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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms
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LISMORE, Tuesday: With water from the upper reaches of the Richmond River converging from the two arms at Coraki, the river has broken its banks &£ Swan Bay and flooded the whole of the mid-Richmond…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The purchase of 12 12ft bondwood dinghies at a cost of £25 each was approved at a meeting of Lismore Municipal Council…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →GRAFTON, Tuesday: The Clare nee River is in its worst flood since 1928, although the waiter stopped rising at 8 pm, when the height of 21ft. 4in. was 2ft. above the June, 1945 level. The flood prevention embankment at Great Marlowe…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FLOODWATERS in a Brisbane suberb during the cyclonic, disturbance on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MELBOURNE, Tuesday. — The [?]reak cyclonic depression which [?]oved from Gippsland to the west [?]tead of to the east caused…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CORAKI, Tuesday.—Mr. R. H. York, of Swan Bay, has a modern drainage scheme operating on his oroperty, with pumping station to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →GRAFTON, Tuesday.—The Clarence River is in its worst flood since 1926, although the water stopped rising at 8 p.m., when the height of 21 feet 4 inches at Grafton was two feet above the June, 1945, level. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →During Monday's gale a partly completed fibro-cement house at Palm Beach was demolished when the high concrete blocks, upon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NEW YORK, Wednesday (AAP).—A crisis in the Security Council of U.N.O. was averted—at least temporarily—to-day when a sub-committee was appointed after the Russian delegate threatened to walk out if discussion proceeded on the Persian protest against the continued presence of Russian troops in that country…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →GRAFTON, Wednesday: Although the flood waters in the Clarence River district ere receding slowly, enormous damage can be seen already. Thousands of acres of farming land will be inundated for days…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CORAKI, Wednesday.—Flooding of farm lands on the mid and lower Richmond areas last night and this morning has been more…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Milk will be rationed in Sydney and Newcastle as from to-morrow. Announcing this to-day, the Chairman…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A forceful demand for steps to minimise flooding at South Murwillumbah was made to Murwillumbah Municipal Council meeting on Wednesday night by a deputation of Southside…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CANBERRA, Thursday. — The immediate release of quantities of earth moving machinery to assist flood repairs by Shire Councils in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →GRAFTON, Thursday. — Pears that Grafton's water supply would not be maintained today were unfounded. Water Board officers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CORAKI, Thursday.—The greater portion of the Mid-Richmond area in the Coraki district inundated by flood waters is still isolated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BRISBANE, Monday: Another cyclone has been located by the Weather Bureau, but at present it is well off the coast…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,—May I crave a few inches of your valuable paper to express an opinion which, may be of invaluable worth to the Richmond…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BRISBANE, Tuesday. — The Weather Bureau reported to-day that a cyclonic depression, still well to seawards, is situated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY, Tuesday:—Applications for flood relief, particularly on the North Coast, had been very consistent, the Minister…
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