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South Coast · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1943

9 stories in South Coast's papers

Born in the Year of the Big Flood Old Terara Native Is Returning

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 27 January 1943 · page 2

“Such is the patriot’s boast, where’er he roams, His first, best country ever is at home.”…

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“A Storm in a Tea Cup”

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 12 May 1943 · page 1

At the April meeting of the South Shoalhaven Council, Ald. C. J. Bennett mentioned that some of the Council’s chairs had been…

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Floods at Berry Biggest for Many Years Little Damage Done

The South Coast Register · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 2

The heaviest rain’ Berry and district has experienced for many years is the general opinion of the old residents of the town…

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Flood Rains

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 26 May 1943 · page 1

After one of the most prolonged and disastrous droughts in the history of Shoalhaven, rain commenced to fall on the night of…

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Flood Waters Receding

The South Coast Register · Thursday 27 May 1943 · page 2

The danger of floods in the Berry district is passing, and the flooded areas ere emerging from the deluge…

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Flood Damage at K.v. Application for Special Grant

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 16 June 1943 · page 3

At the Cambewarra Shire .Council meeting, on Wednesday last, the President (Cr. H. O. Cox) gave an outline of the damage done to…

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Shire Shorts Flood Damage

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 21 July 1943 · page 8

At the Cambewarra Shire Council meeting, on Wednesday, the President (Cr. H. O. Cox) reported that he had, with Mr. Howard…

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Flood Damage Grant

The South Coast Register · Thursday 29 July 1943 · page 2

Mr. Davies has been informed by the Minster for Local Government. Mr. McGirr. in answer to representations made on behalf of the…

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Heavy Rain

The South Coast Register · Thursday 30 September 1943 · page 3

A visitor to Berry from Kiama reports that two inches of rain fell in two hours at the latter town yesterday morning, and that a large…

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