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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1954

549 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 28

Hooks And Sinkers Fish Hungry After Flood

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 6

Cut off from their natural food supply along the rocky foreshores arid in the Clarence estuary by floodwaters…

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£10,000 For Flood Repair

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues. -- The State Government will provide £10,000 to assist trustees and councils…

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Grants To Repair Flood Damage

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 6

MACLEAN.-- Harwood Shire Clerk, Mr. P. L. Purcell, told the meeting of the Council that amounts totalling £3500 had been received from the Department…

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Erosion Results Of Flood

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 3

A serious aftermath of the recent flood--the under mined foundations of a shed near the home of Mrs. D…

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Flood Relief To Ex-Servicemen

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 3

The Grafton R.S.L. branch has set up an organisation to make available financial aid to…

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Better Flood Warning Service Sought

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 3

Sir Earle Page has notified South Grafton Council that he will endeavour to obtain improved flood warning communication services on the Clarence…

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Flood Relief

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 4

The Grafton City and Copmanhur[?]t Shire Council Flood Relief Committee has distributed to date £9,023…

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Gorge Dam Would Not Stop Flood

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--Construction of the proposed Gorge Dam would not prevent flooding on the Clarence River, Minister for Conservation, Mr…

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Investigate Flood In Macleay Valley

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.--Proposed flood cutting for the Macleay Valley was being investigated, Public Works…

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Flood Relief Races Raised About £25,000

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wed.--N. S. W. flood victims will receive about £25,000 from the flood relief race meeting at…

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Presbyterian Flood Aid

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 5

Following the recent disastrous flood Few. D. G. Cole and Rev. W. H. Stott, of the Presbyterian Social…

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Told Many Tales Of Floods

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 5

The fighting fund of the Clarence Valley Women's Flood Control Committee has…

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Great Wave Of Flood Control Activity

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 2

In a broadcast in Town and Country Magazine over 2NR last night, the president of…

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Continuous Support Of Flood Control By Hospital Board

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 2

On the motion of Mr. M. V. McNamara, the Grafton, Base Hospital Board of Directors last…

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Says Flood Relief Appeals Tend To Become Bad Habit

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Appeals for flood relief had given great assistance in the past, but they tended to become a bad habit, Mr. W. T. Robinson (Grafton) told…

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Big Cheques For Flood Relief

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 4

Almost £3000 was given to local flood relief committees by Mr. G. King and Mr. R. Lipman, on behalf of the Junior Chambers of Commerce and the Association of…

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Hankinson Leads Flood Boat Point Score

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 6

K. Hankinson is clear leader in the flood boat point score competition being Conducted by the…

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Widening Powers Of Flood Action Committee

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 3

The Clarence Flood Action Committee is taking steps to broaden and strengthen its activities as…

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Flood Victims Assisted

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 3

MACLEAN, Fri.--The Maclean and Harwood Flood Relief Committee held a further meeting when 56…

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Dredges Needed to Fight Floods

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 3

Dredging the Clarence as a means of flood mitigation and protection against erosion was advocated at a Clarence Flood Action Committee meeting at…

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