Classroom Flooded
Messrs A. J. Kesby and Clifton Gray, on behalf of Kempsey High School P. & C. Association, accompanied by Mayor J. A. Murray and…
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Floods & storms, 1946
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Flood Rains
Torrential rains swept the North Coast and Queensland over the weekend, causing all coastal rivers to break their banks…
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A shocking accident occurred about four o'clock on Tuesday evening, when a canoe containing a youth capsized in Forth-street, with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Damage to Farms Caused by Deluge in Ward's River Area
Monthly's downpour, which was particularly 'heavy south and southeast of Gloucester, caused irreparable damage to farm lands along…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Flood Close to '29 Levels
Peculiar features associated with the flood rains at the week-end, consistent with the vagaries of weather elements on the coast, averted what…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Daring Rescue at Gloucester. Couple Marooned on Car Top in Swirling Flood Water
"Gloucester Advocate": When their car was swept off the road on Monday night last in flood waters on the Pacific Highway between the Gloucester…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AFTERMATH of Flood Heavy Destruction & Damage Caused Federal Member Applies for Relief Grant
As anticipated by Tuesday's "Argus" the flood in the Macleay reached its peak height between 5 and 6 o'clock that afternoon at 19ft. 8in. above normal tide height. There was much speculation [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods Manning Escapes Serious Inundation
The deluge alone the coastal area in the early part of the week was responsible for serious damage further north and also in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Distress. Individual Householders to Be Relieved
Government officers will visit the North Coast immediately to investigate flood damage and the alleviation of distress among householders…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Taree Show Defies the Flood Rain Saves District
Despite the heavy floods on the North Coast, the Manning River A. & H. Association was able to carry on with its show at Taree in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Pictures
Full page of pictures of the flood printed on quality paper, suitable for framing are available at "Argus" Office…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods of Past Years Interesting Comparisons From "Argus" Files
In view of the constant talk of other floods a glance was made through old "Argus" files where reference to previous floods was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Repairs Release of Machinery
Immediate release of quantities of earth-moving machinery to assist flood repairs by shire councils in northern NS Wales and Southern…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local and General Cattle Moved in the Flood
Overheard at the week-end, a sympathised inquiring of a farmer: "Did you lose any stock?" The response was emphatic "No, I didn't…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Macleay River in Flood. Shots Within the Town, with Flood at Its Peak. Photos by Courtesy of Earl McNEIL Studios, with Whom Arrangements May Be Made for Enlarged Prints of These Scenes. the Macleay River at Kempsey on This Occasion, Tuesday, March 26, Rose to Height of 19ft. 8in. the Rise on High Tide Was 1ft
PANORAMIC VIEW OF KEMPSEY, TAKEN EAST KEMPSEY HILL, BACK OF MR. P. R. GRIFFIN'S RESIDENCE. CLYDE STREET, TAKEN FROM THE MAYFAIR THEATRE. THE WATER WAS 1ft. in DEPTH OVER THE THEATRE FLOOR. THE RIVER BROKE THE EMBANKMENT AT GLENROCK, ABOUT…
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"Individual distress among householders will be relieved at once," the Premier of N.S.W., Mr. McKell, wired to Sir Earle Page…
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Austral Eden, Glenrock Plains, Frogmore, Kinchela and Clybucca pasture and agricultural lands suffered severely from the flood waters, and hundreds…
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Wednesday last Sir Earle Page received the following telegram from the Premier of New South Wales: "Your telegram 27th general enquiries…
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Mr. Vincent: Has the Premier's attention been drawn to the disastrous floods that have occurred over the Macleay, Bellinger, Clarence and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →1864 an Authentic Account of the 1864 Flood
The following 1864 flood news was given us by Mr. Fred Gill, who had a "Macleay Chronicle" of July 20, 1893:—…
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