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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1954

549 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 16 of 28

Flood Relief

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 2

The South Grafton Flood Relief Committee at its meeting acknowledged receipt of a further £100…

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The Cyclone

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 2

Sir.--The recent cyclone and flood which we experienced demonstrates to us what could happen if the…

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Five-Year Plan For Floods On Northern divers

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 6

A five-year plan for flood mitigation on the Northern Rivers was proposed at a regional conference of the…

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Usual Cane Display Despite Floods

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues--Bachelor farmer, Jack Dorey, 40, of Broadwater near Lismore, will have his usual…

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Glenreagh C.w.a. Supports Flood Control

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 2

GLENREAGH. -- At the April meeting of Glenreagh C.W.A., members unanimously decided to support…

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Flood Schemes Discussed Mr. Enticknap: Would Not Work 'Satisfactorily'

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday. -- The proposed Gorge dam on the Clarence River, would inundate more cattle producing country than it would protect from floods,…

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Flood Relief

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 5

MACLEAN, Wed. -- The Maclean Harwood Flood Relief Committee met to-day to consider further…

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Letters To The Editor "Flood Howling"

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 2

Sir.--Why has the article headed "Howling, Screaming after Floods," written by Mr. W. B. Fleming in…

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Gilletts Ridge P and C On Flood Measures

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 4

GILLETTS RIDGE, Thursday.--Means of improving conditions on Gillett's Ridge during flood time were discussed at a P. and C. Association meeting…

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Nymboida Shire Flood Damage

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 April 1954 · page 4

Flood damage to roads in the Nymboida Shire Council area has been assessed, by Mr. H. M. Cornwall, shire engineer, at £3065…

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Flood Boat Flutter

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 April 1954 · page 5

Grafton Volunteer Water Brigade will Hold a flood-boat flutter this afternoon if enough members…

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Farmers Welcome Widespread Storms

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 April 1954 · page 2

Heavy storms were general throughout the Clarence Valley during the week-end. They followed…

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Sympathy with Flood Victims

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 April 1954 · page 4

ULMARRA. -- Ulmarra R.S.L. Women's Auxiliary, which met in the Ulmarra Literary Institute, received…

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Lower River Flood Warning

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 April 1954 · page 4

MACLEAN. -- Harwood Shire Council at its March meeting decided to request the Grafton City Council…

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Has Flood Awakened Grafton?

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 6

HAS Grafton awakened from asleep? Has the flood stirred the Grafton people to action?…

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The Flood Did This

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 3

Floods on the North Coast in February did considerable damage to railways and the repair…

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Tales Of Flood On North Coast 1200 cattle drown

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 5

Mr. Edwin Collard, 97, a patient at Casino Hospital, can tell many tales of havoc wrought by floods on the…

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Flood Committee Meeting Lapses

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 2

Last night's meeting of the Clarence Flood Action Committee lapsed for want of a quorum. Five…

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Flood Features In P.P.U. Delegate's Report

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 April 1954 · page 4

Flood relief, the value of silage on farms subject to flood, margarine, black beetles, research work and compulsory unionism are some of the matters…

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Tractor Death Was Flood Sequel

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 April 1954 · page 4

MAITLAND. -- A miner told the Maitland Deputy Coroner (Mr. V. R. Jenkins) that a man who had…

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