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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1954

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"B.d.t." Flood Appeal List

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 2 March 1954 · page 1

A further donation of £2 to "BDT's" Flood Appeal list has been made by J. F. Vickers…

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Flood Relief Fund

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 March 1954 · page 1

Nearly £60 has been subscribed to the Flood Victims' Appeal Fund, which was opened on Friday by the…

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Flood Aid Move

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 March 1954 · page 1

Sydney: The State Cabinet today will hear a first-hand report on the north coast flood damage from the Minister for Labor (Mr. Landa), who returned to Sydney last…

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Bargains in Wake of Flood

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 March 1954 · page 4

Sydney: Muddied shir[?] sold for 4/, dresses 7/6, and nylon stockings 2/ a p[?] when Lismore shopkeepers…

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Comments of Readers Loyalty Fund For Flood Victims

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 March 1954 · page 8

To the Editor, Sir—Recently our Queen visited towns and was given a spontaneous and colorful…

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Battered By Storm

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 2

FISHING AND PLEASURE boats, moored on the eastern coastline, were washed ashore at Woody Point, outside Brisbane. The boats were wrecked and battered by huge seas during a recent cyclone…

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Fear of More Floods from N. Coast Storm

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 1

Sydney: Sydney Weather Bureau today issued fresh flooddanger warnings to towns along the north coast, Tweed, and Richmond Rivers…

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Royal Visit Decorations and Flood Relief to the Editor

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 2

Sir: Concerning Edwin J. Fotheringham's letter to the citizens published in your paper, I would like to take…

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Further Floods?

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 1

Sydney, March 2: Fears of further flooding in North Coast areas was expressed…

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India Helps Flood Victims

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 2

Sydney: The Government of India will give £1000 to both New South Wales and Queensland for…

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Minister Makes Inspection Of Flood Damaged Areas

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 1

Sydney, March 3: Flood damage to roads and bridges on the North Coast would total more than…

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Equipment That Could Control Our Floods Being Sold At Bargain Prices, Says M.H.R.

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 6 March 1954 · page 1

Sydney, March 5.—Equipment now being sold to overseas interests is actually the answer to combat our flood menace in the north, according to Mr. Leslie Haylen…

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Flood Relief (To the Editor)

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 6 March 1954 · page 1

Sir: With your permission I would like to answer your correspondent, who writes under the nom-de-plume of…

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Flood Relief

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 1

Sydney, March 8. — The State Government would grant another £40,000 for flood relief on the North…

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Flood Relief

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 7

The following additional donation has been received by "BDT" for its flood relief fund:…

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Flood Appeal Lagging

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 1

Donations to the appeal on behalf of the N.S.W. flood victims are coming in slowly. The fund now totals…

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More Aid for Flood Victims

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 2

Sydney, March 9.—An additional ten Army personnel had been sent to the Northern New South Wales…

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Race Meeting to Help Flood Victims

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 2

Sydney, March 9.—Racing clubs propose to hold a meeting at Randwick on March 24, to assist the New…

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Flood Peril Has Passed in England

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 2

London, Mon.: Watchers relaxed along England's low-lying coast as the highest tide of the first quarter of the moon passed without serious incident…

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£40,000 More for Flood Help

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 5

Sydney: The Government will make another £40,000 available for flood relief in the northern rivers, the Premier (Mr. Cahill) said…

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