Organise Flood Rescue In Advance
The Hunter Valley community, having recently experienced its own flood, will sympathise with the victims of the Kempsey…
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Floods & storms, 1949
685 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 26 of 35
Army Praised For Flood Work
A copy of a special Army order commending soldiers who displayed "outstanding initiative and pertormed dangerous missions" during…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£3000 Flood Gift To Kempsey
Kempsey, which contributed £300 to Maitland flood relief appeal after the disastrous June flood, is to receive £3000 from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Torrent
Force of the water which devastated Kempsey is shown in this picture of the torrent rushing past a building—ignoring the sign "Stop" on the side of the verandah…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Governor-General's Flood Sympathy
SYDNEY.—The Governor-General (Mr. W. J. McKell) today sent the following telegram to the Governor of N.S.W. (Lt.-Gen. Northcott).—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fresh Water Sent To Flood Area
THE Floor Relief Committee has provided a variation on "coals to Newcastle" with the dispatch to flooded Kempsey of six…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Letter Box Flood Peril
What recently occurred in the Hunter River districts is a repetition of what has frequently happened. If people…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Houses washed away—debris in wake of Kempsey floods
DEVASTATION.—The widespread damage caused by the Kempsey flood is exemplified in this picture of wrecked houses in the centre of the town. Scores of people lost practically all their possessions and many are homeless. ENGAGED.-Joy Nichols, popular Australian star of the B.B.C. radio show, "Take It From Here,"…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Heavy Losses Feared In Indian Floods
MADRAS, August 31. A.A.P.—Heavy casualties are feared in floods it the Kottayam area on the west coast of India…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floodgate Problem For Minister
THE Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. Cahill) had been asked whether it would not be better to built vertical…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cessnock Fund For Flood Victims
The Mayor of Cessnock (Ald. J. Brown) has opened a local fund to assist victims of the Kempsey district flood…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood Effect On Butter Ration
SYDNEY.—Batter rationing might have been lifted this spring but for the Kempsey floods, a dairy produce expert…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Govt's Action On Flood Mitigation
SYDNEY: A report on flood mitigation on the Macleay River, where the disastrous Kempsey floods have occurred, has been sought from the Conservation Authority by the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Storm Damage on Newcastle Beaches
Newcastle beaches are in a poor condition because of recent storm damage. Top: The wreck at Nobbys Beach is now in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Parade Ground Ducks At Flood: No Mock Assault
The mock R.A.A.F.-Army assault, announced as a highlight of the Lake Home foundation stone ceremony at Bolton Point to-morrow, has been cancelled…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods Cause Rise In Vegetable Price
Floods in the Madleay River following closely on the floods in the Lower Hunter had caused a sharp rise in the price of vegetables, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Apexians Give £738 to Flood Relief
A cheque for £738, representing contributions from 16 of the 60 Apex Clubs in the Commonwealth, was handed by the President of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Victim's Dog Stayed On Guard
THE BODY of Patrick Connolly, 67, a victim of the flood at Kempsey, was found yesterday in an area front which his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kempsey Flood Damage: Buildings Move On Foundations
Flood water has caused some buildings in Kempsey to move on their foundations. A two-story building has sunk six inches on one corner…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Families Ruined By Floods Leave Kempsey
KEMPSEY: More than 50 families who lost their homes and practically all their belongings in the floodwaters have left the district. Many of the victims have…
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