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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1954

2,104 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 106

Storms to follow night rain

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 2

Sydney is likely to have thunderstorms tomorrow, says the Weather Bureau…

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Storms to follow night rain

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 2

Sydney is likely to have thunderstorms tomorrow, says the Weather Bureau…

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Bad Weather Spoils a Good Show Heavy Rain on Friday Night High Quality of Cattle, Horses Junior Farmers' Great Display

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 1

Torrential rain that fell on Friday evening was a great disadvantage that Nepean A.H. and I. Society encountered at its 59th Show held last Friday and Saturday, and, of course, militated against…

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School of Aits Helping Flood Relief

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 1

The committee of the Penrith School of Arts has decided to conduct a social evening on Friday, March 19, the proceeds of…

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Mayor's Flood Relief Fund

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 6

A fund to ald people who have suffered in the very disastrous floods on the North Coast has been started in Penitith by the…

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£3 Million Flood Aid Is Sought Premier Consider Plan Suggested by Bishop

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 1

A PROPOSAL by His Lordship Bishop Farrelly, of Lismore, for £3,000,000 financial help to people on the flood-stricken North Coast is being considered by the Premier (Mr…

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ARMIDALE Bishop Doody Asks For Flood Relief

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 11

At St. Mary's Cuthedral, Armidale, on Sunday of last week His Lordship Bishop Doody made an appeal for…

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Vegetable prices up Flood Damage

The Sun · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 19

Lettuce cost 23 each wholesale, to matoes 2- lb, and cabbage and cauliflowers 43…

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Flood Relief

The Propeller · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 1

The Association of Apex Clubs, in conjunction with the Junior Chamber of Commerce, is organising an appeal to…

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Flood Aid Always £ for £

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wed.--Official figures show the Chifley Labor Government always made…

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£1m. Damage to Roads Bridges Estimate on floods

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 3

The Minister for Works (Mr. Renshaw) last night estimated flood damage to roads and bridges in the northern flood…

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Shire of Sutherland Flood Victims Relief Fund

The Observer · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 1

A branch of the Lord Mayor’s Fund has been opened in this Shire and residents are invited to contribute to such fund by…

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Local Government Appeals For Help For North Coast Flood Victims

The Observer · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 12

Local Government has opened a Fund for the relief of victims of the disaster on the North Coast and an appeal has been made by…

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Letters to Editor Northern River Floods Cost Of Preventive Measures

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 2

Sir,—The problem of flood mitigation on the northern rivers is by no means insurmountable, though a cyclonic…

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"Herald" Fund For Flood Victims Now Totals £68,299

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 1

"The Sydney Morning Herald" fund for North Coast flood victims has reached £68,299/3/8. The sum of £4,122/13/3 was subscribed yesterday…

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New Flooding Forecast Tweed, Richmond River Flats

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 4

The Sydney Weather Bureau last night forecast new floodings on the Tweed and Richmond River flats…

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Danger of new flood decreasing

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 4

LISMORE, Thurs.--Danger of a second serious flood in the Lismore district receded this morning. Heavy rain during the…

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Speedway Star in Flood Area

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 48

Newcastle speedway rider Alan Melluish has gone to Lismore to hell in repairing flood dam…

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Danger of new flood decreasing

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 4

LISMORE, Thurs.--Danger of a second serious flood in the Lismore district receded this morning. Heavy rain during the…

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Danger of New Flood Recedes

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 10

LISMORE, Thurs.--Danger o a second serious flood in the Lismore district receded this morning. Heavy rain during the night had eased off and…

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