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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

494 stories in Murray's papers · page 15 of 25

Good response to Albury and District Appeal to Aid Flood Victims

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 July 1950 · page 2

Excellent response has been made to the Salvation Army’s appeal to aid victims of floods in N.S.W., and to date more than 2300 garments, boots and shoe have been pocked for…

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Flood Danger Acute in Northern New South Wales Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 3

Flooding of low lying areas within the next 24 hours is expected in all coastal river basins from the Richmond to the Nepean River. In north-western N.S.W. flooding should be maintained at places along the…

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Flood Authority for N.s.w

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 15

SYDNEY, Mon.: The Premier (Mr. McGirr) announced tonight a joint Federal and State agreement for the creation of a single…

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Floods Isolate Town; Food Short

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 July 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday : Rain is easing in most of NSW and major or widespread flooding is not now expected on coastal…

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Suggests Mid-week Races to Aid Flood Victims

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 July 1950 · page 20

SYDNEY, Tues: Mr J. Geraghty, MLA, today suggested to the secretary of the AJC (Mr W. ParryOkeden) that a special mid-week…

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Toddler Drowned in Flooded Wafer hole

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 July 1950 · page 19

BRISBANE, Tues.: Two-year-old Bevan Howard was drowned in a flooded waterhole near Bundaberg today…

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Cyclone in Adriatic

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 2

ROME, Wed.: Three people were reported dead and a score seriously injured yesterday when a cyclone swept the Adriatic seashore resorts…

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Local Floodings Expected

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 15

SYDNEY, Wed.: The NSW Weather Bureau does not expect serious flooding in the north-west section of the State,…

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£300 for Flood Relief Fund

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 2

The Mayor (Ald Bunton) told Albury City Council last evening that £300 had been raised in Albury towards the Flood Victims’…

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£16, 000 For Flood Victims

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 10

SYDNEY, Wed.: The management committee of the NSW Fleed Victims’ Belief Fund would meet tomorrow to consider a…

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Flood Relief Appeals

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 10

There has been an excellent response to the appeals to aid N.S.W. flood victims launched by the Albury Salvation Army and…

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Irish Open Played in Heavy Rain

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 20

LONDON, Thurs.: Players in the Irish open golf championship second round at Royal Dublin links, Dollymont, hit off in torrential rain…

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Public Fund Opened For N.S.W. Flood Victims. Culcairn Shire Council Meeting

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 3

Included in the correspondence before the monthly meeting of the Culcaira Shire Council held on Monday, was a letter from the Lord Mayor of Sydney, seeking: co-operation in connection with the New South Wales Flood Victims' Belief Fund, which has been established to assist…

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Kiewa R.s.l. to Help Flood Victims

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 13

Kiewa sub-brnh of the RSSAILA has launched an appeal on behalf of the NSW Flood Relief Fund. A number have expressed their…

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Channel Drainage After Flooding

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 1

Conargo Shire engineer (Mr. D. Shields) at a council meeting yesterday told councillors that something should be done to…

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FLOOD £5 Bill, Million Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 1

At least £5,000,000 will have to be found to rehabilitate the devastated flood areas of NSW. Information to this effect will be put before the next meeting of the Federal Cabinet…

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Liberals to Discuss Flood Mitigation

Border Morning Mail · Monday 17 July 1950 · page 6

SYDNEY. Sun.: The Liberal Party’s Federal Committee would investigate this week the extent to which the Federal Government…

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Items of News Salvation Army Flood Appeal

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 July 1950 · page 2

The Albury Salvation Army appeal to aid flood victims in northern NSW has reached £51. Previously acknowledged £42/13/…

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Country People Aiding Flood Victims

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 July 1950 · page 10

SYDNEY, Mon.: Country people were responding well to the Lord Mayor’s flood victims fund, an official said today…

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Grim Picture of Northern Floods

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 July 1950 · page 11

Heart-rending scenes in the north coast flood areas were described by Mr S. W. Harrison, of Lavington, in an…

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