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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

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Bourke Flooded

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

Floodwaters on the move downstream along the Barwon and Darling Rivers threaten new towns. The Darling has burst its banks at…

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Council Seeks Flood Damage Grant

The North Western Courier · Thursday 10 August 1950 · page 1

Total estimated cost of repairing flood damage in the Municipality is £4515, reported the Clerk of Works, Mr. Morris, on Tuesday night. He added details had been submitted to the…

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Floods Increase Disease Danger

The North Western Courier · Thursday 10 August 1950 · page 6

The recent floods had resulted in a reduction in the resistance of the community to disease, and it was essential that precautions…

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Flood Relief Committee Requested

The North Western Courier · Monday 14 August 1950 · page 7

Narrabri P. P. Board has requested the Namoi Shire Council to form a Flood Relief Committee…

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Floods Hold Up Stock Movements

The North Western Courier · Thursday 17 August 1950 · page 2

The P. P. Board has decided to charge full agistment fees for all stock pastured on the reserves throughout the district, unable to…

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Police Seek Information on Flood Damage

The North Western Courier · Thursday 24 August 1950 · page 1

The Narrabri police have been asked to submit a list of homes to Narrabri damaged by the recent flood…

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Two £500 Flood Relief Grants

The North Western Courier · Thursday 24 August 1950 · page 1

To alleviate urgent cases of distress following the recent floods a grant of £500 has bean received by both the Municipal…

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Shire Flood Relief Fund

The North Western Courier · Thursday 24 August 1950 · page 10

Namoi Shire Council has forwarded £82.18.6 to the Lord Mayor's Flood Relief Fund. £10 was donated by Mr. R. J. Boyle, Wee Waa, and…

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£3,000,000 Flood Damage

The North Western Courier · Monday 28 August 1950 · page 3

Flood damage throughout the States is estimates [?] be approximately £3,000,000, including £847,000 in the Sydney metropolitan area, the…

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Flood Relief

The North Western Courier · Thursday 31 August 1950 · page 1

Officials of the State and Commonwealth Flood Relief Committee will be visiting the Narratol and Moree districts next week…

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Flood Relief Applications

The North Western Courier · Thursday 7 September 1950 · page 1

Purpose of the Flood Relief Committee established by the Federal and State Governments was to alleviate distress caused by the recent floods throughout the State, said a spokesman of the Committee at a public meeting…

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Flood Refuge Disappearing

The North Western Courier · Monday 11 September 1950 · page 1

A report that Namoi Shire Council was removing gravel from a ridge near Doreen, with the result that a very useful flood refuge was…

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Storm Water Drainage

The North Western Courier · Monday 25 September 1950 · page 7

Installation of trunk telephone lines and a new switchboard by the P.M.G. at Narrabri will result in a series of new manholes in the vicinity of the…

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£600 Flood Relief Granted

The North Western Courier · Thursday 5 October 1950 · page 8

Narrabri Flood Relief Committee has granted financial assistance to householders to a total value of £677.17.6…

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Flood Danger Passing SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 23 October 1950 · page 1

The Lachlan River at Forbes, which yesterday was divided into three parts by swirling flood waters, has ceased to rise after…

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Flood Relief Distributed

The North Western Courier · Thursday 26 October 1950 · page 1

Narrabri District Flood Relief Committee has so far distributed £675 to householders and others to assist them in replacing or…

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Flood Repair Grant

The North Western Courier · Monday 13 November 1950 · page 1

Mr. G. Crawford, M.L.A., has received the following advice from the Minister for Public Works: "I refer to your personal…

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Flood Damage Repairs in Progress

The North Western Courier · Monday 20 November 1950 · page 5

Although spells of wet weather conditions continue warmer temperatures are now causing quicker drying…

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Narrabri's Flood Outlet

The North Western Courier · Thursday 23 November 1950 · page 1

A re-occurrence of flood conditions in the district had highlighted the need for an all-weather road our from Narrabri should…

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Hundreds Die in Worst U.S. Gale on Record New York

The North Western Courier · Monday 27 November 1950 · page 1

Fresh snow fell on the hard-hit cities north of eastern United States as deaths in one of the nation's worst storms passed the…

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