Could Control Flood Waters
SYDNEY, Wed.--The Federal Minister for Health (Sir Earle Page) said to-day that floodwaters from the Clarence, Macleay and Hunter Rivers did not seem to have subsided since last…
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Floods & storms, 1950
715 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 15 of 36
Urgent Report On Flood For Prime Minister
SYDNEY, Thursday.--Alarmed at the initial assessment of the damage resulting from what he calls the "national" flood disaster of N.S.W., Mr. Jeff Bate,…
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A committee representative of the Grafton City Council and Copmanhurst Shire Council was appointed yesterday to administer the "Sydney Morning Herald" and allied relief funds in the city and…
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COFF'S HARBOUR, Wed.--This Coff's Harbour subbranch of the R.S.L., at its monthly meeting last night,…
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Quantities of new clothing, blankets, mattresses and, in cases of extreme distress, cash, had been distributed in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hold Two Floods ADAM at the Clarence Gorge for power purposes, built at 210 or 220 feet, would contain the equivalent of practically two floods, said Sir Earle Page, M.H.R., yesterday
IF the dam were built an extra 20 feet, so that part of the reservoir could always he kept empty for time of…
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Proceedings yesterday before the Commonwealth-State Flood Relief Committee in the small, picturesque, crowded Council Chambers at Ulmarra held a…
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The r[?]e by Lismore and district organisations to the appeal for flood relief has been immediate and wholehearted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fernbrook News Effects of Cyclone and Rain Felt
In the recent cyclonic rain Fernbrook received more than a generous share, and the whole district was lashed by severe rain and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nth. Dorrigo News Graphic Flood Scenes in Dorrigo's Principal Suburb
It rained and hailed and blew until the poor little village was isolated. Everyone knows what happened at the Little Murray, and the…
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Two members of the Commonwealth-State Flood Belief Committee (Messrs. L. K. Rath and C. McGillivray) visited Coff Harbour yesterday and discussed with representatives of the Dorrigo Shire urban committee and…
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Coffs Harbour Sub-branch of the RSS & AILA has quickly moved to assist in providing flood relief to exservicemen of the district many of whom suffered crippling losses from the visitation of the cyclone. At the…
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Above and at the sides are some graphic pictures of last week's record flood on the Bellinger River. They were taken by our own cameraman "Hob." At…
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The damage occasioned by the recent cyclone tragic floods on the North Coast was greater than any damage likely to have been sustained by bombs and shells," said Shi[?] President W. H. Bailey at the Flood…
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The Urban Committee has received a claim for £25 from Mr. A. Dell of Edgar Street. He stated that damage to that…
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In co-operation with Messrs. T. C. Seccombe & Co., of Coffs Harbour the Sydney Morning Herald has forwarded to the…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.--The Federal Minister for Health, Sir Earle Page, yesterday explained how the building of the…
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Jaswant Singh, a well-known resident of the Clarence River, tells of his experiences as a cane-ganger at Harwood Island…
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The Flood Relief Committee at South Grafton was extremely busy on Wednesday and yesterday, dealing with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Orara Shire Seeks £5000 Flood Grant
Orara Shire Council will seek an outright grant of £5000 to enable it to undertake the repair of flood damage to shire roads. That was decided on the…
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