Cyclone Causes £100,000 Damage
BRISBANE, Fri.: Damage estimated at £100,000 has been caused within a 500 mile radius of Brisbane by the cyclone…
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Storm of Jeers Greet Sam Sneed
COLUMBUS (Ohio), Fri.: A storm of jeers greeted Sam Snead, defending champion in the PGA golf championship, when he…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Two Die in Violent Rain Storm Brisbane
A young girl was drowned, a man was killed and another man critically injured during a violent cyclonic storm which battered Brisbane and suburbs late last night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Situation Becomes Grim in Northern N.S.W. Flight of Residents From Kempsey Sydney
All rivers on the northern N.S.W. tablelands are in full flood as the cyclonic disturbance which hit Brisbane last night moves southward. The Weather Bureau today issued flood warnings for the Richmond, Clarence, Macleay, Bellingen, Nambucca and Hastings rivers and their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →10.000 People Are Homeless Worst Floods on Record Devastate Northern Towns Sydney
R.A.A.F. Dakota planes and army “ducks” are being rushed to the assistance of more than 10,000 people rendered homeless in northern N.S.W. by the worst floods on record. Grafton (population 12,000) and Kempsey (population 8000) are…
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Major Williams, officer-in-charge of the Salvation Army in Albury. yesterday launched an appeal for cash donations and clothing to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Ducks” on Way to Flooded Areas
Six Army “ducks” from Bandiana military establishment left for the flood-strucken areas near Kempsey early yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Damage Exceeds £10,000,000 16 LIVES, 5000 Homes Lost Production Loss Heavy
IN six months of record rain throughout N.S.W. it has been impossible to estimate the amount of damage, but experts say that it must run into many millions. SO far this year floods have cost 16 lives and left behind a…
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SYDNEY, Mon.: Leaving a trail of death and destruction the muddy floodwaters are slowly subsiding in the…
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"It is estimated that it will cost £4035 to restore council's reads to their original condition." This statement was made by…
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SYDNEY, Tues.: Flood control measures should be given a high priority in the allocation of public works, the Minister for…
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CANBERRA, Tues: The Commonwealth and NSW Governments will provide £120,000 flood relief to meet cases of individual…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Pneumonia Takes Toll of Flood Victims Thousands of People Still Homeless Sydney
Scores of people ore crowding into Kempsey Hospital suffering from pneumonia and influenza—a serious aftermath of the worst floods on record…
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SYDNEY, Wed.: Conditions continued to improve in flood districts in N.S.W. today, but hundreds of miles of roads are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Minister Promises Aid for Flood Victims
The Minister for Agriculture, Mr Graham, said today that the whole of the resources of his department would be thrown…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gales, Rain And Snow Follow ‘Still’
MELBOURNE, Thurs.: With the evening of the “still” weather which brought heavy fogs and frosts to Victoria, heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Correspondence [The views expressed by our correspondents are not necessarily those of this newspaper.] Flood Belief Appeal (To the Editor.)
Sir,—I should be pleased if you could find space to publish this very urgent appeal on behalf of the Red Cross Society…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Holbrook to Help Flood Victims
Following receipt of a telegram from the Lord Mayor of Sydney (Ald. O’Dea), Holbrook Shire President (Cr. C…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Albury to Help Flood Victims Mayor, Ald. Bunton, Launches Appeal
Mayor (Ald. Bunton) last night launched an appeal for funds to assist the NSW Flood Victims’ Relief Fund established in Sydney by the Lord Mayor (Ald. O’Dea). His action followed receipt of a telegram from Ald…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Army Engineers to Help in Cleaning Up Flood-Ravaged Districts SYDNEY
Army engineers and earth-moving equipment are standing by to assist in the herculean task of cleaning tip in flood areas. This was announced today by Lt.-General…
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