Flood Committee Statements
Following are the periodical assessments issued by the Flood Warning Committee…
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Floods & storms, 1954
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Flood Gates Examined
Late last night Mr. G. E. Walker City Engineer, detailed men to make certain flood gates were in proper…
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LISMORE, Tues. -- Lismore to-night has "flood jitters" as the Richmond River continues to pour into low-lying areas of the city…
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As residents of the Clarence stand by in case floods follow the rain which has swept the district since the week-end, they recall scenes such as this from previous floods. Pictured here are the effects of erosion at South Grafton following the flood in February this year. The undermined…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday. -- The New South Wales North Coast was saved from its second major flood this year when a cyclone with its torrential rain…
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SYDNEY, Wed.--Fruit and vegetables at the city markets to-day rose sharply in price as a…
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CORAMBA, Wed.--Fifteen Jersey heifers valued at £300, and a valuable Jersey bull, were rescued to-night…
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"Once again Clarence townsfolk, men, women and children have been compelled to flee from, their homes at night, while farmer on the lower fertile…
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Ambulance men were alerted yesterday to be ready to help old people move from their homes in…
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With calm organisation and methodical preparation, business houses of Grafton and South Grafton swung into flood routine yesterday when it became…
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Following are periodical assessments issued by the chairman of the Flood Warping Comniittee (Mr…
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Bus services, from Grafton, with the exception of that to Armidale were stopped by fioodwaters…
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MANY visitors in Grafton for the July racing carnival, last night expressed their concern at the flood…
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The Clarence River Flood Warning Committee, with head quarters at the Town…
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An effort to have army, ducks sent to areas devastated or placed in difficulty by the flood is being made…
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"Roads and bridges in Dorrigo Shire have deteriorated to such an extent that they are now a national emergency, beyond the…
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The North Coast narrowly escaped another major flood diaster this week. The Tweed, Bellingen, Richmond and Clarence Rivers rose after heavy falls of cyclonic rain, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Experience Evolves Flood Formula
If you want to be "cool, calm and collected" in the face of a rising flood, all you have to do is mark the front fence at deadline level, and resume normal…
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Business including restaurant Keepers reported reduced business transacted in Grafton and South Grafton yesterday after the passing of the danger of a major flooding. Many people at South…
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The, disturbing loss of sown and natural pastures because of the floods on low-lying areas of the coastal country was a problem now confrotning many…
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