Carrathool Aids Flood Victims
HAY, Sunday: The Carrathool C.W.A. at its last meeting packed three large cartons of clothing for despatch to the Red…
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OBITUARY Mr. Cyril Flood
Well-known Young sportsman and horse trainer, Mr. Cyril Flood, died at at the Sacred Heart Hospital there on Tuesday, 2nd August after six…
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"As known by all concerned, the snow storm on July 19 caused have with the reticulation system of the electricity…
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"As known by all concerned, the snow storm on July 19 caused havoc with the reticulation system of the electricity…
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SYDNEY, Thursday :—Local flooding is likely on the Central and North Coast following heavy rain along the coastal belt and…
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On July 19 last the Tumbarumba Shire Council opened a subscription list for donations of money for the flood victims of…
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TURIN, Thursday: A sudden cyclone which swept through Turin yesterday killed four and injured 50. The wind flattened…
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SYDNEY, Friday: Swollen rivers have left many people homeless and caused damage over a wide area in northern New South Wales. Swirling waters have invaded homes, damaged…
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KEMPSEY, Monday—The death roll in the disastrous Kempsey flood has now reached seven, and two others missing are believed to have been drowned…
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SYDNEY, Sunday: Kempsey police believe that at least 15 persons have perished in the worst flood in the history of the Far North Coast town of…
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SYDNEY, Sunday: Thousands of listeners jammed the switchboard of a Sydney radio station which today broadcast an appeal for clothes for flood victims…
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KEMPSEY, Monday: The death roll in the disastrous Kempsey, Hoods has now reached seven, and two others who are missing are…
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CANBERRA, Tuesday — The Commonwealth and N.S.W. Governments have established a special investigating committee to…
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Sunday's picture or South Kempsey, after floodwater had subsided…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Official Death Roll Six in Kempsey Flood Police Expect Many More Bodies as Waters Fall
SYDNEY, Monday: The official death roll in the disastrous Kempsey flood has now reached six, but as floodwaters gradually recede, police expect a far greater number of dead…
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CANBERRA, Monday: The Commonwealth and N.S W Governments have established a special investigating committee to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disease Fear As Flood Recedes Kempsey a Scene of Devastation
SYDNEY, Tuesday: Following on the worst flood in the history of New South Wales, Kempsey residents now face the danger of an outbreak of…
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KEMPSEY, Thursday—Describing the flood as "a major national disaster," Sir Earle Page M.H.R., today called on the State and Federal Governments to send the senior Ministers to the…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday: A report that an unknown family of five had perished in the Kempsey floods was tonight discounted by the Kempsey police as "more of a rumor than a fact."…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Kempsey Flood Grant May Be Increased Quick Visit by State Premier
SYDNEY, Friday—The State Government's grant of £20,000 for flood relief may be increased, when the Premier, Mr. McGirr, returns from a tour of inspection of the stricken, area…
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