Aid for Flood Victims
Emergency plans to meet the needs of Kempsey flood victims were made last night by the State…
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Flood Relief
The relief plane flying to d-stricken Kempsey with [?]ets and foodstuffs from the [?]rtment of Labour and…
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Kempsey: These two pictures, above and left, show the swiftly [?]wing water as it rises at Kempsey. There are no signs of life in the [?]icture on the left, and the farm has apparently been deserted. The picture above shows the main street of Kempsey and the Post Office…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →North Coast Under Floods; Exclusive Pictures On This Page And In "Features" Section Police Fear Heavy Loss of Life Frantic Radio Appeals; Navy, Air Force Standing By
Two persons are believed to be dead, and police fear serious loss of life, in devastating floods on the North Coast. Many thousands of people are homeless…
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FLOODWATERS have driven Kempsey's 6000 people from their homes. The town, except for a small area, is under between 20 and 30 feet of water…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dozens cling to rooftops, await rescue Pilot's story of northern flood devastation
DOZENS of people were stranded on rooftops and bridges awaiting rescue in the northern flood area, a RAAF Catalina flying-boat pilot said last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Desperate S.o.s. From Flooded Town; Two Drowned
Flood-bound Kempsey, on the north coast, is in a desperate position. Two persons have been drowned, houses and contents have been swept away, and police feared last night that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →'Herald' Launches Appeal For Victims Of Flood
"The Sydney Morning Herald" to-day launches a public appeal for funds to aid victims of the North Coast floods. It accordingly opens a subscription list with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Five Known Dead in Flood Police Check for Missing Wide Air Search
Five people are known to have died so far in the floods in the Kempsey district. One other person is believed missing and yesterday police in amphibious "ducks" were searching the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Telephonist Stays on Long Shift In Flood[?]
Ray Borger, telephonist at Kempsey Post Office, stayed at his switchboard for 36 hours in three feet of water during…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Receding Waters Reveal Savagery Of Flood's Blow At Kempsey
Kempsey residents gazed on scenes of chaos as the floodwaters began to recede from the town yesterday morning. Twenty-two homes had been washed away, shop windows had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods Damage Rail Bridge at Kempsey
The gap in the viaduct of the main railway bridge at Kempsey caused by floodwaters of the Macleay River. Rail services to Brisbane via Kyogle have been suspended. This picture was taken yesterday by a staff photographer from a special "Herald" plane…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Appeal for Clothing Flood Victims
Station 2GB yesterday launched an appeal for clothing for flood victims. By 10 o'clock, when the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£40,000 grant for relief of flood victims at Kempsey
The Commonwealth and NSW Governments will grant £40,000, relief for Kempsey flood victims. The Prime Minister (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →7 Dead at Kempsey Floodwaters fall on coast, rise in the west Children washed off roofs
At least four adults and three children Ware drowned in the Kempsey floods. Volunteers and police at dawn…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods Wash Away 35 Mouses, 12 Shops
The floods at Kempsey washed away 35 houses, and 12 shops and factories. The floodwaters wrecked or damaged 100 other…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flooded Kempsey--air Pictures
FLOODED homes in Kempsey yesterday. A Daily Telegraph photographer took these pictures from an R.A.A.F. Catalina flying-boat. ROWING-BOATS yesterday rescuing members of a family who had, lived in the ceiling of their home since Friday night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Receding Floods At Moree
The flood danger at Moree has passed, local police reported today. A T 2.30 a.m. today the Gwydir…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Clothes for Flood Victims
Women helpers packing clothes received by 2GB after the broadcast of an appeal for assistance to victims of the floods at Kempsey. Kempsey police asked the radio station to make an urgent drive for aid for hundreds of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Special Petrol For Flood Area
THE Minister for Fuel and Shipping (Senator Ash Icy) said today that petrol will be made available for…
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