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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

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Fighting Floods, Blowfly Menace

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 April 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday--Graziers in the Condobolin-Euabalong district are fighting the biggest floods in the history of the area and the worst infestation of the blowfly known there…

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Town Faces Flood After Heavy Storm

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 3

BRISBANE, Sun.--A severe blow accompanied by torrential rain struck the township of Coen without warning early…

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Flood Danger At Euabalong Passed

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--Although the small town of Euabalong, near Condobolin, is isolated by floods, police there to-night said…

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B.G.F.-Red Cross Flood Relief Appecd

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 2

This appeal closed some weeks ago, and amounts of £52 14s and £52 6s were handed to Coffs Harbour Red Cross and…

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Coff's Harbour Races. Course Flooded; Meeting Off

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 April 1950 · page 7

COFF'S HARBOUR, Thurs.--Because of the blockage of rains by construction work at the Coff's Harbour aerodrome…

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Kempsey Flood Relief

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 April 1950 · page 2

Though in its own initial stages of development the N.S.W. Division of- the Australian Primary Producers' Union is showing in…

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Floodwaters Threaten Sheep

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 April 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.--Floodwaters 20 miles from the main Murrumbidgee River stream threaten to drown 2200 sheep valued, at…

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Floodwaters Rise Near Town

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 April 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Mon.--Floodwaters in some parts six feet deep are spreading over thousands of acres of land near Carinda,…

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Reply to Query on Flood Relief

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.--The Premier (Mr. McGirr) said in the Legislative Assembly to-day day that he did not believe rich…

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Insurance Unlikely Despite Heavy Rain

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 April 1950 · page 2

Despite the many showers experienced yesterday and the heavy rain last night, the C.P. and A. Society does…

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Federal Flood Relief Aid

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 May 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.--If the funds made available to the New South Wales Government on a £ for £ basis to relieve distress from the recent floods were insufficient the…

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Storms Lash American Coast; Many Dead

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 May 1950 · page 2

NEW YORK, Mon. (AAP).— Violent squalls lashed the north-eastern coast yesterday and left a toll of at least 20…

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Feverish Attempts to Halt Canadian Floods

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 May 1950 · page 5

WINNIPEG, Mon. (AAP).—Thousands of flood fighters are toiling to rebuild broken dykes along the banks of the Red…

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Awarded Medal for Bravery in Flood

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 May 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon—For risking his life in the recent floods, Constable Eric W. Wood, of West Kempsey was to-day…

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Gales Lash Coast

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 May 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—Gale force winds and driving rain are lashing the New South Wales south coast as a cyclone rages across the…

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Severe floods Sweep U.S. States

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 May 1950 · page 3

NEW YORK, Wed. (AAP).--The most damaging fioods for years sweeping over North Dakota,Minnesota and Nebraska,…

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Request For More Flood Aid

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 5

A request to the State Government to provide flood relief, until their farms are productive again, to farmers whose properties have…

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Flood Information From A.B.C. Station

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 2

The Australian Broadcasting Commission is seeking, to increase the number of sources from which river and flood…

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Battle To keep Bridges Open During Flood

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 May 1950 · page 1

WINNIPEG, Friday (AAP).— Canadian Army troops fought the battle of the bridges yesterday to keep main traffic arteries open to…

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To Evacuate Third Of City As Floods Sweep On

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 May 1950 · page 1

WINNIPEG, Sun. (AAP).-- One-third of Winnipeg's population of 320,000 will he evacuated by to-morrow…

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