Flood Boat Has Arrived In Kyogle
Almost nine months after it had been suggested that a boat be procured for use in Kyogle during flood time, it has been…
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Floods & storms, 1949
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Floods Hold Up Trains in North Qld
BRISBANE, Wednesday:--Heavy rain which has caused local flooding in the far north of the State had held up trains and…
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The Minister for Works and Local Governmen, Mr. J. J. Cahill, has advised the Kyogle Shire Council of the elimination of several items from the schedule of the Council's application for assistance towards the cost of repairing damage caused by the June…
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A reserve fund will be created by Tintenbar Shire Council to meet expenditure on flood damage repairs that may be necessitated by future floods. As far as I know no shire on the…
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CASINO, Tuesday.—Steps taken to form a "district flood warning committee" were outlined by the A.P.P.U. Organiser (Mr. B. P…
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Sir—With the near approach of June, many, compelled to live within reach of our river in its angry moods, are feeling that we should be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood Work by Postal Staff in "Best Tradition"
The postal staff in Lismore did a wonderful job in the best postal tradition during the floods in 1948, said the Deputy Director of Posts and Telegraphs (Mr. S. F. Kellock) at the annual meeting of the Lismore…
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CASABLANCA, Monday (AAP). —Six Arabs were drowned at Missour, and damage estimated at £90,000 was caused in the desert…
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ROME, Thursday (AAU).—Large areas of the Po Valley were flooded when the River Po burst its banks near Turin yesterday, after a week…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—Sydney t-day had milder weather after yesterday's gale, which caused thousands of pounds worth of damage…
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Following a fine, dry week-end, a sudden thunderstorm came in from the north-east early yesterday afternoon. During heavy rain,…
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BALLINA, Tuesday.—The heaviest thunderstorm for a number of years was experienced at Ballina last night. Heavy thunder and vivid…
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CORAKI, Wednesday.—The official estimate of flood loss in Woodburn Shire in the June flood of 1948 was £90,000, the Shire Clerk…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£16,000 Aid to N.s.w. Flood Victims in 1948
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Financial assistance given to victims of floods in Northern New South Wales in June, 1948, amounted to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →6 Drowned in Texas Flood
NEW YORK, Wednesday (AAP). —At least six people were drowned and others are missing following torrential rain from a cloudburst…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in Sooth, Farms and Guest Houses Isolated
SYDNEY, Sunday.—More than 300 people living on farms and in guest houses in the Burragorang Valley are isolated by floodwaters, due to heavy rains over the week-end…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Floodwaters in the Burragorang Valley are subsiding, and only a few places are still isolated, police at Burragorang…
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More than 100 holiday-makers are marooned in Burragorang Valley, where nearly all bridges are under water and are impassable to traffic. Picture shows a horseman making his way across the flooded Nattai River over Bimlow Bridge which is under water…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Over 200 Killed In Brazil Floods
MACELO (Brazil), Thursday (AAP). — Widespread floodwaters in North-Eastern Brazil have killed over 200 persons and left hundreds…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bungawalbyn Floodgates Ratepayers to See Minister on Council's Decision
CORAKI, Sunday.—A deputation of Bungawalbyn-Swan Bay ratepayers will interview the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. Cahill) concerning a decision of Woodburn Shire Council…
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