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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1961

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Progress With Flood Mitigation

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 25 January 1961 · page 3

Further flood mitigation work is proceeding in the Biddle’s Lagoon area of the Richmond…

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Sudden Storm Leaves Trail Of Damage

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 15 February 1961 · page 1

A strong northerly wind storm, with gusts reaching 60 m.p.h., struck the district last Wednesday about 6.40 p.m., causing considerable damage to…

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Another Sudden Storm

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 1 March 1961 · page 4

Another sudden storm struck the district last week, interrupting the electricity supply to…

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Windsor Has Heaviest Storm For Years

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 March 1961 · page 1

A violent rain and wind storm, accompanied by vicious lightning and thunder, swept over Windsor last Wednesday afternoon, causing damage…

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Flood Boat Inspection

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 March 1961 · page 12

The engineer (Mr. J. A. McKenna) reported to the last meeting of Windsor Council that the flood…

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Riverside Sub-divisions Council Considers Danger Of Flooding

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 March 1961 · page 1

The question of whether permission should be granted to sub-divide land liable to flooding, was defeated at length by…

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Floodboat At Regatta

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 5 April 1961 · page 4

One of the flood-boats stationed at Windsor and Richmond police stations will be…

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Floodboats for “Head of River”

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 12 April 1961 · page 2

Windsor Municipal Council, at its last meeting, granted permission to the Windsor…

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Sub-division Of Flood Lands

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 26 April 1961 · page 6

COLO Shire Council at its last meeting again discussed the position of sub-divisions where…

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Flood Boat Not Idle

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 24 May 1961 · page 3

A request by the Upper Colo Progress Association that a flood boat be returned to its area drew…

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Flood Mitigation Biddle’s Lagoon Work Near End

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 14 June 1961 · page 14

Another section of flood mitigation work, that of the Biddle’s Lagoon area, is rapidly…

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Floodlights At School

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 21 June 1961 · page 3

Final arrangements for the installation of three flood lights in the grounds of the…

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To Seek Grant for Floodbanks

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 4 October 1961 · page 6

Colo Shire Council will ask the Public Works Department for a £ for £ grant to meet…

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Grant For Flood Mitigation

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 11 October 1961 · page 4

A grant of £5000 has been allotted by the Public Works Department as its contribution to the…

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Flood Mitigation Works Questioned

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 25 October 1961 · page 2

Following advice from its bank that loan funds were available for further flood mitigation works, Windsor Council has decided to advise the bank that it will probably be seeking more than the £2[?]00…

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One Flood Baby

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 November 1961 · page 6

Craignish Private Hospital, Windsor, and the Richmond Community Hospital both report the…

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Advice on Flooded Trees

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 November 1961 · page 5

The [?] specialist, Mr. Col, Levitt, was contacted at the Department of Agriculture…

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Flooded Windsor Homes

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 November 1961 · page 1

More than 300 homes were Hooded in Windsor and South Windsor townships, and as the…

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70 Homes Flooded at Riverstone

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 November 1961 · page 3

A large area of land on the western side of the railway line at Riverstone-was Inundated-at…

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Flood Relief Funds Distributed

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 November 1961 · page 2

The Mayor (Ald. V. W. Gillespie); said to-day that funds were already being distributed to flood…

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