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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

217 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 7 of 11

Flood Relief Drive at Crookwell

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 4 July 1950 · page 3

A flood relief drive organised by the Salvation Army in crookwell last Saturday yield £70 in cash donations…

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Flood Relief Dance

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 4 July 1950 · page 7

A dance, organised by the Sheep and Wool Students' Social Club, will be held in the Liedertafel Hall next Wednesday…

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Council Opens Fund for Flood Victims

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 5 July 1950 · page 1

The Crookwell Shire Council has opened an appeal for the New South Wales flood victims. This action followed the receipt of a telegram by the Shire President (Cr. J. A…

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Excellent Response to Flood Relief Drive £70 In Cash; 53 Cartels of Clothing

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 5 July 1950 · page 4

"The response was really splendid," said Captain W Cox, when commenting on the result of last Saturday's appeal for the North Coast flood victims. . Already £70 in cash has been received and…

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Flood Relief

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 6 July 1950 · page 4

The Sheep and Wool Students Social Club raised £33 at their dance last night held to benefit the flood relief appeal…

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Appeal for Flood Victims Boorowa's Response To Lord Mayor's Fund

The Burrowa News · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 1

The Lord Mayor's Appeal for the Flood Victims, which opened at Boorowa Shire Council Chambers this week, resulted in the…

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Former Boorowa Boy Helps Keep Bellingen in Contact with Outside World During Worst Floods in Town's History

The Burrowa News · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 1

When every road and telephonic communication was completely severed by one of the worst floods in Bellingen history recently, a former Boorowa boy helped to keep that town in contact with the outside world by means of amateur radio…

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Flood Victims Relief Fund Opened By Boorowa Shire Council

The Burrowa News · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 8

The disastrous floods in northern N.S.W. have caused enormous loss of property, and have made many people…

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Flood Relief

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 2

The 2GN appeal for the relief of the flood victims on the North Coast resulted in the sum of £1211/7/2 being raised…

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Shire Flood Appeal

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 10 July 1950 · page 4

Mulwaree Shire Council on Friday launched an appeal for money to help people of the flooded areas of the…

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Further Floods Likely

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 10 July 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY: The northern half of N.S.W. and southern Queensland are again threatened by…

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C. W. A. Clothing Collected For Flood Victims

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 10 July 1950 · page 4

The president (Mrs. H. C. Ironmonger) reported to a meeting of the Yass branch of the C.W.A. held on Thursday…

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Maitland After the Floods

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 8

With nine of the ten flood-gates at Maitland now open, the level of the flooded Wallis Creek has dropped considerably, leaving a trail of devastation and wreckage throughout the whole…

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Fighting Back The Flood

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 4

"Common Defence," a cartoon that appeared recently in "The Hartford Courant," a leading United States newspaper, published at Hartford in the State of Connecticut, characterises the Western Powers as a strong and determined man building a levee of unity,…

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Flood Appeal

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 1

The Newcastle Herald's appeal for flood victims now totals over £7800…

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More Homes Go In Flood

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY: The flooded Orara River has washed away two homes and damaged several others at, Glenreagh, about 20…

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OVER £400 Flood Relief Funds

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 2

Up to 10 o’clock this morning, the total amount received from the three flood relief funds operating…

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Storm-damaged Roads £400,000 Plan Inadequate

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 4

Local Government Association President (Ald. R. T. C. Storey) and Shires Association President (Cr. J. M. Caldwell), said that the Government's £400,000 plan for the restoration of roads and bridges damaged by floods by no means meets…

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Flood Damage to Roads

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 8

The Local Government Association president, Ald. R.T.C. Storey, and Shires Association president, Cr…

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Letters Thank People Of Goulburn For Clothes For Flood Victims

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 17 July 1950 · page 4

Two letters received by the City Council at its last meeting expressed gratitude to the people of Geulburn. for their gifts of clothing for flood victims. They were from Divisional…

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