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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1952

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Jealousy Hint in Death of Flood Hero

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 July 1952 · page 9

Sydney—Detectives are following a jealousy theory in the mystery death last Sunday of a 25-year-old Cowra flood hero…

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Flood, Gales, Landslides in the State

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 July 1952 · page 1

Sydney — Five inches of rain in 24 hours in the Sydney area and cyclonic winds have caused local floods, traffic and shipping delay, and have washed out…

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Flood, Gales, Landslides in the State

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 July 1952 · page 7

Sydney — Five inches of rain in 24 hours in the Sydney area and cyclonic winds have caused local floods, traffic and shipping delay, and have washed out…

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Flood In Bathurst District Causes Evacuations

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 1

Sydney, July 27.—With the Macquarie River at a height of 19ft. 10in. at Bathurst and still rising, that city is experiencing its worst…

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Mexico Floods

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 2

Mexico City.—Many Mexicans were carried to work in Mexico City yesterday. Row boats and crude…

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FLOODS Many Homeless

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 29 July 1952 · page 1

Sydney, July 28.—Many families are homeless because of floods on the Macquarie and Nepean Rivers,…

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Stop Ess Hawkesbury Floods

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 July 1952 · page 8

Sydney—Army ducks today are sweeping along the flooded Hawkesbury River at Richmond and Windsor, north-west of Sydney,…

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Flood Drama Sick Child Rescued

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 30 July 1952 · page 1

Sydney, July 29.—A two years old boy lying seriously ill in the left of a floodbound farm shed near Windsor was…

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Floods at Mildura

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 July 1952 · page 1

Mildura. — Hundreds of people along the Murray Valley are desperately building levee banks to stop…

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N.s.w. Country Areas Flooded

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 1

THERE'S A BRIDGE HERE, although you can't see it. It was covered when floods devastated vast areas round Windsor, a NSW country town. The bridge, which connects Windsor, in the background, with…

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Worst Flood in Murray

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 August 1952 · page 11

Melbourne. — Mildura is expecting its worst flood since 1931. The Murray is expected to…

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Threatened by Floods

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 August 1952 · page 1

Sydney.—Five houses in the Pittown area near Windsor north-west of Sydney, are in danger of…

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Heavy Rain in Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 August 1952 · page 1

Sydney.—Torrential rain and gale-force winds lashed Sydney last night and today, causing extensive damage to…

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Threat by Floods

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 August 1952 · page 1

Sydney.— With five rivers in flood as the result of torrential rain over the catchment areas…

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Homes Flooded and People Marooned

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 August 1952 · page 12

Sydney—Hundreds of people are either evacuated or marooned in their homes within 60 miles bf Sydney by severe floods which have followed torrential rain…

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Major Floods In East

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 1

Sydney, August 6.—Two New South Wales coastal rivers are in flood and three others are in danger of flooding…

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State Floods Bid to Save Town

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 1

Sydney. — Gangs of workmen are trying desperately to strengthen the banks of the Hunter…

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Floods Rise Inches a Day

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 1

RIVER MURRAY FLOODWATERS rising at the rate of 1 in. to 3 in. a day are causing increasing anxiety to Mildura residents These special pictures show: TOP—The tenth tee on the Riverside Golf Links is under 5 ft. of water. Some parts of the links are under 18 ft. of water and the clubhouse is in danger…

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Fighting Floods

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 1

Sydney, Friday.—Workmen were making an allout effort today to prevent flooding at East…

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Floods Hamper West Nurse

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 2

The difficulties of contending with conditions in Australia were strongly emphasised for the nurse,…

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