently,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mayor Commends Paper’s Flood Records
The practice of the “Windsor and Richmond Gazette” of publishing and preserving details of each flood in the district was…
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