New Bridge Could Take all Flood-free Land
A Lower Portland resident could lose all his flood-free land to make way for an approach to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Floods & storms
Floods & storms, 1966
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Flood Wall Worries Residents
Residents of the McKenzie’s Creek area believe that an earth wall being erected as part of flood mitigation works will seriously affect their…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Flood Access Road
A move to have Triangle Lane. Richmond, tar-surfaced because of its importance as an outler…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Flood Mitigation Wall Council Sticks to Decision
Satisfied with engineering opinion that the flood mitigation earth wall at McKenzie’s…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →“Flood Certificate” Wanted
Asked by a purchaser of land for a certificate that the land was “subject to flooding” the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Council’s Dilemma Determining Flood-free Land
The involved question of how to determine whether or not land is “flood-free” has been troubling Colo Shire Council. On the surface, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Trust To Talk With Minister
The Hawkesbury Flood Trust has made an approach to the Minister for Conservation, Mr J. G. Beale, for talks on the effect of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Subsidy for Flood Works Maintenance
“This will mean a saving of many thousands of pounds to council,” said Ald Jacob when it…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Flood Trust Gives Cost Details
The Hawkesbury Flood Trust has spent $1,504 on inquiries into various aspects of the…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Windsor Crew’s Rough Time In Gale
A remarkable feat of seamanship by young Denny Palmer, of Windsor, probably saved his life and the lives of his three companions in a gale…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Old Book Tells of Great Floods And Droughts
Tales of great floods and droughts in the early days of the Hawkesbury are contained in an old copy of the Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W., the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Flood Mitigation Authorities could Have Wider Role
Long-term economics development of river valleys along the lines established by the Tennessee— Valley Scheme is being considered by the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Final Phase of Flood Drains
The final phase of flood drainage works covering about 2,200 acres of rich farm land subject to minor flooding is taking place at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Trust Appeal to Public to Give Evidence
The Hawkesbury Flood Trust hopes that many local people will be prepared to give evidence…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ferry Service During Floods
Moves to buy boats to ferry residents to work during floods are being made by Colo…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Flood Inquiry Proceeding
An inquiry into the effect of the Warragamba Darn on flooding in the Hawkesbury Valley is proceeding,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Roads Blocked, Farms Flooded In Heavy Rain
A steady downpour, beginning on Tuesday last week, developed in to some of the heaviest rain this district has…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Minister’s Statement on Flood Investigation Committee
A statement on the progress of the inter-departmental committee appointd by the Premier to inquire into Hawkesbury River flood problems,…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Mayor Warns on Floodgate Interference
No public authority could tolerate interference with its work, and any further interference with flood mitigation works would be regarded…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Large-Scale Help From RAAF In Floods
The R.A.A.F. has made an offer to assist on an organised basis the local Civil Defence…
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