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

Floods & storms, 1953

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Will Support Local Flood Appeal

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 1

Mulwaree Shire Council will ask residents of the shire to contribute to the Goulburn City Council's…

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£50M. Losses in Floods

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 3

LONDON, Friday: Britain's recent floods, in which 307 lives were lost, will cost the country between 40 million and 50 million sterling. This was announced by Home…

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Flood Danger

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: Reports from far North Coast towns to-day indicated that the Tweed and Richmond Rivers and…

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News in Brief Flooding on Liner

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 3

LONDON Monday: The P. and O. liner, Maloja developed a list of eight degrees in the King George V dock yesterday when…

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Border Town Fighting Floods

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Floodwaters are swirling through low-lying areas near Goondiwindi, on the N.S.W.-Queensland border, after bursting the banks of the…

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Big Flood Loss : Lismore Danger

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: Officials estimated to-day that the floods have killed or trapped about 250,000 sheep in the Richmond, Mclntyre, Upper Barwon districts. A report from Lismore police…

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Plane Taking Food To Flood Areas

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: More than 400 people marooned by floodwaters in Northern New South Wales are awaiting food and…

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£51 for Local Flood Appeal

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 1

So far, only £51/11/6 had been donated to the Mayor of Goulburn's appeal on behalf of the British and Dutch flood victims…

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Police Dash in Floods

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: A dramatic dash by mungindi police to-day saved an elderly couple from rising floodwaters in the local showground…

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Overseas Flood Victims

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 3

The young people of Yass did a sterling job last night when they raised £30 net at a dance in the Hume Tennis clubhouse for the…

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Apathy Towards Flood Appeal

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 2

Officials say it is difficult to account for lack of interest shown in the British and Dutch Flood Victims Appeal…

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Flood Victims Appeal

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 2 March 1953 · page 3

Donations received by the Municipal Council to the appeal for English and Dutch flood victims, sponsored by the Mayor,…

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Flood Danger to Town

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Flood waters are to-day surging towards Collarenebri from the north-east. Police in the town said the…

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£64 for Local Flood Appeal

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 3

A number of donations to the British-Dutch flood victims' appeal have been received at the Town Hall. Since the publication…

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Floods Hit N.s.w. Town

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: Police at Collarenebri said to-day, that flood water from the Barwon River were slowly creeping into the…

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£46 for Flood Relief

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 9 March 1953 · page 2

Up to this morning £46/16/-had been contributed towards the Mayor’s appeal for donations for the Great Britain and Holland…

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£100 Donation for Flood Relief

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 12 March 1953 · page 2

AN anonymous donor has donated £100 towards the Great Britain-Holland flood relief appeal, bringing…

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Appeal Launched at Boorowa for United Nations and Flood Victims

Boorowa News · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 1

A public meeting height the Boorowa Shire Council Chambers on Monday night last decided to launch an appeal to raise funds in aid of the United…

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Nehru Storms at Communist leader

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 2

Mr. Nehru, India's Prime Minister, vigorously defended Lady Mountbatten, former Vicerine…

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Flood Victim Appeal Grows

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 2

Some handsome donations to the Flood Victims Relief Appeal sponsored by the local Shire Council have come to hand…

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