Flood Damaged Road Causes Fatal Accident Motor Lorry Overturns Stroud
The state of the roads to-day was responsible for a fatal accident near Stroud. A motor lorry, driven by Norman…
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Floods & storms, 1929
220 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 2 of 11
Flood News From Other Centres Man Drowned at Oxley Island
Word has been received that a farmer named George Fallows has been drowned on Oxley Island, Manning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At Taree Highest Flood on Record
At Taree on Monday (4th.) a heavy thunderstorm broke over the town, and rain fell for the best part of the night—43 points being registered at 9…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Flood! The Biggest in the Manning for 63 Years 3177 Points of Rain in 8 Days Cedar Party Bridge Completely Submerged Farmers Suffer Great Loss Dr. E. F. Erby has Exciting Experience in Flooded Stream Flood Experiences at Wingham
The highest flood in the Manning during the past 63 years was recorded on Saturday last, and it has left in its wake a trail of desolation that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Height of Flood at Wingham
There should be some sysem of recording the total height of floods at Wingham, for future reference. The Wingham Municipal Council might…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Big Flood of 1866 Secured from the "Manning River News"—the first paper published on the Manning
Mr. G. S. Hill, of Bungay, states that the flood of February 10, 1929, was 18 Inches to 2 feet lower than the 1866 flood, as measured from flood…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Manning River Flood Relief
A meeting convened by the Shire was held in the Council Chambers, Taree, on Monday, February 11th, and was attended by representatives of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Greatest Catastrophe. Drought, Deluge and Devastation Manning's Record Flood. Stock, Soil, Crops and Homes Washed Away. Two Deaths by Drowning. Heroic Rescues -- Epics of the Flood
WHEN the last issue went to Press on Friday afternoon the Taree post office bad recorded 1031 points fill 9 that morning. The "Times" also…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Relief Committee Formed
At Monday's meeting of the Manning Shire Council the chairman (Cr. J. W. Breekenridge) said that a lot of residents and ratepayers in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Week-end Flood Havoc Wrought on the Manning Four Lives Lost in Flood Area Huge Losses in Property
After passing through a long drought followed by bush fires on the Wallamba, the Central North Coast had its cup of adversity filled to overflowing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gloucester Swept Biggest Flood in History of District Two Lives Lost
The flood which swept the town and district on Saturday is regarded by the oldest hands as the largest in the history of the town and district; and…
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Watchers consider that the peak of the flood waters was reached on Saturday night about 11. It had then washed round Riddett's Hotel…
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Mr. Stan Redman met with painful injuries on Saturday afternoon. He had just returned from Taree Estate, where he had been assisting in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General Flood Notes
Friday night found very many anxious people in Taree and surrounding districts. Frequent excursions were made to the river bank to see and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hawkesbury Flood Feared. Sydney
The North Coast mail arrived at Sydney at 11.40 on Monday night-- 29 hours late. The Hawkeshury River was rising…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Flood
The long unused saying: "It never rains but it pours," came a gam into vogue with menacing meaning last week; for the almost continuous…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood of Pleas
A Sydney correspondent writing to an American newspaper says:—An unusual example of charity was that set by George Bosch of Sydney. Having…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Old Gloucester Hotel—and Previous Floods
In the early days the height of flood waters used to be marked on the lamp post in front of the old Gloucester Hotel. The present day Hotel and the roadway are two to three feet higher…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Damage
The Hon. W. Bennett, M.L.A., acting upon representations from different local governing bodies for immediate assistance to repair flood…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Photos
Pictures in this issue are by Burrage, Photographer, Gloucester, from whom photos may be purchased…
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