Worst Flood In History Faces Bourke
SYDNEY: The danger of its worst flood in history has thrown Bourke into a fever of anxiety and activity. Women are working alongside men in round-the-clock…
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Floods & storms, 1950
987 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 39 of 50
Flood Waves Menace Town Levees
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Whipped by a 30-mile-an-houour westerly wind, waves up to two feet high are menacing the earth levees around the…
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SYDNEY: Bourke residents are making a valiant effort to beat the still-rising Darling River…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Telephone communication with Bourke is impossible to-night because wind-whipped flood water has poured…
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A gala bowls days will be held at New Lambton Club on Thursday at 1.30 p.m. Proceeds will go to the flood…
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BOURKE, Tuesday.—Three hundred men are working the clock round to strengthen the levee banks at Bourke…
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It seems hard to imagine that the Minister for Conservation (Mr. Weir) spoke seriously when he told the annual…
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Maitland Council decided last night to open a new works depot out of flood reich near the abattoir at Rutherford…
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In connection with the Lake Shire Council's application for financial assistance towards repairing flood damage, the Shire…
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About £24,000 is likely to be approved for payment on Monday on 678 claims, which have been assessed by the Mayor of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Letters To The Editor Flood Victims
ONE hears a lot about helping the flood victims of the Hunter Valley. Take, for instance, the farmers…
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It was most unfair that miners at Bellbird and other Maitland mines should have received only one day's pay a week for two months,…
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With a threat of new floodings Station 2KM at Kempsey resumed broadcasting today. The station went off the air…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wallis Creek Floodgates Closed As Hunter Rises Steadily
The Wallis Creek floodgates at Maitland closed early this afternoon when the Hunter River maintained its steady rise. Shortly after 2 o'clock the river was 18ft. 4ins. at Belmore Bridge…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Kempsey business men had threatened to withdraw support from Station 2KM unless staff were paid for extra…
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With a forecast for improving conditions over the Hunter Valley, fears of renewed flooding are receding. Only light falls occurred in…
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BOMBAY, Aug. 25. A.A.P.— More than 1000 people have died as a result of the earthquake and floods which have devesatated…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—More rain is forecast for the New South Wales North Coast and Tablelands where the Weather Bureau expects…
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BOMBAY, Sat. (A.A.P.).—More than 1000 have died as a result of the earthquake and floods which have devastated…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—Dr. George Goswell, 30, of Walgett, has been awarded the Royal Humane Society's Bronze Medal for having…
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