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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms
194 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 10
Discussing a report by the Consulting Engineer (Flight-Lieut, Campbell) at last night's meeting of South Grafton Municipal Council, various views were expressed on the advisability of constructing levees to keep floodwaters out of the town. One…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Residents of Woodford Dale living along the bank were more fortunate than many on the river. Only one farmer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood damage at Roberts Creek is becoming more evident as the water subsides. Fences and culverts have been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At the meeting of the Clarence River County Council on Monday the chitf engineer (Mr. Lord) said the flood level, as recorded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In a minute to Monday night's meeting of South Grafton Municipal Council the Mayor (Alderman J. C. Lane) set out details of the damage done by the recent flood to the council's property as far as could be ascertained at present. Damage to roads…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lower Bucca was fortunate during the recent wet weather, compared with many places farther north, but from June 1…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Writing on the visit of the Flood Belief Commission to the North Coast to the Mayor of Grafton (Ald. J. C. O'Brien)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY, Wed.--Despite recent floods it was not expected that there will be any falling off of sugar production in N.S.W., said…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The question of relief to necessitous farmers resulting from flood damage, was discussed at the Copmanhurst Shire Council meeting yesterday. The president (Cr. O. V. Small) said he failed to see why the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →CANBERRA Wed.--Assistance from the Government to householders without means, such as pensioners and widows…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grafton and South Grafton Chamber of Commerce, at the regular meeting last night, decided to suggest to the municipal authorities a survey of the contours of the river bank with a view to the construction of flood protection works and drainage,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A list of amounts of flood damage to streets, parks and the baths at South Grafton, totalling £1714, and £160 worth of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →I was proprietor of the Globe Hotel at the corner of Ryan and Cowan streets, South Grafton, during the big flood of 1890. The flood waters rose to within a foot of the ceiling of the hotel, where I had all my goods, furniture, fowls, etc., stored, in an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Copmanhurst Shire Councillors expressed appreciation and gratitude at yesterday's meeting of the council for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr H. I. McGuigan, engineer of the Copmanhurst Shire Council, reported at yesterday's meeting that flood damage on main roads amounted to £2650. Council decided that the shire president (Cr. O. V. Small) and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →During the recent cyclone considerable damage was caused to the shade trees on the Red Rock camping reserve…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The report of the Engineer to the recent Shire Council meeting shows that much damage was done to bridges throughout the shire by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A., has been informed by the Acting Premier (Mr. Baddeley) in reply to representations as to the urgent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At a meeting of the Claresee Sugar Executive at Maclean, Mr. John Ryan presiding over a full attendance of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →With the flood waters receded at Woodford Leigh and conditions generally returning to normal, it is easier to arrive at a more…
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