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Floods & storms, 1955

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Flood Plan: N. Coast Men Seek Aid

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 September 1955 · page 17

Government support has been asked in the plan for construction of the Clarence Gorge…

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Clubmen Alarmed at Fake Coin Flood

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 28 September 1955 · page 1

Counterfeit coins are being circulated in large quantities in clubs in the Parramatta district. The coins are being made in two shillings; shillings, and sixpence denominations…

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Narrabri Storms Caused Little Wheat Damage

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 October 1955 · page 48

NARRABRI.—Storms in the Narrabri district over the past week were not particularly severe and very little damage was caused to wheat crops, said Mr. C…

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Bad Floods Hit Barham Farmers

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 October 1955 · page 30

While general prospects in the Barham district are bright, many farmers have…

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Flood Precautions: Two New Measures

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 October 1955 · page 5

Two short-term measures recommended by the Committee of Advice on Flood Control are to be commenced. Estimated total cost…

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Help for Fruit-Growers Control of Hail Storms by Rockets

Nepean Times · Thursday 27 October 1955 · page 5

On officer of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation will shortly visit Mr. J. R. Hands, of…

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Home and Fashion Women Angry About Lack of Flood Prevention Plans

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 November 1955 · page 21

Women from all parts of the flood devastated Hunter River Valley expressed disgust at the lack of any information on what is being done to prevent future disaster when they met at Muswellbrook last week. The women, delegates to the Hunter River Valley's 29th annual Country Women's Association conference,…

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Floods Stop North Division Judging

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 November 1955 · page 6

Judging in the Northern Division of the 1955 R.A.S. Field Wheat Champion-ships was abandoned last week because of floods…

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Army Worms Active On Flood-Land

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 November 1955 · page 31

Army worms are very active where Hunter Valley country was flooded in February…

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A Political Storm Over Stamp

The Biz · Wednesday 16 November 1955 · page 23

East and West German are bitterly squabbling about a postage stamp issued recently by the latter regime. This stamp…

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Aged 96, Has Lived 94 Years at Emu Remembers the '67 FLOOD

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 November 1955 · page 1

Mr. Thomas Cornell, of Walker's Crescent, Emu Plains, who attained the age of 96 years on Saturday, was born at Seven…

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Week-end Magazine How India Is Protections 40 Million People Against Flood Risks

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 25 November 1955 · page 17

Men on the land living in the flood threatened areas of New South Wales—where little headway is being made in flood prevention—will be interested in how the Government of India is tackling a similar problem which affects 40 million people. Last month the Punjab rivers ran riot and…

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A Deluge of Entries for Fairfield Show

The Biz · Wednesday 30 November 1955 · page 16

Entries are pouring in for the first annual show of Fairfield, to be held this Friday and Saturday. Entries in practically every…

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400 Galēs Išvykti Iš Klaipēdos

Musu Pastoge = Our Haven · Wednesday 21 December 1955 · page 5

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