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Illawarra · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

247 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 8 of 13

New Flood Threat Along North Coast

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Flooding of lowlying areas within the next 24 hours is expected in all coastal river basins from the Richmond to the Nepean Rivers…

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Aid for Storm-damaged Roads

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 12 July 1950 · page 4

Local Government Association President (Ald. R. T. C. Storey) and Shires Association President (Cr. J. M. Caldwell), said this week that…

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Flood Appeal Stall At Austinmer

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 July 1950 · page 2

To aid the Flood Victims' Appeal, Mesdames A. Roberts and L. Glossop are conducting a stall in front of the Post Office at…

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Infants' School Mothers Help Flood Victims

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 July 1950 · page 3

Donations for flood relief were discussed at the monthly meeting of the Wollongong Infants' School Club, held at the school…

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Serious Flooding Unlikely

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The New South Wales Weather Bureau does not expect serious flooding in the north-west…

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Jockey Wades Through Flood to Ride at Grafton

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 6

GRAFTON, Wednesday. — Jockey E. T. Ross waded through flood waters knee deep and travelled 15 miles by taxi to ride…

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Wedding Smith—gale

Kiama Independent · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 5

A pretty wedding was celebrated at St. Luke's Church Revesby, on Saturday, 3rd June, when Miss Elma May Gale, third daughter of Mr. and…

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Teenagers' Concert for Flood Appeal

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 17 July 1950 · page 3

The Wollongong Flood Relief Appeal will benefit to the extent of £14 as the result of a 'teenager concert held in the…

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'Flood Appeal Social at Gerringong

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 17 July 1950 · page 7

Although the attendance was poor, the financial result of the social held in the Gerringong Town Hall on Tuesday night…

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Wollongong Moves On Flood Relief

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 July 1950 · page 2

Applications for flood relief should be made in the first instance to the State Government, the Minister for Development…

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The Tragedy of the Floods

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 19 July 1950 · page 4

I feel that it is a duty I owe to the people of this State to tell them just what action was taken by their Government in the past months to…

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Party To Aid Flood Victims

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 July 1950 · page 2

Members of the Order of the Amaranth held a happy party in the Guide Hall yesterday' afternoon in aid of flood relief…

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Wollongong's Donation Tops Flood Appeal

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 July 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday A donation of £2000 today by the Wollongong City Council was the largest single sum yet received…

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Ironworkers Want Bigger Flood Grant

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 July 1950 · page 2

The Committee of Management of the Port Kembla Federated Ironworkers' has demanded that the Federal and State…

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£1-A-head Plan for Flood Relief

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 July 1950 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Labour Council tonight decided to ask all N.S.W. unions to urge members to contribute a…

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Applications for Flood Damage Relief Must First Go to State Government

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 20 July 1950 · page 1

The Federal Minister for National Development (Mr. R. G. Casey) has stated that all applications for flood damage relief must go through tike State Government…

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Ironworkers and Flood Relief

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 20 July 1950 · page 3

A Port Kembla ironworkers Committee of Management meeting held last week passed a resolution demanding that…

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Features for The Man on the Land M.Z.D.C. Move to Help Dairy Farmers Affected by Floods

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 20 July 1950 · page 29

A Special Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council was held in Sydney last Wednesday (Mr. J. B. Carlton, presiding) to consider ways and means of af fording practical assistance to (1) those engaged in the…

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Floods Threaten North And Central West; Twice In Three Months

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Residents in the north and central western areas of New South Wales have been alerted for disastrous floods for the second time within three months…

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Sweets Money In £74 For Flood Victims

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 July 1950 · page 1

Wollongong school children donated their "sweets money" to an appeal, held in Wollongong yesterday, which yielded…

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