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

Floods & storms, 1952

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Flood Work Grant For Crookwell

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 18 August 1952 · page 1

The Minister for Public Works has agreed to contribute £2210 towards the cost of repairing recent flood damage in the Crookwell Shire. This was revealed in a letter…

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22 Perish: 7 Missing in U. K. Flood

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 18 August 1952 · page 1

LONDON, Mon.: Twenty- two people are. known to have perished in the night-mare flood avalanche which…

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Graves Prepared For Flood Victims

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 22 August 1952 · page 3

LONDON , Friday: Soldiers worked alongside civilians last night preparing graves in which a number of the victims of the North Devon flood disaster are being to-day…

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Grand-Final Ends 2-All In Blinding Hail Storm

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 25 August 1952 · page 8

The Goulburn club competition rand final between Rovers Red's and C.Y. C., of League Park yesterday, finished in a 2-all draw after an extra ten mintues each way had been played in blinding rain and hail. During this period of extra play…

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New Idea Saves Flood Loss

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 25 August 1952 · page 3

A Grong Grong farmer saved four miles of valuable fencing in the recent Murrumbidgee floods by use of a simple device…

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Application for Flood Damage Grant

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 25 August 1952 · page 4

Goodradigbee Shire Council will apply for a grant to replace damaged decking on he timber bridge at Buckmaster’s Crossing,…

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Week of Snow, Gales and Frost

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 2

The past week has been a medley of climatic changes typical of the month of August and local residents carefully…

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Substantial Grant for Flood Damage

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 3 September 1952 · page 2

The Council is in receipt of advice from the Minister for Public Works that he has approved an offer of £2,210 to the Crookwell Shire on a pound for-pound basis to cover…

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Bishop Urges Action on Fires, Floods and Suggests Remedies

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 4 September 1952 · page 2

Fires and floods need most careful study, and a policy of sustained action at the highest government level, emphasises the Anglican Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn, Dr. E. H. Burgmann. Dr.Burgmann says this in his…

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Flood Control

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 4 September 1952 · page 8

Many diversified views on methods of flood prevention and the suggestion to abandon North Wagga were expressed at last…

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Grant For Repair Of Flood Damage

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 5 September 1952 · page 7

Goulburn City Council's Works and Building Committee last night accepted an offer of £265 from the…

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Flood Costs

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 10 September 1952 · page 1

The Minister for Public Works, Mr. Renshaw, said yesterday that 50 councils had estimated…

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Bishop Urges Action on Fires, Floods and Suggests Remedies

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 11 September 1952 · page 4

Fires and floods need most careful study, and a policy of sustained action at the highest government level, emphasises the Anglican Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn, Dr. E. H. Burgmann…

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Council To Receive £5000 Flood Damage Grant Local Member Active In Support Of Council's Claim

Boorowa News · Friday 12 September 1952 · page 1

A grant of £5,375 was received from the Minister for Public Works and Assistant Minister for Local Government, Mr. J. B. Renshaw, following interviews with him by Boorowa Shire President, Cr. A. G. Gorham, Shire Clerk, Mr. C. W…

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R.S.L. Flood and Fire Victims Receive £50 EACH Poppy Day Appeal For November 7

Boorowa News · Friday 12 September 1952 · page 1

The Boorowa Sub - branch of the R.S.L. at last Friday's meeting decided to donate £50 to each member who had…

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Homes Flooded

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 15 September 1952 · page 3

Scores of Homes in the Redfern-Chippendale area were flooded yesterday when a water main burst. Three suburbs were…

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Severe Storm

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 18 September 1952 · page 2

A severe thunderstorm broke over the town and district late on Tuesday afternoon, doing some damage to gardens and seed…

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Gunning Pool Silted Up By Floods

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 23 September 1952 · page 8

The swimming pool in the creek at Gunning, has been almost completely silted up by winter floods…

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Vitnell Hits Gale

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 25 September 1952 · page 8

Goulburn's up and coming professional cycle star, 19-year-old Ernle Vitnell, last week competed in the famous Wagga to…

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Shire President Reports On Delegation To Minister For Flood Grant Council Thanks Delegation For Execellent Results

Boorowa News · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 3

At the Shire Council meeting last Saturday, Shire President, Cr. A. G. Gorham, reported on the recent delegation to the Minister for Public Works, the Hon. J. B. Renshaw, which resulted in a grant of £5,375 for flood damage…

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