Postmaster Cannot Give Flood Broadcasts
Macleay Argus · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 7
The Postmaster-General, Mr. H. L. Anthony, informed the Municipal Council, on Monday night that the Kempsey Postmaster could not be made the responsible officer for issuing information…
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Macleay Argus · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 1
AUCKLAND, May 20: Heavy rain and high winds continue to buffet the city and surrounding area,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Communists Flood Taree with Literature
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 1
Taree people who took the trouble to give a second glance at the masses of Communist literature jammed in their letter boxes at the week-end before consigning them to their…
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The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 1
For the repair of damage done to roads and bridges in the February flood, Manning Shire is to receive a grant of £15,000. This was announced at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Distribution Of Flood Relief Funds
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 5
A total of £50,000 was distributed from the New South Wales Flood Victims Relief Fund for the…
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The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 3
The Postmaster-General, Mr. H. L. Anthony has informed the Municipal Council that the Kempsey Postmaster…
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Macleay Argus · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 1
SYDNEY : The State Government has approved of more than £227,000 to North Coast councils for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lose On Flood Work
Macleay Argus · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 8
Byron Bay Shire will lose between £7000 and £8000 on flood restitution works, said the Shire Clerk. Mr. R. T…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Flood Grant for Shire
The Northern Champion · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 1
Manning Shire Council has been allocated a grant of £15,000 by the State Government for the repair of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Loss on Flood Work
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 5
Byron Bay Shire will lose between £7000 and £8000 on flood restitution works, said the Shire Clerk,…
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Macleay Argus · Monday 31 May 1954 · page 6
"Along the lower rivers, heavy rains during the past few days have caused local floodings, with the result that an enormous area of improved pastures and crops which were sown down as soon as…
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Macleay Argus · Monday 31 May 1954 · page 4
Claims totalling £188,384 have been approved by the North Coast Flood Relief Committee, Mr. G…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Jacka Report .... Study Of Macleay Flood Problems Is Acceptable
Macleay Argus · Monday 31 May 1954 · page 7
The famous and long awaited "Jacka Report"-- the report of the Macleay Flood Mitigation Committee--is to hand, and its pre sensation to some thousands of readers to peruse should encourage them to actively force their representatives, in local, State and Federal Government spheres, to secure the implementation of the scheme at the earliest opportunity…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flood Mitigation in State Province States Menzies
The Northern Champion · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 5
Flood mitigation, water conservation, river dredging and measures to arrest soil erosion fall within the province of the State Government, the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) has stated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →P.M's Reply To Lyne Petition on Floods
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 3
The Prime Minister (Mr. R. G. Menzies) is adamant on the point that flood control is the responsibility of the State. "Recently you forwarded…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Loss Through Flood
Macleay Argus · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 3
A deficiency of almost £17,000, the result of the floods in February, was disclosed in the Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prime Minister's Reply on Flood Finance
Macleay Argus · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 1
"Recently you forwarded to me petitions from electors of Lyne relating to flood control. "I have now had an opportunity to consider your petitioners' requests for Federal and State…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cannot Waive Charges As Flood Relief
Macleay Argus · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 6
The Nortnern Rivers County Council will not be permitted to waive electricity charges to consumers…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Jacka Report (Part Four)--- Flood Effect On Dairying
Macleay Argus · Monday 7 June 1954 · page 7
As already stated, the investigations made by the Macleay Flood Mitigation Committee called in expert evidence from many Government Departments, and, as will be seen in compilation of the general report, much valuable information was forthcoming. This section…
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Macleay Argus · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 2
Kempsey Municipal Council will hold a special meeting to discuss the report of the Macleay Valley Flood…
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