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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

715 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 26 of 36

Petition Seeks Drainage Of Flooded Roads

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 6

A petition requesting the Shire Council to seek a grant from the funds being allocated towards flood relief for…

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Donations To Flood Appeal Fund

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Tattersall's Club to-day donated £400 to the Lord Mayor's appeal to help hood victims…

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Technical College As Flood Refuge

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 August 1950 · page 4

A group of technical college buildings on the selected site would be invaluable in providing refuge for hundreds should another flood be suffered before preventive measures were taken…

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Farmers Wives Entitled To Flood Relief

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 August 1950 · page 3

Officer's closely associated with distribution of relief founds from the "Sydney Morning Herald" and Lord Mayor's…

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Thanks For Help During Flood

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 August 1950 · page 4

MACLEAN.--At the monthly meeting of the Lower Clarence Hospital Board of Directors, it was decided to thank the…

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Lull Before Storm In Korea

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 1

TOKIO, Sun. (AAP-Reuter).--The uneasy silence over the 125-mile Korean battleline to-day was broken only by short and sharp local actions…

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Hangers Raise Money for Flood Repairs

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 2

Grafton Land and Sea Rangers on Saturday, raised £18157 with a bargain bazaar in the afternoon and a concert at…

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Flood Airlift Continues

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.--The huge food airlift continued in the flooded north-west to-day as residents of Walgett fought a desperate battle against rising flood…

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Dies During Dash Through Floods

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun. -- Thomas Brayshaw, 19, soil of a northwest district grazier, died yesterday, while a doctor and a…

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Dredging As Flood Prevention

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 6

The Navigation Department is being asked by Bellingen Chamber of Commerce to have…

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Flood-Hit Graziers Undergo Crisis

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 1

BRISANE, Mon. -- Flood-hit graziers, undergoing their biggest crisis for more than 50 years, will need Government…

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City Council Seeks Flood Protection

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 3

A recommendation of the City Engineer seeking the-assistance of the Flood Mitigation Committee to investigate and advise upon the practicibility of affording Grafton additional flood protection,…

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Floodboat Gift Appreciated

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 2

The chairman of the Grafton Water Brigade Appeal Committee (Mr. K. H. McLeod) last night expressed his…

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Floodwater Pumped From Quarry

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 2

One of the Grafton City Council's biggest floodwater removal operations has been in progress since Friday…

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Visitors' Gift To Flood Fund

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 2

From Auckland (N.Z.). which had its driest July for 73 years, comes a donation of £1 to the Grafton Flood…

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State Grants To Flood Victims

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 3

Nearly 200 flood victims in Grafton have received money grants from the State Flood Relief Committee…

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Cheques Boost Flood Appeal

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 August 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday. -- A cheque for £507 Was to-day handed to the Lord Mayor (Ald. E. C. O'Dea) on…

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Council Discusses Flood Warnings

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 August 1950 · page 3

Grafton City Council has approved of the State Flood Warning Committee's recommendations for local…

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Stores Close; Men To Fight Flood

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 August 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--All Walgett stores closed to-day to free shop assistants to join in the fight against Namoi and Barwon River floodwaters…

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Flood Relief

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 August 1950 · page 2

Flood relief has been granted about 580 applicants to the Grafton City-Copmanhurst Shire Council Flood…

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