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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1963

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

Speed of Floods Water (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 18 September 1963 · page 2

Sir,—As a farmer who at Cornwallis received his baptism of flooding at 37.3ft. in June, 1925 (just…

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New Angle on Floods (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 18 September 1963 · page 2

Sir,—Report of our worthy local State Member, Mr Deane’s speech in Parliament (Gazette,…

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Conference on Flood-affected Roads

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 18 September 1963 · page 15

With the hope of raising the level of flood-affected roads and bridges in the municipality Windsor Council will arrange a conference with the…

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Storm Causes Damage Over Wide Area Lightning Hits Sub-Station

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 25 September 1963 · page 1

At the height of a violent storm on Monday, lightning struck the electrical sub-station in Bourke Street, Richmond “blacking-out” the town and…

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Flooded Farmers Mast Apply For Grant

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 25 September 1963 · page 11

Farmers who consider they are entitled to a grant following losses in the recent flood should apply for…

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Ald Urges Flood Works At Pitt Town

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 2 October 1963 · page 15

Acting on the motion of Ald Main, Windsor Councill will have its works committee inspect the…

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Warragamba And The Floods (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 16 October 1963 · page 2

Sir, —One does not have to bother about cusecs to know that once a dam is full it is worse than no…

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£1,500 For Flood Relief

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 23 October 1963 · page 3

As a result of representations by the Mayor (Ald Gillespie) the Windsor Flood Relief Committee…

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Flood Boats Beyond Repair

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 November 1963 · page 19

The two flood boats, operated jointly by the Windsor Municipal and Colo Shire Councils are…

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Flood Mitigation Nepean Diversion “Not Practicable”

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 November 1963 · page 14

A scheme to have Excess water from the Nepean catchment area diverted inland to reduce flooding in the Hawkesbury Valley, is not practicable in the…

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Claim For Loss Of Time In Flood

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 11 December 1963 · page 3

Colo Shire Council had refused to meet a wages claim from an employee who was…

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D.M.R. DECISION Flood Access Via Kingswood Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 18 December 1963 · page 11

The Minister for Highways has refused a Windsor Council request to raise above…

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