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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1968

23 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 1 of 2

Flood Investigation Report Early This Year: Minister

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 7 February 1968 · page 17

The individual reports on the operation of the Warragamba Dam spillway gates and the desirable short-term works or measures to alleviate…

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Flood Mitigation Report

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 6 March 1968 · page 1

A series or articles dealing with all aspects of the interim report of the…

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Who Will Meet Flood Work Costs?

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 6 March 1968 · page 1

One all-important piece of information is missing from the Interim report on short-term flood mitigation measures in the Nepean-Hawkesbury river system—who will meet the…

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Council Control of Flood Works

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 6 March 1968 · page 19

Nothing would be gained by flood mitigation works in this district being taken over by government departments at the expense of local…

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Councils to Meet on Flood Report

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 March 1968 · page 24

All councils affected by flooding in the Hawkesbury-Nepean River system will be called to a meeting to discuss the interim report released…

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Violent Storm Strikes District

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 March 1968 · page 1

An extremely unstable atmosphere with storm clouds reaching from 5,000 to 25,000 feet was responsible for the violent storm which struck…

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Flood Mitigation Will Ask For $1,440,000 For Hawkesbury

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 3 April 1968 · page 13

“When the New South Wales Government makes a request for $1,440,000 for flood mitigation works in the Hawkesbury, I trust…

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Flood Forecasts Should be Based on Windsor, North Richmond

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 10 April 1968 · page 13

In any flood warning system for the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley, forecasts should be based on river heights at North Richmond and…

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Maintenance Program For Flood Works

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 1 May 1968 · page 4

Faced with the increasing problem of maintenance of its flood mitigation works Windsor Council has decided to allocate an amount…

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$125,000 on Flood Works Program

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 8 May 1968 · page 5

Urgent flood mitigation works, estimated to cost $125,000, will be implemented by Windsor…

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Wide Range in Flood Works Tenders

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 May 1968 · page 17

Such a diversity of prices were contained in tenders for flood mitigation works received by…

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$120,000 Flood Works Program Approved

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 17 July 1968 · page 15

Work will soon start on a $120,000 flood mitigation works program in the Windsor Municipality…

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Flood Works Tender Withdrawn

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 24 July 1968 · page 23

Withdrawal of the lowest tender for flood mitigation works in the South Creek area, has…

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Flood Works P.W.D. Supports Lower Tender

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 28 August 1968 · page 21

Windsor Council would have to meet the full cost of the difference between two flood works…

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Flood Mitigation Councils to Put Case for Increased Subsidy

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 18 September 1968 · page 15

Colo Shire and Windsor Municipal Councils are to discuss the submission of a joint case for both Commonwealth and State subsidy for flood mitigation works…

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Wary About Flood Works (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 2 October 1968 · page 2

Sir. — I noticed with close interest some matter, referred to in your issue September 18…

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Viewpoints of Readers “Opera-house” Flood Works

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 9 October 1968 · page 2

Sir, I read with interest your editorial in the Gazette. As you suggest we must assume the argument…

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Authority Would Fix Flood Rates (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 23 October 1968 · page 2

Sir. — Having attended the meetings at which both Colo Shire Council and members of the…

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Impounding of Flood Waters (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 23 October 1968 · page 2

Sir,— May I congratulate John Horrex for his comprehensive and lucid, letter on the subject of…

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Deputation on Flood Works

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 23 October 1968 · page 21

A deputation, made up of representatives from both Windsor and Colo Shire Councils, is…

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