Local Flooding Averted
Local flooding was averted on Sunday night when torrential rain which had fallen since Friday cased and the swollen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mid North Coast · Floods & storms
Floods & storms, 1954
330 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 2 of 17
Road Traffic Flow Resumes As Floodwaters Recede Along Coast
Flood waters on the Lower Mid-North Coast have slowly receded and traffic is proceeding normally on the Pacific Highway in the area. Yesterday, traffic could not…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dam Bursts at Mount George. Mr. S.J. Burkes Residence Flooded
An unusual occurrence is reported from Mount George. At 10 a.m. on Sunday last, a dam on the property of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Cut Traffic to Forster
The Forster-Tuncurry ferry was taken off on Monday due to the danger from logs being brought down…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Vain Trip Through Flood
A newly-born baby boy, rushed by ambulance through pouring rain and rising floodwaters from Kempsey to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Old Bar Channel Is Flood Safety Valve For The Manning Channel at Old Bar
People living within the influence of North Coast rivers, where heavy loss of life and property destruction have left them to take stock of the tragic position, are still confronted with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods Held Up Rotary Governor
District Governor George Marshall was absent without apology from Taree Rotary Club's dinned on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mount George's Own Flood
The home cf Mr. S. J. Burke storekeeper, at Mt. George was flooded at the week-end. although the area is well…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Death Roll in Floods, 22
Although the deathroll is officially 22 it is still incomplete. Radio station 2LM said last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ambulance Car Almost Caught by Flood
Mr. Charles Martin, of Kempsey Ambulance staff, had an unpleasant experience on Sunday, when he narrowly escaped being caught in a flooded lane whilst attempting to get back to Kempsey before the water…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Instant Response for Flood Victims
SYDNEY, Feb. 23: The Federal and State Governments have each given £40.000 for the immediate…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kempsey Survey of Flood Damage
Mr. Arthur (Jock) Brough, of the Flood Relief Section of the State Social Welfare Services, str anded in Kempsey, on Sunday afternoon, whilst en route to the Lismore flood area, surveyed the town…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gallant Rescue of Youth Caught in Flood Waters
Thanks to the heroism of a young man, who risked his life, a 16-year-old horseman was rescued from the torrent sweeping across Belgray Street on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Macleay Misses Major Flood Damage
The cyclonic disturbance that swept the whole of the eastern coast of Australia, from Rockhampton to the Victorian border, over last week-end, struck the Macleay on Saturday night till the early…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Second Cyclone Not Confirmed
BRISBANE, Feb. 25: Director of the Queensland Weather Bureau (Mr. Newman) said this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →How Other Areas Went Through Cyclone and Floods
Reports now coming in show terrific damage caused fay last week-end's cyclone and floods. Most centres report the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →FNC Flood Victims Af'l
An appeal has been opened by the Gloucester branch of the C.W.A. for the flood victim's of the Far North Coast…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local Flood Relief Fund
Gloucester shire president, Cr. J. N. Channon. today opened a local relief fund to assist flood victims on the Far North Coast…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Distress Appeal Launched On Manning
Taree Municipal Council will seek the co-operation of Wingham Municipal Council and Manning Shire Council…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Home Flooded When Farm Dam Burst
When a 200,000 gallon dam burst at Mount George on Sunday, escaping water rushed down a natural gully…
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