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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1952

247 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 13

Help Repair Flood Damage

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 July 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--The N.S.W. Premier (Mr Cahill) has approved an advance payment of £50,000 to…

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Air Force Flood Appeal

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 July 1952 · page 2

The Grafton and District branch of the Air Force Association last night opened an appeal among…

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Flood Appeal Near Closure

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 July 1952 · page 2

It was probable that the Clarence district flood victims appeal would close within the next seven days,…

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Heavy Rain At Wimbledon

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 2

LONDON, Thurs. (AAP Special).--Drenching rain held up start of play in the Wimbledon…

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Flood Donations Improve

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 2

An improvement was noticeable in yesterday's donations to the Clarence district flood victims'…

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Flood Fund

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 July 1952 · page 2

A further £53 received by the Grafton City Council yesterday, brought the flood relief fund to £65719…

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Melbourne Suburbs Flooded

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 July 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday.-- Scores of streets and hundreds of homes in the metropolitan area were…

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Local Flooding In Central West

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 July 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.-- Local flooding occurred in parts of the central west of New South Wales to-day,…

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Floods in Victoria; Families Homeless

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 July 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Mon.-- Two Army ducks and half a dozen motor trucks were rushed to the bayside…

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Isolated By Flood

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 July 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.-- Floodwaters from the swollen Goulburn River tonight surrounded the town…

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Warnings of Floods in Victoria

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wed.-- Grave warnings of serious flood danger were issued by the Weather Bureau…

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Renewed Flood Danger

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY. Wed. -- The Weather Bureau warned to-night of renewed flood danger in the headwaters…

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No Rain Expected On Flood Areas

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Little or no further rain is expected on the headwaters of the Lachlan and Macquarie…

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Floods Continue To Recede

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thurs. --Hundreds of flood victims throughout Victoria were moving back into the…

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Flood Hero May Have Been Poisoned

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 July 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--Police believe a Cowra Hoed hero may have died from thallium poisoning. He was Allan Williams (25), truck driver, of Noonbinna, five miles from Cowra…

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Storm Warnings

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 July 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--The Weather Bureau to-night renewed storm warnings to shipping off the New South…

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Many Homeless Floods Receding

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 July 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday--Many families are homeless because of floods on the Macquarie and Nepean Rivers, but floodwaters are dropping at the worst affected areas…

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Flood Discussion

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 July 1952 · page 5

Mr. Wilfrid C. Sheather, secretary of the Clarence Regional Development Committee, and Town Cleric of Grafton; Mr. D. H. Badgery, Grafton farmer who has suffered heavy losses in the recurrent floods; and Mr. S…

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Flood Fears Rise Again

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.--More flooding along the Lachian, Macquarie and Murrumbidgee Rivers is expected…

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Tax Concessions Possible For Flooded Farmers

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs. -- Tax concessions may be made to farmers who are victims of the recent floods…

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