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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1948

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No Applications for Storm Damage Repairs

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 2

No applications were made to Albury police station yesterday for materials with which to effect repairs to damage caused by…

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Yacht Sinks On Hume Reservoir In Storm Crew’s Bathe in Water for Two Hours

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 6

A yacht valued at about £500 capsized and sank, and five Albury residents had exhausting: experiences on Home Reservoid on Sunday when the terrific wind and rain storm lashed the waters into waves over two feet high…

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Aftermath of the Storm

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 1

In our Friday's issue of last week we recalled the Black Friday of 1939 January 13. Last Friday's issue was dated February 13. By a strange coincidence…

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Cyclonic Storm at Deniliquin Damage Estimated at £2500

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 2

Rain and electrical disturbances of tropical intensity drenched and shook Deniliquin over the week-end…

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Deluge on Goldfields 10 Inches in 24 Hours

Border Morning Mail · Monday 23 February 1948 · page 1

PERTH, Sun.: A cyclone about which storm warnings [?] over the weekend veered down outside the…

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Floods Strand Expresses; Passengers Without Food Deluge In W.A. Causes Heavy Damage

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 24 February 1948 · page 3

Floods following the week-ends torrential rain a large part of Western Australian have caused heavy damage in the towns of Kalgoorlie and Boulder. Damage in the three towns of Kalgoorlie, Boulder and Lakewood…

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Victoria to Miss W.a. Storm

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 25 February 1948 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tues. — The [?] centre of the cyclone which [?] West Australia at the [?] and which was…

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No Absolution for Reds Decision May Cause Storm

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 25 February 1948 · page 10

LONDON, Tues.—A letter by the Archbishop of Milan to his clergy instructing them to deny absolution to Communists in…

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Fringe of Cyclone Touches Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Wed:—The outer fringe of the cyclone which has swept across the Continent from West Australia and is now…

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Will 1840 Flood Be Repeated

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 3

Queensland weather expert, Mr. Into Jones, believes that the present weather cycle will continue until August, with conditions similar to those…

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Cyclone Moves Out to Sea

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 March 1948 · page 3

MELB., Tues. — The cyclone which hit the bay in a westerly gale yesterday has moved south-east to the south Tasman…

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Cyclone Wipes Out Small Town

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 March 1948 · page 7

DARWIN, Tues.—A cyclone has wiped out the small isolated township of Borroloola, near the Gulf of Carpentaria, 125 miles…

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Will 1780 Flood Be Repeated

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 1

Queensland weather expert, Mr. Into Jones, believes that the present weather cycle will continue until August, with conditions similar to those…

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Town Prepares For Onslaught by Cyclone

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 3

PERTH, Wed.—Broome residents are battening down in preparation for a cyclone of moderate intensity which at 3 p.m. today was centred…

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Severe Thunderstorms

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 March 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sun. — Severe thunderstorms occurred [?]ver Sydney, Dubbo and Eden this afternoon. Lightning which struck the…

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Cyclone Causes Radio Blackout With Noumea

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 8

MELBOURNE. Mon.—All radio contact with Noumea has been completely blacked out. This follows a report that the town was…

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Big Flood Isolates Farms

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 3

LONDON, Monday. — The great Orange river which divides the Free State and the Cape Province is in flood following the heaviest…

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Cyclone Atmost Wrecks Town

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 March 1948 · page 12

SYDNEY, Fri.—A cyclone which; reached nearly 100 m.p.h. caused damage assessed at thousands of pounds to Noumea New Caledonia…

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Wedding Gale--ter Metz

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 3

A very pretty wedding was solemnised by Rev. Father M. Lane at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Corowa, on Saturday, March 6…

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E.R.F.L. Football Storm West’s Boundary Causes Stir North Theatens to Withdraw

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 1

A football storm occurred when delegates of the Edward-River League took portion, of North’s area and w handed it over to West at Friday…

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