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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1948

182 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 10

Storm Warnings Issued

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 June 1948 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday : Gales in central Bass Strait and rough to very rough seas in southern Tasmanian waters arc expected…

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Floods Threaten Stricken City

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 July 1948 · page 14

TOKIO, Friday : Floods now threaten [?] city already stricken by earthquake and fire. The waters of the Ketzuryu…

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Storm Warning Issued

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 July 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.: The weather Barona tonight issued a storm waning to [?] serodro[?]s naval stations, and to all…

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Flood--man's Greatest Enemy

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 3

The recent tragic American flood again focussed world attention on the fact that flood, throughout man's history, has been his greatest natural enemy, Beside the centuries of havoc wrought by flood, earthquake and fire damage are quite insignificant…

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Flood of Divorce Petitions

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 11

SYDNEY, Mon.: Petitions for divorce are being lodged in NSW at the rate of 300 a week and more than 1100 suits—376 defended…

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Body in Storm-water Channel “Blue” in Car Allegation

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Police alleged during a Coroner’s Court inquest into the death of Francis John Allard, 40, today, that…

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Floods Follow ’Quake : Thousands Homeless Tokio

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 July 1948 · page 1

AT dawn to-day, with the water still rising, three-fifths of Fukui City was flooded and it is estimated that 30,000 people have been driven from temporary homes erected since the recent earthquake and fire…

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Ships Warned of Storms

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 July 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday : A storm warning to ships along the southern NSW and Victorian coasts was issued by the Weather…

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250,000 Homes Lost in Floods

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 7

TOKIO, Wed.: A total of 250,000 persons who lost their homes in the [?] area because of the recent earthquake and fire,…

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Thunderstorm, Rain 59 Points at Deniliquin

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 July 1948 · page 1

Rain-commenced to fall on Saturday night and on Sunday morning 13 points were recorded at the Deniliquin post office. On Sunday the sky was overcast…

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Freak Cyclone Kills Three People

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 August 1948 · page 3

TOKIO, Monday: A freak cyclone hit Kawasaki City, near Tokio, at noon today, killing three and injuring 86 people. Forty…

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British Storm Death Roll Grows 12 Persons Known To Be Drowned, LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 August 1948 · page 3

AT least three more persons were drowned, bringing the known death roll to 12; a number of yachts round the south coast are missing from their moorings, while many others are…

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Flood of Smokes in Berlin

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 August 1948 · page 1

BERLIN Wed.: Western licensed newspapers, quoted by Reuter’s correspondent, say that the Russians are…

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Flood of Coins

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 August 1948 · page 1

LONDON, Fri.: The official Soviet newspaper, “Taegliche Rundschau” today alleged that British and American air…

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Floods Dislocate U.K. Railways London

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 August 1948 · page 3

Floods in North Northumberland and Scottish Border country are now receding but leaving a scene of desolation…

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Many Deaths in Indian Floods

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 August 1948 · page 14

LONDON, Fri.—Many lives and countless head of cattle have been lost by floods in the west Bengal, reports Reuter’s…

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The WORLD at a GLIMPSE 126 Villages Floods

Border Morning Mail · Monday 23 August 1948 · page 1

LONDON, Sun.: According to Reuter’s correspondent in Karrachi, it is officially announced…

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Heavy Snow, Rain, Hail and Sunshine Most Unpleasant Day in Years Showers Benefit District Crops-Pastures

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 25 August 1948 · page 11

SNOW and heavy hail fell in several parts of the Albury district yesterday, mingled with the rain and sunshine in the most checkered weather of the year. Snowfalls in some centres were the heaviest for many years…

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Councils and the W.C. AND I.C. Road Floodings—Maintenance

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 2

At its last meeting, the Carrathool Shire Council received a letter from the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission concerning flooded…

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£1½ Million Flood Damage

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 28 August 1948 · page 1

MANILA, Fri.: Floods submerged 25 towns in the Bulacan and Pampanga provinces, north of Manila, when the…

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