Caught Unawares By Heavy Rain
CORAMBA, Mon.--The 354 points of rain which fell in the Coramba district one night caught many…
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Floods & storms, 1954
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Damage By Storms
SYDNEY, Mon.--Violent thundersorms have caused thousands of pounds worth of property and crop damage…
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Mr. Lionel Fowler, Assistant Shire Engineer, informed die Urban Committee at the monthly meeting that a drain cut parallel…
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KEMPSEY, Monday--A Macleay Flood Mitigation Committee has been formed, steps taken to appoint an engineer, and a submission made to the Government for…
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BELLINGEN. -- Severe thunderstorms, accompanied by lightning, over the past two weeks, have resulted in…
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BRISBANE, Wed.--Thunderstorms struck many centres on a 1000-mile stretch of the Queensland…
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MELBOURNE, Wed. -- Floodwaters which caused inestimable damage in many parts of Victoria over the…
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A car on the Spit Hill road at Manly escapes a waterfall caused by the torrential rain in…
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The problem of flood mitigation in the Clarence Valley could only be solved by the co-operation of every responsible body in the area in forming an authority to take over a planned scheme prepared by experts the Minister for Conservation, Mr. A. G. Enticknap, told a packed public meeting in the Grafton Town Hall last…
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MURWILLUMBAH, Fri.--Although P.M.G. engineers and workmen have met two major…
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MACLEAN, Friday--Three major requirements in doing something to overcome floods on the Clarence were the will to achieve, the knowledge and ability to…
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Instead of the conventional book of Grafton beauty spots, the Minister for Conservation, Mr…
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THE Minister for Conservation, Mr. Enticknap, saw a lot of the Clarence between Grafton and the coast and met many people during his…
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ULMARRA, Sat.--The February meeting of the Clarence Region Local Government Association in…
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Sir.--Arising out of the visit to the Clarence of the Minister for Conservation, three things are apparent:…
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Copmanhurst Shire Council has been advised by the Department of Main Roads of an additional flood grant. The department advised…
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Ulmarra Municipal Council last night deferred for further consideration proposals for the formation of a Clarence River Authority for flood mitigation…
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Clarence Valley Women's Flood Conrol Committee decided yesterday in Grafton to continue its campaign of representations to State and Federal…
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MELBOURNE, Sun. -- Houses were unroofed, trees uprooted, power lines torn down, and small craft…
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ADELAIDE, Sun.--The roofs of two garages and dozens of garbage tins flew around Woomera like…
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