Century Not Out on Heavy, Rain- Soaked Oval
Guildford batsman Len Skinner beat the heavy sodden conditions at the weekend with a brilliant 104 not out. Playing in A-grade of Southern Districts…
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Flood Warning Needed
I Sir -- The recent I floods in the Lansvale area have demonstrated all…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Youth Fights Floods to Save "Fleeing" Man
A young Cumberland Newspapers apprentice recently played a lone role in a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Camera on the Floods
The heavy rains, flooding and winds left an aftermath of damage round the municipality…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Victims Not Called Rockefeller
WHILE two Australian RAAF helicopters were on their way to search for Michael Rockefeller in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Scandal of floods
State Inquiry is needed to supply answers to questions being asked by the thousands of people who suffered in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Relief Toy and Cash Appeals by Apex-Lions
Penrith Lions and Apex Clubs, in conjunction, have launched an appeal for child flood victims; St. Marys Apex Clubv has started an appeal for cash funds…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Penrith Flood Relief Swings Into Action
Penrith Emergency Relief Committee, formed on Friday night, swung into action during the weekend, with members from all walks of life wielding brooms and shovels, washing clothes, and generally helping to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Blocks Control Flood Sight-seers
Police road blocks last weekend prevented a repetition of the interference caused the previous weekend by sightseers to relief work for flood victims…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →President Says: Warragamba Dam Gave Flood Mitigation
Equal to twice the capacity of Sydney Harbour, water flowing into Warragamba Dam during 34 hours was controlled in three phases to give mitigation varying from 100 per cent to 20…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →£50,000 loan for flood relief work
Fairfield Council will spend more than £50,000 immediately in an all…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Gates Open During Floods
Department of Railways will be asked by Penrith City Council to man the railway gates at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Glenbrook CWA's Flood Appeal
President of Glenbrook C.W.A., Mrs. M. Perry, has appealed to members to donate either a toy or tin…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods Delay P. & C. Meeting at Emu Plains
Floods and a resultant power failure caused the postponement of the Emu Plains P. and C. meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flood relief
Victims of the recent disastrous floods may now claim benefits from the New South Wares Flood…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Watersnood Door Storm En Regen
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Continued on Trove, page 1 →Scouts' Drive to Clear Flood Area
Six Senior Scouts and one Scouter from 1st Wentworth ville Group help to repair…
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