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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1952

247 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 13

Be Treated On National Basis Flood Control

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 August 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon. -- Flood control should he treated on a national basis, and not as a matter for…

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Seeking Further Flood Relief

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 August 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--The N.S.W. Minister for Social Welfare (Mr. Finnan) is seeking another £30,000 for…

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Floods Again Threaten Many Parts

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 August 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues. --Serious flooding again threatens many parts of the New South Wales, central and…

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Coastal Rivers In Major Flood

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday--Two New South Wales coastal rivers are in major flood and three others are in danger of flooding. Maitland, on the Hunter…

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Splendid Result Of Flood Appeal

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 5

Once again the citizens of Grafton and district had responded magnificently as they had always done to a…

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Floods Cause Train Delays

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 August 1952 · page 2

Flooding of the Hunter River at Maitland yesterday caused delays of as much as eight hours to trains…

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Federal Aid In Flood Relief

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 August 1952 · page 2

CANBERRA, Fri. -- The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, to-day informed the N.S.W. Premier, Mr. Cahill,…

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Flood Fear Passes At Maitland

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 August 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Fri.--Water from the flooded Hunter River is pouring through a break in the river bank at…

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Move Towns In Flood Channels

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 August 1952 · page 5

MAITLAND.--The chairman (Mr. F. H Brewster) stated at a meeting of the Hunter Valley Conservation…

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Preliminary Flood Warning

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 August 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--The Sydney Weather Bureau late to-night issued a preliminary flood warning for…

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Local Flooding At Coffs Harbour

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 August 1952 · page 3

COFFS HARBOUR, Wed.--At Coffs Harbour, heavy rain last night and this morning caused local…

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Railway Line At Maitland Cut By Flood

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 August 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.-- Floodwaters at Maitland have cut the North Coast railway line. The Railways Department…

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Flood Rains Hit Plateau Floods Again Devastate North Coast Areas

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 15 August 1952 · page 1

Torrential rain, lashed by strong winds bas been sweeping over the Dorrigo Plateau…

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Cyclones and Floods Take Terrific Toll Coastal and Inland Farmers Face Ruin

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 15 August 1952 · page 1

Once again the curse of cyclone and flood has fallen on the State and thousands of farmers, inland and. coastal, face ruin. From Maitland to the Clarence River Countless acres of valuable farmlands are under water, stock has been lost, and homes…

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Flood At Kcmpsey May Be Most Devastating

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 August 1952 · page 3

KYEMPSEY, Thurs.--Kempsey's third flood may be its most devastating from an economical angle…

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Flood Threat At Nambucca May Have Gone

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 August 1952 · page 3

MACKSVILLE, Thurs.-- Threat of a major flood in the Nambucca River tonight appeared to have…

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Maitland Misses Major Flood

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 August 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--Although the danger of a major flood at Maitland passed to-day, the Mayor (Ald. J. Harvey) said to-night almost 4000 people were out of their homes there and that many would not be able to return for weeks…

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Kempsey Loss £100,000 From Flood

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 August 1952 · page 3

KEMPSEY, Friday. -- Although Kempsey missed a disastrous flood by a matter or inches, the loss of…

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Sudden Flood Drowns 10; Many Missing

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 August 1952 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday-- At least 10 people, including three Boy Scouts, were drowned and tremendous damage caused by a flood which swept over the moor districts of Devon and Somerset yesterday. At least 35 people are still missing…

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South West Rocks Breakwater Gone In Macleay Flood

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 August 1952 · page 3

KEMPSEY, Sunday-- Although last week's flood was not as serious as those of 1949-50, the breakwater at South West Rocks has been badly affected…

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