Navy helicopters rescue 352 people in 1974 Nowra floods

Robert Crawford
Updated August 30 2018 - 3:39pm, first published 3:24pm
HT725 Squadron personnel assist evacuees out of a Wessex helicopter during the Nowra floods in 1974. Photo: Defence
HT725 Squadron personnel assist evacuees out of a Wessex helicopter during the Nowra floods in 1974. Photo: Defence

AS the Shoalhaven comes to grip with current drought conditions, 44 years ago this week the region was in the midst of a flood emergency.

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Robert Crawford

Robert Crawford

Senior Journalist

Robert Crawford is a senior journalist at the South Coast Register, for Australian Community Media . Everyone's got a story, what's yours? Email robert.crawford@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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