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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1954

549 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 28

£139 Collected For Flood Fund

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 5

COFFS HARBOUR, Tues. --On Monday Coffs Harbour Flood Relief Committee remitted to the Lord Mayor's…

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Serious Coastal Flood Unlikely

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--No further serious flooding was likely in Northern New South Wales, a Sydney Weather Bureau official said to-night…

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Will Discuss Margins Case, Flood Relief

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.-- N.S.W. Labour Council to-morrow night will discuss flood relief for the North Coast and…

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Flood Service

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 2

Sir,--If you would grant me a little of your valuable space I would like [?] publish my sincere…

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Flood Relief Clothing

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 2

President of the South Grafton Red Cross (Mrs. L. R. Thomas') and president of the South Grafton C.W.A…

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Water System Withstood Flood

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 4

Grafton and South Grafton Water Board system had stood up admirably to the stress…

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Flood Damage On Clarence

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 3

Flood damage estimates totalling £34,000 were presented to a Public Works Department officer who visited the Clarence yesterday, and who will make a…

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South Flood Relief In Action

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 3

The South Grafton Flood Relief Committee, embracing Orara arid Nymboida Shires, swung into…

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Flood Disaster Prompted Quick Action

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 3

Though the handling of floods was essentially a State Government function, the Commonwealth Government had done all it could because it regarded the matter…

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Flood Aid From Buffaloes

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 3

The Grand Lodge of the A.A. Order of Buffaloes, has sent a cheque for £100, to the Grafton Red Cross…

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Flood News Views At Water Board

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 3

Dissemination of flood news and criticism which had since been voiced were subjects of explanations at last night's meeting of the Grafton and South Grafton…

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Water Tables Storm Channels Inadequate

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 1

With three major floods in four years, and the probability of others to come, it behoves the powers that be, together…

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£20,000 in Flood Damage Over £11,800 Damage in "B" Riding to Bridges, Roads Little Murray at Dorrigo 4' 6" Higher Than 1950 Flood

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 1

In a report to a special meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council last Wednesday, March 3, the Shire Engineer (Mr. F. J. Dodd) revealed the extent and probable cost of damage to roads at £20,000…

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Appeal for Help for North Coast Flood Victims

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 2

Local Government has opened a Fund for the relief of victims of the disaster on the North Coast and an appeal has…

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Fine Effort of Dairy Co. During Flood

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 6

Primary Producers fare much better than anticipated thanks to cream carriers efforts, travelling long…

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Appeal for Gifts of Fodder in Flooded Areas

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 6

The Minister for Agriculture and Food Production, the Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., the other day appealed for gifts of…

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Shire Flood Damage Assessed At Special Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 1

Flood damage to roads and bridges in Dorrigo Shire was assessed at between £25,000 and £30,000 when full details were made available at a special meeting of Council…

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£4000 Grant For Flood Damage

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 1

Late yesterday afternoon. Mr. [?] Hague, Department of Public Works Engineer with the Department of Local…

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Flood Victims Only Want Urgent Necessities

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 1

The hundreds of flood victims on the Far North Coast are not asking for luxuries. Their idea is that their more fortunate brethren will provide than with the bare necessities of life…

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Formation of Flood Relief Committee

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 1

A Flood Relief Committee has been formed at Coffs Harbour. Members are Messrs. G. A. Pat-terson, T. Lewis and the Dorrigo…

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