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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1946

212 stories in Murray's papers · page 8 of 11

More Floods Are Expected Murray Rises Two Feet in Eight Hours at Jingellic Heavy Rains Above Tallangatta Cause Anxiety

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 2

Murray river heights at Albury remained stationary yesterday, but at Jingellic a rise of two feet in eight hours was recorded, bringing the river last night to 13ft. 9in…

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Gun Battles in American County Elections Mob Storms Gaol Three Known Dead; Many Wounded. New York

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 August 1946 · page 1

A correspondent of American Associated Press, in a despatch from Madisonville, Tennessee, says that election day violence flamed in the Monroe and McMinn counties where by-partisan ex-servicemen’s…

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Drought, Snow and Flood

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 August 1946 · page 3

Snow still covers a wide area of the Alps and in the north- eastern section of the state there is a disastrous drought. Even on the north…

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Freak Storms in N.Z. Wellington (N.z.)

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 August 1946 · page 3

Freak storms hit New Zealand yesterday when two widely separated points experienced different meteorological disturbances…

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Fierce Gale Lashes Melbourne MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 August 1946 · page 4

A 60 miles per hour gale which lashed Melbourne tonight interrupted telephonic and telegraphic communication with Tasmania; tore down overhead…

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Storm Likely Over Reds R.S.L. To Debate Motion SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 August 1946 · page 2

A storm within the RSL, over Communism is expected at the annual Slate Congress, which opens on August 21…

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Serious Floods in Egypt London

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 August 1946 · page 5

This year’s Nile flood may be the worst for decades, says the Alexandria correspondent of “The Times.” The Minister for Public Works has…

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Immediate Flood Danger Removed Rivers Falling Slowly

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 August 1946 · page 1

Despite general rains the immediate danger of floods has passed. Overnight the Edward River at Deniliquin fell an inch. The official gauge…

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Violent Storm in Nz Wellington (Nz)

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 August 1946 · page 1

A violent storm which struck O[?]ipa today. unroofed buildings, uprooted trees and wrenched wiring from telephone posts…

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Nile Flood Danger Cairo

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 August 1946 · page 2

The Egyptian Premier has cancelled all army leave and ordered officials to return to their posts to meet the danger of the record flooding of the…

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Melting Snow Thr Eatens Big Floods River Flat Farmers Apprehensive

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 August 1946 · page 1

Tremendous burden of snow on the Southern Alps threatens great flooding of the Murray, and has the apprehensive attention of farmers on…

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Arrangements In Case of Flood Aeroplane Available

The Independent · Thursday 15 August 1946 · page 4

In case of serious floods being experienced in areas surrounding Deniliquin, arrangements have been made for an aeroplane to be made available to keep the residents affected supplied with mail, food and any special service. This information was supplied the…

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Floods Attract Sightseers

The Independent · Thursday 15 August 1946 · page 3

The Huge volume of water pouring over the spillway at Hume Weir attracted a record crowd of sightseers and over a thousand people went to…

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Nile Floods May Cause Disaster London

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 August 1946 · page 1

Warnings that the Nile is approaching record levels have been sent to Egyptians who are crowding into mosques and praying to…

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Threat of Flooding in Southern Rivers SYDNEY

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 August 1946 · page 3

The threat of flooding in the Murray, Murrumbidgee and Snowy Rivers due to thawing snow, has been averted temporarily, by freezing weather…

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The Flood of 1917 Will It Be Repeated This Year?

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 August 1946 · page 1

Nearly 30 years ago Corowa experienced the biggest flood since 1870, and the extent to which the river flats were submerged…

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Further Floods in Murray Forecast Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 August 1946 · page 6

Further floodings on upper reaches of the Murray. Murrumbidgee. Tumut and Snowy rivers are expected at the weekend when rising temperatures…

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News Digest for Children News of the World Floods in Egypt

The Independent · Thursday 22 August 1946 · page 3

Reuter's correspondent in Cairo has reported that the Nile River is approaching record levels. Egyptians are rushing their mosques and…

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Big Flood in Murray Likely Snow Thaw Expected Soon Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 August 1946 · page 4

Snowdrifts up to 80 feet in depth in the Southern Alps arc expected to cause severe floods when the thaw sets in. the acting…

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Record Floods Along Nile LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 August 1946 · page 5

The River Nile continues to rise and record floods been recorded, says Reuter’s correspondent at Cairo. Twelve hundred houses have been…

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