New England history: 1949 flood left Kempsey devastated

By Jim Belshaw
Updated September 20 2018 - 1:55pm, first published 1:27pm
Raging waters: The dramatic Kempsey flood of 1949 rushes past a house.
Raging waters: The dramatic Kempsey flood of 1949 rushes past a house.

On Wednesday, August 31, 1949, mayor of Armidale L. E. Dawson launched a special appeal for the victims of the disastrous Kempsey floods.

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