Urgent Appeal to Save Flooded Land
An urgent appeal for assistance to primary producers on Woodford Island may result in quick action to rid a big area of land…
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Floods & storms, 1948
279 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 14
Red Cross Forms Flood Committee
Colonel W. Kennedy, representing Red Cross Headquarters, has arrived in Grafton after being in the Richmond River area for a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmer Designs Fastener To Save Wire During Floods
POINTING out that very few farmers had escaped damaged or washed away fences during the recent flood, Mr. Alwin H. Green, of Swan Creek, said yesterday he had designed and patented a wire fastener which would save the loss of valuable…
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MACLEAN.--At the last meeting of the Maclean branch of the Red Cross Society, a telegram from Red Cross Headquarters,…
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CANBERRA, Thurs.--It was learned on high authority here to-day that there was no likelihood of the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Splendid Flood Work at Lawrence
Reports from every centre of the Clarence have found headlines in the local Press with reference to the recent flood but to…
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LISMORE, Thurs.--A decision to ask the Commonwealth Government to make available a definite sum to the State…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Postmistress's Hurricane Lamp Went Out In Storm
A popular Lower Clarence post mistress had seme unusual Experiences during the flood. A friend telling the story said that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods Threaten Destroyed Town
TOKIO, Fri. (A.A.P.-Reuter).--Floods now threaten Fukui city, already stricken by earthquake and fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Doleful Rhythm Of The Flood Danger, Dirt And Distress
DOWN it came. Down, down down. Rain, rain, rain. That's just how a flood starts. Rain, rain, rain…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Colossal River Flow In Recent Flood
A Grafton authority pointed out yesterday that the letter writer who estimated the flow of the Clarence during the peak of…
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SYDNEY, Mon.—The Weather' Bureau to-night issued a storm warning to costal aerodromes, naval stations and to all shipping…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lismore Peaceful After Floods
Police and Ambulance officials are apprehensive. The reason is that the City of Usmore has been generally peaceful and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cowper-Brushgrove To Purchase Floodboats
BRUSHGROVE, Monday.—A subscription list has been opened in the Cowper-Brushgrove district to raise funds for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Timber Mills Resume After Flood
Timber mills were gradually getting back into more extensive production following the flood, said an official of the Forestry…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Relief Demand Far Exceeds Supply
Demand far exceeded supply ot stocks for flood relief, said Mr. C. W. Schaeffer, of Schaeffer and Sons Pty. Ltd., Grafton, one of the Clarence River firms carrying buffer…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Damage Report Awaited By Dorrigo Shire Council
COFF'S HARBOUR, Mon.—No claim for damage suffered during the recent cyclonic disturbance has yet been submitted by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Letters To The Editor (Correspondence Should be Restricted to 250 Words.) Flood Prevention
Sir.-- As a native of Grafton, 1 write to advise the citizens to organise at their earliest, a "flood Prevention League," having as…
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LISMORE, Wed.--A man's life had been endangered when the Hospital Commission had ordered the emergency hospital at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cyclone Damage Compensation to Banana Growers
Damage done by the cyclone and floods to banana plantations in the district was referred to by the Secretary,…
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