Macleay Again Deluged by Flood Waters-town Escapes
The whole Macleay Valley spent many anxious moments on Thursday and Friday as the heavy rain over the watershed threatened to send the Macleay River to a height…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mid North Coast · Floods & storms
Floods & storms, 1952
155 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 5 of 8
Flood Threat to Warren
SYDNEY, Sunday.--Police at Warren expect the Macquarie River and Sandy Ck. to isolate the town…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Twelve Dead in England Flood Disaster
LONDON, Sunday.--At least 12 people, including three Boy Scouts, have lost their life, and tremendous…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Transport Needs Revealed by Floods
SYDNEY, Sunday.--The President of the Long Distance Haulers' Association, Mr. W. V. Rowe, said today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Maitland Flood Losses Will Be Enormous
The Town Clerk of Maitland (Mr. S. J. Dunkley) said this week that it is really too early to assess what the flood has cost the farming…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Havoc To Fishermen By Gales and Storm
Rough seas and gales lashing the North Coast have caused havoc to the fishing industry at Forster and Tuncurry. Fishermen have lost more than £400 daily because of the rough seas and the Hood waters from inland streams…
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Manning River Flood Warning Committee will be asked to add a member of the Show Society to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Upper Macleay Flood Reports
Information of flood damage on the Upper Macleay Came yesterday from Mr. C. J. Booth, Temagog, who said that it was feared that the causeway at the bridge had been lost…
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The "Argus" has been informed as follows by Inspector Yardy, of Kempsey police, in regard to the flood report…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood on Verge Estate
The Verge Estate, one of the most heavily damaged residential areas in the 1949 and 1950 floods, escaped the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →P.m.g. Services in Flood Difficulties
The flood compelled the various personnel of the Kempsey services to deploy somewhat in order that those residing in West Kempsey be retained there for performance of various duties,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →August 14, 15, 16 and Ensuing Days, Brought No Small Flood
This picture was taken by a "Sydney Morning Herald" plane photographer on Friday. The picture is evidence that the flood was, in some category, equal to 1949-1950, and Smith Street business premises were fortunate to escape water damage. The picture above shows (1) Sea Street Park; (2) Kempsey Showground; (3) Arrow on left is towards High School and arrow on right towards Cochrane Street; (4) Corner of Cochrane and Kemp Streets; (5) Kempsey railway yards; (6) Catholic Church; (7) Catholic School…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mayoral Minute on Flood Work
In a Mayoral Minute to the meeting of the Municipal Council on Monday night, Ald. Long said that he would like to say how pleased they were that the flood did not reach the proportions…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Havoc by Gales and Storm
Rough seas and gales lashing the North Coast have caused havoc to the fishing industry at Forster and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods, and More Floods
"The unfortunate people whose homes have once again been devastated by flood must…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Thunderstorm. April 13, 1872
A heavy thunderstorm passed over Tinonee on Wednesday afternoon. The lightning was remarkably vivid, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Grant Question in House
In the Legislative Assembly, on Tuesday, the member for Raleigh, Mr. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A., asked the Premier, Mr. J. J. Cahill, what funds are being made available to give relief in the areas of the North Coast where floods have caused distress…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sire's Tentative Flood Damage Estimated at £8000
A preliminary estimate of flood damage to the extent of between £7,000 and £8,000 in Macleay Shire has been given to the District Works Officer of the Department of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Relief Committee to Visit Macleay
In a telegram from Sydney yesterday, Mr. R. S. Vincent, M. L. A. advised that the Flood Relief Committee will…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fresh Development For Flood Towns
President of the Local Government Association (Ald. J. Bales) in Sydney in Friday urged fresh development…
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