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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

494 stories in Murray's papers · page 21 of 25

Tasmania Helps Nsw Flood Victims

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 September 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.: Hobart and Launceston have raised £5600 for flood victims in NSW. Launceston has just over £4000, and Hobart…

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Flood-bound Wool to Be Flown Out

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 September 1950 · page 4

Mr A. Vickery has arranged to fly out his wool clip from his flood-bound Willandra Station, in western New South Wales…

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Items of News Aid to Flood-stricken Farmers

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 September 1950 · page 2

The NSW Minister for Agriculture (Mr Graham) yesterday asknowledged final gifts of fodder donated, in response to his appeal…

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Larger Flood Grants Suggested

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 September 1950 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thurs.: The Primary Producers’ Union decided today to urge the State and Federal Governments to increase their flood…

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Floods Kill 86

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 September 1950 · page 4

CASABLANCA, Fri.: Floods killed 86 people and washed away whole villages east of Fez, Morocco, on Tuesday, it was officially…

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£100 Deluge on Hay Diggers' Races

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 October 1950 · page 2

Shortly after the field of four had been weighed out for the first race of the Hay Diggers' inaugural race meeting on Saturday…

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Gale Wrenches Ship From Moorings

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 October 1950 · page 1

PERTH, Tues: The 3551 ton interstate freighter Coramba was wrenched from her mooring in Fremantle Harbor early today by…

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Violent Storm Lashes Town

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 October 1950 · page 15

CLONCURRY (Qld), Tues: Tornado which lasted about 10 minutes unroofed houses, razed sheds and disrupted electricity supply at…

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Violent Storm Lashes Town

Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 October 1950 · page 12

BRISBANE, Sun.: A fierce five minute hailstorm, driven by a 60 mph wind, stripped roof tops and flattened crops at Barcaldine…

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Floods Devastate Punjab, Philippines

Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 October 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Sun.: Flood waters from the great Sutlej, Ravi and Chenab Rivers have hit five million people in the…

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Heavy Rain in Queensland

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 October 1950 · page 2

BRISBANE, Mon.: Seven country aerodromes have been closed, mail services disorganised and in some districts road traffic has been…

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Sudden Storm Causes £1000 Damage to New Wheat Silo

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 October 1950 · page 4

A severe storm of only a few minutes duration, but which produced 75 points of rain, caused damage of approximately £1000 at the new sub-terminal…

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Flood Waters Surge Into Goondiwindi

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 October 1950 · page 3

BRISBANE, Thurs: The flood outlook for Southern Queensland is not bright with rivers and creeks on the Darling Downs already…

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Lachlan River Floods

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 October 1950 · page 4

FROM a large array of aerial pictures taken by Mr. R. H. Sheaffe, we have selected the two below as showing something of the huge spread of the waters from the Lachlan River in the Western Division. Generally speaking the white…

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Floods Expected in New South Wales

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 October 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—Five towns in Western and Southern N.S.W. are facing threats of serious floodings. They are Dubbo, Forbes, Wagga, Gundagai…

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Serious Flood Threat Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 October 1950 · page 14

Flood warnings were Issued tonight for the upper Macquarie, Lachlan and Barwon Rivers…

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Big Floods Threaten Nsw Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 October 1950 · page 1

Flood harassed NSW residents once more face misery, personal loss and damage to property as widespread heavy rain causes rapid rises in four great river systems of the State…

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Flood Threat in Victoria

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 October 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Fri.: Heavy rains which are causing flooding in many areas in NSW are also threatening East Gippsland…

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20 Die in Heavy Storms

Border Morning Mail · Monday 23 October 1950 · page 1

CASABLANCA, Sunday : Twenty people have been killed and heavy damage has been caused by torrential rainstorms…

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Latest on Floods Horseshoe Saves Man

Border Morning Mail · Monday 23 October 1950 · page 3

(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2) SYDNEY, Sun.: Swept 800 yards down the flooded Namol River at Carroll Gap, near…

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