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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms
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CORAKI, Tuesday.—Although floodwaters in the Richmond River have receded several feet in most places, there was little change in the general flood position today. About 70 square miles of farm land are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ALTHOUGH most of the Richmond district escaped serious loss from the present flood rains, the position is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir.—I read with interest your article on "Flood Action". It is time something was done regarding dredging the river, but I think…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Country residents were faced with serious problems when last week-end's flood completely shut them off from town and neighbouring centres. With roads and bridges…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →BRISBANE, Thursday.—After breaking its banks at Riverview, 18 miles from Brisbane, this morning, the Brisbane River is expected to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CORAKI, Thursday.—Floodwater covering the 70 square miles flood belt on the Richmond River valley dropped slightly in the 24 hours to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BANGALOW, Monday.—Over 140 points of rain fell during a storm which lasted about half an hour at Bangalow today…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Monday (AAP).—Sixty mile an hour winds swept Britain yesterday, whipping up the worst sea storm this winter in the Straits…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →AT CLUNES CLUNES; Tuesday.—Following a hot humid day, when the maximum temperature was 95.5 degrees,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MULLUMBIMBY, Tuesday.—Mullumbimby just missed the full impact of a severe storm which passed to the south at 6.30 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An effort will be made by the Richmond-Tweed Regional Development Committee to expedite the survey of the Richmond valley for flood mitigation. The district representative on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ANY IDEAS that the Richmond River's flood problems had much of a priority in departmental plans were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY, Sunday.—A man spent more than an hour in shark infested water off Bondi last night while 100 people searched for him…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two brothers, Messrs. Norman and Quentin Smith, both residents of Lynch's Creek, will perhaps think twice before they again seek shelter…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DISTRICT floodings inevitably revive the long agitation for flood mitigation work. The recent inundation…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SEATTLE, Monday (AAP).—A state of emergency was declared m western Washington State last night as floods in Washington and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →HOBART, Tuesday.—A 70 miles an Hour gale did £80,000 worth, of damage to hop and apple crops in the Huon Valley yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CORAKI, Wednesday.—The President of Woodburn Shire Council (Cr. C. S. Middleton) told today's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WASHINGTON, Friday (AAP).—Five American vessels were washed aground by a storm in Tokio Bay on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Houses were partly unroofed, trees were uprooted and electric light wires were brought down when a violent storm whipped through bayside suburbs for several hours today. At Altona, a ship laden with…
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