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Illawarra · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1954

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Red Cross Flood Relief Stall

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 March 1954 · page 11

The Austinmer branch of the Red Cross will hold a street stall in Moore St., Austinmer on Wednesday…

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Flood Fund Cinema Show

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 1

A picture night in aid of the Flood Relief Fund will be held at Gerringong to-night (Wednesday). All takings will go to the…

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Floods Swept Away Years of Work in a Few Minutes

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 2

As donations for the flood victims of the North Coast were being received in response to the local appeal this week a local resident heard what had happened…

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8th. Australia Gives £10,000 Flood Relief

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—The South Australian Government has given £10,000 towards the relief of flood…

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Flood Relief Fund Over £1,100

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 1

More than £1,100 has been subscribed by local residents to the Flood Relief Fund…

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Flood Threat Eases

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.—No further serious, hooding was likely in northern New, South Wales, a Sydney Weather Bureau official said tonight…

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Hope For £1,000 For Flooded Areas By This Weekend

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 1

Organisers of the Greater Wollongong Flood Relief Appeal hope to be able to send a cheque for over £1,000 to flood-ravaged centres in Northern N.S.W. this week-end…

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Appeal For Flood Relief

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 2

Ald. K. Grey, Mayor of Shellharbour municipality, has launched an appeal for support for the relief fund…

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[?]Aith Healers in Storm on Vatican

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1954 · page 13

[?]OME. Fri.—The colourful Swiss guards have been [?]forced in the main Vatican gate to repel…

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"Govt. Selling Flood Fighting Machinery"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1954 · page 13

SYDNEY, Fri.—Equipment which is now being gold to Verseas interests, [?] the answer to…

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Gerringong Flood Victims' Appeal

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 2

At a well-attended public meeting at Gerringong during the week it was decided to open an appeal for North Coast…

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Appeal For Gifts of Fodder For Stock in Flooded Areas

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 5

The Minister for Agriculture and Food Production, the Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., today appealed for gifts of fodder to help stockowners on the North Coast whose cattle were starving as the result of the recent floods…

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State Govt's. £40,000 For Flood Relief

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 11

SYDNEY, Mon. — The State Government would grant another £40,000 for flood relief on the North…

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Plea For Huge Dam As Flood Bar

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon. —Federal Health Minister (Sir Earle Page) today…

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Canadian Cruiser in Cyclone

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 10

SYDNEY, Tues.—The Canadian cruiser Ontario arrived in Sydney half an hour late, today after…

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Even The Fat Heifer Helped Flood Fund

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 3

A fat heifer that "went the round" at Gerringong yard sale the other morning added £100 to the local appeal to…

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District's Good Support for Fund to Help Flood Distressed

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 3

Moved by the reports of the widespread distress and ruin caused by the recent flood disaster on the North Coast people of this district are giving strong support to local appeals for relief…

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Cattle Judge Has Heavy Flood Loss

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 3

A further instance of the ruin caused by the North Coast flood disaster was given last week in a letter from Mr. J. Havilah,…

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People... Caravan Among The Floods

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 1

Mr. and Mrs. Ces Smylie and family, of Reid Street, Kiama, returned home on Sunday after a caravan holiday on the North…

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Flood Fund Passes £1,500

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 3

More than £1,500 has now been subscribed by local residents to the Mayor's Flood Relief…

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