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Mid North Coast · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1952

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Sailing Vee-jay Title Decided in Wild Storm

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 4 March 1952 · page 5

Sunday afternoon's storm accompanied by the strong south easterly wind flattened the fleet in the third heat of…

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OBITUARY. Miss Cecilia Gale

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 7 March 1952 · page 6

The death occurred on Friday of Miss Cecilia Gale, a resident of 99 High St[?] Taree. She is survived by brothers…

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Storms Cause Erosion on Bare Hills

The Northern Champion · Friday 7 March 1952 · page 6

Heavy storm rains have caused considerable erosion damage to hill country on which the grass was…

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Outsize Hail Stones. Huge Lumps Of Jagged Ice Fell In Thursday's Storm

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 14 March 1952 · page 2

Yesterday (Thursday) was the first day of Wingham Show. It was also the occasion of…

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Heavy Rain in Queensland

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 18 March 1952 · page 5

The drought over one-tenth of Queensland was broken yesterday when nearly 70,000 square miles had torrential rain…

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Flood Warning Apparatus For Macleay

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 18 March 1952 · page 1

The Postmaster-General (Mr. H. L. Anthony) has advised as follows concerning the provision of emergency…

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Flood Mitigation Not Forgotten-mr. Jacka

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 3

According to a letter received by Mr. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A., the Chairman of the Macleay Flood Mitigation Committee (Mr. C. K. Jacka) is maintaining close interest in the plans progressing,…

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To Prevent Flooding of Macleay

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 25 March 1952 · page 3

The Conservation Department had investigated the possibility of building flood dams on the Macleay River,…

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Flood Restoration Items Detailed

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 6

"I refer to your personal representations on behalf of the Town Clerk, Kempsey, seeking details of the pipes, etc…

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Flood Mitigation Investigations

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 1 April 1952 · page 1

Two Departmental officers, Messrs. H. E. Messer and D. E. Kay, will visit Kempsey to-morrow and Thursday to…

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Flood Emergency Communication System for Macleay

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 April 1952 · page 1

Details have been forwarded, through Mr. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A., by the Premier's Department of proposed emergency communication system oh the Macleay during floods…

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Departmental Officers Confer on Flood Mitigation

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 8 April 1952 · page 1

Several dam sites for flood mitigation purposes on the Macleay have been located but further investigations into the economics of their construction is proceeding…

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Flood Mitigation Departmental Officers Talk to Local Govt. Executive Drainage Unions Blamed for Non-co-operation

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 9 April 1952 · page 1

At Kempsey Council Chambers on on Wednesday afternoon Mr. H. E. Messer and Mr. D. E. Kay, investigating officers attached to the…

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Flood Warnings

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 9 April 1952 · page 4

Mr. George Weir, Minister for Conservation, has written to Messrs. Vincent and Jordan, M's.L.A., as follows:—…

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Radio Telephones for Macleay Flood Warnings

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 9 April 1952 · page 3

Mr. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Premier's Department:— "I refer to your recent personal…

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Mill Hand Wins Overtime Claim Vital Timesheets "Washed" Away in Flood."

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 18 April 1952 · page 1

A Cobark sawmiller told Gloucester Court on Tuesday that some employees' time sheets needed in evidence, had been in…

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Flood Danger Subsides

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 1

The danger of serious flooding on the South Coast passed yesterday. By last night all main roads…

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Proposal to Remove Shop From Sea Street Flood Area

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 1

Mr. M. J. Crotty, in a letter which came before the meeting of the Kempsey Municipal Council last night, asked it to reconsider the refusal to permit him to transfer a shop…

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Replacement Of Trees Lost in Flood

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 1

At Kempsey Municipal Council meeting last night the Tree Lovers' Civic League advised of an order for 200 Ficus Hillii…

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Heavy Thunderstorm. April 13, 1872

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 6

A very heavy thunderstorm passed over Tinonee on Wednesday afternoon. The lightning was remarkably vivid,…

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