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South Coast · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1949

22 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 2

Bega Annuals Nearly Washed Out Big Crowd Despite Heavy Rain

The Bega District News · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 1

For three days the Bega course had been subjected to heavy, saturating rain, and when a break in the weather seemed to appear, with blue sky showing put on Saturday, morning, hopes were high for a dry day for the running…

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Trawler Sinks at Moorings Gale Batters Coast And Shipping

The Bega District News · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 1

Breaking late on Friday night, and accompanied by torrential rain, the gale which battered the eastern coast of Australia, hewed a path of destruction right along the Far South Coast…

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Man Marooned by Flood Waters Bowing Boat Rescue at Reedy Swamp

The Bega District News · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 2

With flood waters rising steadily Reedy Swamp last Saturday night, a party of Bega Police rowed to a piece of high ground and…

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Heavy Rains Drench District Fortunately Little Flooding

The Bega District News · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 2

Driven by winos of gale force, heavy rain drenched the district on Friday night and Saturday last, and for a time flooding was feared…

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Berry in Flood Because of Heavy Rain

The South Coast Register · Thursday 23 June 1949 · page 4

Berry has experienced over a week’s almost continuous rain, during which time the registration at the post office was 398…

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Storm Damage Assistance Committee Being Set Up

The Bega District News · Friday 1 July 1949 · page 1

The Mumbulla Shire Clerk, Mr. Percy S. J. Crowe, has received a letter from Mr. Jack G. Beale, member for South Coast, inquiring as to…

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The Floods

The South Coast Register · Thursday 7 July 1949 · page 1

Those who drive fast along the country roads do no know of the damage by the floods. This country picks up again…

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Golf Results Kiery Flood Makes Comeback

The Bega District News · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 7

Keiry Floor regained form and won his first competition for five years last Sunday. The event was the T.B. Cup Qualifying Stroke round. With 86 off the…

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Kempsey Flood Relief Further Donations

The South Coast Register · Wednesday 7 September 1949 · page 2

Further donations—additional to those in another portion of this issue—are as follow:— P. B. Schofield 10gns.; R. B…

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Kempsey Flood Relief Donations Flow in

The Bega District News · Tuesday 13 September 1949 · page 2

Donations to the Kempsey Flood Relief continue to come in to Mr. W. G. Laws at Council Chambers. Just before going to press the…

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Worst Disaster in Kempsey’s History Flood Town’s Mayor Speaks To Bega

The Bega District News · Tuesday 27 September 1949 · page 1

This latest flood is the worst disaster that has ever struck Kempsey and the Macleay River district, declared Ald. J.A. Murray, Mayor of Kempsey, in a special broadcast to Bega listeners on Sunday night…

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Kempsey Flood Tale of Terrible Losses

The South Coast Register · Thursday 29 September 1949 · page 1

Mr. F. O. Sims, superintendent of the Berry Training Farm, who is a former resident of the Kempsey district, is in receipt of…

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Magnificent Response Flood Relief Fund Mounting

The Bega District News · Friday 30 September 1949 · page 2

Total donations for the Kempsey Flood Relief now stand at 166, springing heifers and £824/8/6 in cash…

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Sincere Thanks From Flood Victims Proved Real Friends, Says Kempsey’s Mayor

The Bega District News · Wednesday 5 October 1949 · page 2

The people of the Bega Valley have proved real friends to those of Kempsey and the Macleay River Valley by the handsome donations that have built up into such a wonderful total, declared Aid. J. A. Murray, Mayor of Kempsey, when…

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Bega Leads State In Flood Gifts Wonderful Effort Fully Appreciated

The Bega District News · Friday 7 October 1949 · page 4

“I can assure you that Bega leads the State in gifts of cattle for this area and I thank you on behalf of the citizens of this district for what you have done so spontaneously and with such goodwill.”…

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Flood Damaged Roads Minister Offers Grant

The Bega District News · Tuesday 25 October 1949 · page 1

Mumbulla Shire Council recently expressed concern at the damage to shire roads caused by flood rains and asked Mr. Jack G. Beale M. L. A.,…

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Field Day Foxground-broughton Agricultural Bureau Curtailed by Heavy Thunderstorm

The South Coast Register · Thursday 24 November 1949 · page 3

A particularly violet thunderstorm, which raged from 12.50 till 1.45 p.m. and yielded 46 points of rain, caused the…

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Counts Council Party in Storm

The Bega District News · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 2

Starting out in fine, warm weather the councillors and officers of the Bega Valley County Council and their wives were unprepared for the…

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Heavy Hail Storm

The South Coast Register · Thursday 15 December 1949 · page 3

At about 1 p.m. yesterday. Berry experienced a severe hail storm, which fortunately did not last long—and very little damage…

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Local & General Heavy Storm

The South Coast Register · Thursday 22 December 1949 · page 2

[?] is experiencing an [?] of weather lately — heat, cold, sunshine, rain— and yesterday a easy Hailstorm. pasted over the…

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