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Illawarra · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

247 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 9 of 13

Dubbo's Fifth Flood In Five Months

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 July 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday. — Flood waters swirled through 30 farms, oil storage sheds, a garage and business premises at…

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Afternoon At Austinmer Aids Flood Victims

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 24 July 1950 · page 3

An entertaining and enjoyable afternoon was held at the Shay Memorial Hall, Austinmer, in aid of the Flood Victims'…

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Disastrous Flood At Moree

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 24 July 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Faced with the most disastrous floods since 1910 one-third of Moree (population 6,500) was under water tonight with the peak of the flood waters yet…

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Flood Damage To Farms

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 24 July 1950 · page 5

A meeting of the Management Committee of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council was held in Sydney last Wednesday, Mr. J…

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Battered Maitland Homes Flooded Again

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 July 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Backwaters of the flooded Hunter River at Maitland are sweeping into more than a dozen homes which had just been made habitable after the May floods…

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More Heavy Rain

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 26 July 1950 · page 3

More heavy rain which fell on Sunday last caused more damage to roads in this district. Commencing about 1a.m. on…

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Appeal for Fodder For Flood Areas

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 26 July 1950 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture (Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A.) on Friday last appealed for gifts of fodder to help dairy farmers in coastal districts…

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Mr. Jeff Bate On Flood Relief Committee

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 26 July 1950 · page 6

The Rt. Hon. R. G. Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia, appointed Mr. Jeff Bate, Member for Macarthur, as the Commonwealth Government…

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Q'land Flood Rescue Bid on Tractor

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—A Charleville resident, Alan Twist, has set out in a tractor to look for a station hand and his pregnant wife who are believed to be stranded by floodwaters…

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Forbes' Third Flood in Four Months

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—For the third time in four months, Forbes, with a population of 7000, is cut into three islands by swiftly-flowing floodwaters from the Lachlan…

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Features for The Man on the Land Fodder Wanted for Stock in Flooded Areas

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 28

The Minister for Agriculture (Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A.) has appealed for gifts of fodder…

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Shire President Asked to Open Flood Appeal Fund

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 1

Nowra Apex Club has decided to approach the President of the Shoalhaven Shire with a request that he open a fund…

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Help The Flood Victim

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 31

Send your donations to the Flood Appeal Fund, Town Hall, Wollongong…

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District M.p. on Flood Relief C'tee

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 21

Mr, Jeff Bate, Member for Macarthur, has been appointed Commonwealth Government representative on the Flood Relief…

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Western Flood Danger

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 28 July 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday—General rain in the western and, north- western parts of the State is expected to increase the flood…

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Flood Warnings Again In North

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 July 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Heavy rain has renewed the flood danger on the central and northern N.S.W. coast, while a huge…

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£1 1/4 Million Flood Damage in North

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 July 1950 · page 4

Early estimates of flood damage on the North Coast placed the losses at £1,320,000, said the Member for MacArthur (Mr. Jeff Bate, M.H.R.) Mr. Bate, who made a flood…

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Air Food Lift To Aid Flood Area

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 31 July 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday. — R.A.A.F. and air personnel will combine in an air food lift to hundreds of stranded families in the flooded north-west of New South Wales…

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£1,320,000 Flood Damage on Northern Rivers

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 31 July 1950 · page 1

Early estimates of flood damage on the North Coast placed the losses at £1,320,000, said Mr. Bate M.H.R., who has submitted a report to the Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. Menzies…

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Flood Relief

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 31 July 1950 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. and N.R.M.A. Insurance Ltd. have donated 200 guineas to the Lord Mayor's fund…

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