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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1974

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Letters to the Editor Open Your Heart and Help the Flood Victims

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 30 January 1974 · page 2

Sir, — With Brisbane and other places being declared a disaster area through the floods, I…

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Church Appeal to Assist the Flood Victims

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 February 1974 · page 7

The Anglican Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn, the Right Reverend C A. Warren, has launched an appeal throughout the Diocese for aid to those…

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Good Response to Salvation Army’s Flood Victim Call

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 4 February 1974 · page 3

The officer-in-charge Salvation Army, Queanbeyan, Lieutenant Theo Hazelgrove, said today that the response to an appeal for money, food…

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Lions Spring to Assist Flood Victims

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 6 February 1974 · page 6

Lions Clubs have donated $40,000 to help Queensland flood victims through the Lions…

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Stock fodder scheme Emergency service plans to help the rural flood victim

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 11 February 1974 · page 15

Help for stock in rural flood areas of NSW is expected to be on the way this week, according to Queanbeyan spokesman for the State Emergency Services, Mr, E. Beaver…

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Help for flood victims

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 18 February 1974 · page 11

About $1,500 has been sent from Anglican Churches in this area to help flood victims in…

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Smith Family Sent $11,300 to Flood Area

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 20 February 1974 · page 6

More than $11,300 of flood relief was distributed in the first four weeks of the year in NSW by The Smith Family…

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Flood Relief Funds Needed

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 20 February 1974 · page 3

Money is still needed urgently to help provide relief and help for flood victims in Queensland,…

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RSL Club donates $500 to flood

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 March 1974 · page 1

Queanbeyan Salvation Army Officer, Leiut. Theo Hazelgrove, received a pleasant…

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Beware of the Flood-damaged Vehicles: Nrma

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 March 1974 · page 9

The NRMA today warned motorists against buying vehicles which might have been damaged…

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Flooded Again Despite Plea for Assistance

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 April 1974 · page 3

Silted up drainage pipes caused minor Hooding of a block of flats in Thurralilly Street despite calls for help late last year…

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Traffic Begins to Flow After Flood Cuts City First Snow

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 27 May 1974 · page 1

One lane of the low level bridge across Queanbeyan River at Morrissett Street, closed to traffic by flood waters since early yesterday, opened to traffic…

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Big Storms Are Ended

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 31 May 1974 · page 3

Queanbeyan residents can rest easy this weekend. The weather man says last week’s big…

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Civil defence operation a Wild Day and Night Fighting the Floods

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 3 June 1974 · page 9

Following is a case history of a day in the life of Queanbeyan’s branch of the State Emergency Services and Civil Defence…

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Request to public Police Flooded with Calls

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 July 1974 · page 3

Queanbeyan residents are asked to stop making calls to the local police over the proposed new…

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City Council says no 100 year flood level rules out development

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 July 1974 · page 8

Queanbeyan City Council has blocked moves for the suspension of the town plan to allow 100-year flood levels to…

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Floodlights In Pork

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 31 July 1974 · page 1

City Council has accepted a quotation from Southern Tableland Council in the sum of…

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City doorknock for Flood Victims in Bangladesh

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 12 August 1974 · page 6

A doorknock campaign to raise funds for relief of flood victims in Bangladesh will be held in Queanbeyan on September 29, a spokesman for the…

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"Floods Highlight Grant Inadequacy"

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 28 August 1974 · page 3

"Current flooding and eruption of the city’s sewerage system for the sixth time this year highlights the complete inadequacy of the Federal Government's proposed grant of $80,000 to Queanbeyan City…

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Smith Family Flood Helper

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 28 August 1974 · page 1

Any Queanbeyan or district family hit by current flooding and who need help should contact…

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