'Ducks' For Flood Relief
SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Army "ducks" would be placed in northern areas for emergency flood work, an…
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Floods & storms, 1954
428 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 22
Menzies Not In Favor Of Flood Insurance
The Prime Minister (Mr. R. G. Menzies) told Newcastle Chamber of Commerce in a letter read at today's meeting that if the Commonwealth were to introduce a national flood insurance scheme it would be confronted with the same difficulties with which…
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PERTH, Friday.—Flood-water racing down the Fitzroy River after heavy rains in the Kimberleys are more than…
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NEW YORK, Sun (A.A.P.): Eleven deaths were attributed to tornadoes and other storms in U.S. at the weekend. At least 49 tornadoes struck in the south…
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BALLERINA.—The great English ballerina, Alicia Markova, dancing with her new partner, Milorad Miskovitch. They are taking English provincial cities by storm…
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The Department of Conservation informed the Hunter Valley Trust today that the Minister for Works (Mr. Renshaw) had been asked to have the river bank improvement work near…
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The Lord Mayor (Ald. Purdue) sent the final cheque from the Newcastle appeal for the Flood Victims' Relief…
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LISMORE—Loss of pasture in the Lower Richmond area through flood and caterpillars is causing considerable hardship and loss of production…
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The Mayor of Maitland's Flood Relief Appeal closed today with a total of £1245 2s. The last contribution…
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SYDNEY: At a conservative estimate Maitland floods since 1949 had cost £2,494,000, the Minister for Works (Mr. J. B. Renshaw) was told today…
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Maitland Flood Appeal to assist North Coast victims will close this week. The Mayor (Ald. P. O…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Thousands of shoppers and workers stood in pouring rain to-day to cheer sailors from…
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LONDON, Friday, (A.A.P.): A ball hit by Bill Green in a high wind landed in…
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Prevention, not cure was Labour's approach to flood problems, Dr. Evatt said in his policy speech…
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TOKYO, May 10. A.A.P.—A cyclone whipped across northern Japan last night, killing at least seven people, national…
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TOKIO, Tues. (A.A.P.): Six people were killed and three reported missing in a violent storm which swept…
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The Leader of the Federal Opposition (Dr. Evatt) apparently proposed to direct the Commonwealth Bank to release a flood of notes to finance his…
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Merewether P. and C. Association decided to donate £2/2/ to the Teachers' Federation Flood Relief appeal…
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The electric light and power service was interrupted for more than five hours when 4000 gallons of…
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Hundreds of gallons of water from a damaged valve flooded the basement of the Colonial Mutual Life building in…
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