Little Road Damage By Flood Rains
Although damage was caused to Lismore Municipality roads during the flood rains a little over a week ago it was not severe. The…
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Floods & storms, 1946
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Many Seek Flood Relief
SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Applications for flood relief, particularly on the North Coast has been very consistent, the Minister for Local…
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BRISBANE, Wednesday. — The Weather Bureau reported today that the cyclonic rain depression at 9 a.m. was approximately 200…
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For the second time in a fortnight, Murwillumbah has been faced with the possibility of a flood. After heavy rain throughout the Tweed district yesterday the river at Murwillumbah rose steadily reaching a maximum at 11 o'clock last…
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A continuation to-day of the heavy rain which fell in the Richmond district yesterday and last night would result in a re…
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SYDNEY, Thursday. — Hopes that the cyclone may blow itself out or change its course were expressed at the Weather Bureau…
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Fears that Murwillumbah might experience another flood, if heavy rain continued…
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LISMORE, Thursday: Although rain fall fairly continuously today it was very light compared with the previous…
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At the week-end, when Fawcett's Creek was swollen considerably, three, small boys went for a canoe ride, When nearing the railway bridge the…
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Although rain fell fairly continuously yesterday, it was very light compared with the previous day and consequently the immediate danger of flooding has been passed…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The cyclone which threatened the Northern Rivers of New South Wales yesterday has moved out to sea and…
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Flooding of the Mid-Richmond twice within nine months did not result only in damage…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The Premier (Mr. McKell) announced today that a scheme had been approved and would apply immediately to relieve distress caused by the recent floods in the North Coast district. It would…
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TOKIO, Sunday (AAP).—After a mass meeting of 15,000 people at Hibiya Park, Tokio. under the leadership of Communists,…
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BRISBANE, Sunday: Mr J. S. Pollard, who was connected with the northern flood relief organisation, stated tonight that he had…
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BRISBANE Sunday.—Mr. J. S. Pollard. who was connected with the Northern Flood Relief organisation, said he had resigned his…
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CORAKI, Monday — "No slur or reflection on the services of the police or Radio Station 2LM was intended in my criticism of the…
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Sir,—During the past fortnight I have been very interested in your reports of the two floods and their action at various places in the…
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CANBERRA, Tuesday. — The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) told Sir Earls Page (C.P., New South Wales) in the House of…
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CORAKI, Tuesday.—An important drainage achievement by Mr. R. H. York, of Swan Bay, who, during the recent flood, economically pumped 30,000,000 gallons of water off his 130-acre farm, saving it…
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