Duck's Battle With Floods
Last night an Army duck made two unsuccessful attempts to reach Mrs. Harris and take her to Box Hill where her husband is seriously ill at the home of a dairy farmer,…
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Floods & storms, 1954
428 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 22
48 Hours On Roof Of Flood-bound Home A man and his wife have spent 48 hours on the roof of their flood-surrounded home
They are Mr. and Mrs. Mervyn Butters of Coutt's Crossing, 20 miles from Grafton. The Butters were cut off by rapidly rising water from the swollen Orara River on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police List Of Flood Casualties Feverish Activity for Show Opening Tomorrow
KYOGLE: Police here have released their first complete casualty list. Squads of men are working feverishly to have all in readiness for the opening of the 1954 Newcastle Show tomorrow. With the return to warm,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stop Press Flood at Casino
Planes will leave Sydney, later to-day to evacuate 170 people from Casino. They are believed to include the sick and some of the 800…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Flooded Lismore Graphic pictures from the air
AN aerial view of Lismore (top left) shows the extent of damage done by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ship's Trial In Cyclone
A battered British freighter entered Newcastle Harbour yesterday after having been hit severely by the cyclone that caused havoc along the coast…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Areas Hit by Disease Loss Estimated At £4 Million
Pneumonia, dysentery and gastro-enteritis are following the wake of the North Coast floods, which have claimed 23 lives. Damage in the floods, the worst on record, is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Landa To See Flood Areas
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Minister for Social Welfare (Mr. Landa) will leave Sydney on Friday to inspect the flood…
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There will be sympathy for those who have suffered through loss of life or damage to property in the floods…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Havoc Uncovered
A scene of indescribable havoc is being revealed as North Coast floodwater slowly recedes. Towns most gravely…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Problems As Flood Falls Food Short, Health In Danger On Nth. Coast
Shortage of food and threatened outbreaks of disease have become major problems in the flood-battered North Coast. The breakdown in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£8M. Damage by Floods
SYDNEY: Flood damage on the North Coast was estimated today to be at least £8-million. Estimates from main flood centres are—…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →State-Wide Appeal To Aid Flood Victims
SYDNEY: The Citizens' Flood Victims Appeal Fund is being organised on a state-wide basis through te cooperation of municipal authorities. The Lord Mayor (Ald…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Floods Isolate Shire President
Isolated from his home at Miller's Forest since Monday, the president of Lower Hunter Shire Council (Cr. L. F. Monkley) had this experience to lend force to his argument when he declared…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →From Storm To Calm
With Australia in reasonably still waters, the setting for the House of Representatives, announced for May 29,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flooded Roads Reopening
Roads closed by floods were again becoming trafficable, the Newcastle District Superintendent of the N.R.M.A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Produce Diverted by Floods
All Queensland produce for Newcastle would be diverted via Wallangarra for a fortnight because of floods, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Relief Pours in for Flood Area
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Food, clothing and money are pouring in from all over Australia for Northern N.S.W. flood victims. Road and rail links are slowly being restored to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Appeal Opened
The Lord Mayor of Newcastle (Ald. Purdue) yesterday launched an appeal for victims of the floods in New…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Minister To Visit Flood Areas
SYDNEY, Wednesday—The Minister for Public Works and Local Government (Mr. Renshaw) will leave Sydney on…
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