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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1951

187 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 10

Coraki Storm Breaks 600 WINDOW

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 17 April 1951 · page 6

A fierce hail storm caused [?] at Coraki when windows were [?]tered in practically every home [?] building by hail and were [?]…

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Flood Gavge Not Needed Advice to Dunoon P. & C, Assn

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 4

Advice that it was not considered necessary to provide a gauge on the northern side of aimes' Bridge in time of flood…

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Road Wardens During Floods Suggested

Northern Star · Saturday 21 April 1951 · page 4

A proposal that road wardens patrol sections of roads in times of flood to report washaways and road slips was received at the meeting of Terania Shire Council…

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Little Done on Flood Mitigation

Northern Star · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Very little has been done in the long time since the floods, Kempsey delegate, Mrs. J…

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Hail in Storm

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 May 1951 · page 4

Hail fell in some areas west of Lismore late yesterday afternoon during a brief storm, which followed a particularly…

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Flood Control Basis Of Planning Scheme

Northern Star · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 4

The town planning proposals for Lismore have accepted the basic fact that eventually the Public Works Department will be able to control the flooding of the Richmond River…

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Heavy Rain Drenches Richmond

Northern Star · Monday 21 May 1951 · page 4

The Richmond district was drenched with heavy rain on Saturday afternoon and night. Falls of over two inches…

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Floods Ruined 30,000 Acres in Macleay Area

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 May 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Flood damage in the Maeleay River district was mentioned briefly twice in the Legislative…

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U.S. City Flooded After Cloudburst

Northern Star · Thursday 24 May 1951 · page 5

HAYS (Kansas), Wednesday (AAP).—A massive cloudburst turned a quiet river into a raging stream that flooded…

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Committee to Examine Macleay Flood Problem

Northern Star · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday. — The Minister for Conservation (Mr. Weir) today announced the constitution of a committee to examine the problem of floods in the Macleay River Valley…

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1½ Ins. in Storm at Byron Bay

Northern Star · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 4

Byron Bay bore the brunt of a storm experienced in parts of the Richmond district yesterday…

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Storm Havoc on N.Coast

Northern Star · Saturday 9 June 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Gale force winds, accompanied by torrential rain, caused widespread havoc along the…

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Korea Floodgates Opened to Halt Allies

Northern Star · Saturday 9 June 1951 · page 1

TOKIO, Friday (AAP-Reuter).—Chinese Communists opened the floodgates of Chorwon reservoir today in an apparent attempt to flood the Hantan River and hinder the Allied advance…

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Only Local Flooding At Isolated Points

Northern Star · Saturday 9 June 1951 · page 4

All danger of serious flooding in the Richmond Valley has passed, although the Richmond…

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Report Soon on Power, Flood Control Plans

Northern Star · Thursday 14 June 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A report on the development of hydro-electricity and flood control schemes on the Far North…

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Richmond Flood Survey When Staff Available

Northern Star · Thursday 14 June 1951 · page 4

CORAKI, Wednesday.—The President of Woodburn Shire Council (Cr. C. S. Middleton) stated today that he had…

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Danger of Flood Eases

Northern Star · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Danger of flooding in coastal districts eased considerably today. Only light scattered showers fell over most of the coastal strip. Several roads in the Camden,…

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Obituary Mr. G. Flood

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 2

The death occurred recently in a Brisbane hospital of Mr. George Flood, at the age of 52. Mr. Hood was a son of the late…

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Flood Moscow With Demands For Peace

Northern Star · Saturday 23 June 1951 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Friday (AAP).—The Voice of America broadcast has asked overseas listeners to flood Moscow with…

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Hawkesbury Flood; Township Isolated

Northern Star · Thursday 28 June 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Floodwaters this afternoon isolated the Warragamba Dam township. Several areas in the Richmond and Windsor districts expect flooding early tomorrow…

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