Worst Storm For 30 Years
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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Floods & storms, 1950
386 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 6 of 20
Big River Flooding Likely On Eastern Side
At the time of these notes the level of the Darling of Wilcannia was a few inches less than 29 feet. It is still rising ot Bourke and there is a further rise ot Wolgett. The indications are that it will rise above the 30 feet level and that, therefore, the lower…
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Floodwaters from Cooper's Creek have marooned stations in south-west Queensland. Roads and fences have been washed away, and property holders face serious stock losses…
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Winnipeg, May 7.—Thousands of flood fighters toiled today to rebuild broken dykes along the banks of the Red River. Hundreds of homes in Winnipeg, Canada's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Violent U.s. Storms
New York, May 8.—Violent squalls lashed the North Eastern Coast yesterday and left a toll of at least 23 dead for missing. The storm extended from…
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Winnipeg. May 8.— Thousands of flood fighters tolled yesterday to rebuild broken dykes alone the banks of the Red River which threatens Winnipeg,…
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Winnipeg.—About 15,000 men and women labored today to strengthen dykes along the flooded Red River as Winnipeg's entire…
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Water is flowing over the claypans from the lower eastern bank of the River Darling at Wilcannia, but no dangerous flooding is expected from the rising river…
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New York, May 9.—Four people have been drowned, and at least 12 others are missing, in floods which raged through the central…
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Winnipeg. May 9.—Fifteen thousand men and women labored yesterday to strengthen dykes along the flooded Red River as Winnipag's entire civic effort…
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Winnipeg. May 11.— Flood control headquarters have urged as many women and children as possible to leave Winnipeg to relieve the city's…
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Washington May 12 the [?]Cooperation [?] yesterday [?] [?] to keep [?] [?] thousands of [?] [?]…
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Hong Kong, May 12—Large arcas in China already suffering from famine are being ravaged by floods, reports the Communist…
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Steadily rising waters of the River Darling at Menindee may have serious consequences in the area…
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Baghdad. May 16.—Engineers last night blasted anti-flood dykes to release swirling flood waters threatening to destroy Baghdad. Three thousand…
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Winnipeg, May 18.—Fifty thousand volunteers and troops are working along 20 miles of dykes to try to keep them intact against the…
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Winnipex. May 19.—Heavy winds pounded floodwaters of the Red River against sodden dykes of this battered city yesterday and mass evacuation may…
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London, May 23.—Two people were killed by lightning in one of a series of violent freak storms that hit central and south-east England yesterday. Inch-an-hour rainfall and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fencing Materials for Flood Relief Customs Duty Waived and Subsidy Sought
The Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A, said in the Legislative Assembly recently that an approach would be made to the Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gales Wreck Power Lines
Sydney Council electricians at 10 a.m. today completed a 17-hour battle to repair power lines and fuses damaged in a wild gale…
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