Aerial view of Kempsey floods
AERIAL PICTURE of the devastated West Kempsey flood centre shows the Sydney-Brisbane rail…
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Floods & storms, 1949
229 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 9 of 12
Floods in India
Madras, August 31.—Heavy casualties are feared in floods in the Kotlayam area on the vest coast of India. In the…
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Kempsey. — Describing the flood as a major national disaster, Sir Earle Page, M.H.H., today called on the State and Federal Governments to send senior Ministers to the district, with authority to…
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THIS COW, WHICH WAS MAROONED on the front porch of Mr. Frank Dodd's Kempsey home, left the occupants with the problem of getting her down the steps when the floodwaters receded. The cow was swept on to the porch with the flood…
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Sydney. — The State Government's grant of £20,000 for flood relief may be increased when the Premier (Mr. McGirr) returns from a tour of inspection of the stricken area…
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Madras, September. 1.—Heavy casualties are feared from slush floods in the Kottayan area, on the west coast of India.'…
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Sydney.—The body of a man drowned in the recent north coast floods was uncovered at Kempsey this morning as squads of workers…
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The worst flood in Kempsey district's history has drowned at least six people, made 600 people homeless, and caused damage to stock…
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Sydney. — Residents of Maitland and other parts of the Hunter River valley, have been warned that torrential rain at Scone during the week end may cause more flooding…
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Sydney, September 25.—The danger of flooding on the 550 mile coastal belt of N.S.W. extending from Caffs Harbor, in the north, to Batemans Bay, in the south, passed today with clearing weather conditions from the south. Last night the…
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Sydney, September 26.—Graziers in the Walgett district are hopeful that the State Weather Bureau's forecast, of fine weather is correct because…
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London, September 27.—Ranjau Bannerjee, former manager of the Taj Mahal Hotel, Bombay, was fined £500 at Uxbridge Court,…
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Pilot of a [?]ane which arrived, in Broken Hill yesterday from the Northern Territory said that Cooper's Creek was still…
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Madrid, September 29.—Twenty-three people were killed in violent rain-storms that swept the southern half of drought-stricken Spain yesterday. They included…
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Madrid, September 30.—At least 75 persons, mainly women and children have lost their lives in the tempest of wind, rain and lightning, which has…
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London, October 4.—Fearful storms have left trails of death and devastation across Italy, Spain and Sweden, and Italian and Spanish officials fear…
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CAPETOWN, October 4.— A freak cyclonic storm today hit Kimberley and in a few moments had:-…
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Angaston.—Speedy Storm Duke and Tetrare showed good form to dead-heat in the Flying Handicap at Angaston this afternoon. Minor place getter was Royal Dash…
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Naples, October 4.—At least 30 people, including many children, have been drowned in floods which have devastated nearly 1,000…
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Sydney, October 5.—The Australian Jockey Club has ordered special precautions to be taken to prevent a repitition of the sabotage flooding of Randwick racecourse last night. The flooding, which police are investigating, caused the…
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