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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1946

212 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 11

More Serious Floodings Feared Heavy Rain in Western District of Victoria MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 5

Recurrence of the serious floodings in the western section of Victoria which devastated this area last week are feared as the result of heavy…

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Cyclone Delays Planes Flood Warning on North Coast Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 3

All air services between Sydney. Melbourne and Brisbane were cancelled today as a result of cyclonic conditions over a wide area of the…

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Torrential Rain in Wake of Cyclone Big Floods Feared In Northern N.S.W. SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 1

Swollen by torrential cyclonic rain, rivers along the north coast of NSW rose to flood levels tonight, while families were removed from danger areas. An intense cyclone, which is centred to the north-east of Brisbane,…

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Last Minute News Four Men Are Drowned More Floods in Victoria and Queensland Brisbane

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 5

The cyclonic storm which lashed the Queensland coast south of Brisbane at the week-end hit Brisbane with full force today, and…

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25 Inches of Rain in Three Days Bellingen Has Worst Flood Yet SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 March 1946 · page 1

Flood dancer is still serious on the Macleay, Hastings and Clarence rivers, but has eased in other areas of northern NSW. The cyclone has moved out to sea, with the result that the weather has cleared along the whole north coast with no danger or additional…

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From the Churches Concerning Foundations and Floods (Contributed)

The Independent · Thursday 28 March 1946 · page 6

The recent disaster in Western Victoria through unexpected and turbulent flood, raises the question of the possibility of flooding in Deniliquin…

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Very Serious Flood Damage Farmers on Northern Coast Heavily Hit Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 March 1946 · page 7

Reciting flood waters on the north coast of NSW have left Mend of denotation and damage to farms in the Clarence river district alone…

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Flood Waters Subsiding Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 3

Flood waters on the north coast were this morning reported to be receding slowly from all danger parts, but thousands of acres of rich…

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Fourth Death in Tasmanian Floods HOBART

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 2

The fourth death in the Tasmanian floods occurred last night, when a 17 year old youth, Gordon Lovell, of Mountain river, slipped off a log…

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Western District Floods Recede MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 2

Although light rain was falling in the western district this morning, heavy falls are not expected, and the flood waters are receding everywhere…

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Magnetic Storm Affects “Mail’s” Cable Service

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 March 1946 · page 1

An intense magnetic storm has caused:— (1) Prolonged delays in overseas cable services;…

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Magnetic Storm Linked With Southern Lights CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 March 1946 · page 1

The following statement was issued today from the Commonwealth Observatory at Mount Stromlo in regard to the aurora australis which…

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Local Rain Storm

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 April 1946 · page 6

The storm which broke over Albury last evening was accompanied by lightning and thunder. Up till midnight 12 points of rain fell…

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More Floods Expected Along North Coast Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 6

North coast of NSW is facing a danger of flood recurrence. Heavy rain was reported tonight along the coast from Port Macquarie to Brisbane…

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Amusements “Summer Storm,” at Hoyts

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 4

“Summer Storm,” which starts today at Hoyts theatre, is a stark, intensely dramatic story of a Russian girl whose beauty destroys the men whom…

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More Floods on North Coast Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 1

Considerable improvement in the weather in Brisbane overnight has removed the threat of serious floods along the south Queensland coasts…

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More Floods Feared Steady Rain On North Coast Last Night SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 1

With a cyclone sweeping down the coast from the north-east and rivers still rising on the north coast of NSW danger of further floods was…

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Sunshine After Heavy Rain SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 April 1946 · page 1

The cyclone which threatened the northern rivers of NSW yesterday has moved out to sea and many towns this morning reported bright sunshine…

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Amusements “Summer Storm” at Hoyts

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 April 1946 · page 5

“Summer Storm,” which opened yesterday at Hoyts Theatre, is one of the most dramatically exciting pictures seen here for a long time. A revealing story of…

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500 Wives Storm Food Ship :: Fur-Coat “Dockers” Unload Tomatoes

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 April 1946 · page 1

Five hundred angry Oslo wives—rich and poor, old and young—marched to the docks, broke through a police cordon, and boarded the Norwegian “tomato ship,” Dic[?]o. They set to work removing the cargo,…

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