"It will be absolutely neces sary to [?] the estuary and sand bar at the mouth of the Richmond in order to [?]vent another such disaster as that which has recently happened. If something is not done. the sword of Damocles will hang ever Ballina and Lismore; for these two places have about the greatest annual rainfall of any two spots in New South Wales" Lismore's "Sword Of Damocles" (Northern Star (Lismore, NSW : 1876 - 1954), 1945)