Trapped by flood
THESE RABBITS were trapped by floodwaters near Orbost (Vic.). They huddled together on a floating piece of driftwood—the only dry spot in their world of water…
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Floods & storms, 1950
386 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 5 of 20
Additional Flooding Of Mongolo River
Canberra, April 3.—Unceasing rain which fell in Canberra for 13 hours to 3 p.m. today caused additional flooding of the Mongolo River, which at one…
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Sydney.—Still rising an inch an hour the Macquarie River is 25ft. above normal at Dubbo and has flooded most of the town to a depth of two or three feet…
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Sydney. April 4.—At Richmond more than 40 houses have been flooded by the swollen Hawkesbury River and…
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Sydney.—Although the flood danger in many parts is decreasing hourly, Warren and Ravenwood are still in a serious plight. It is feared that hastilyconstructed levees on the Macquarie River will not…
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Sydney, April 5:—Gilgandra, population 5,000, today suffered its worst flood in history, it caused extensive damage to homes, porks, gardens and killed much stock. The township is isolated—three hundred residents are homeless and are…
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Floods in Victoria and New South Wales have claimed more Victims. In Victoria a woman was drowned and in New South Wales a schoolboy lost his life…
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Sydney, April 6. — Police tonight warned the 4,000 residents of Camden district (40 miles from Sydney) to stand by for immediate evacuation of their homes. More than six inches of…
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Sydney.—New flooding is expected at Hay, on the Murrumbidgee River, within the next 10 days, but is not expected to be as bad…
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At Innamincka Cooper's Creek is above last year's flood level the officer in charge of the Flying Doctor, Base (Mr. F. Basden) said…
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Floods in the Birdsville area, described as a "colossal sheet of water" cover ing 3,000 square miles of country and bigger than last year's Tibooburra floods were reported by the Flying Doctor (Dr. L. W. Alderman) on his return from patrol today…
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Sydney.—Only N.S.W. town still in danger from flooding is Hay, on the Murrumbidgee. As additional water comes down from the upper reaches further flooding is expected to occur, but it will not…
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Floods have reached the vicinity of Hillston, on the Temora railway line, but the line is not endangered…
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Canberra.—Police recovered the body of Leslie Savage, 45 laborer, of Queanbeyan, missing since Friday, in the flooded Molonglo…
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Melbourne.—East Gippsland and Goulburn Valley authorities estimated that the recent floods caused at least £1,000,000 damage to…
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The secretary the Hospital (Mr. R. H. Nankivell) announced yesterday that there was only three days supply of coat left for the use of…
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Brisbane, April 16—A blow accompanied by torrential rain struck [?] township of Coen without war[?] early today causing severe…
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Sydney.—A violent electric storm with torrential rain swept Sydney late last night and caused considerable minor damage. While, vivid flashes of lightning lit the sky more than an inch and a half of rain fell within 15 minutes…
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Sydney. April 19:—Water is 12 miles wide and several feet deep in many parts between Hey and Balranald. The swollen Murrumbidgee River has caused…
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London, April 26—Britain's rail and road transport as being entangled from the chaos following the worst April snow storm…
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