Historical information

Various newspaper articles kept by Mrs Dawn Irvine, all pertaining to Peterborough - river flooding and quality, concerns over council boundary realignment.
Article titles:
6/10/1992 Flooding at Peterborough
28/6/1994 Residents undecided over River
4/7/1994 Letter from Warren Moore. Peterborough is alive, the way residents like it.
26/12/1994 Letter from R. Irvine. Apprehension over changes
17/6/1998 Algae fear prompts call to open Curdies River
13/4/1999 Battlelines on the Curdies
14/4/1999 Peterborough residents urge BHP to find alternative waste disposal option

Significance

Historic overview of the towns' concerns at that time.

Physical description

Seven newspaper cuttings of various sizes all regarding aspects of Peterborough. Includes objection to BHP discharging waste into the Curdies River and flooding.