Court Told of backyard Quarrel Storm in Teacup Says Magistrate
Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 January 1955 · page 2
“This case should never have come to court.” said the magistrate (Mr. A. C. Chick) before he dismissed an action and cross-action involving two charges of assault and another of malicious…
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Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 February 1955 · page 1
Although Queanbeyan and surrounding districts experienced a severe electrical storm on Sunday, no rain was recorded at the…
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Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 February 1955 · page 1
FOR HIS WORK in flood [?] operations in Queensland in 1951; Leading Seaman [?] Douglas (right),now of HMAS [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Victims Need Help Swift Response in Town and District to combined Appeal; £653 in a Day
Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 March 1955 · page 1
A combined flood relief appeal by the Mayor of Queanbeyan and the President of Yarrowlumla Shire Council has met with an immediate response throughout the and district…
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Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 March 1955 · page 4
Catastrophic floods in central and northern NSW have brought stock trading to a complete stand-still over the entire northern half of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Memories of 1891, 1922 and 1925 Q’beyan Floods were Not so Bad
Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 March 1955 · page 2
Although Queanbeyan has had several bad floods of its own, it has never experienced anything to compare with the disasters reported from ether parts of the…
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Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 March 1955 · page 1
At least £2,700 is now in sight in cash donations in Queanbeyan and district to aid victims of the disastrous floods in other parts of NSW…
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Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 March 1955 · page 1
Torrential rainfalls which swept across the district on Wednesday afternoon were climaxed in a fall over three inches m three hours at Sharrow, near Bungendore…
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Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 March 1955 · page 1
Popular dance band team Bob Morrow and Harold Beer have organised a dance in the Palish Hall tonight as their effort…
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Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 March 1955 · page 1
Flood relief donations in hand and in sight in Queanbeyan and Yarrowlumla Shire are now close to £3,900. It is confidently expected that the final total will…
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Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 March 1955 · page 1
Proceeds of a combined variety show and dance in the Parish Hall on Friday night will go to the Queanbeyan-Yarrowlumla Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council Seeks Loan Money for Storm Drainage
Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 March 1955 · page 1
Queanbeyan Municipal Council is seeking loans exceeding £14,000 in order to proceed with a program of stormwater drainage…
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Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 March 1955 · page 1
An urgent appeal for flood relief has been made by CWA headquarters asking each member to donate a sheet and pillow case…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Relief Donations Top £4,000 First Cheque From Town Fund £1,007
Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 March 1955 · page 1
A cheque by £1,007/13/11 was despatched today by Queanbeyan Municipal Council as the first instalment from the combined town and district fund to the NSW…
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Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 March 1955 · page 2
An appeal launched throughout the Queanbeyan Methodist C[?] last Sunday for flood relief brought in about £150 in donations from the Queanbeyan and Wattle Park congregations…
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Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 March 1955 · page 1
In a letter to the Municipal Council the secretary of the Polish Society of Queanbeyan (Mr. R Maeiejewski) expressed “great…
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Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 March 1955 · page 3
The Postmaster General has written to Mr. Allan Fraser MHR that his Department is giving the special needs of the flood areas…
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Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 March 1955 · page 1
GIFT CLOTHING given by people of Queanbeyan and District to assist flood [?] as despatched from the salvation Army Hall, where it…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →6 Gns for Wethers Ex-Qbn. Man at Goulburn sale Tells of floods Goulburn Sale Ms d Fliwds
Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 March 1955 · page 6
Goldsbrough Mort & Co. ltd. report having conducted another most successful store sheep sale in the Goulburn municipal yards…
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Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 March 1955 · page 1
The Municipal Council despatch Queanbeyan in the next day two Another [?] for £1000…
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