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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1951

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Rescued From Flooded Drain

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 July 1951 · page 1

NEW PLAYMATE for four-year-otd Stephen Bartlett, of Birkalla terrace, Plympton, S.A., is "Ginger, tan and white kelpie rescued by Stephen's father from floodwaters in the Sturt Creek drain…

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Floods in Kansas

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 July 1951 · page 1

New York.—Floods in the State of Kansas have made 60,00.0 people homeless besides isolating every Settlement in the Kansas River Valley. At least 12 lives have been…

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Disaster In United States: Floods Devastate Two Cities Oil Fires Rage on Swirling Water

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 16 July 1951 · page 1

New York, July 15.—New devastation threatens the twin cities of Kansas City. Kansas, and Kansas City, Missouri, following rite cellapse of a dyke on the banks of the Missouri River. The. collapse of the dyke released torrents of muddy…

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Flood Danger Has Passed

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 July 1951 · page 1

Melbourne.—The danger of serious flooding in Benalla, Wangaratta and in north-eastern Victoria passed…

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Flood Feared In Victoria

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 July 1951 · page 6

Melbourne. — Flood warnings have been issued in Victoria. Heavy rain hit the northern part of the…

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Floods Isolate Port Noarlunga Families

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 17 July 1951 · page 4

Adelaide, July 16.—Caused by an overflow from Adelaide's biggest reservoir at Mount Bold, due to continuous rain during the week-end, floodwaters…

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Floods In S.A. Town

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 July 1951 · page 3

PORT NOARLUNGA, a South Australian seaside resort, is floded as a result of the Onkaparinga river overflowing on to the flats. This picture shows one of the flooded streets…

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Home Weis Flooded

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 1

CLEANING OUT a flooded room of their Port Noarlunga house yesterday, after…

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Gale Wrecks Three Planes and Hangar

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 3

Orange—A willy-willy lifted a plane off the ground, hurled it on to an aircraft hangar, wrecking the building and two more planes inside it at Orange last night…

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Menaced By Flood

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 July 1951 · page 3

New York, July 20.—First blows of the torrents which devastecl three states have struck St. Louis, Missouri…

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Menaced By Flood

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 July 1951 · page 11

New York, July 20—First blows of the torrents which devasted three states have struck St. Louis, Missouri…

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14 Die In U.S. Storm

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 July 1951 · page 2

New York, July 23. — Storms in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and South Dakota killed 14 people and injured…

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Flood Toll in U.s.a

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 July 1951 · page 2

St. Louis, July 23.—The flood which has devasted the two-miles-long industrial area of St. Louis has…

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"Stayed Put" In Flood

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 July 1951 · page 3

Auckland,— A male emu trying to hatch 13 eggs at Auckland Zoo did not budge when floodwaters…

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Fresh Growth of Gum Trees As Floods Recede At Menindee

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 1

Menindee residents report that the receding floodwaters in that district have left behind a heritage of fresh growth, consisting mainly of Gum and Box trees. A stranger and less pleasant phenomenon is the death of…

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Floods Feared

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 August 1951 · page 1

Sydney.— Over four inches of rain has fallen in the metropolitan area during the past 24 hours, flooding roads backyards and market gardens. Gusts of wind which…

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Casey Party Beat Storm

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 August 1951 · page 12

Hongkong, August 3. The Australian Minister for External Affairs (Mr. Casey) arrived in Hongkong…

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Flood At Forbes

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 August 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY. — Forties is preparing to meet the threat of its fifth flood since April, this…

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Forbes Flooded

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 1

Sydney, August 6.—Floodwaters from the rising Lachlan River are expected to split the township of Forbes into three parts by early…

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Floods at Forbes

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 12

Sydney. — The Lachlan River at Forbes today reached 34 feet, which is only six inches below the record…

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