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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1955

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The Sydney Talmudical College 36 Flood Street Bondi

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 15 July 1955 · page 6

The Board of Management is pleased to announce the embarkation Of Rabbi G. Here and family at Naples…

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Tell Me Your Dream Dreams about war often indicate an adventurous spirit Apart in Flood

The World's News · Saturday 16 July 1955 · page 32

I dreamt that my wife and I were separated, five yards from each ether in a flood. We were clinging to a fence, but, although near…

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Scouts' Gift for Flood Belief

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 20 July 1955 · page 5

At the last meeting of Holroyd Council a chebue for £36/12/0 was received from 2nd Merrylands St. Mathews' Boy Scouts…

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Joe Bailes Voice of the Countryside Flood control is Federal business

Tribune · Wednesday 20 July 1955 · page 10

There is general satisfaction at the State Government's decision to grant £1,020,000 for flood mitigation works in the Hunter Valley -- to be spent mainly on river control works and erection of levee banks…

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Nile Dam Will Flood Egypt's Ancient Temples

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 July 1955 · page 19

CAIRO.—Seventeen of ancient Egypt's best preserved temples will be submerged by the Nile when the high dam project near the Sudan border goes into execution…

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Cyclone Fence for Bossley Bush

The Biz · Wednesday 27 July 1955 · page 9

Fairfield Council approved a recommendation from Bossley. Bush Committee for the erection of a cyclone wire fence fronting…

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Overseas Students’ Association O.s.a. Flood Relief Appeal

Tharunka · Monday 1 August 1955 · page 3

A letter has been received from the Aborigines Welfare Board acknowledging- the receipt of £22/15/-for the relief of aborigines in the Dubbo district affected by the recent floods. This sum comprised of…

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Cass Attacks Gove. Flood Relief And Mitigation

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 August 1955 · page 1

Government methods of flood relief and flood mitigation were strongly criticised by the president of the Farmers and Settler's Association at the association's annual conference in Sydney this week. He said the official…

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Droughts, Floods Discourage Dairymen In Clarence Area

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 August 1955 · page 42

The dairy industry in the Clarence Region has reached a position of relative seriousness in unit stability. The Grafton agronomist, Mr. Flynn, said this in his annual report…

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Over het maken van storm en regen

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 12 August 1955 · page 2

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Three More Flood Warning Stations

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 August 1955 · page 1

The Government has made available £2430 for three more radio flood warning stations in the Hunter Valley. This was announced…

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"Storage Is The Only Way To n Control Floods"

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 August 1955 · page 3

No great reduction in flood flows could be achieved other than by the use of flood control storages. This was the opinion of the Committee of Advice on Flood Control Mitigation which recently completed an interim report…

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Flood Rivers Begin To Fall

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 19 August 1955 · page 43

The Murrumbidgee River began to fall yesterday from its flood height of 23 ft. at…

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Soil Conservation's Role In Flood Mitigation

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 19 August 1955 · page 32

The Chief Soil Conservationist, Mr. L G. Kaleski, outlined the role of soil conservation in flood mitigation in a recent issue of The Education Gazette…

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Wedding Quiney—gale

The Biz · Wednesday 24 August 1955 · page 14

On Saturday, July 30, at St. Paul's Church of England, Canley Vale, the marriage took place of Shirley Elizabeth,…

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Red Cross[?] Flood Dis[?] and P[?]

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 7 September 1955 · page 1

To alleviate the [?]trous floods [?] occurred in India[?] Australia [?] Red [?]…

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Tennis Nel van der Storm-Hermsen drie titels

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 16 September 1955 · page 8

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'Peace storm' over H-bomb tests

Tribune · Wednesday 21 September 1955 · page 10

A storm is gathering in Australia and England over the decision to have deadly atomic explosions here next year. THE Western Australian State…

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Nsw Communist Party Conference Nothing done to prevent more floods

Tribune · Wednesday 21 September 1955 · page 3

A warning of a bigger and more serious flood crisis in the Hunter Valley was given at the State Conference of…

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The Famous '67 Flood Story of a Great Disaster

Nepean Times · Thursday 22 September 1955 · page 1

There has been, we understand some discussion among Penrith "old-timers" about local flood levels and the famous "67 Flood"…

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