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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1964

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Flood Relief Fund Opened

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 17 June 1964 · page 1

At a special meeting on Tuesday evening the Windsor Council Flood Relief Committee decided to…

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The Flood in Figures

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 17 June 1964 · page 4

River heights and discharges from dams in the Warragamba and Nepean catchments tell…

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Major Flood Could Mean For Farmers—Many Face Ruin

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 17 June 1964 · page 1

With hundreds of square miles of the Hawkesbury Valley turned into a vast inland sea, the major flood of June 13 has dealt a staggering blow to the district economy…

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That Flood Pest—the Gawper

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 17 June 1964 · page 2

One of the annoying pests which floods bring in their wake is the gawper…

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“Operation Clean-up” Helped Flood Victims

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 17 June 1964 · page 11

Some 300 volunteers took part in Operation Clean-up as the floodwaters receded on Sunday and Monday. Loaded into Army…

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Floods Can Be FUN—For the Young!

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 17 June 1964 · page 11

For the young, floods can be fun, as evidenced here where a group of scouts are obviously enjoying their Good Deed cleaning out the old Toll House in Bridge Street, Windsor. The Hawkesbury Historical Society was in the process of restoring the building and using it as a gallery for historical paintings,…

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Colo Shire Opens Flood Relief Fund With £500

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 24 June 1964 · page 4

The Colo Shire Council on Monday opened a flood relief fund for its area with a donation of £500. [?]n addition, a special asked to appoint three…

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River Banks Crumble In Wake Of Flood

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 24 June 1964 · page 16

All along the Hawkesbury River, from Penrith to Wilberforce, the banks are falling-in and eroding as flood-waters recede after the June 13 flood…

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Flooded Farmers May Receive Grants

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 1 July 1964 · page 1

Farmers, whose properties have been flooded, stood a good chance of receiving a grant. This was stated by the…

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Country Council Only Hope For Flood Mitigation

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 1 July 1964 · page 1

A representative meeting on Friday night of ail councils, departments and organisations interested in flood mitigation in the Hawkesbury-Nepean river basin, has urged that an overall authority be set up similar to those existing in the…

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£75 for Flood Relief

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 1 July 1964 · page 19

Donations of £25 each to the flood relief funds the Windsor Municipality, Colo Shire and…

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Flood Prevents Lun [?]

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 1 July 1964 · page 11

The Presbyterian mission luncheon arranged by members of Richmond P.W.A. to be held at the…

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Flood Damage to Roads

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 1 July 1964 · page 17

Although it was still too early for an accurate estimate, the damage caused by the June 13 flood to…

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Flood Mitigation President Favours Authority

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 1 July 1964 · page 17

All authority for the whole Hawkesbury Valley was needed to handle the vast problems of…

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Canned Food for Flood Victims

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 1 July 1964 · page 13

Distribution began this week of more than 200 cases of baby food and 100 cases of other…

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Flood Relief Grants

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 1 July 1964 · page 10

The Member for Hawkesbury, Mr Bernard Deane, said last week that an immediate grant of…

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Premier Conscious Of Substantial Flood Losses

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 8 July 1964 · page 1

The Premier (Mr Renshaw) has assured Mr Bernie Deane, M.L.A., that he is very conscious of the fact that many householders, and primary producers…

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Deadline For Flood Relief

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 8 July 1964 · page 1

Residents of Baulkham Hills Shire who suffered losses in the recent flood are reminded that…

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Imperative Flood Damage Restored

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 8 July 1964 · page 15

It is imperative that damage caused by the June 13 flood near the Freeman’s Reach…

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Flooded Dairymen To Be Assisted

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 8 July 1964 · page 10

The Producers’ Representative of the Milk Board, Mr F. J. Sedgwick, announced last week that…

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