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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1928

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Flood Losses on the Clarence. Farmer's Conference to Consider

Tweed Daily · Saturday 10 March 1928 · page 3

Speaking at a meeting of the Clarence District Council of the Primary Producers' Union, Mr. A. J. Pollock) M. L. A., said that what was known as…

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Flood Damage. in Tomki Shire

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1928 · page 5

At yesterday's meeting of the Tomki Shire Council, the engineer (Mr. T. H. Kirkpatrick) reported on the flood damage, as follows:…

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Cane Crops Estimate of Flood Damage

Northern Star · Saturday 10 March 1928 · page 9

At the meeting of the district council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, at Maclean, on Saturday last; Mr. D. A. Cameron said he had…

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Old Bonalbo. Plight of the Settlers. Damage From Flood Waters

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 12 March 1928 · page 2

An Old Eonalee correspondent writes:—Water is still lying about in depressions in cultivation paddocks and about the roads. The damage has been…

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Meets Snow Storm Woman's Daring Flight

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday:—A Lyons message says Lady Bailey, who is making a solo flight to South Africa, arrived after trouble, due to a compass defect…

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Nothing Like This on the Richmond. Floods in the Fen Country

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 4

A Mid Richmond dairyman, who hails from the Fen country, sends the "R.R. Herald" this clipping from an English paper under date January 8th. It will…

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Cowper Baths Damaged by Flood

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 14 March 1928 · page 5

The recent flood waters caused much damage to the Cowper river side baths. The river rose well over the electric light wires, but as all…

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Pastures Protection. Casino Board Meets. Floods Wipe Out Rabbits

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 14 March 1928 · page 3

Casino Pastures Protection Board met yesterday. There were presents:-- Messrs. Cunningham Henderson (chairman). A. W. Campbell, A. C. Waller,…

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CASINO P.P. Board Floods Exterminate Rabbits Casino

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 March 1928 · page 3

Casino P.P. Board met to-day, Mr. C. Henderson (chairman.) presiding. CORRESPONDENCE The stock and brands branch of…

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Light House Ship Puts to Sea at Last Storm Centre of Dispute

Tweed Daily · Thursday 15 March 1928 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wednesday:--The Commonwealth Navigation and Lighthouse, Department's oil burning steamer, Cape York, which has been the storm…

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Search for Dead. Victims of Flood Disaster. Over 300 Bodies Recovered

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 7

MONTREAL, Thursday.—A San[?] a Paula message stated that the search for the victims of the flood; caused by the breaking, of the dam in [?]…

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Flood Victims. Search Continues

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 2

Los Angeles Thursday. -- The search for the victims of the flood continues. With the aid of dynamite and tractors searchers are gradually cutting a…

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Flood Damage. ..Many Bridges Destroyed

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 6

The Engineer submitted the following report to the Council on Monday: I beg to report that the recent heavy rains caused considerable damage to…

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Kyogle Shire Council Flood Damage Totals £6356 Lynch's Creek Bridge

Northern Star · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 8

Cr. R. J. Moore (president) occupied the chair at the monthly meeting of the Eyogle Shire Council, and there were also present Crs. R. E. Alcorn, J…

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Flood Prevention

Northern Star · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 4

Over 40 representatives of the various local governing and public bodies in the Clarence River district attended a conference in the Grafton Town…

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Flood Prevention Schemes for Richmond River Question of Finance

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 5

Recurring losses by flood formed the basis of a request by a deputation of Richmond River farmers for preventive measures which waited on the…

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Still the Flood Effects

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 2

Farmers on the low-lying ground down the River tell us that areas recently covered by the flood waters are coming into grass again, but the…

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Drowned in Flooded Creek Melbourne

Northern Star · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 5

Frederick Clarke (13) was drowned in a creek at Canterbury during yesterday's storm. Usually the creek bed is almost dry, but it floods quickly…

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Floods on the Clarence

Northern Star · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 4

At a meeting of the port of Clarence Advisory Board at Grafton, Mr. A. J. Pollack, M.L.A., was re-elected chairman, Messrs. D. W. Macpherson…

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Still the Flood Effects

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 24 March 1928 · page 6

Farmers on the low-lying ground down the Tweed River state that areas recently covered by flood waters are coming into grass again, but the growth…

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