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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

715 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 30 of 36

Flood Danger Eases

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 August 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday. --Flood danger has eased at Bourke where the Darling River to-night had dropped to 45ft…

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No Flood Relief For Damaged Assets

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 August 1950 · page 5

The Minister for Public Works and Local Government, Mr. J. J. Cahill, is unable to accede to the request of the Clarence River County Council for a grant to assist in the restoration of flood-damaged…

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Further Grants In Flood Relief

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 August 1950 · page 2

About £2000 was distributed by the Grafton City-Copmanhurst Shire Flood Relief Committee yesterday…

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Maclean Flood Relief Committee

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 August 1950 · page 2

MACLEAN.--Maclean and Harwood Shire Local Flood Relief committee has dealt with 145 claims and…

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[?] Missing After Gales

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 August 1950 · page 4

COLOMBO, Wed. (AAP). -- Nearly 1500 fishermen and 600 a noes are missing since a 42 miles an hour sale swept the…

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Auster Planes Lent For Flood Relief

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 August 1950 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Wed. -- Two Auster planes from Newcastle Aero Club are dropping food and other supplies in the…

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Flood Relief Funds Nearly £20,000

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 August 1950 · page 2

The total received to date by the Grafton City Council and Copmanhurst shire Flood Relief Committee amounted…

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Flood Insurance Available

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 September 1950 · page 2

Provision for insurance against flood had always been available, the Town Clerk of Grafton (Mr. Wilfrid C…

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Floods Prevented Many Guests Attending Wedding

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 September 1950 · page 4

Floods along the North Coast prevented the parents of the pridegroom, friends and relatives and a little flower girl…

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Flood Relief

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 September 1950 · page 2

The South Grafton Flood Fund Distribution Committee met yesterday and decided to operate again on Friday next…

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Aid Necessary to Repair Flood Damage

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 September 1950 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Tues.--When, arid to what extent, projected road and street repairs in Coff's Harbour would be carried…

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South C.W.A. Receives H.Q. Flood Cheque

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 September 1950 · page 2

=A flood relief cheque for £100 has been forwarded from C.W.A. State headquarters to the South Grafton C.W.A. branch for…

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Church Request On Flood Mitigation

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 September 1950 · page 2

ULMARRA.--A letter has been received by the Mid-Clarence Church of England Parish from the official…

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Flood Fodder Distribution

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 September 1950 · page 2

The chairman of the South Grafton Flood Relief Fodder Distribution, Ald. Carl T. Schwinghammer, announced…

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Suggest Premiers Itemise Flood Needs

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 September 1950 · page 4

CANBERRA, Wed. -- The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies), to-day suggested to the premiers that they itemise…

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Flood Threat to Wilcannia

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 September 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.-- The small town of Wilcannia, 379 miles down the Darling River from Bourke, is seriously…

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Flood Repair Work Costs

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 3

The employment of Bellamy Bros' bulldozer and labour clearing the streets of flood debris, had cost £500, the…

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Another £10,000 For Flood Relief Sought By Grafton

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 September 1950 · page 3

Grafton City and Copmanhurst Shire Flood Relief Committee yesterday decided to apply to the "Herald" and Lord Mayor's Relief Fund for a further £10,000…

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Request For More Flood Relief

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 September 1950 · page 3

The South Grafton-Orara-Nymboida Flood Relief Committee, headed by Ald. C. T. Sching-hammer, decided yesterday to apply for a further £3000 from the "Sydney Morning Herald" and…

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Flood Mitigation On Richmond

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 September 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.-- Mr. Frith (C. P., Lismore) asked the Minister for Conservation in the Legislative Assembly to-day,…

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