Move to Help Flood Victims
A move to help the people distressed by the recent flood disasters in England and Holland has been extended to Kiama…
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Lismore Prepares for Flood
LISMORE, Fri.—Lismore tonight was preparing for its second major flood in five years…
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SYDNEY, Sun.—Men, women and children at Goondiwindi in South Western Queensland were tonight working feverishly to build up a sand bag levee…
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The Mayor of Greater Wollongong's Combined Appeal for the victims of the recent floods in England and Holland, now…
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SYDNEY, Mon.—The Macintyre River, running in high flood, tonight poured into Goondiwindi, in south west Queensland…
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The all-day radio appeal for European flood victims, conducted by Station 2WL on Sunday, acknowledged donations totalling £366/6/8. This was…
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SYDNEY, Tues.—An Air Force Dakota will tomorrow parachute food supplies to 300 men, women and children who are floodbound and short of food at Boomi, near the Queensland border…
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One of the more unpleasant aspects of being a Queen is depicted here as Queen Elizabeth boards a Port of…
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Salvation Army collections at South Beach, Wollongong on Sunday were donated to Flood Victims…
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The Mayor of Wollongong's fund for the flood victims of Britain and Holland is now nearing £1500…
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The Gong Concert Party will next Tuesday perform at Balgownie Migrants' Hostel. Proceeds will swell the…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.—Floods on the North Coast caused an acute scarcity of fish in Sydney today…
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LONDON, Fri.—The Australian ambassador to the Netherlands, Mr. Alfred Stirling, yesterday…
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A concert at Balgownie Migrants' Hostel, scheduled in yesterday's "Mercury" for next Tuesday, will take place…
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Mr. Frank Keep, treasurer of [?]e European Flood Appeal in [?]ollongong, has received from [?]e Dutch Red Cross a list of…
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TAMWORTH, Mon. — Floodwaters were still entering Mungindi to-night but the water is…
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It was reported to last night's meeting of the committee organising the appeal for English and Dutch victims of the recent floods that the fund now stood at…
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The Treasurer of the Mayor's Flood Appeal for England and Holland (Mr. Keep) advised last night a…
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BONN, Tues.—It was announced here today that Germans have contributed £1,670 sterling to the British…
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The Mayor of Greater Wollongong's Flood Appeal for victims in Holland and Britain, now exceeds £1600…
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