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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

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Few Local Applications for Flood Relife Funds

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1950 · page 1

Although the Dorrigo Shire area suffered considerably from damage caused by the recent flood and cyclone visitation and many individual farmers and householders experienced losses. Few applications for…

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Flood Victims Fund

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 July 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.--Country appeals were responding well to the Lord Mayor's Flood Victims' Fund, an official said, to-day…

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Flood Workers

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 July 1950 · page 2

Sir,--After having read articles in the "Daily Examiner," about the Grafton Flood, I feel I should relate some of the noble…

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Diggers' Ball For Flood Relief

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 July 1950 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Mon.-- The Ex-servicemen's Flood Relief Fund will benefit by over £100 from the Annual Diggers'…

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Yeoman Service in Flood Relief

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 July 1950 · page 2

Deaconess L. Anderson and Mr. Thomas H. Prisk, representing the Social Services Department of the Presbyterian…

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Flood Dams In America (Part II.)

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 July 1950 · page 4

LONG before 1937 isolated communities had turned their thoughts to the possible means of defeating floods. In…

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Big Donation To Flood Fund

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 July 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--A donation of £2000 to-day by the Wollongong pity Council was the largest single sum yet…

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Flood Damage Restoration Interim Grants To Councils

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 July 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Interim grants totalling £11,100 to eight municipal and shire councils in flood-affected areas along the Clarence River were announced by…

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Floodwaters Threaten Highway Nambucca Heads. Tues

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 July 1950 · page 2

--Heavy showers on coastal towns of the Nambucca during the last few days have caused local floodings which…

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£50 From Ball For Flood Relief

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 July 1950 · page 2

A cheque for £50 from subscribers to the Matrons' Ball held in Grafton last week was made available yesterday for…

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Grafton R.S.L. Gets Flood Gifts

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 July 1950 · page 2

Grafton R-S.L. sub-branch has received donations totalling more than £25 and two cases of clothing from…

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Exit Flood Halo

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 July 1950 · page 2

How often in that rain-lashed night My thoughts winged out in fancy's flight. How could this a poet's pen inspire…

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To Seek Radios For Flood Warnings

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 July 1950 · page 3

NAMBUCCA HEADS, Tues.--Nambucca Shire Council will ask the Postmaster-General's Department to make available…

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Rebate On Fodder For Flood Relief

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 July 1950 · page 2

The Department of Agriculture has received advice from the Railway Department that a 60 per cent. rebate will be…

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Dorrigo Shire Flood Relief

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 July 1950 · page 3

COFF'S HARBOUR, Tues.--Dorrigo Shire Flood Relief Committee will meet to-morrow night to discuss the…

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Heavy Flood Damage at Guide Hall

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 July 1950 · page 5

Grafton Girl Guide Hall suffered heavy damage equipment, furniture and fittings during the flood…

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Red Cross Depot Was Centre Of Fine Flood Effort

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 July 1950 · page 2

The president of the Grafton branch of the Red Cross (Mrs. C. G. McCallum) yesterday expressed on behalf of…

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Flooding Passible If Rain Persists

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 July 1950 · page 4

Correspondents on the upper reaches of the Clarence last night reported general rains, heavy during the afternoon, with gullies and creeks run-nine freely at most centres…

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Great Marlow Wall Breached Might Open Gates For Next Flood

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 July 1950 · page 3

Flood damage to the Great Marlow Wall was so serious that the Engineer of the Copmanhurst SHire, Council (Mr. H. I. McGuigan) was authorised by yesterday's meeting of the council to open the flood gates…

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Seeks Action On Upper River Flood Control

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 July 1950 · page 3

They must get behind their Federal member, Sir Earle Page, and insist that early action be taken to construct…

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