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Illawarra · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1949

57 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 2 of 3

Flood Victims Fund £636

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 18 August 1949 · page 8

The wind-up meeting of this fund will be held at Wollongong Council Chambers to-morrow (Friday) night…

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Storm Warnings Method of Signalling

Kiama Independent · Saturday 20 August 1949 · page 3

Masters and owners of vessels are notified that the Maritime Services Board has adopted a method of signalling storm warnings to vessels…

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Flood Victims' Fund—£637

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 25 August 1949 · page 1

The Fund, opened by the Mayor of Greater Wollongong (Ald Graham) to aid the victims of the June floods, was wound uplast Friday night. The total raised was £637/1/0 and…

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Kempsey Flood Relief Appeal

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 7 September 1949 · page 2

Despite the inclemency of the weather there was a large attendance of members of the Albion Park branch of the M.Z.D.C. at the meeting…

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Wollongong Opens Flood Fund

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 8 September 1949 · page 1

Residents of Greater Wollongong are to be invited to contribute to a district fund for the relief of Kempsey flood victims…

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30 Cattle for Kempsey Flood Victims

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 8 September 1949 · page 2

At a special meeting of the Albion Park branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council on Monday night, to discuss…

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Fund For Flood Victims

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 8 September 1949 · page 1

A fund for the relief of victims of the recent Kempsey flood has been opened in the Greater Wollongong area…

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Flood Damage

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 8 September 1949 · page 2

A report on flood caused to roads in Greater Wollongong, during the heavy June rains, is being prepared by the…

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Sport Fixtures, Stalls, Appeals, For Flood Fund

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 1

Sporting galas, street stalls and direct appeals for subscriptions will be the principal features of the Greater Wollongong drive…

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Maitland Flood Funds Sent on to Kempsey

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 7

So generous was the financial assistance sent to the victims of the Maitland floods in June that the Maitland Relief Committee…

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Co-op Reports Good Year, In Spite of Floods and Strike

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 6

Despite the changing circumstances of floods, strikes and other things beyond its control, the Dairy Farmers' Co-operative Society Ltd. had a very satisfactory year. Milk rationing was…

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Dairy Farmers Co-op. to Help Flood Victims

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 6

The Board of Directors of the Dairy Farmers' Co-operative Society Ltd. will discuss at its next meeting a recommendation made…

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Kempsey Devastation "Difficult to Describe" 'Kempsey-Macleay' Flood Appeal Fund Opened

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 1

In a letter to the Mayor of Wollongong, the Mayor of Wingham (Ald. Gleeson) wrote that it was extremely difficult to adequately describe the damage and the destruction in this area…

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Flooded Maitland Now Helps Kempsey

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 10

Maitland, which has itself just experienced a disastrous flood, has decided to forego some of the [?]tance offered and has donated…

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Kempsey Flood Relief 62 Head of Cattle Donated

Kiama Independent · Saturday 17 September 1949 · page 2

The Sub-committee of the Albion Park M.Z.D.C., formed for the purpose of canvassing the district in the appeal for donations of stock for…

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Flood Relief

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 21 September 1949 · page 3

A meeting of the Jamberoo branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council was held on Monday night to consider ways and means to help…

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Flood Relief

Kiama Independent · Saturday 24 September 1949 · page 3

The General Secretary of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council (Mr. L. C. Turton) writes:— On Wednesday the 7th September,…

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Happiness Clubs Good Work for Flood Victims

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 6 October 1949 · page 22

Woonona Happiness Club has been living up to its motto, "Others First?" Members have been working hard raising funds…

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Kempsey Flood Relief

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 12 October 1949 · page 4

The undermentioned further donations have been received by the Kiama Municipal Council to assist in restoring the devastation of homes…

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Flood Relief

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 12 October 1949 · page 3

The Secretary of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council (Mr. L. C. Turton) writes:— On 5th October, 112 head of dairy…

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