5 Flood Victims Buried Together
ARMIDALE, Wednesday—Five members of a family drowned in the floods at Baker's Creek on Saturday night…
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Floods & storms, 1954
428 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 22
Flooded Crops Rot in Heat
With floodwaters receding from farms in the Morpeth area, vegetable crops are putrefying under the hot sun. Masses of vines, cabbages,…
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Heavy showers are drenching many flood victims of North Coast today as they clean mud and debris from their homes. The sky is heavily overcast and worse rain…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hunter Farmers Ruined By Floods
Most Lower Hunter farmers would each lose between £500 and £1000 as a result of the recent floods and some losses may even be as high as £4000, it was estimated today. Many were stated to be[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers Assess Flood Loss
Lower Hunter farmers whose land has emerged from flood-water yesterday were assessing the damage caused…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bodies Of Flood Victims Found
The bodies of the two men drowned at Duckenfield on Monday were recovered yesterday morning nearly a mile…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Parade Ground Flood Duck Holed But Not Capsized
A 15 Northern Rivers Lancers duck on flood rescue work in the Lismore-Casino area was holed when it ran into a submerged log near Woodburn. A broadcast report that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Govt. Aid Promised Council Repairs After Flood
SYDNEY: The State Government would not expect councils to meet the full cost of restoring flood-damaged roads, the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Renshaw) said…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cloudburst Floods Fifty Shops
At least 50 Hunter-street shops were flooded when about 3½ inches of rain fell on Newcastle in about ,two hours last night…
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CANBERRA, Friday.—A Commonwealth insurance office, on lines of the War Dam ages Commission, for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Funds Near £300
Nearly £300 has been donated to flood appeals in Newcastle and Maitland. The Lord Mayor of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood-damage Repairs Councils 'Not to Pay All'
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Government does not expect local authorities to pay the full cost of restoring flood-damaged roads…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Loss From 2 Storms
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Freak storms in Sydney and Armidale caused severe property damage yesterday…
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SYDNEY: £1000 was sent to Lismore this morning, £500 of it to repay the Mayor of Lismore (Ald. R. Granger) who advanced money from his private funds to flood victims, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flooding From Wallsend Drains
Wallsend business people claimed today that the uncleaned position of the Wallsend stormwater drain…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →'Tropical' Storms Scattered
"Tropical" storms late on Sunday night and about 7.30 a.m. yesterday flooded gutters at Mayfield New Lambton an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →After The Cyclone Shore Jobs For Crew Of Ketch
A young Dutchman and two crew members of a 26ft. ketch today will look for a few day's work in Newcastle. The Dutchman is Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood City's Plea £3M. Loan Requested
SYDNEY, Monday.—Lismore business people had asked for a Government loan of £3 million, Mr. Landa said to-day. The business people,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Letters To the Editor Flood Mitigation
"SYMPATHISER" ("Newcastle Morning Herald," 24/2/'54) is apparently unaware that flood mitigation it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Support For Flood Fund
The president of the Local Government Association and the Shires' Association have joined in the…
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