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Mid North Coast · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1954

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House Damaged in Severe Storm

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 14 April 1954 · page 1

GRAFTON: A house at Lawrence, near Grafton, was unroofed and partly wrecked during a cyclonic storm…

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Speeding Up Houses For Flood Victims

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 14 April 1954 · page 6

LISMORE.-- Plans have been made by the N.S.W. Housing Commission to speed up its building programme to…

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More Flood Outlets Wanted At Clybucca Under Main Highway

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 14 April 1954 · page 6

In a letter received at Macleay Shire Council meeting on Monday, Sevenoaks Drainage Union requested…

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Flood Gauges for Belgrave Street

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 21 April 1954 · page 1

The Department of Main Roads has informed Kempsey Council that it will raise no objection to the erection…

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Conference Proposal on Flood Warning

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 21 April 1954 · page 1

At Kempsey Council meeting, last night, a letter was received from Sir Earle Page, M.H.R., suggesting that a conference of all interested North Coast bodies be held, with a view to inaugurating a…

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Macleay Flood Relief Fund Raised £861

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 21 April 1954 · page 4

The Macleay Flood Relief Fund, established to help victims in the February floods along the North Coast, has…

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Another £30,000 for Flood Relief

Macleay Argus · Monday 26 April 1954 · page 7

CANBERRA: The Commonwealth Government has approved a further grant of £30,000 towards flood relief…

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Many Manning Farmers Seek Flood Relief

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 1

About 100 tenant and share farmers on the Lower Manning have sought Flood Relief application forms…

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More Money for Flood Relief

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 28 April 1954 · page 1

The Commonwealth Government has approved a further grant of £30,000 towards flood relief in Northern New…

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Floods, Cyclone Upset Calculations In Dorrigo Shire

Macleay Argus · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 6

Speaking at last week's meeting of Dorrigo Shire Council; the President "(Cr. W. H. Bailey) said that…

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Editorial Manning's Flood Key

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 1

More than 100 Lower River farmers are being forced to fall back on State…

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As Flood Relief

Macleay Argus · Monday 3 May 1954 · page 6

Northern Rivers County Council will find out whether it has power to make a rebate of one quarter's…

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Drought, Floods, Affect Stroud Show

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 4

A drought followed by floods and then a black beetle and grass hopper plague had been responsible for a decrease in the…

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Building Out of Flood Reach

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 6

LISMORE: Plans for the proposed three storey building to be erected in Lismore for the Northern Rivers…

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Bega Man Favors Flood Damage Fund

Macleay Argus · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 2

Mr. Cecil N. Squire, a wellknown Bega dairy farmer, who is Federal President of the Dairy Section of the A.P.P.U.,…

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Race Meeting Help to Flood Victims

Macleay Argus · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY: Flood victims will receive £40,000 from the flood relief race meeting held at Randwick in March…

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Flood Warning Systems Present System Not Satisfmiry-anthony

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 19 May 1954 · page 4

"Although this object is achieved by means of the existing equipment, the type of apparatus used is not entirely satisfactory for a 24-hour service, when the normal telephone…

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Flood Warning Systems Under Consideration

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 19 May 1954 · page 1

After hearing a communication from the Postmaster-General, Mr. H. L. Anthony, in connection with the provision of battery-operated radio-telephone systems in the northern rivers area of New…

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Manning Flood Relief

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 1

The N.S.W. Flood Relief Committee has distributed several thousands of pounds among farmers on the Lower Manning, who were affected by the flood in February…

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Taree In Warning System On Floods

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 1

Provision of battery-operated radio telephone systems in the northern rivers area for use in times of emergency, such as floods, is explained in a letter from the P.M.G…

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