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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1955

35 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 2

400 Bales of Hay for Flood Areas Run More Cattle Sheepmen Urged

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 March 1955 · page 4

More widespread raising of beef cattle on sheep properties Is advocated by the Braidwood district stock inspector (Mr, C. D. Gee, B.V.Sc,), The more Southern States of…

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Flood Relief Donations Near £5000 Mark

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 March 1955 · page 1

The grand total of all relief funds and collections in Queanbeyan and district is now almost £5000…

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£5163 Flood Aid From Qbn. District

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 March 1955 · page 1

Total of all known money donations to flood relief funds from Queanbeyan and district has now exceeded £5000…

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Tennis Tourney Raised £21 For Flood Relief

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 March 1955 · page 5

As a result of successful tournaments held at the Park and Kia-Ora Courts on Wednesday, March 22, approximately £21 will…

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Bungendore CWA Helped Flood Relief

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 March 1955 · page 2

Bungendore CWA branch donated a cheque for £25 to flood relief from the sale of clothing. In conjunction with the Red…

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District Flood Relief Total Is Now £5250

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 March 1955 · page 1

Additional donations in the last week have increased to about [?]250 the total of money subscribed to flood relief funds from Queanbeyan…

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Report on Flood Water Damage at Captain’s Flat

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 April 1955 · page 8

A complaint fey Mr. Berry regarding storm water running into the Convent School playground has been investigated by the…

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Flood Donations Still Trickling In

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 April 1955 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council [?]as received an additional donation of £22[?]/3 to the Flood Relief Appeal as a result of a…

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French President Reports on Conference Country Women Ask Govt. for Flood Control

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 May 1955 · page 5

The Country Women’s Association has resolved to ask the Government to treat flood control as a national emergency and, wherever possible, to dredge silted-up rivers immediately…

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Weathermen See Blizzard Continuing District Lashed by Gales, Rain, Snow; Lamb Loss Feared

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 August 1955 · page 1

No early relief from the bitterly cold, wet land windy conditions of the last two days is seen by the weathermen at Canberra airport. They expect the near-blizzard to continue for at least 36 hours…

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Defied Storm to Help Far West

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 August 1955 · page 6

An Example of devotion to a good cause was that given by Queanbeyan members of the Par West Children’s Health Scheme when in defiance of…

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Heavy Storm

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 September 1955 · page 1

Heavy rain, lightning, and hall marked a heavy storm at Carw[?] Station yesterday afternoon. Captain’s Flat missed the main…

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Thunderstorm Flooded Creeks

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 October 1955 · page 1

A violent thunderstorm on Saturday night caused, some local flooding in the Burra-Michelago, and Bungendore areas…

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Violent Storm Swamped Homes Trail of Damage Left by Thunderstorm; Streets Became Swirling Torrents

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 October 1955 · page 1

Early this morning a violent electrical storm, during which nearly three inches of rain fell in less than two hours, caused serious local flooding in Queanbeyan, damaged property in town and district, and interrupted power fines, telephones end…

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Floodwall for Tennis Courts

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 November 1955 · page 5

Queanbeyan Park Tennis Club is considering erecting a retaining wall on the Campbell Street side of the courts…

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