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

Floods & storms, 1954

112 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 2 of 6

North Coast Flood Victims Mayor Launches Public Appeal

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 2

In a statement issued this morning, the Mayor Aid. W. T Walker, said: “Following an appeal from the Lord Mayor of…

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Local Flood Relief Appeal

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 1

Goulburn Town Clerk and Mulwaree Shire Clerk to-day received the first donations to the flood relief appeal…

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News in Brief Flood Relief Offer

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 3

THE HAGUE , Friday: The Netherlands Red Cross has sent a message of sympathy to the Australian Red Cross, offering…

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Floodwaters White With Waste Milk

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 2 March 1954 · page 3

LISMIORE, Tuesday: Floodwaters in parts of the Lismore district are milky white as farmers throw out thousands of gallons of milk which they are unable to get to market…

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Church Gives £50 for Flood Relief

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 2 March 1954 · page 1

The Diocesan Council, on behalf of the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn, has voted £50 for flood relief work…

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£4m. Flood Damage

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 2 March 1954 · page 1

The Minister for Social Welfare, Mr. Landa, last night said flood damage on the North Coast totalled about £4,000,000…

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Goulburn Family Saw Floods: Local Appeals

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 2 March 1954 · page 3

Lismore was desperately in need of help, d Goulburn man, who spent several days in the flood-bound city, said to-day. The man—Mr. Hunt, of…

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Devastated Coast Fears Cyclone

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 1

LISMORE, Wednesday: Scores of farms in the Lismore area will not produce again for 18 months, and many formers, crushed by repeated flood losses, have decided to "give the game away."…

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More Floods Likely

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 2

Another cyclone moving down the Queensland coast may flood northern Now South Wales again…

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Over £100 for Flood Relief

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 1

Catholic Archbishop of Canberra-Goulburn, Dr. Eris O'Brien, has lent his support to the flood victims appeal started in Goulburn. Archbishop O'Brien has given…

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Local Man Tests Car in Floods

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 8

Mr. Adrian Granger, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Granger of Bradley Stret, has written to his parents of his recent…

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Shire President Opens Flood Appeal

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 1

The Shire President, Cr. E. G. Clements, has launched an appeal locally for funds to aid the…

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Shire President Opens Flood Victims' Appeal

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 8

The president of the Mulwaree Shire Council, Cr. T. W. Burge, has opened an appeal throughout the Shire' for the victims of the…

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Gunning New Camp Area Site Chosen Subject To Floods

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 6

The Shire Council has erected poles to carry electricity to the proposed camping area and to the…

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Droughts and Floods

Boorowa News · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 4

The whims of nature arc beyond explanation and unhappily often have tragic consequences…

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Braidwood C.W.A. Flood Relief Vote

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 2

BRAIDWOOD: At an emergency meeting of the Braidwood branch of the C.W.A. last week, it was decided to vote an amount…

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Races for Flood Appeal

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 6

Representatives of the A.J.C. and S.T.C. will discuss plans this afternoon for a special race meeting at Randwick to aid the…

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£180 for Flood Area: Show Sale

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 5

The fat bullock used in the weight-judging competition at the Moss Vale show was made available by Mr. Wal Cupitt, of…

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Races to Aid Flood Area

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 5

A meeting of racing men at the A.J.C. office yesterday decided to hold a race meeting at Randwick on Wednesday, March…

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£40,000 Flood Relief

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 3

The State Government would give another 40,000 for flood relief, the Premier, Mr. Cahill said yesterday…

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