District Campers Flooded Out: Gales Trouble Ships in Port
Torrential rain yesterday caused the abandonment of all sporting fixtures and flooded out campers in various camping reserves. The gale force winds…
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Gale Disrupts P.K. Shipping
The southerly gale, which has been lashing the coast caused extensive flooding in low lying areas right along the coast and also disrupted shipping in Port Kemlbla Harbour…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Thousands Homeless, High Death Toll In N.C. Floods Scenes Of Unparalleled Destruction
SYDNEY, Sun.—At least nine people have lost their lives and many more are missing in the worst flood disaster in New South Wales North Coast history. Scenes of unparalleled destruction mark the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Social Dept. Officers in Flood Areas
The Minister for Social Services (Mr. Landa) explained tonight that as the flood position arose…
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SYDNEY, Mon.—Twenty two people are dead, many more are missing and millions of pounds worth of damage has been caused in catastrophic-floods which…
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Following an urgent appeal over the air by the Mayor of Lismore (Mr. S. Granger), for children's…
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CANBERRA, Mon.—The Commonwealth Government has agreed to provide funds on a £ for £…
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Heavy Rains And Gale-force Winds On The South Coast Over The Week-end Were Followed By A Police Warning To People In The Low-lying Areas…
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SYDNEY, Tues.—Pneumonia, dysentery and gastroenteritis are following in the wake of the disastrous North Coast floods which have claimed 23 lives…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Prevention Bid to Re-open Lake Illawarra Entrance
The City Council has an engineer standing by at the entrance of Lake Illawarra in an endeavour to keep the entrance open, to prevent possible flooding…
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The appeal by the Mayor of Wollongong (Ald. J. J. Kelly) for succour of victims of North Coast floodings was followed by two other moves yesterday…
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SYDNEY, Wed.—While health authorities on the North Coast battle to prevent outbreaks of disease, in the wake of the flood, food, clothing and money are pouring in from all over Australia to help in the relief…
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There has been a remarkable response to the appeal launched on Monday by the Mayor of Greater Wollongong (Ald., Kelly) for clothing and donations to help the flood victims in northern N.S.W. The Mayor, late on Monday…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.—Threatened outbreaks of disease the flood ravaged North Coast are now reported under control. New South Wales resources are now being turned to the fight to save the rich dairy herds which form the backbone of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bishop Went Back to Flooded Area
The Bishop of Grafton, the Rt. Rev. C. E. Storrs, who had been staying with his wife at the New Brighton…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Help For Flood Victims Joining the Flow of Public Sympathy for the Families Who Are Victims of the Disastrous Floods on the North Coast, Gerringong Citizens Are to Hold a Public Meeting on Thursday Evening
They will then discuss what they can do to send help to the stricken people in the way of clothing or finance…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flooding Threat Eased By Cutting of Channel
The cutting of the channel in the entrance to Lake Illawarra, which resulted in the tragic deaths of two Wollongong men, brought relief to scores of residents with homes on the Lake foreshores…
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Efforts to open the entrance to Lake Illawarra to ease flooding of properties around its foreshores have only been…
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Mr. W. Showell, proprietor of Gerringong theatre, is donating a picture programme, to be held at the Gerringong Town…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stall Raises £22/10/- for Flood Fund
The street stall held on Friday of the Red Cross re-Branch of the Red Cross resulted in £22/10/0 being…
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