Flood Rescue Boat
Following representations from various Tabulam bodies, Kyogle Shire Council, at their recent meeting, agreed to a suggestion that a…
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Floods & storms, 1951
187 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 4 of 10
Gippsland Flood Position Easing
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The flood position at Traralgon, in East Gippsland, eased today and the majority of the 150 evacuated…
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NEW YORK, Tuesday (AAP).—Claims totalling 1,288,333 dollars (£575,149) in damages have been filed by three small towns and 13…
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SOUTH KOREA, Friday (AAP-Reuter).American troops today stormed into Pyongchang, one of the main Communist strong-points on the east-central front in Korea…
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SOUTH KOREA, Friday (AAP-Reuter). American troops today stormed into Pyongchang, one of the main Communist strongpoints on the east-central front in Korea…
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MELBOURNE, Monday. — Further thunderstorms may interrupt play in the Fifth Test at Melbourne cricket ground tomorrow…
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NOUMEA (New Caledonia), Tuesday (AAP-Reuter).—A cyclone is today lashing this 250 miles long island in the Pacific…
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Consumers of electricity in Lismore will in future be liable for damage to meters caused by flood waters, Lismore City Council has…
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CORAKI, Wednesday. — Farm conditions in the Richmond Valley have shown a big improvement in the past week and thiere-has been a…
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KEMPSEY, Tuesday. — It has been disclosed that charges lie under Kempsey railway bridge approaches to blow up the approaches in the event of floods on the grounds that complete construction of steel work would…
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A sharp electrical storm which broke at Lismore about 9.30 o'clock last night brought relief from the oppressive heat of the…
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CORAKI, Wednesday.—A request from solicitors acting for Bungawalbyn-Swan Bay farmers for consent in an application to the court to allow writs on the council for claims for alleged flood damage to be issued…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hunter Valley Scheme Likely Basis for Flood Mitigation
The composition and general objectives of the Hunter Valley River Trust are expected to be the basis for the establishment of other flood prevention schemes likely to be sponsored by the State Government…
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A sharp, electrical storm which broke about 9.15 p.m. on Wednesday night quelled one of the most oppressive periods ever experienced…
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NIMBIN, Thursday.—A severe electrical storm broke over Nimbin last night, causing local floodings in the small creeks…
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CANBERRA, Thursday. — Radio telephone, facilities established in the Northern Rivers district provide an emergency telegraph service…
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BRISBANE, Sunday. — The disabled 11,000 ton freighter Palana has been forced to heave-to off Caloundra by a 50 m.p.h. gale and…
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LONDON, Thursday (AAP).—Six persons were killed in France yesterday during gales, which left behind a vast trail of damage after…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Sydney Weather Bureau tonight issued flood warnings to towns between the Clarence and Tweed Rivers on the North Coast of N.S.W. Heavy flood rains are expected as a result of a depression…
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The Richmond River was in danger of flood early today. Cyclonic rains fell non-stop over the entire district for the 24 hours ended two o'clock this morning…
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