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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1958

18 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers

Historic ’67 Flood Subject Of Winning Essay

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 15 January 1958 · page 8

Considerable research is evident in the very interesting essay, published below, on the historic ’67 flood in the…

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Reduced Grant For Flood Work By Windsor Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 January 1958 · page 9

Advised of a grant of only £3000 for further flood mitigation work in the year 1957-58, Windsor Council at its January…

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Good Storms

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 January 1958 · page 1

After several disappointing storms on Monday, two good rain-storms arrived on Tuesday evening…

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Editorial Gathering Storm

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 January 1958 · page 1

BEFORE the gathering storm of public indignation bursts over Colo Shire Council, and issues become confused, the council would be well advised to offer some explanation on the points…

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Flood Scheme Worked Well Under Test

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 February 1958 · page 12

THE portion of the flood mitigation scheme already completed had operated very…

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Storm Damage Road Grant

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 2 April 1958 · page 2

Owing to heavy cost of storm damage restoration on Springwood Road, he had made immediate…

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Flood Boat Purchase Deferred

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 21 May 1958 · page 1

THE Minister for Local Government has advised the Windsor Council that the Government…

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Subdivisions And Flooding

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 4 June 1958 · page 11

In considering applications for subdivisions, a council must now give due consideration as to whether…

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New Fibre Glass Flood Boat Given Test

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 18 June 1958 · page 4

The new fibre-glass flood boat, purchased by the Windsor Council at a cost of £405, from funds donated by the Rotary Club of Windsor, was given a trial in drizzling rain on June 10. Facing camera…

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Police Flood Boat "Well Constructed"

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 23 July 1958 · page 10

OFFICIAL tests of the fibreglass flood boat provided by the Rotary Club of Windsor, primarily for…

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Colo Flood Boat Needs Caretaker

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 August 1958 · page 2

UPPER Colo residents have been asked by Colo Shire Council whether any local resident would…

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Conference On Police Flood Boat Asked

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 3 September 1958 · page 7

ON learning of a police inspector's request for working equipment for the flood boat allotted…

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Flood Lights For Park

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 3 September 1958 · page 5

Windsor Council has adopted a recommendation by the electrical engineer (Mr. K. Mortley), prepared…

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Flood Work At Pitt Town?

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 October 1958 · page 9

When Windsor Council was notified at its September meeting that the Department of Public Works had…

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Flood Debris May Be Danger

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 October 1958 · page 12

When a member of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce at the August meeting drew attention to…

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Flood Work at Pitt Town

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 October 1958 · page 3

FLOOD mitigation work in the Pitt Town Bottoms area would begin as soon as the Governor’s…

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Councils Will Equip Police Flood Boats

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 26 November 1958 · page 1

A recommendation from representatives of the two councils concerned that requested equipment for the flood boats for police…

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Rainstorm Floods Streets

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 3 December 1958 · page 3

A heavy rainstorm about dusk on Sunday evening turned roads and streets into rivers…

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