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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

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Tenandra Low Level Bridge in Danger If Further Flood Happened in Area

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 10

Fears are held that if a further flood occurred the low level bridge at Tenandra might be washed away, it was stated at the Illabo…

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Di[?]sal of £120,000 Flood Relief

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 1

The State-Commonwealth Flood [?] Committee sat all day on Monday [?]ssing ways and means of [?] of a cheque for £120,000…

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Lockhart Shire Opens Flood Fund

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 3

LOCKHART, Thursday: Lockhart Shire Council yesterday opened a flood relief fund and the President (Cr. Walter Day)…

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Wagga Flood Relief Fund; Further Grants

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 2

Further grants from the Wagga's Mayor's Flood Relief Fund were last night made by the executive committee to the…

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Flood Damage Conference

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 2

The Governor of New South Wales (Lieut General Sir John Northcott) (centre) confers with Alderman S. McDonald (right)…

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Griffith responds generously to flood victims appeal Rotary-scout Drive

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 2

A drive at Griffith on Saturday last by Rotarians assisted by Scouts, for donations of clothing for flood victims was a…

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Junee Opens Fund for Flood Victims Public Meeting to Launch Appeal

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 8

A Junes, and District Flood Relief Committee has been [?] up under the sponsorship of the Junee Municipal Council and the Hlabo…

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Flood Relief Fund Shire Council To Organise Appeal

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 2

At Wednesday's meeting of the Tumut Shire Council a telegram was received from Alderman O'Dea, Lord Mayor of Sydney, which stated…

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Fodder Flood Appeal

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 2

Messrs. Ellis Knight Pty, Ltd., have circularised district farmers soliciting donations of oats or barley for feed or seed, for…

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N.s.w. Flood Victims’ Relief Appeal Shire Fund Opened

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 2

At this week’s shire council meeting, a telegram was received from the Lord Mayor of Sydney, earnestly stressing the…

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Flood Cost Amounts to £5,000,000

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: At least £5,000,000 will have to be found to rehabilitate the devastated flood area of N.S.W…

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Kyeamba Shire Council Police Welcome Move for Gumly Flood Committee

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 4

Wagga police welcome the move to establish a flood committee at Gumly and feel that other centres could follow the example with advantage. This was stated at the monthly meeting of…

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Griffith R.s.l. Auxiliary Aids Flood Victims

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 4

At the general monthly meeting of the Griffith R.S.L. Women's Auxiliary with the president (Mrs. K. H. Todd)…

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Government Aid for Storm-damaged Roads Inadequate

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 July 1950 · page 2

Local Government Association president (Ald. R. T. C. Storey) and Shires Association president (Cr. J. M. Caldwell), said…

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Liberals to Discuss Flood Relief

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 July 1950 · page 1

CULCAIRN, Sunday: The Liberal Pary's Federal Committee would investigate this week the extent which the Federal…

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Dam on Tumut River May Minimise Flood Danger

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 July 1950 · page 1

A dam which will be built on the Tumut River at Blowering, may, according to a letter received from the Water Conservation and…

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Lockhart Shire Council Council Appeals For Flood Relief Fund

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 18 July 1950 · page 3

Lockhart Shire Council, at it's meeting on Monday week, was presided over by Cr. W. K. Day (president) and the other…

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£50 Raised At Yarrangobilly For Flood Victims' Appeal

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 18 July 1950 · page 2

On Friday, 14th July a very pleasant function took place in the social room of the Yarrangobilly Caves Guest Hotel which was lent…

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Expenditure on causeway during Easter floods Discussed by Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 18 July 1950 · page 1

The shire clerk (Mr. A. Thompson), presented the following further report to the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council on…

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Burnt Migrant Isolated by Floods Treatment Instructions Given by Phone

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 20 July 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday— Floods prevented ambulance men or doctors treating a Polish migrant who burnt himself in a home…

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