Widespread Damage Caused By Wind And Storms
Torrential rains, gale force winds and repeated hailstorms which began on Thursday afternoon, and in some instances lasted intermittently until the early hours of…
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Floods & storms, 1949
376 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 19
Floods Likely At Kempsey
KEMPSEY. Fri.--Fierce gales which have been sweeping the Central North Coast over the past 40 hours seem certain…
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SYDNEY, Friday. -- Swirling waters have invaded homes, damaged roads and disorganised road and telephone…
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KEMPSEY, Sun.--The flood, believed to be a record for the Macleay, hit the town with rapidity and fierceness. The estimated height of the river was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Silver Shield Rally Flood Delays Return Of Scouts, Guides
MORE than 100 Girl Guides from the flooded southern areas are unable to return from the Silver Shield Rally at Grafton until floodwaters subside and transport south is again running. The youngsters are from Kempsey, Maitland, Gosford, Spier's…
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Reports coming to hand of damage by the storm on Friday morning show that the district suffered heavy losses…
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Kempsey and the Macleay River district generally suffered the most devastating flood is its history at the weekend…
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An old adage has it that "he who gives quickly gives twice." And the truth of this saying applies particularly in the present appeals being made by…
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SYDNEY, Mon.--The N.S.W. Conservation Authority is to be asked by the Minister for Conservation (Mr. Weir) to…
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SYDNEY, Monday.--The Commonwealth and N.S.W. Governments have agreed to an immediate grant of £40,000 for the relief of householders and primary producers in Kempsey and other areas in the north part of the State Which suffered during…
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SYDNEY, Mon.--Danger of flooding along the Gwydir River in Northern New South Wales has passed…
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KEMPSEY, MON. -- His Excellency the Governor (Lieut.-General) Northcott), will make an informal…
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WERE it not that each North Coast flood has a dreadful character of its own, the story of repeated inundations on the most fertile belt in the Commonwealth would become as monotonous as our pleas for some permanent protection…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Death Roll Six Police Fear More
SYDNEY, Monday.--The official deathroll in the disastrous Kempsey flood has now reached six, but as the floodwaters gradually recede police expect a far greater…
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Girl Guides and Boy Scouts will tonight visit as many homes as possible in Grafton and South Grafton in an appeal for foodstuffs, fruit, vegetables and clothing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gale Lashes New York
NEW YORK, Tues. (A.A.P.).-- New York was battered by a 70 mile an hour wind yesterday as the tailend of the hurricane which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fishing Fleet After Storm
Part of the wrecked fishing fleet anti yachts at Coff's Harbour following last Friday morning's disastrous gale. The yacht Matangi, on which salvage work is proceeding, can he seen on her side in the breakers…
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TAMWORTH, Tues.--The town, of Moree has not been affected by the flood, but severe damage is reported on district…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.--So far he had not received any report of any outbreak of an infectious disease in the Kempsey district, the Deputy Director of Public Health (Dr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Seeks R.S.L. Visit To Flood Area
An appeal for executive officers of the N.S.W. State branch of the R.S.L. to visit the Macleay flood areas was made…
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