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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1954

539 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 27

£120 for Casino Flood Relief

Northern Star · Saturday 6 March 1954 · page 1

CASINO, Friday.--Casino Flood Relief Fund benefited by £120 from a concert held in a packed Civic Hall last…

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Methodist Flood Appeal

Northern Star · Saturday 6 March 1954 · page 4

On his return from Sydney, where he attended the Methodist Conference, Rev. C. J. Wells, of Lismore, said that the…

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Nimbin Red Cross Aid for Flood Victims

Northern Star · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 4

Twelve members attended the February meeting of the Nimbin Red Cross. Mrs. Huxtable reported that…

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Mitigation of Floods to the Editor

Northern Star · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 3

Sir, -- As an old Lismore resident for many years, I am hoping I shall be forgiven for butting in with a few remarks…

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Street Grazing For Flood Affected Cattle ?

Northern Star · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 4

BALLINA, Sunday. -- There is a possibility that farmers, victims of the recent flood, will be…

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Flood Grant Doubled Cash Payments

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday. -- The State Government would grant another £40,000 for flood relief on the North Coast, the Premier, Mr. Cahill, said today…

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Survey of Flood Damaged Homes

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 4

Lismore City Council's chief health inspector, Mr. A. J. Hudson, said yesterday that any flood victim whose home had…

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Repat. Aid in Flood Losses

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 4

Repatriation Commission officers are dealing with applications from ex-servicemen who suffered losses in the…

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Flood Price Of Petrol

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 3

Sir, -- It is a pity that your correspondent, "HAD," Harmony Avenue, chooses to hide behind the screen of anonymity…

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Church Leader Inspecting Flood Damage

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 4

CASINO, Monday. -- An inspection of the flood devastated area of the Far North Coast is being carried…

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Flood Precaution Proposal To Wall Power Station

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 4

An estimate of the cost of building a flood protective wall round the Lismore power station and substation will be made by the Northern Rivers County council on the suggestion of…

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Flood Escape Works

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 4

Sir, -- In reference to the meeting tonight in an effort to have a bridge constructed across the river at Woodburn. This…

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Kyogle Wants Flood Boat

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 6

KYOGLE, Monday. -- Kyogle branch of the A.L.P. is to ask the Central Executive of the party to support a…

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Timber Industry Hard Hit by Flood Aftermath Some Mills Forced to Close

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 6

One of the less obvious but certainly more important aspects of the recent Kyogle flood which is having a serious impact upon the commerce of the district is the hold-up of normal…

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Golf Associates Setback After Flood

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 4

At a meeting of the Kyogle Golf Associates on Tuesday evening last in the C.W.A. Baby Health Centre, a report…

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ALP Asks For Flood Boat And Radio Transmitter

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 1

Kyogle branch of the A.L.P. is to ask the Central Executive of the party to support a request to State Cabinet for supply of a flood boat and a transmitter receiver with a range of 500…

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Lynch's Creek Flood

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 3

The flood is the highest the Lynch's Creek district has ever had. Several bridges were rendered useless and crops were…

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50 Years Ago Could It Have Been A Flood Sale?

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 2

Dear Mother: I have just been to Fulton's and bought a lustre skirt for 211. Why, you could not buy the…

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Ettrick-Ironpot Raise Flood Relief Funds

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 7

Last Tuesday evening, the residents of the Ettrick-Ironpot Creek district, at a meeting held in the school,…

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Housing Commission to Build Flood Relief Homes Begin On Two This Week

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 1

Two economy type Housing Commission pre-fabricated homes will be erected in Kyogle within the next few weeks as an immediate means of providing…

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