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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1949

376 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 15 of 19

Fierce Storm Sweeps Across Grafton

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 October 1949 · page 3

A FIERCE rain and windstorm, in which 110 points were registered in about 15 minutes swept over Grafton and district late yesterday afternoon, causing much damage to flower and vegetable gardens in exposed positions…

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Report On Flood Damage Payments

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 October 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--An amount of £208,026 has been made available for flood and storm damage, the Auditor-General,…

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Additional Flood Relief Grant

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 October 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday,--The Commonwealth and State Governments have agreed to give another $40,000 for flood relief at Kempsey and other northern…

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Kempsey Flood Relief Funds

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 7 October 1949 · page 3

Contributions to aid victims of the Macleay flood are still urgently required. Intending donors are requested to leave…

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Banana Growers' Flood-Relief Appeal

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 7 October 1949 · page 1

Disappointment was expressed at the monthly meeting of Coffs Branch of the BGF on Wednesday night at what was referred…

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Buckjumpers Mustered For C.P. And A. Society's Kempsey Flood Rodeo

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 October 1949 · page 2

Arrangements to muster C.P. and A. Society's buckjumping horses which have been turned out during the…

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Still Enquiring On Course Flooding

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 October 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thurs.--No arrests have yet been made in connection with the flooding, of Randwick racecourse yesterday…

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Photographic Flood Record

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 October 1949 · page 2

A complete photographic record of the recent disastrous flood at Kempsey is being published by the Macleay Argus Pty, Ltd.,…

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Water Brigade Unable To Function In Flood

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 October 1949 · page 3

WITH both floodboats in a dilapidated condition, the South Grafton Volunteer Water Brigade would not be able to function should another flood occur, said the president (Mr. V. Greentree) at last night's meeting…

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Tight Finish In Floodboats

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 October 1949 · page 5

In an exciting finish, on Saturday, Norm Reid's crew won the Grafton Volunteer Water Brigade's flood boat…

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Flood Appeal Dance At Coaldale

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 October 1949 · page 4

COALDALE. -- There was a large attendance at the local hall for the dance in aid of Kempsey flood victims, when £225 was…

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Plan To Flood Britain With Fake Dollars

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 October 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Mon. (A.A.P.).--An international gang of forgers, using Belgium as a base, is planning to flood…

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Flood Embankments To Be Inspected

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 October 1949 · page 3

AN inspection of flood embankments in the Grafton area of the Clarence River will be made immediately by, the city overseer. This decision was made by…

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Raised £1431 For Flood Victims

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 October 1949 · page 2

The Kempsey Flood Relief Appeal, conducted by the Grafton Rotary Club resulted in £143135 being raised, said…

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Flood Delays Plans For Technical College

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 October 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.-- Plans for a regional technical college at Kempsey had been delayed because of recent floods, the…

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Encouraging Reports On Flood Appeal

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 October 1949 · page 2

Encouraging reports were coming in from all country centres from canvassers dealing with the Clarence appeal,…

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Wants Medals Awarded For Flood Rescue Work

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 October 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.-- A special medal should be struck for policemen who had shown outstanding courage in the recent Kempsey floods, Mr. Vincent (C.P., Raleigh) suggested in the Legislative Assembly to-day…

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Electrical Storms At Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Thurs.-- Following another abnormally hot day a series of severe electrical storms passed over and…

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Nymboida Effort for Flood Victims

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 2

NYMBOIDA.--The Nymboida branch of the Red Cross. Society raised £204 for the Kempsey Flood Relief Appeal Fund, it was…

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Grafton Red Cross Flood Appeal

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 2

The Grafton branch of the Red Cross Society has sent a total of £8719 to Kempsey to assist flood-stricken residents…

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