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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

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State Flood Relief Will Help Victims Back on Feet

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 July 1950 · page 3

The Commonwealth-State Flood Relief Committee could not attempt to pay the whole of losses suffered by flood victims, but would do its best to get them back on…

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Flood Fund Donor Hopes For Gorge Dam Soon

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 July 1950 · page 2

The hope that an early start might be made on a dam at the Clarence Gorge was expressed by a former Grafton…

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Major Floodin[?] Not Expected

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 July 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--Rain is easing in most of South Wales and major or widespread floodin[?] not now expected on coastal streams. FLOOD conditions will…

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Three Die in Cyclone

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 3

ROME, Wed. (AAP).--Three people were resorted dead and scores seriously injured yesterday when a cyclone swept…

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Storm-Damaged Roads

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 4

Local Government Association president (Ald. R. T. C. Storey) and Shires Association president (Cr. J. M. Caldwell) have…

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Prelude to a Flood

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 5

With all the symptoms of a major flood looming ominously on the rain-lashed horizon and the local carrier's truck stranded on the Maclean side of the swollen Clarence, things looked grim for…

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Flood Mitigation

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 1

CULCAIRN, Wed.--The Liberal Party will consider plans for flood mitigation at a meeting of its Federal Rural…

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Apex Seeks Aid For Flood Victims

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 2

The Grafton Apex Club has asked clubs throughout the Commonwealth to assist victims of the disastrous floods…

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Flood Stricken Farmers Confer

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 6

WOODFORD DALE.--Despite a quagmire of mud and debris, some 40 farmers turned up at Woodford Leigh Public Hall to discuss problems arising out of the recent flood…

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Leaving Farms After Floods

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.--Owner-farmers, were walking off their properties in debt and broken-hearted by repeated floods, said the Deputy Leader, of the Opposition (Mr. Howarth) in the Legislative…

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To Consider Report On Flood Tour

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.--The Management Committee of the N.S.W. Flood Victims Relief Fund would meet to-morrow…

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Flood Relief at Glenreagh

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 4

Three clothing issuing centres have been functioning at Glenreagh. Mrs. E. Wall conducted a…

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Race Patrons Forget Flood Worries

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 3

Flood worries were forgotten yesterday by between 4000 and 5000 race patrons at the opening day of the Clarence River Jockey Club's 1950 July carnival…

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Not Expecting Serious Flooding

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.--The New South Wales Weather Bureau does not expect serious flooding in the north-west section…

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Money for Flood Damage in Shire

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 10

After discussing the enormous damage done by the recem floods in Dorngo Shine Coffs United Ratepayets…

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Floods Changed River Courses

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 4

The recent heavy floodings and swift currents washed away much farming land on' river banks and changed the…

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Fls Flood Appeal

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 8

Officials of Coffs Harbour Sub-Brancch of the RSL are hopeful that as a result of the appeal being made on behalf…

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Concert For Flood Victims

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 5

The concert organised by Miss Eileen Keeley, in association with the Town Orchestra and visiting artists, attracted a satisfactory…

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Fund Grants To Flood Areas

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.--The Lord Mayor (Ald. E. C. O'Dea) to-day announced grants totalling £28,500 to eleven flood-affected areas…

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To Confer on Flood Relief

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Federal and State Ministers will hold another conference in Sydney to-morrow to discuss flood…

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