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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1954

2,104 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 106

Grim Pictures From Flood Areas

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 5

A SEA OF WATER covers the town of Lismore (top). In the left foreground is the Norco butter factory. FLOODWATERS tore away a section of the Murwillumbah-Casino railway line (above) only 100 yards from Murwillumbah station…

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Flood victims' funds

The Sun · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 2

Lord Mayor Hills today announced the opening of a citizens' Flood Relief Fund to…

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Thousands plodding through mud Grim Return by Floodbound

The Sun · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 2

Thousands of North Coast people today are wading through receding floodwaters in a grim trek back to wrecked and badly damaged homes. The death roll still mounts, latest total being 23, with…

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Raaf Flies Out Flood Victims [Sick taken from flood-bound town] Disease fear

The Sun · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 1

RAAF planes have begun to evacuate 170 sick and stranded people from Casino--the storm-wrecked town that refused to believe it could be flooded…

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Clothing for flood children

The Sun · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 4

Clothing for more than 2000 child flood victims was handed to radio station 2GB this morning…

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Govt. must get on with flood control projects

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 8

NO COUNTRY in the world stands in greater need of extensive water…

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45-mile trudge in flood

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 7

BRISBANE, Mon.--A family of four yesterday reached Goondiwindi, in…

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Ruin Shown As Floods Recede

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 7

Floodwaters were falling last night in the Lismore, Grafton, and Casino districts. Tremendous…

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£80,000 for Urgent Flood Relief P.M. heeds appeal by Cahill

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 7

The State and Federal Governments yesterday made grants of £40,000 for urgent flood relief. The Federal Government's decision…

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Marooned Family Saved Flood-struck town calls for airlift

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 1

An R.A.A.F. officer at Casino last night asked the R.A.A.F. to evacuate mothers, babies, and aged people from the flooded town. Polluted drinking water…

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Floods Leave Trail of Ruin Lasso Saves Youth's Life After Night of Terror

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 3

CASINO, Mon.--A 17-year-old youth today left Casino hospital after surviving a night of terror in the flooded Richmond River. Two men lassoed him after floodwaters…

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Flood Victims Sick Pneumonia, dysentery

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 1

The hospital in flood - devastated Lismore today became an emergency station as the first pneumonia patients joined others suffering from dysentery and gastro-enteritis. Over-worked doctors and nurses are cramming beds into every spare…

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Mirror gives £500 to Flood Appeal

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 1

The Daily Mirror has donated £500 to the appeal opened today by the Sydney Morning Herald in aid of flood victims. This newspaper…

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Lord Mayor appeal for flood victims

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 3

The Lord Mayor (Ald. Hills) announced today that he had set up an appeal for money to alleviate distress caused by the North Coast floods. Ald. Hills said a…

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£150,000 to Stop Flooding

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 3

The State Government will spend £150,000 on a Macleay River project to…

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Lord Mayor appeal for flood victims

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 3

The Lord Mayor (Ald. Hills) announced today that he had set up an appeal for money to alleviate distress caused by the North Coast floods. Ald. Hills said a…

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£150,000 to Stop Flooding

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 3

The State Government will spend £150,000 on a Macleay River project to…

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Melbourne's Flood Help

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tues. -- Hundreds of Melbourne people have responded to a radio…

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Flood Victims Sick Pneumonia, dysentery

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 1

The hospital in flood - devastated Lismore today became an emergency station as the first pneumonia patients joined others suffering from dysentery and gastro-enteritis. Over-worked doctors and nurses are cramming beds into every spare…

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Mirror gives £500 to Flood Appeal

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 1

The Daily Mirror has donated £500 to the appeal opened today by the Sydney Morning Herald in aid of flood victims. This newspaper…

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