State Flood Relief Plan
The disastrous weekend floods might result in a united front by local authorities in support of the State Government's £10,000,000 flood mitigation proa ram me for…
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2,067 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 104
Families Trekking Back to Flood-ruined Homes
WITH floodwaters slowly receding, displaced property owners and working families have begun a pathetic trek back to the areas of desolation where their homes are situated…
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LONDON, Tuesday. -- From points as far apart, as Japan, Turkey and the United States have come…
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The Anna Salen, which arrived from Naples, last night with 1503 displaced persons, dragged her anchors in the…
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MAITLAND, Wednesday.--A gale which reached 50 mph lashed floodbauad Maitland last night. The thousands of refugees…
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Few citizens will be so pre-occupied with their own difficulties, arising from the coal crisis and commodity shortages, as to…
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MAITLAND, Tuesday.—Public Works engineers will discuss to-morrow blowing up or bulldozing parts of the flood banks along the Hunter River…
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MAITLAND, Tuesday. At dawn to-day an Army duck brought a woman and her newly-born baby…
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The N.S.W. and Federal Governments will each give up to £20,000 for flood relief in New South Wales the Premier, Mr. McGirr, announced yesterday. Mr. McGirr said he had asked the Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley,…
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NEW YORK, Tues. (A.A.P.)--Floods have taken 40 lives in northern Turkey and at least 13 in West Virginia (U.S)…
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Red Cross officials left Sydney yesterday with the first Red Cross food and clothing relief supplies for flood victims…
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MAITLAND, Tues.--Looters ore operating among Mainland's flooded homes. Police Superintendent James Wiley…
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Miss Pat Hayes, of North Sydney, handing a donation of clothing to radio announcer Clark McKay today after…
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Miss Pat Hayes, of North Sydney, handing a donation of clothing to radio announcer Clark McKay today after…
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Miss Pat Hayes, of North Sydney, handing a donation of clothing to radio announcer Clark McKay today after…
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Miss Pat Hayes, of North Sydney, handing a donation of clothing to radio announcer. Clark McKay today after…
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Miss Pat Hayes, of North Sydney, handing a donation of clothing to radio announcer Clark McKay today after…
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Miss Pat Hayes, of North. Sydney, handing a donation of clothing to radio announcer Clark McKay today after…
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John Robert Wilson, an overseer, at Warragamba Dam, a married man, residing at Warragamba, with wife and children, was carried away by the…
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The photo, taken on Saturday, shows the overflow of the river on to the popular Weir Reserve. The trees on the left are on the right bank of the river. Partly submerged dressing sheds show on the right of the picture and the roof of the kiosk can be seen in the distance. A structure used for housing regatta boats, near the trees on the left, is completely submerged…
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