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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1893

125 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 7

Flood Prevention Schemes

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 August 1893 · page 8

MR. EDITOR.—I observe by the papers that the Minister for Works has declined to proceed with the projected escape channel from Tuckombil Creek (Richmond River) to the…

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Flood Refuge Reserves

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 29 August 1893 · page 6

THE R. R. Express gives it as its opinion, one in which we in the main concur, "That no section of the community, except bo[?] fide timber-getters, who have to pay a…

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Erosion of River Banks. Scheme re Mitigation and Prevention of Floods

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 October 1893 · page 3

HEREWITH is a copy of a report on the subject of Mr. H. Valentine Haynes' scheme for the prevention of erosion of the river bank[?], forwarded to the Government by the…

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Flood Prevention Scheme

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 November 1893 · page 4

THE following letter was read from Mr. H. B. Warren at the Council meeting on Wednesday last:— " Having seen by late Australian papers…

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Flood Prevention Scheme. A Scheme for the Absolute Prevention of all Floods on any River

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 December 1893 · page 8

HAVING watched for many eyars the disastrotis effects of floods upon our Northern rivers, and having read with care and interest the many schemes brought forward by…

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