After the Flood Many Stories Told
There is no end to flood stories—some humourous, other pitiful. Last Saturday afternoon a farmer named Power, near Tuncester, was faced with…
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Floods & storms, 1931
608 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 31
"No Admittance" Flood Refugees Story Contradicted
"No man would refuse shelter to any human being on such a night. I have closely questioned the members of the staff who were on the premises and I…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lismore Ambulance Work During Flood Superintendent Praised
The monthly meeting of the committee of the Lismore District Ambulence was held on Thursday night. Mr. H. B. Lebon presided in the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Flood Vast Seas of Water Still in Evidence
Although the Richmond started to fall at Coraki early on Sunday morning, it has fallen only seven or eight feet in more than four days, and at noon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tuckombil and Evans River Flood Escape Scheme
On Wednesday last Mr. O. J. Moore, District Works Officer at Lismore, accompanied by Mr. W. E. Wearne, the well-known surveyor, paid a visit to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Relief Shire to Seek Grant Schedule of £4430
To repair the damage in the Shire wrought by the flood, Tweed Shire Council yesterday adopted a schedule of works prepared by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmer's Flood Loss
Last Saturday afternoon a farmer named Power, near Tuncester, was faced with the problem of getting his wife and family of five to safety, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Tweed Flood. Some Outstanding Incidents
Mr. H. H. Hungerford, the Murwillumbah solicitor, had an unusual experience in last week's flood on the Tweed. He had been staying at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Flood at Coraki
The Baptist Church, in Grenfell-street, Coraki, was entirely surrounded by the flood waters. The flood waters on Sunday at Coraki were half way up the N.C.S.N. Coy.'s sign, as shown in the picture…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Lower River Country Still Flooded (Photos. taken from New England Airways' Ryan monoplane on Tuesday afternoon.)
Lismore from the air when the river had practically receded to normal. Photos[?] taken from over showground [?] pictures. Like a huge swamp—as viewed from the back of Coraki looking towards Evans Head. Crops were totally destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Richmond River Flood Prevention
Mr. A. F. Walker, the then manager of the Coraki branch of the Commercial Bank of Sydney, collected sufficient money from people on the Richmond River to have necessary levels taken and a scheme prepared in order that an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Relief Immediate Action Ladies in Charge
Lismore citizens at a public meeting yesterday decided to hand over to the Lismore Ladies' Benevolent Society the money and goods subscribed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Relief Work Government's Plans Flood Damage North Coast Councils SYDNEY
Replying to Mr. Flannery in the Legislative Assembly to-day the Minister for Labour and Industry (Mr. Baddeley) said he had…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Unsuitable Low Level Bridges Shire Engineer's Contention Costly Flood Damage
"By far the most expensive flood damage in the area was suffered by lowel level bridges, and their approaches, again proving…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Causes Flood?
A new theory for the prevalence of floods in the last decade or two in the Tweed district was advanced by Cr. Buchanan at Tweed Shire Council…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Waters Down
The flood waters have nearly all gone seawards, and only low-lying ground shows signs of the recent heavy fall. Down the river the flats are still…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Damage. Bridges and Roads Affected. in Tomki Shire
At yesterday's meeting of the Tomki Shire Council, the engineer (Mr. T. H. Kirkpatrick) reported:-- A number of the bridges were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Open Column Views of Readers Flood Prevention (To the Editor.)
Sir,—In my letter re the above subject in the "Star" of llth inst. I stated: "Governments are searching everywhere to provide work for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tomki Shire Council Business Flood Damage Report
A meeting of the Tomki Shire Council was held at Casino on Friday. Cr. W. Sullivan (president) occupied the chair and Crs. D. W. Cowan, H. J…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sidelights of Lismore Flood
Fresh meat sold out, and only corned pork was available on Saturday morning. Still householders were glad to replenish the larder at Baker's butchery in Conway and Ballina streets. Not joy riding, but transporting the fair sex and belongings per medium of…
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