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Mid North Coast · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1952

155 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 6 of 8

£1,833 More for Flood Damage

Macleay Argus · Monday 25 August 1952 · page 6

An increase of £1833 in the grant to Nambucca Shire Council for the repair of damage to roads and bridges…

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Helicopters for "Flood Rescue"[?]

Macleay Argus · Monday 25 August 1952 · page 4

A Sydney road tr[?] vehicle distributing fi[?] trying to sell the State Government, American…

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Floods And More Floods

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1952 · page 3

"The unfortunate people whose homes have once again been devastated by flood must have our sympathy," said Alderman J. Bales,…

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Flood Emergency Committee Meets

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 4

A meeting of the Macleay Valley Flood Emergency Committee was held in the Kempsey Municipal Council…

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Meteorological Information in Flood Periods

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 4

At the Macleay Flood Emergency Committee meeting on Monday night, the Deputy - Director,…

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Macleay Flood Committee Agrees "Nerve" Centre Needed

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 1

The P.M.G.'s Department will be asked by the Macleay Valley Flood Emergency Committee to instal a special line between the Postmaster's office and the test room at the…

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Patients Welcomed Wireless During Recent Flood

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 1

The wireless equipment installed by the Ladies' Auxiliary at the Macleay District Hospital proved most…

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Flood Warning System Soon for Bellbrook

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 1

Inspector Yardy said, in reply to a question, at Monday night's meeting of the Macleay Flood Emergency…

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Outspoken Talk on Flood Matters

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 5

Outspoken comments on various matters appertaining to the recent flood were made by Mr. D. J. Lancaster when he addressed the N.S.W. State Relief Committee, in…

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Hail Storm. April 27, 1872

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 4

On Wednesday last, we were shown ice more than a foot thick, in a shaded nook among the hills near Wingham, the…

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Taxation Relief for Flood Victims

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 1

In the House of Representatives, the Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. Menzies, replying to Mr. P. E. Lucock, MHR, outlined the taxation assistance that will be given to Macleay residents who incurred hardship through the recent flood…

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State Flood Relief Committee on Macleay

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 7

The State Flood Relief Committee, which also deals with cases of distress caused by bush fires, inspected the flood damage on the Macleay on Tuesday, and heard submissions…

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Flood Information Mayor's Outline

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 4

The recent flood, and talk concerning the Macleay Flood Emergency Committee has raised the question as to not only who constitutes the Committee, but what are the Committee's…

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Flood Did Not Harm Future Maize Output

Macleay Argus · Monday 1 September 1952 · page 1

The floods did not causes any serious damage to maize as only odd crops remained unharvested, said Mr. J. B. Noonan (District Agronomist) in his report for August…

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Smaller State Unless Remove Flood Danger

Macleay Argus · Monday 1 September 1952 · page 8

"Unless something is done to remove the flood danger on coastal rivers, New South Wales Premiers will have a…

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County Council Flood Report

Macleay Argus · Monday 1 September 1952 · page 7

No damage of any consequence was suffered in the Municipality by the Macleay River County…

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Heavy August Rain on Macleay

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 3 September 1952 · page 5

The rainfall recorded at West Kempsey postoffice for August showed a total of 1306 points…

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Flood Committee Wants Suggestions

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 3 September 1952 · page 1

The Macleay Flood Emergency Committee would welcome practical suggestions for the improvement…

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"Got Off Lightly'' Engineer on Flood Damage

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 3 September 1952 · page 4

"We appear to have got off very lightly this time," said the Engineer (Mr. H. G. Bond), reporting to…

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Repair of Flood Damage in Shire

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 September 1952 · page 3

In Parliament, on Friday, the member for Raleigh (Mr. R. S. Vincent) put further questions to the Minister for Public Works (Mr. Renshaw) in respect of urgent repair of flood damage in the…

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