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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1954

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Two Die in N.Z. Floods

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 8

Wellington (N.Z).— Two farmers are believed to have been drowned in flood waters at Mangaiti, about 100 miles…

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Two Die in N.Z. Floods

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 8

Wellington (N.Z.). — Two farmers are believed to have been drowned in flood waters at Mangaiti, about 100 miles…

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N.S.W. Flood Repairs

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 3

Sydney: The N.S.W. Government has made grants of £227,205 to Northern Rivers Councils for restoration work…

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Vic. Tracks Heavy After Rain

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 15

Melbourne: All Melbourne tracks were heavy this morning after heavy rain. Good times were…

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Hobart Flooded No Sign of Relief

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 June 1954 · page 1

Hobart: Hobart is still being lashed by one of the fiercest and most disastrous storms in its history. Police boats have…

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Gale Batters Liner, 4 Hurt

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 2

Sydney, June 7.—Two crew members and a woman passenger were injured when the liner Wanganella was battered…

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Ten Dead In Floods

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 2

London, June 3.—Ten people have been reported dead in floods which swept North Yugoslavia and South…

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Hobart in Flood

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 1

FLOODWATERS, only a few inches from the window sills, swirl round these old suburban homes in Hobart, after a storm water channel burst its banks. More than 700 points of rain fell in 40 hours during the storm which lashed Southern Tasmania —Picturegram…

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Floods in Japan

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 6

Tokio, Thursday: Osaka police said that 15 people were dead and eight were missing as a result of floods…

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Fatal Floods in Japan

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 June 1954 · page 2

Tokio, Mon;: Floodwaters killed seven children and drove more than 4000 persons from their homes…

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Floods Kill 5

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 1

Langtry ([?]). June 30: The Rio Grands, River, which went home dry in last summer's drought, feared…

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56 Die In Flood

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 1

Laredo (Texas), July 1: The greatest flood in the history of the Rio Grande Valley surged past Laredo…

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60 Known Dead in Texan Flood

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 July 1954 · page 3

Eagle Pass (Texas), Friday: At least 60 persons were reported dead in the Rio Grande's most devastating flood in history. It is feared that the…

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60 Known Dead in Texan Flood

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 July 1954 · page 3

Eagle Pass (Texas), Friday: At least 60 persons were reported dead in the Rio Grande's most devastating flood in history. It is feared that the…

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Floods in India

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 July 1954 · page 2

Calcutta, Sun.: Floods have left 12,000 homeless in the East Indian States of Bimir, Assam and West…

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28 Dead In Floods In Japan

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 8 July 1954 · page 7

Tokio, July 7.—Earth loosened by torrential rain on Japan's Honshu Island roared on to the village of…

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Flood Earnings Issued

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 12 July 1954 · page 1

Sydney, July 11.—The Weather Bureau tonight issued flood warnings for areas on…

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Floods Drown 14 In Europe

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 12 July 1954 · page 3

Munich. July 11.—Four Central European countries last night reported continuing floods caused by almost…

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Grim Toll by Floods

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 July 1954 · page 3

Vienna: Fifteen people are dead and 40,000 to 50,000 people are homeless…

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Cyclone Floods Lash Coast

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 14 July 1954 · page 1

Sydney, July 13.—One person has been killed and thousands of pounds worth of…

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