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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

386 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 10 of 20

Missing In Flood

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 3

BRISBANE. — A Charleville resident (Alan Twist) set out in a tractor yesterday to search for a station hand and…

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Flood Toll Of Sheep

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 7

Sydney.—Starving stock in the Weemelah district, between Moree and Mungindi, are being fed with food dropped from…

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Flood Relief

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 11

A contribution of 10/ from Mrs. J. Morris, of 70 Cornish Street, to the Country Women's Association flood relief fund has brought the…

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Flood Danger Increase

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 28 July 1950 · page 1

Sydney, July 27—General rain in the western and north-western parts of the State is expected to increase the flood…

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Flood Relief

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 July 1950 · page 5

As the further rains in the N.S.W. areas already devastated by flood have added to the sufferings and losses of the residents in those…

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After math Of Flood

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 July 1950 · page 3

RETURNING HOME after floodwaters in the district had receded, are the Young family, of Woronora, N.S.W. In this…

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Graziers Hit by Floods

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 July 1950 · page 3

Sydney. — Queensland and N.S.W. pastoralists are being hard hit by floods. Preliminary…

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Flood Relief

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 July 1950 · page 5

The flood relief fund of the Country Women's Association, has received £10 from Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Cotton. That brought the…

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Air Lift for Stranded Families North-West Flood Position Getting Worse

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 31 July 1950 · page 1

Sydney, July 30.—R.A.A.F. and A.I.F. personnel will combine in an air lift to hundreds of stranded families in the flooded north-west of New South Wales. Meanwhile Army ducks loaded with provisions are providing many families with…

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13 Planes in Flood Lift

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 July 1950 · page 1

Sydney.—Hundreds of flood-isolated families in the north-west are anxiously waiting for food…

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Flood Relief

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 July 1950 · page 4

With 5/- from "Let's All Give A Little" the Country Women's Association Flood Relief Fund has reached £89/17/0…

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Floods Soon At Wilcannia Town Not In Danger

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 1 August 1950 · page 1

Although the Darling River is expected to break its banks at Wilcannia within the next two days, no damage to the township is expected…

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More Floodings Feared

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 August 1950 · page 1

Sydney.—Bad weather today interfered with the dropping of food to starving stock in northern N.S.W. Fifteen planes are based at Tamworth and Moree, but because of rain the planes which took off this morning carried only light loads. The planes are also taking food parcels for families isolated by the floods…

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Flood Relief

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 August 1950 · page 7

The flood relief fund started by the Country Women's Association has received 10/ from G. C. Rawling. The total to date is £90/7/…

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Flood Position in N.-w. N.S.W. Still Desperate "A Million Sheep Will Be Lost"

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 1

Sydney, August 2.—The food position in flooded North Western N.S.W. is still desperate, but if the present fine weather conditions continue the danger will soon diminish. Two more R.A.A.F. Dakotos jointed the air lift of food and…

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Storm Over Marriage Of Minor

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 4

Singapore, August 3.—Netherlands Consul General Van der Gang is consulting lawyers on the validity of last night's secret marriage by Moslem rites of 13…

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Preparations To Meet Flood Danger

Western Grazier · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 1

Although most of the township at Menindee is considered to be safe from damage by the expected floods along the Darling River many residents of the low lying areas are preparing to evacuate their homes. Several small produce markets are…

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Plane Incident During Flood. Airlift

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 1

Tamworth, August 3.—With one melor of their machine out of action a D[?]crew continued dropping felder and local parcels around Cleveland Station in [?]…

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Huge Airlift Continues in Flooded North-west

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 1

Sydney, August 6.—The huge food airlift continued in the flooded north-west today as residents of Walgett fought a deperate battle against the rising…

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Appeal for Victims of Floods

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 2

Additional donations to C.W.A. Flood Relief Appeal are:— Previously acknowledged £91 12 0 Y.W.C.A…

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