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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1945

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Floods Lower Butter Output

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 June 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday—Butter production has been considerably lowered owing to floods in the dairying areas and the…

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Jealousy Bar To Flood Prevention Levee Bank Plans Before Inquiry

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 June 1945 · page 4

Petty jealousies between district councils had stopped the adoption of flood prevention schemes which, if carried out, would have saved the district the loss of life and property which resulted from the flood…

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Heavy Rain in Southern Australia

Tweed Daily · Thursday 21 June 1945 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: Millions of tons of water are pouring down over Southern Australia. It…

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Street Stall Tomorrow to Aid Flood Relief Fund

Tweed Daily · Thursday 21 June 1945 · page 2

Members of Murwillumbah Hospital Auxiliary at a meeting yesterday decided to forego their usual street…

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The Forum Plan for Flood Control (To the Editor)

Tweed Daily · Thursday 21 June 1945 · page 5

Sir,--I became a resident of Murwillumbah four months ago. I am amazed with the wonderful productivity of the Tweed…

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Cane for Stock in Flood Areas

Tweed Daily · Thursday 21 June 1945 · page 2

A limited quantity of sugar cane has been made available by the C.S.R. Gov. Ltd. as fodder for…

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Mayor Thanks Flood Workers

Tweed Daily · Thursday 21 June 1945 · page 2

Sympathy with the victims of the recent floods at Murwillumbah, on the Tweed and in other North Coast distritcs was…

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Flood Currents

Northern Star · Thursday 21 June 1945 · page 3

Sir,—Much of the damage and many of the difficulties of the rescues during the flood were brought about by the swift…

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Letters to The Editor Kindness in the Flood

Northern Star · Thursday 21 June 1945 · page 3

Sir,—South Lismore had its hospitality and ministering angels as well as North Lismore. One in particular was Mrs. L. V…

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Assessment of Flood Damage Returns of Losses Required

Northern Star · Thursday 21 June 1945 · page 4

The Flood Advisory Committee has decided that it is important to assess all damage caused to public and private property by the recent…

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More Mattresses for Flood Victims

Northern Star · Thursday 21 June 1945 · page 4

Six large military trucks laden with mattresses have arrived in Lismore after a non-stop run from Bathurst…

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Heavy Rain in Three States

Tweed Daily · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday: As a result of good falls of rain throughout Victoria, water in some districts is running into…

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Evans Head Escapes Flood and Storm Damage

Northern Star · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 3

Apart from some trees being blown across electric light wires. Evans Head suffered little damage from the cyclone and devastating…

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£35,000 for Relief Of Flood Victims On North Coast

Tweed Daily · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: The sum of £35,000 for financial relief to North Coast flood victims has been approved by the Acting Premier (Mr Baddeley). Announcing this today, he said the relief fund was…

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M'bimby Flood Relief C'tee Seeks Grant For Main Arm Road

Tweed Daily · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 2

Owing to the deplorable state of the Main Arm road caused by the recent floods, Mullumbimby Flood Relief…

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Murwillumbah To Have Flood Warning Body

Tweed Daily · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 5

Decision that steps be taken to constitute a Flood Warning Committee at Murwillumbah, consisting of representatives of the Municipal and Shire Councils, Police and Traders, was made at the Municipal Council's…

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Flood Road for Homestead

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 7

There was general agreement among shire councillors on Monday that investigation should be made into the possibility of providing a…

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R.S.L. Help For Flood Victims

Northern Star · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 6

Assistance, aggregating £100, to families of returned soldiers or servicemen who had suffered heavy losses in the flood was…

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Service in the Flood

Northern Star · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 2

Sir,—One who deserves special mention for his work during the flood is Mr. Gus Sullivan, of Hurford's Bakery, South Lismore…

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Bush Mission Takes Supplies to Flood Areas

Northern Star · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 3

First-hand information of the degree of damage caused in the flooded areas of the Richmond was gained by Mr. and Mrs…

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