Flood Damage Works Revised
SYDNEY: The Public Works Department had revised considerably a list of works claimed as flood damage by the Lake Macquarie Shire Council, the Minister for Works (Mr. J. B…
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Floods & storms, 1953
304 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 16
Richmond Threat Of Flooding
LISMORE, Thursday.— More widespread heavy rain to-day increased the threat of flooding in the Richmond…
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The Minister for Public Works (Mr. Renshaw) advised Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., that a grant of £360 would be…
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LISMORE: Hundreds of people moved machinery, furniture and stock to higher ground today as the Richmond River threatened to flood low-lying parts of Lismore and the surrounding districts. Some families in North…
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LONDON, Fri. (A.A.P.): The Queen has awarded the George Medal to American airman Reice Leming for gallantry in rescuing 27 trapped people from their houses at Hunstanton, Norfolk, during the British floods…
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The Netherlands Vice-Consul for Newcastle (Mr. H. E. Andresen) has been advised by the Royal…
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Newcastle churches on Sunday will give their collections to the Lord Mayor's Appeal for British…
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LISMORE, Friday.—Water from the flooded Richmond River began to flow into shops and houses in the lower part of Lismore to-night…
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LONDON, Feb. 20. A.A.P.—The death roll in Britain's floods has now reached 307, including 11 people previously reported missing…
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Knowledge of Maitland's vulnerability should the Hunter River rise appreciably is behind Maitland City Council's decision to send an urgent telegram to the Premier…
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The Lord Mayor's appeal for British flood victims his realised more than £100. Donations should be sent…
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SYDNEY, Sunday—Almost the entire 3000 population of Goodiwindi on the New South Wales Queensland border worked feverishly to-night to build up a levee protecting the town from the swollen…
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The flood danger in all towns on the North Coast and in the north-west has lessened, with rain easing off. Rivers are falling slowly or remaining steady and…
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BRISBANE, Monday.—Goondiwindi, on the south-west border, prepared to-night for a flood peak early to-morrow, as the Macintyre River, in high…
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SYDNEY: Floodwaters from the swollen Macintyre River last night smashed through a levee bank at Goondiwindi and today three-quarters of the town (3000 population) is under water…
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SYDNEY: As neither Dalwood nor the Melville Ford. low-level bridge structures are flood…
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An R.A.A.F. Dakota to-day will parachute food to 300 floodbound people near the Queensland border. The 300 men, women and children are in six groups at Boomi…
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SYDNEY: Hundreds of people are cut off by swirling floodwaters in northern N.S.W. and an R.A.A.F. plane has begun an extensive series of mercy flights to…
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Chief officer of a Dutch tanker, on leave in Newcastle, is assisting Mr. D. C. Dierikx and his…
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LONDON, Feb. 25. A.A.P. —A 60-mile-an-hour gale last night swept the west coast of Scotland from the Hebrides…
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