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Mid North Coast · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1928

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Floods at Murwillumbah. Murwillumbah

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 2

There Was a rapid rise to-day in the Tweed River at Murwillunibah. All low-lying land in and around the town was inundated. The flood reached its…

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Southern Floods

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 4

Serious floods have happened in Riverina where the rains exceeded in intensity" any experienced the past twenty years. Many towns have been…

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Clarence Flood

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 8

The flood waters at Graf ton reached the highest point at three o'clock Saturday afternoon, when the river was 21 feet 4 inches above normal,…

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Two Floods

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 4

Coming during the peak season of the dairying industry and when the huge maize crops of the Macleay River district were verging on harvesting…

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Floods and Fire

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 4

Since last Sunday a large portion of Australia has had the biggest christening on record. Disastrous floods have occurred in…

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Aftermath of the Floods. Serious Damage to Maize Crops. Nature's Compensation. Sensational Statements in Sydney Press

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 5

We are pleased to state that the flood waters in the Maeleay have quickly receded, leaving behind them a coating of slimy mud to mark the extent…

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Extensive Rain & floods

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 5

During the past fortnight heavy rain has fallen practically throughout Australia, and many parts, including the rivers north of the Hastings,…

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The Clarence Flood £100,000 Damage to Maize. Shopping in Boats

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 1

The third flood in the Clarence within a week has come and gone, adding to the spoliation of the earlier visitations…

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Flood Waters Subsiding

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 11

Since our least issue the good news comes to hand that the floods reported at length in our last issue have subsided throughout the State…

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Clybucca News. Flood News

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 2

On Sunday morning, 19th inst., when Bellbrook reported the river 17ft. 6in., rising fast, raining heavily, and expected to reach 40ft., the news caused…

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Flood Epic. Seventeen in Boat. How Disaster Was Averted

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 4

The discipline and bravery of a boat's crew prevented a terrible tragedy in the sea of water that covered the country for miles at the back of…

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Floods Damage Nymboida Scheme

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 4

The damage caused by the recent floods to the Nymboida hydro-electric scheme is estimated by the engineer of the Clarence River (County Council…

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Flood Effect on Macleay

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 11

Macleay "Chronicle" says: Locally, some children are suffering chickenpox and others are down with what has been termed swamp…

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Government Assistance in Flood Damage

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 2

As an indication of the assistance that the Minister for Local Government intends to give to councils, to make good the damage to roads and…

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Floods In March. Inigo Jones Pessimistic

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 3

Mr. Inigo Jones, the Brisbane meteorologist, writing a fortnight ago, stated:- "The great sunspot group Zeta is…

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Saving Kempsey From Flood

Macleay Argus · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 4

The question of making Central Kempsey safe from the ever-present danger of inundation by flood was brought up by Ald. O'Meara at the…

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Flood Control

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 14 March 1928 · page 6

Just now there is so much amateur-engineer talk about controlling floods on this coast thai some extracts from the report furnished by Major-General…

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Thursday's Storm

Macleay Argus · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 4

A heavy thunderstorm of wide area passed over Kempsey and district yesterday afternoon, followed by showers early at night and a heavy fog this…

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Flood Damage to Shire Roads

Macleay Argus · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 4

Mr. Roy S. Vincent, M.L.A., has received the following communication from the Minister for Local Government in response to his representations…

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Flood Damage to Roads Macleay Engineer's Report Claim for Government Aid

Macleay Argus · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 2

At Monday's meeting of the Macleay Shire Council, the Engineer (Mr. Forde Leathley) reported as follows with regard to damage caused to…

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