Flood Threat Receding
SYDNEY, Wed.--Widespread floodwaters which last night threatened Boomi and other centres, in Far Northern New…
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Floods & storms, 1949
376 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 17 of 19
Flood Control Inquiry Limited By Staff
INVESTIGATION work on a survey of North Coast rivers to obtain data on which flood control plans could be based, was being carried out to the limits imposed by shortage of qualified investigation staff…
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LONDON, Thurs. (AAP).--Lives have been lost at sea and on land and many ships have been imperilled by the hurricane…
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Flood control will also prevent recurrent losses of stock. It will eliminate dangers and loss from flooding in towns, and will make every part of the valley safe for investment and attractive to industry of all kinds…
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Grafton and district was swept early last night by a severe electrical storm. It was the culmination of a day of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gale Force Winds Hit Clarence Area
DURING the severe electrical storm which struck the Clarence area on Sunday night, the wind in places reached a velocity estimated at 100 miles an hour. Damage was done over a restricted area…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Army "Ducks" for Flood Areas
The Minister for the Army (Mr. C. Chambers) has advised Sir Earle Page that investigations are being made into suggestions…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dr. Lang's Reflections On Coastal Floods
IN the year 1874, Dr. John Dunmore Lang visited Queensland in support of certain political and academic interests with which he was concerned. He travelled up the coastal route partly by rail and partly by steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grafton Council Favours War Damage Funds For Flood Relief
GRAFTON City Council last night decided to support a proposal from Taree Municipal Council, that the Commonwealth Government be approached to make available funds held as, war damage insurance, for use in alleviating distress caused by floods…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storm Produces Sheaf of Charges
The severe storm which drove a number of boats ashore at Coffs Harbour a few months ago did not do as much material…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →500 Applications For Flood Relief
Up to the end of last week Kempsey Flood Relief Committee handled 500 applications for relief. Amounts paid out in relief…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Disaster at Bendigo
MELBOURNE, Friday.--The worst flood disaster in the history of Bendigo has caused damage estimated at £100,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Still Flood Fears At Shepparton
MELBOURNE, Sun.--Rivers are still falling in north-east Victoria, but danger of flooding at Shepparton in the Goulburn…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Control Plans For Macleay River
FLOOD control in the Macleay by means of reservoirs, based on known river flow during maximum flood periods, with their utilisation for power, irrigation and water supply, and plans for the protection of Kempsey by means of levee banks, were…
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BLOEMFONTEIN (South Africa), Friday (A.A.P.). -- "Wherever I look in the world to-day I see storm clouds…
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JOHANNESBURG, Fri. (AAP).--An electric storm, flinging, huge hailstones, roared across Pretoria last evening, causing the death of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storms Flatten Wheat Crops
SYDNEY, Monday.--Wheat crops, almost ready for harvesting, have been flattened by severe storms which began this morning and quickly spread throughout…
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COFF'S HARBOUR, Mon.--Two severe storms brought heavy rain in the Coff's Harbour district this afternoon…
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Scattered storms over the past two days brought temporary relief to many areas of the Clarence Valley in need of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Freak Storms Sweep Across N.S.W.
SYDNEY, Tues.--Harvesting has been held up in the wheat belt, havoc has been caused to cherry crops at Young and…
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