R.a.a.f. Air Lift to Drop Fodder to Flood-bound Stock
SYDNEY, Monday.—To keep thousands of starving stock alive in the flood-bound areas, the State and Commonwealth Flood Relief Committees propose to initiate a big…
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Fifth Flood For Forbes In Five Months
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Flooded once every month since April, Forbes' 9000 residents expect the town to be cut into three islands by Lachlan River floodwaters within two days…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A flood-bound grazier stood on the roof of his home near Mungindi to-day and signalled with a mirror…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Strong westerly winds today whipped up big waves on Maitland floodwaters which swamped…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Features for The Man on the Land Flood Fodder Relief— Committee Formed to Help Flood Stricken Dairymen
In its recent Annual State Conference, the Australian Primary Producers' Union appointed a Commitee to consider in what direction the Union could best help in the relief of distress amongst dairymen in the flooded areas. Conference accepted the Committee's recommndation that best relief could…
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The Mayor of the Municipality of Kiama acknowledges with grateful thanks the undermentioned donations towards the relief of hardship…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—The huge airlift continued in the flooded north west today as residents of Walgett fought a desperate…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Floodwaters Moving along the Darling River threaten to inundate Brewarrina and Bourke within a week…
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Two letters were read at yesterday's meeting of the Wollongong Infants' School Club from schools in flooded areas acknowledging receipt of donations made by the…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—All Walgett stores closed today to free shop assistants to Join in the fight against the Namoi and Barwon Rivers floodwaters…
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Popularly supposed to be a country where it never rains, the Far West of New South Wales, and Queensland have…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.-The 600 residents of Brewarrina, in the North-west, are tonight fighting a desperate battle against rising…
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A rink tournament was conducted, by Wollongong Bowling Club on Sunday in aid of the Mayor's Flood Appeal…
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BOURKE, Tuesday.—The flooded Darling River is creeping over sandbag banks and lapping the floors of houses in three streets on the west side of Bourke…
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SYDNEY, Thursday,—A virtual state of emergency has been declared in the far western town of Bourke, where men, women and children are fighting a desperate battle…
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The South Coast State Member, Mr. J. Beale, has been advised by the Minister for Pubic Works…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—The flood danger has eased at Bourke, where the Darling River tonight had dropped to 45 feet 10…
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SYDNEY, Monday. — Damage done to New South highways and byways in the recent floods will be used by the New South…
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Flood warning committees should be urgently formed in the upper basins of all New South Wales rivers subject to flooding, said the Federal…
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In heavy rain last night while travelling north along the Prince's Highway near Kembla Grange, a car driven by Dr…
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