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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1947

238 stories in Murray's papers · page 8 of 12

Floods Ravage N.Z. and Parts of U.S.A. 35,000 Homeless; Damage £80 Million In America

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 July 1947 · page 1

Cables received by the “Mail” last night from Wellington (NZ) and St. Louis (Missouri USA) gave details of disastrous [?]oods—in the [?]ase of New Zealand the worst since 1897—whi[?]st those in the Mississippi valley had never been equalled in over a century…

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Battle Against Torrent Greatest Flood for 103 Years St. Louis (Miss.)

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 July 1947 · page 1

Debris-strewn waters of the Mississippi spread over sections of St Louis and other river towns today in the greatest flood in this area in…

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Flooded River Wins Round New York

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 2 July 1947 · page 1

The relentless Mississippi today won one round in the non-stop battle against engineers to hold its flood waters within its banks when engineers…

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Schooner Wins Battle With Gales MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 July 1947 · page 3

The auxiliary schooner Huia, which was for a time feared to have been lost during the recent stormy weather, tied up at South Wharf today,…

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OVER 1000 Families Flooded Shanghai

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 July 1947 · page 2

Chinese Press reports state that the Chinkiang River has inundated the outskirts of Chengtu, capital of Czechwan Province, in the worst flood in…

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Blighty R.s.l. Flood Relief Appeal

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 8 July 1947 · page 1

A further list of donations for the Blighty R.S.L. Flood Relief Appeal:— J. Pearce £10; Blighty R.S.L. (Add.) £9 13/6, B. Ballantyne £3/3/, J. -Shiakis…

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Only Storm in Tea Cup ! Australian Clash With U.S.(A.A.P. Reuter) TOKIO

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 July 1947 · page 1

British Commonwealth-American relations in Japan have shown a marked improvement since the storm over whaling and the Angaur Island…

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Storms Hold Up Freighters MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 July 1947 · page 3

Interstate vessels laden with cargo for Victoria, Sydney and Tasmania are held up by gales and storms in Bass Strait and are waiting for the…

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Floods Hold Up Train Services in Tasmania BURNIE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 July 1947 · page 1

Floods in all parts of Tasmania have forced the cancellation of a number of train services for tomorrow. The railway line at St. Leonards, near…

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Part of Town Under Water Floods in Western Victoria Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 July 1947 · page 1

Sections of the town of Casterton have been inundated under several feet of water, following an overnight rise in the Glenelg River as a…

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Gale Causes Much Damage SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 July 1947 · page 1

A gale caused widespread damage on the South Coast last night. Many roofs were damaged, including that of St. Michael’s Church of England hall,…

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Victorian Rivers Rising: One Town Awash Rivers in Flood at Myrtleford Ovens And Buffalo Rise Rapidly

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 July 1947 · page 1

The Ovens and Buffalo rivers at Myrtleford reached flood level yesterday following one of the most rapid rises known in the rivers, [?]se is heavy rain combined with snow water. The Ovens has already broken its banks in several places and…

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Municipal Council Meeting L.g. Conference Flood Lights for Park Post Office Arrears of Rates

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 July 1947 · page 2

THE Council at its meeting on Tuesday, agreed that no delegate be appointed this year for the Local Government Association Conference. The Rugby League Club "was given permission to install flood lights in the park" for night…

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Plan To Fight Floods Sought WASHINGTON

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 July 1947 · page 5

Mr Truman has asked Congress to launch a ten-year programme to end the devastating floods that, since 1937, caused over 1,000,000,000 dollars,…

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More Floodings Expected In Victoria Following Forecast Rains Waters Fall Six Inches At Casterton MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 July 1947 · page 2

Although rain which had been falling Casterton district abated last night and the sun shone brilliantly today, more rain was expected late tonight or early, and local residents have mixed feelings about further flooding…

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WANGARATTA Flood Danger Passed

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 July 1947 · page 2

The flood dancer position has passed unless further heavy rains fall. The river reached 17ft. Sins, on Thursday night, and has been gradually falling…

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Flood Victims Eating Grass and Roots Shanghai

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 July 1947 · page 1

Thousands of flood victims in the Kwantung province are eating wild grass and roots according to Miss Kay Booth, American airwoman, who…

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Made Life Member of Commercial Club Mr. V. Flood Nagle Honored

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 July 1947 · page 2

At the annual meeting of members of Albury Commercial Club, Mr L. G. Davison was re-elected president for the second successive…

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Flood Of Refugees To Australia Under Calwell Migration Agreement SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 July 1947 · page 1

Under an agreement which the Australian Minister for Immigration (Mr. Calwell) has signed with the president of the International Refugees’ Organisation in Europe, 12,000 refugees will be admitted to Australia annually…

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Floods Cause Many Deaths in Japan Tokyo

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 July 1947 · page 1

Thirty-nine persons have been killed, hundreds have been injured and thousands are homeless as the result of torrential rains which struck Japan on…

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