Flood Grant for Shire
Mr. Theo. Hill, M.L.A., has forwarded a letter to the Macleay Shire Council from Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, Minister for Local Government,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mid North Coast · Floods & storms
Floods & storms, 1922
52 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 2 of 3
Out of Flood Reach
The "Daily Examiner," Grafton, states that numerous residents and business people of that city are removing their dwellings and shops to places…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Original Correspondence. [We do not necessarily identify ourselves with the opinions expressed by correspondents under this heading.] Crescent Head Floodcutting. To the Editor of the Macleay Chronicle
Mr. Editor.—I doubt if the public or even the farmers know or care that such a cutting was made through the sandhills at the head of one arm of Crescent Head lake many years…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Discovery of Macleay River. the Flood of '64. Great Devastation
I do not propose to write a history of the development of the towns, and will conclude with extracts from a full account of the great flood of '64 by E…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Protection. Minister Promises Grant. to Clarence River Deputation. Sydney
Grafton and other places were represented at a deputation that asked the Minister for Works, Sir Thomas Henley, to strengthen the banks of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shire Endowment. Deputation to Minister. Macleay Flood Damage
A deputation from some of the Shires of the State was introduced to Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, Minister of Local Government, on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Electric Light Flood Damage
Mr. R. C. Cliff, manager of the Kempsey Electric Light and Power Co., Ltd., showed a statement to the aldermen at last Monday night's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Caught in a Gale. Fishermen's Terrible Experience
After battling with the sen in an open boat for practically two days and nights, Messrs Houghton and Preston, of Bondi, reached…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gale in a Tunnel. Novel Plan for Testing Aeroplanes
Just as the shipbuilder makes model boats and tows them through tanks in order to learn what resistance they offer to the water, so the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →No Money for Flood Grant
Mr. J. J. Fitzgerald, M.L.A., has received a letter from the Under-Secretary for Local Government, in reply to his representations for a special…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods Cause Bankruptcy. Macksville Bankrupt's Story
" The cause of my bankruptcy was bad times. I carried On business at Macksville. It was a refreshment room business, which I started in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cyclone Moving South. Storm Centre at Sea. Sydney
The State Meteorologist thinks the cyclone is moving south and that the storm centre is now out to sea and 300 miles south of Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Possible Floods. Sydney
Rain fell on the whole eastern half of the State yesterday. All North Coast rivers are reported to be rising. It is possible there will be floods in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Monday's Storm
So far as we can hear no very great damage was occasioned in his district by Monday's cyclone. [?]t was bad enough while it…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm Damages Telegraph Lines
The wind at last week-end was responsible for a good deal of damage to he telegraph and telephone lines in this district. The main trunk line…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telegrams. Floods in South. Serious Losses in Stock. Sydney
Reports of serious losses to stock and damage by floods are coming from various parts of the State, particularly in the Southern districts. Disquieting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in China. 1800 Houses Collapse. New York
A Pekin message states there have been unprecedented rain and floods, ruining the Northern Chinese crops and threatening serious damage to Pekin,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Gale
ONE of the heaviest gales experienced for some time struck Port Macquarie on Sunday night. Rain fell intermittently during the day, but at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Quest in a Gale. "Bridget" in the Galley. [?] on Deck. Humors of the Hurricane
Caught in a fierce hurricane and sadly battered by huge seas, the ship's company had an unhappy time on the voyage from South…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Receding
The flood waters are slowly receding at Wagga. Many homes are, however, still isolated and the owners have so far been unable to return to…
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