NBN News Rewind – Episode 19
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NBN Rewind 19 – Floods
When the waters of the Macleay River flooded Kempsey in ‘63, the people of Northern New South Wales rallied together.
Such emergencies help bring out the best in people.
When Grafton flooded in ‘86, NBN was there to show the havoc cause by the inundation.
Essential services, food, mail and medical supplies, were sometimes delivered by surfboat crews, or air drops.
It was Neighbour helping Neighbour.
NBN News followed the Hunter River Floods of ‘71, from Muswellbrook, down to Singleton and through to Maitland where low lying areas suffered devastation.
Eventually the waters reached Newcastle bringing debris to the Harbour.
Perhaps one consolation was the produce supplied direct to Nobbys Beach.