22 Known Dead In Flood
LONDON, Monday (A A P).—Twenty- two people are known to have perished in the…
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Floods & storms, 1952
181 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 8 of 10
The Northern Star Tuesday, August 19, 1952. Floods Prove Need For Road Transport
IT WAS IRONICAL that at a time when it was desperately endeavouring to justify socialistic measures against road haulage services, the State Government was forced by the emergency…
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LONDON, Tuesday (AAP).—The official list of missing persons now contains 28 names, but the Bureau of Missing Persons at Branstaple, nearby centre for the North Devon holiday district, is maintaining a…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The N.S.W. Government proposed to make available £30,000 for flood relief in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Northern Star Friday, August 22, 1952. Flood Prevention Too Urgent For Dispute
FLOODS HAVE BEEN so frequent and disastrous in recent years that control and mitigation has become an issue of such urgency that it warrants action on a national basis. The State…
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KEMPSEY, Thursday.—Damage caused by the flood is rising out of all proportion to first anticipations. As the…
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CANBERRA, Friday.—The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, today informed the N.S.W. Premier, Mr. Cahill, that the…
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The first cricket match played under floodlighting was seen in Iiondon recently, when the Arsenal ootball team turned out for a match against Middlesex to help the benefit fund for Jack Young, popular Middlesex player. A white, ball was used, and the match was a complete success. Photo shows the match in progress at the…
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Twelve bodies have been recovered, and 30 people are still missing, from the disastrous floods which…
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MANILA, Monday (AAP) —Seventy-four people are known to have been killed by floods and landslides…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Weather Bureau tonight warned shipping off the N.S.W. coast of gale force…
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Advances to a total of £2500 will be made from the Fish Marketing Fund to assist Byron Bay fishermen…
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NEW YORK, Thursday (AAP). —Senator Nixon appears to have weathered a violent political storm to continue as General…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The N.S.W. Government would apparently have to meet the full cost of restoration of recent…
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Pastures throughout the district will benefit from rainfall which totalled over half an inch during a storm…
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Pastures throughout the district will benefit from rainfall which totalled over half an inch during a storm…
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LONDON. Friday (AAP).—Britain's fund to aid the victims of the great West England floods which…
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VANCOUVER, Monday (AAP).—The liner Aorangi, soon to be retired, battled through a major Pacific…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Several towns and villages on the Far South Coast are isolated by floodwaters, all…
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MURWILLUMBAH, Sunday.—A freak storm caused widespread damage as it swept over areas close to…
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