District Flood Reports Megan
Megan bridge was under water for two days. Grubb's bridge has disappeared. Thirty-six inches of rain were recorded over 11 days…
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Floods & storms, 1950
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Member Inspects Flood Damage
Although running a temperature of 103 degrees on Wednesday, Mr. Davis Hughes MLA., recently re-elected Member for Armidale visited…
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Dorrigo's official weatherman, the genial 'P.J.' has been kept busy during the year. Last week he recorded the heaviest rain en record for…
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Mr. H. Harrison, District Dairy Officer, returned to Coffs Harbour last night after a tour through the whole of No. 2…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods Worst in History of Mackey and Clarence
The 1950 floods will go down in history as the want ever experienced on the Macley and Clarence Rivers. Hundreds of homes wen inundated at Grafton and Kempsey and down river towns also suffered…
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One of the most disastrous floods in the history of Lower Bucc[?] occurred at the weekend, writes the "Advocate"…
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SYDNEY, Thursday. -- The Postmaster-General, Mr. Anthony, to-day issued a statement on telephone and mail services in the North Coast flood areas…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.--Army engineers and earth-moving equipment are standing by to assist in the herculean task of cleaning up in flood areas. THIS was announced to-day…
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TOP: Only a small gap between the floodwaters and a vital part of the equipment at Grafton electricity sub-station prevented the city being blacked out at the worst stage of the flood on Sunday night. This photograph shows Mr. C. Page, of the…
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The unsung heroes of the flood, called by many the "real heroes" of the Clarence epic, came into the picture during a tour of homes yesterday…
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THE sustained reports of devastation caused by the 1950 flood make tragic reading for all who have the welfare…
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The Mayor of South Grifton (Aid. J. C. Lane), stated last night that the only properly constituted Flood Reilfef…
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The need for floodboats to have a uniformed policeman, or a person with police authority to insist that people…
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Members of the Grafton Flood Relief Committee who travelled the flood area from Grafton to the Palmer's Island turn-off, returned last night with two major impressions…
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Details of dramatic and dangerous rescues effected by Grafton Water Brigade floodboats were related by members at last nights meeting. THE Brigade thus gained a…
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A your lad at South Grafton caused his parents some concern during the flood. He disappeared for almost two…
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In response to the Red Cross appeal, Mr. Noel Smith, P.M.G. technician temporarily stationed at Grafton yesterday handed…
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CHATSWORTH, Thurs.--The flood of June, 1950, was the worst known at Chatsworth. Old residents say the water was two to three inches deep in houses which the flood of 1890 did not enter…
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Blankets and food needed by flood victims are available from police at all centres. Persons needing urgent…
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ILUKA, Fri.--Gale-force winds which, lashed Iluka at the week-end did considerable damage. Trees were uprooted and…
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