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Mid North Coast · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

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Rsl Contributions To Flood Relief Fund at Kempsey

The Northern Champion · Saturday 13 May 1950 · page 4

The hon. secretary of the Macleay sub-branch (Mr W. B. Fearnley) has forwarded, on behalf of his president and sub-branch, a letter of appreciation,…

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Flood Information From Abc Station

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 17 May 1950 · page 4

The Australian Broadcasting Commission is seeking to increase the number of sources from Which river and flood information is obtained so that suitable…

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Heavy Floods Threaten In Other Countries WINNIPEG

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 May 1950 · page 1

Heavy winds pounded flood waters of the Red River against the sodden dykes of this battered city yesterday, and mass evacuation may…

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Good Dairy Season Despite Floods--agricultural Chief

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 30 May 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY--The Chief of the Division of Dairying at the State Department of Agriculture (Mr. C. McGillvray) told the annual conference of New South Wales Division of the Australian Institute of…

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Flood Damage Repair in Shire

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 4

The work of repairing damage caused by the flood last August is going ahead in Macleay Shire, it being spread all over the area…

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Police Appreciation of Council Work During Flood

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 1

The Commissioner of Police (Mr. J. F. Scott) has forwarded to the President (Cr. H. D. Woodward) and the other…

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Flood Warnings

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 2

The P.M.G. Department has informed Grafton Chamber of Commerce that a wireless grid linking 2NR with Murwillumbah and Lismore stations…

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Record Flood Threat For Lachlan River Towns SYDNEY

The Northern Champion · Saturday 10 June 1950 · page 2

Residents on the 200 miles section of the Lachlan River between Forbes and Hillston, in the South West, are threatened with flooding nearly as bad as…

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Car Stalls in Flooded Creek Wife Rescues Husbands Car

The Northern Champion · Saturday 10 June 1950 · page 1

The prompt action of Mrs Rex Latimore, of Burrell Creek, prevented her husband's car from being washed away in the flooded Burrell Creek on…

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Telegrams Lachlan Flood Threat

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 10 June 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday. Residents on a 200-miles section of the Lachlan River between Forbes and Hillston, in the south-west, are threatened…

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Flooded Rivers Food Supplies Threatened SYDNEY

Macleay Argus · Friday 16 June 1950 · page 1

Record rain has flooded rivers and streams from the Hunter to the Shoalhaven. and inland as far as Dubbo. Rail, road, air and sea…

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Record Rains Bring Flood Conditions Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 17 June 1950 · page 2

Record rains which have flooded half of the State have disorganised all transport, forced people from their homes, with staggering property damage, and…

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Heavy Rain Washed Out Week-end Fixtures

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 20 June 1950 · page 2

Heavy rain during the week-end washed out the Manning League's competition matches. Taree-Brown's Creek were to play Taree-Old Bar on…

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Remarkable Flood Warning

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 20 June 1950 · page 2

Last night (Monday), the announced on Station 2TR, giving the regional news, gave the following flood warning as issued by the Police at Taree:…

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Floods Sweep North-no Macleay DANGER-Maitland Hit Again

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 20 June 1950 · page 1

Heavy rain and cyclonic conditions along the North Coast during the past few days gave cause for some concern of serious flooding on the Macleay, particularly last night when the river at Bellbrook rose sharply and heavy rain was reported on the watershed…

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Floods Stop 10,812 From Voting

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 20 June 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.--Floods stopped 10,812 people from voting at 95 polling places in New South Wales elections…

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Flood Protection

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 20 June 1950 · page 4

Sir,--The inclement weather and the serious floodings throughout N.S.W. has again forcibly brought to attention the position of…

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Heavy Rain in Taree

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 21 June 1950 · page 2

More than two and a quarter inches of rain fell in Taree between 9 o'clock on Monday morning and 9 o'clock on Tuesday. On Saturday…

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Floodwaters Break Over Manning Banks Lower River Farms Under Water

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 21 June 1950 · page 2

The cyclonic disturbance which visited this part of the coast over the week-end continued until Tuesday morning, when there was a welcome…

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Flood Holds Up Witnesses Quarter Sessions Case Adjourned

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 21 June 1950 · page 2

Because flooded creeks in the Bobin district prevented a number of witnesses reaching Taree on Monday, a criminal case was adjourned to the next…

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