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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

69 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 2 of 4

Waterside Strike Delays Flood Help SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 6 July 1950 · page 1

Members of the Kempsey Branch of the Waterside Workers' Federation, in defiance of a union instruction, today again…

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Floods Threaten North-west Towns SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 10 July 1950 · page 1

The northern half of N.S.W. and southern Queensland are threatened with floods…

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Bellata Helps Flood Victims

The North Western Courier · Monday 10 July 1950 · page 2

A Flood Relief Fund has been opened in the Bellata district by the C.W.A. Al1 wishing to donate to this worthy cause should forward their…

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Flood Damage Claim

The North Western Courier · Monday 17 July 1950 · page 2

The municipal council has instructed that a survey of damage to streets of the municipality as result of heavy rain, be made, and a claim…

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Flood Damage Appeal

The North Western Courier · Monday 17 July 1950 · page 2

Aldermen decided on Tuesday night that the Flood Relief Appeal recently opened by the Mayor, will, when closed, be forwarded to the…

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£5000 Flood Damage in Shire

The North Western Courier · Monday 17 July 1950 · page 1

A programme of repair work on minor roads throughout the Shire, necessary as the result of flood damage, estimated to cost…

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Road Causes Flooding

The North Western Courier · Monday 17 July 1950 · page 1

A landholder alongside the road to the Narrabri rifle range complained to last Shire Council meeting that this road had caused flooding of his…

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More Flood Rains Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 20 July 1950 · page 1

Floods prevented ambulance men or doctors from treating a Polish migrant who burnt himself in a home at flooded Glen Davis today…

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Flood Relief Fund

The North Western Courier · Thursday 20 July 1950 · page 8

In response to a request from the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Namoi Shire Council has opened a fund for relief of flood victims…

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Shop Robbed During Storm Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 24 July 1950 · page 4

Taking advantage of the storm thieves smashed a window and stole more than £500 worth of jewellery from a shop in the Corso, Manly,…

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Flood-bound Property Inspected From Air

The North Western Courier · Monday 24 July 1950 · page 1

Unable to communicate with the homestead at Wathager, Moree, Mr. R. B. Gill this morning decided to charter a plane from East-West…

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North Western Towns in Grip of Flood Rain Causes Million Pound Damage in Sydney SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 24 July 1950 · page 1

The severe rains which deluged the metropolitan area yesterday caused damage estimated at nearly a million pounds. Several low-lying suburbs, including Surrey Hills,…

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Flood Relief Claims

The North Western Courier · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 8

As soon as flood waters in the town subsided, a detailed inspection is to be made, a list of necessary work, and an estimate of the cost submitted…

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Flood Sidelights

The North Western Courier · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 1

In Selina street on Tuesday, Geoff Kay was about to jump on a huge log, floating by, for a "free ride," when he noticed a large snake had…

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Latest Information on Floods

The North Western Courier · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 1

Further general rains west of the Tablelands with danger of further serious floodings in already swollen rivers were…

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Rapid Flooding Sweeps Narrabri

The North Western Courier · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 1

Flowing with great rapidity, flood waters in the Namoi River and Narrabri Creek broke the banks early on Tuesday morning and spread throughout the surrounding districts…

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Sewer Lines Flooded

The North Western Courier · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 2

Residents should be requested to place sandbags over the sewer inlets in their yards when there is a possibility of flooding, thus…

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Flood Heights At Boggabri

The North Western Courier · Monday 31 July 1950 · page 1

Floods in the Namoi-River during the past twelve months raised much speculation as to the highest [?] river has ever reached over the years…

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No Further Flooding

The North Western Courier · Monday 31 July 1950 · page 1

Although the river has maintained a high level for some days and heavy rain fell along the upper reaches of the Namoi on…

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Pensioner Victim of Flood Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 1

A military pensioner, James Ryan, 62, was found drowned today in a hut at Hillston which had been flooded by the Lachlan River…

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