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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1948

182 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 10

Flood Danger in Murray Past

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 November 1948 · page 6

Although floodwaters [?] Reservoir and Albury yesterday reached their highest level since the weekend. with the gradual full…

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Heavy Rain At Yerong Creek

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 12 November 1948 · page 1

Heavy rain last week-end at Yerong Creek caused local creeks to rise, but beyond some fencing destroyed, and one farmer losing some sheep in the…

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Storm Damage

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 November 1948 · page 4

Hundreds of acres of wheat were flattened at Methul late on Friday afternoon in the worst hailstorm in local memory. Violent wind and huge…

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District Lashed by Freak Storm; Little Damage Done

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 12 November 1948 · page 1

A downpour of 158 points fell in an hour in a freak storm that struck Henty about four o'clock last afternoon. All told, 210 points were registered for the day…

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Storm Collapsed Lavington Bridge

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 November 1948 · page 3

Heavy storm last Friday caused considerable damage to roads and rains in some parts of the shire, reported the engineer (Mr…

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Thunderstorms Sweep Albury And District As Big As Pigeon’s Eggs Communication Between Albury-Melbourne Cut

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 November 1948 · page 3

[?]rain, tail as big as pigeon’s eggs [?] crashing thunder and lightning [?] another amazing weather mixture [?]and rina districts yesterday,…

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Violent Storm Causes Cattle To Panic

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 November 1948 · page 1

Hundreds of pounds’ worth of damage was done by a hall storm that passed over the Boosey district, about 12 miles…

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Cyclone Kills 12 People

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 November 1948 · page 1

LONDON, Tues.: An official communique issued by the provincial Government announced that 12 persons were killed in a…

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63 Lives Lost in Cyclone

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 November 1948 · page 1

BOMBAY, Wed.: Bombay is slowly recovering from the cyclone which, on Monday, swept through the city,…

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Storm Damage Between Deniliquin and Finley

The Pastoral Times · Friday 26 November 1948 · page 2

The severe wind storm which swept across country between Deniliquin and Finley last week caused considerable damage…

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Fierce Gale Follows Fog

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 December 1948 · page 3

LONDON Friday : Following: the lifting of the fog over Britain yesterday, a 70-mile an hour gale is now lashing the…

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Funeral of Late Jack Gale

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 December 1948 · page 3

The funeral of the late John Reginald Gale, who died at the Wangaratta Hospital on Thursday of last week as a result of an accident near…

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Land-board Cases 2250 Sheep for Home Maintenance Rabbit Problem — Education Expenses — Flood Country

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 December 1948 · page 4

THE Land Board last week heard two cases involving home maintenance areas in country to the west of Hay. Both cases were argued at length, and the Board adopted 2250 sheep as a home maintenance flock, against the 2000 upheld by the…

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Hundreds Homeless in Eire Cattle and Horses Drowned in Floods!

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 December 1948 · page 7

DUBLIN, Tues: Hundreds of people were rendered homeless and hundreds of cattle and horses were drowned when river banks…

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Dependence on Floods Conflict in Carrying Estimates

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 December 1948 · page 5

ALL witnesses in the second case before the Land Board last week, which concerned Toopuntal, a property with frontage on both Lachlan and Murrumbidgee, agreed that flood country along the rivers was very little use unless flooded…

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Gale Sweeps Channel; Floods

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 16 December 1948 · page 4

LONDON, Wed. : While a gale swept the English Channel today, thunderstorms caused local floodings, and a whirlwind…

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Storm Damage Estimated at £120,000 SYDNEY, Friday

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 18 December 1948 · page 3

RESIDENTS of northern districts of Moree and Scone spent to-day salvaging materials and possessions swept away or damaged by yesterday’s storms. Damage was estimated at £100,000 at Moree and £20,000 at Scone…

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Many Die in Floods

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 December 1948 · page 3

RIO BE JANEIRO, Sun: The Associated Press correspondent at Rio de Janeiro reports that over 300 people are known to…

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200 People Die in Floods

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 21 December 1948 · page 1

TEHERAN, Mon.: Two hundred people disappeared and hundreds of houses collapsed in floods which inundated five…

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Municipal Council Ald. Flood Re-elected Eighth Term As Mayor

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 December 1948 · page 2

AT a special meeting of the Municipal Council on Tuesday night, Ald. J. P. Flood was re-elected for his eighth term as Mayor of Hay. Ald. Hawkins, who was nominated in opposition to Ald. Flood, was returned as deputy-Mayor. Ald…

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