Fishing Fleet Missing After Gale Canoes Carried 1500 Men
COLOMBO.—Wednesday Nearly 1500 fishermen, and 600 canoes are missing since a 42 miles and hour gale swept the…
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Ceylon Gale Death-roll
COLOMBO, Wed: Nearly 1500 fishermen and 600 canoes are missing since a 42-mile an-hour gale swept the west coast of…
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The recent flood disasters were so great that the Federal Government should co-operate with the States in long term flood control…
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Carrathool Shire, at its last, meeting; considered a claim for compensation from a Darlington! Point resident, whose home had…
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NEWCASTLE, Wednesday: Two Auster planes from Newcastle Aero Club are dropping food and other supplies in the…
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Red Cross assistance to flood victims in the Wagga district will now be discontinued. This was decided at yesterday's monthly meeting of the Wagga Red Cross branch…
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Constable Neville of Yanco considers it urgent and necessary for the connection of a telephone to the Forestry Officer's residence, which is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Junee and District Flood Victims Fund. Closes With £136 From Collection
The Flood Victims Appeal conducted in Junee and the district by the Mayor of Junee and the Illabo Shire President has closed…
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"Provision has been made by the Flood Relief Committee for relief of distress suffered by individual owner-farmers as a…
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SYDNEY, Friday: The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham) today announced gifts of 10 more trucks of fodder for…
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Provision has been made by the Flood Relief Committee for [?] relief of distress suffered by individual owner-farmers as a result of…
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With regard to the possibility of a Government grant to cover, expenditure on flood works, Mr Satterthwaite (Engineer) told the…
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The body of Roger Frederick Honey, the 19-year-old youth who was drowned in the flood on April 6, was recovered from…
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CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) today suggested to the Premiers that they itemise their individual…
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FLOOD waters have caused such a bow in the low level bridge near Wantabadgery that engineers fear that the whole structure may be…
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"Provision has been made by the Flood Relied Committee for the [?]el on distress suffered by individual owner-farmers as a result of the…
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SYDNEY, Thursday: The small town of Wilcannia, 379 miles down the Darling River from Bourke, is seriously menaced by…
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The Department of Public Works has granted £2000 towards Kyeamba Shire Council's flood damage restoration programme. Council was told at its monthly meeting yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Asparagus Farms Unharmed By Floods Seventy Men to Be Employed in Cutting Operations This Year Rapid Expansion Made By Big, New Gundagai Industry
WITHIN THE SPACE OF THREE WEEKS SOME SEVENTY MEN WILL BE ENGAGED CUTTING ASPARAGUS AT THE GUNDAGAI FARMS, WHICH NOW PRESENT A PICTURE OF THE PERFECTION WHICH INTENSE CULTIVATION CAN ATTAIN…
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SYDNEY, Monday: Floodwaters of Stanwell Creek washed an elderly man to his death in the sea during a…
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