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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1949

239 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 12

Lad's Body Found in Flood Water

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Sun.: Two boys who were with Bertram Graves, 16, when he disappeared in flood waters at East Maitland on…

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Many Deaths in Amazing Flood

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 1

LEW PACHUCA (Mexico), Sun.: At least 46 persons were killed and 200 injured by a "flash" flood which swept this…

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Rotary Appeal for Flood Victims

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 2

The, Hay Rotary Club is co-operating in an appeal sent out by the governor of this district, Mr. Harold Reed, who recently visited Hay for…

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Albury District Helps Maitland Flood Victims

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 2

A LBURY branch Of the Bed Cross estimates that it has received for forwarding to Maitland 1000 articles of clothing for distribution among flood victims…

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Amusements Flood Disaster on Newsreel

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 8

The Cinesound newsreel showing at the Regent this week Is devoted entirely to an extensive coverage of worst flood disaster in the history of…

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District News JINDERA Red Cross Flood Relief Appeal

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 7

A donation of £10 has been forarded to headquarters for relief flood victims and further donations will be gratefully…

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Calwell's Flood of Migrants

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Mon.; Australia's migration policy was the most important defence work a country at peace could carry out, the…

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Salvation Army Flood Appeal Closed

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 June 1949 · page 13

Victims of the flood-sirieken Maitland have been aided considerably with clothing sent from Albury. An appeal for…

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Many Dead cot Violent Storms

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 3

TOKIO. Wed: At least 29 Japanese are wad and many homes and farm lands are under water [?] violent raisstorms continue to…

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Violent Storm Adds to Holiday Deaths New York

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 July 1949 · page 3

A SUDDEN violent storm with gale winds up to 58 m.p.h. lashed the New York area last evening, killing at least six persons, capsizing hundreds of small boats and. causing much property damage…

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Henty R.s.l Helps Flood Victims

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 8 July 1949 · page 1

Henty Sub-branch R.S.L., at its meting on Friday night, voted £5/5/0 to Maitland sub-branch for flood relief in the Hunter Valley…

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Violent Gale Carries Plane for Mile

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 July 1949 · page 7

WELLINGTON. Fri.: A Dakota training aircraft anchored by concrete blocks at Wigram aerodrome was picked up and carried over a…

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To the Editor Help Sought for Flood Victims (To the Editor)

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 July 1949 · page 2

Sir,—The people of Albury have read with sincere sympathy of the disastrous floods which have inundated the Hunter Valley and…

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Help for Maitland Flood Victims

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 July 1949 · page 10

Albury Apex Club, which has opened an appeal for Maitland victims of the floods, will hold a board meeting today to organise…

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Help for Flood Victims (To the Editor)

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 July 1949 · page 2

Sir,—At a meeting of the board of directors of the Albury Rotary Club on Monday, it was decided to appeal to every member to…

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Wodonga Clothing for Flood Victims

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 July 1949 · page 8

The Victorian division of Red Cross supplied 72 cartons of clothing for NSW flood victims, Wodonga branch members were told…

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Floods Add to China’s Misery

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 July 1949 · page 16

HONG KONG, Tues. : Heavy flooding along the Yangtse river is expected to seriously delay the Communist attack in South China…

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China Floods Most Disastrous IN 50 YEARS

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 2

HONG KONG (AAP-Reuter), Wed.: China is faced with its most [?] floods in 50 years [?] swirling waters…

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Albury Council Decisions £ 50 Donated to the Mainland Flood Reflief

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 9

ALBURY City Council last evening made a donation of £50 to the Albury Apex Club’s drive for the Maitland flood relief fund. Motion for the donation to be…

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Culcairn School Children Help Flood Victims

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 3

Children of Culcairn Central School contributed £4/9/0 for the flood victims in Maitland. Their contribution was sent to the headmaster of the…

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