Shire Flood Damage
CORAMBA.--Reports received at the Dorrigo Shire Office from the various centres in the Shire indicate that the cost of…
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Floods & storms, 1949
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Flood Relief Appeal Fund Reaches £610
Cash donations yesterday swelled the Rotary Club Kempsey Flood Relief Appeal Fund to £610175, said the treasurer (Mr. V. D. Hopper) last night…
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MACLEAN Friday.--Making a detour to Walcha to avoid the flooded Macleay, and travelling the Armidale road to South…
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Four racehorses belonging to Grafton trainer Bart Mills, had narrow, escapes during the Kempsey flood. They were stabled at the Kempsey…
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"I WOULD like to see the total reach £1000 before the appeal closes," said the treasurer of the Grafton Rotary Club (Mr. V. D. Hopper) last night. Saturday's donations totalled…
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KEMPSEY, Sun.--During the removal of silt and debris from the home of Mr. Ray Johnstone in Forth street,…
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THERE is a purpose,behind everything maintains the philosopher. Even from disasters valuable lessons may be…
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SYDNEY, Mon.--The State Governor (Lt.-General Northcott) will tour the flood- stricken areas to-morrow…
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WITH the trial one penny off the £600 mark, the treasurer of the Grafton Rotary Club (Mr. V. D. Hopper) said yesterday that he was confident that £1000 would be raised to aid Kempsey flood victims before the appeal closed…
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BELLINGEN.--The people of the Bellinger River district have been generous in their assistance to the people of Kempsey and…
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LISMORE, Mon.--With a subscription of £100, the "Northern Star" to-night opened a public appeal for funds to aid the victims…
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LISMORE, Mon.--The Government grant of £40,000 for the flood-devastated Kempsey area was criticised by Mr. E. Fisher…
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Grafton Sunshine Club yesterday decided to donate £55- to the Kempsey Flood Relief Fund. The club will conduct a house…
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SYDNEY, Tues.--The Deputy Director of Meteorology (Mr. Hogan) to-day denied that there had been insufficient warning…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.--At the height of the Kempsey floods last Saturday week the local radio station 2KM was sending out messages for help, but all it received back was the race results. THIS information the Leader…
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KEMPSEY, Tues.--The Governor (Lieut.-General Northcott), responding to the official welcome to Kempsey by the…
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GRAFTON Rotary Club appeal on behalf of Kempsey flood victims yesterday advanced to £681211. The treasurer (Mr. V. D. Hopper) stated yesterday that…
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THE generous response of the people of the Clarence district to the appeal for relief for the flooded Macleay shows…
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SYDNEY, Wed.--An inquiry into what he described as a "radio blackout," at the height of the Kempsey floods on…
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[?]om far-off heights the torrents pour, The valleys echo with their roar, As swirling waters, wild and brown Engulf the flats and river town…
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