Britain Given £50,000 Flood Cheque
LONDON, Monday (AAP). —Australian High Commissioner in London, Sir Thomas White, today…
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Floods & storms, 1953
207 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 11
Queen Juliana Entertains Dutch Flood Evacuees
Queen Juliana of the Netherlands entertaining many of the children evacuated from their homes owing to the disastrous floods, to a party held in the Royal Palace at Soestdijk. The Queen is seen handing round cakes and sweets to some of her young guests during the party…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Effect of Flood on Dairying
Although there has been a production decline at Norco Co-op. factories since the recent flood, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mosquito "Plague" Follows Flood
A mosquito "plague" has spread from the lower Richmond area over the whole river basin. They also complained of "an overpowering stench,"…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floodbovnd Ship Leaves
The North Coast Steam Navigation Company ship, Wyangarie, left Lismore yesterday for Sydney, after…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Survey To Take Many Months
CORAKI, Tuesday.—The flood mitigation survey now being carried out on the Richmond River would…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Clean-up Work By Council Staff Praised
Aldermen at Lismore Council's health committee meeting on Monday praised the work of council's "hygiene squad" during and following the recent flood…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police, Council Shirked Flood Responsibility
The police and Lismore City Council had shirked responsibility in flood precautions and with refugees at the Showgrounds, stated the secretary of the North Coast National A. and I…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Richmond P.P.U. Told Must Outlaw Drought, Flood to Progress
Big factories could not be expected to invest great amounts of money while drought could always cause an interruption of three or four months to production. This was stated by the…
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A finding of death by asphyxia from drowning was returned by Lismore Coroner, Mr. H. L. Pelham, in Lismore Coroner's Court yesterday at an inquest into the death near Eltham…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Commonwealth Relief For Flood Victims
CANBERRA, Friday.—The Commonwealth Government has agreed to provide relief funds for N.S.W. North Coast…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Relief Road Sought At Evans Hd
Strong representations are to be made by the Evans Head Ratepayers and Citizens' Association to have a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Northern Star Tuesday, March 10, 1953. Flood Over, But It Must Not Be Forgotten
ANOTHER FLOOD has come and gone... The water has gone from most of the thousands of inundated acres in the Richmond valley, but that is only the visible end of the primary evil…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Over £3000 Flood Damage To Byron Roads
The recent flood caused between £3000 and £3500 damage to Byron Shire roads, according to estimates prepared by the engineer, Mr. E. R. Thompson…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Less Damage in Gundurimba Than In Previous Floods
The recent flood did not damage roads in Gundurimba Shire as much as previous floods, the engineer, Mr. K. C. Compton, said at a shire council meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Levee Bank Not Effective in High Flood
"It is apparent that the levee bank is not effective against a flood high enough to overtop the bank, and in any such flood considerable damage to the bank must be expected," said…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Work by Carriers Praised
CASINO, Thursday. — A vote of thanks to milk and cream carriers for their services to suppliers during the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Protests on Flood Stoppage Of Rowing Boats
Protests against stopping the rowing boat passenger service at Coraki when floodwaters stop the normal ferry service have been made by Woodburn Shire Council and a public meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flooded Farms Still Affected
Mid-Richmond farmers last night estimated that the recent flood is costing them thousands of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →No Silting In Richmond After Flood
"Since the recent flooding of the Richmond River three of the North Coast Steam Navigation…
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