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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1945

128 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 7

Freak Weather at Albury Alternating Temperatures And A Short Dust Storm

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 2

“Another hot day,” said Albury yesterday when after spending a sleepless night, the temperature rose from 75 degrees at 6 o’clock in the…

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Unusual Storm Over Albury District Gerogery Received Most Benefit 76 Points Fell in Town Area

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 2

Overtures to a peculiar storm which burst over Albury yesterday forenoon and which kept local residents their toes, were vivid flashes of lightning followed by crackling bursts of thunder…

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Extraordinary Storm 95 Points in 25 Minutes at Burrumbuttock Last Night

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 January 1945 · page 2

An extraordinary storm broke near Burrumbuttock yesterday evening. In 25 minutes, starting at 6.10 p.m., 95 points of rain fell, while five miles to…

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Dust Storm Story

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 4

Thus the Hay "Grazier":—"An unusual dust storm, story comes from a distant station, where stud sheep have been fed throughout…

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Big Hauls of Fish From Murrumbidgee Follow Heavy Rain

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 6

Reference was made in last Wednesday's issue of the "Wagga Daily Advertiser" to taking of thousands of fish from the Murrumbidgee River…

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Ryan-walla Subdivision Scattered Thunderstorms

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 3

Some very heavy, but scattered thunderstorms were experienced in the district during the past week, falls varying from a few points up to about…

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Rough Tow Through Full Gale Gale SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 2

Towed through a full gale in a 30 year old wooden ship for three days, 12 men faced the possibility of their craft being smashed to pieces…

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Dust Storms In Victoria MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 January 1945 · page 2

High winds raised duststorms over northern Victoria, blotting out some townships under a red cloud. From Wycheproof to the west and…

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Uproar in House of Commons Mr. Churchill Centre of Minor Storm LONDON, January 25

Border Morning Mail · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 2

Mr Churchill was the centre of a small storm in the House of Commons this morning after lie had announced that there were no grounds for…

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Swearing-in Of Duke Of Gloucester As Governor-General Brief, But Colorful, Ceremony In Almost Theatrical Atmosphere Blaze of Floodlights Accompanies Rituals Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 1

At a brief, but colorful, ceremony in the Senate chamber at Parliament House today, the Duke of Gloucester was sworn in as Governor-General of the Commonwealth. The setting was almost theatrical as the Duke took…

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Over Inch Average Rainfall From Latest Storm Drought Not Yet Broken

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 2

Rainfall registrations collected by the “Mall” yesterday from widely scattered points outside of Albury revealed that the spectacular,…

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Items of News Gale and Rain at Walwa

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 2

Walwa was also one of the towns in the district which experienced the gale and rain during the week. Terrfic wind was followed by rain and 150…

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Tuesday's Mud Storm Was It a Record

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 2

Tuesday's storm which continued from Monday night until Wednesday, is the worst storm that the present scribe can remember, although…

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Severe Wind Storm at Oaklands Building Blown Down

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 4

Tuesday dawned dubiously, but all doubts were moved as to the intentions of the weather well before lunch when a pall of fine dust enveloped the…

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Gunbar Tuesday's Storm

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 February 1945 · page 1

We have endured some terrific and prolonged storms over the past four months or so, but Tuesday's storm eclipsed them all. It was both…

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Taxi Swept Away By Flood BRISBANE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 2

When crossing a causeway last night, a taxi was swept off by floodwaters. and overturned. The driver. Miss Grace Borghero. was thrown from the taxi and…

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“Another Food Muddle” Britain Flooded With Rabbit Skins !

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 5

When meat and butter rationing was introduced more than a year ago, we were old by the Commonwealth that the principal object was to enable the nation to…

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10 Naval Ratings Drowned Lost Lives During Storm Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 1

The Minister for the Navy (Mr Makin) announced today that 10 ratings serving in one of HMA destroyers were lost overboard during…

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Heavy Rain In Wagga District

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon a fierce storm swept parts of the Wagga district and as much as 1½ inches of rain fell in a short time. In Wagga no rain fell,…

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Heavy Rain in Sydney Several Accidents Are Caused SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 2

A cloudburst hit Sydney this afternoon, approximately 76 points of rain falling in little over an hour. The rain then eased off into a drizzle…

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