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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

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But Storms Lash America

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 December 1950 · page 5

NEW YORK, Tues.: Storms lashed at the eastern and western States yesterday. Flood waters were on the rampage in…

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’Plane to Take Food to Flood Victims

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 December 1950 · page 14

SYDNEY, Thursday : A plane will , make two trips from Walgett to Carinda tomorrow to take urgently needed food supplies to…

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Floodwaters in Walgett Town

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 December 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.: Floodwaters are creeping through the main business section of Walgett as the Namoi and Barwon Rivers…

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Walwa Hit by a Violent Storm

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 December 1950 · page 1

Around 3 o’clock yesterday a tornado hit the Upper Murray town of Walwa. Wind driving in gusts estimated at 70 miles an hour unroofed houses, uprooted trees, and blocked…

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Gales, Heat, Fires in N.S.W.

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 December 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tues.: Gales, bushfires and heat waves swept NSW today, and in Sydney abnormally high tides flooded…

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Another £15,000 for Flood Relife

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 December 1950 · page 13

CANBERRA, Thurs.: The, Federal Government has agreed to a request by the NSW Premier (Mr McGirr) that the Commonwealth…

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29 Lives Lost in Fierce Sea Storms London

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 December 1950 · page 1

One of the fiercest storms of the year swept Bay of Biscay yesterday, sinking one ship and damaging nine others at a cost of at least 29 lives in 24 hours…

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Flood of Shore Trading

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 December 1950 · page 10

NEW YORK, Tues. Prospects of the greatest industrial efforts in the history of America yesterday brought a flood of…

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Longest Day of Year Was Cool and Grey Heavy Rain Ends Heat

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 1

Yesterday was the longest day of the year, but few people reflected on this because of the grey clouds which shut out the sun from dawn to dark. Intermittent rain, too, fell throughout…

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Floodbound

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 2

One of the riverside households that will be interested in the passing of the Sturt expeditions's whaleboat should be that of Mr. Larry Coats, of…

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Poles Raise Funds to Aid Victims of N.S.W. Floods

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 1

Polish migrants in the Bathurst district last month gave £1514[?] to the fund for the relief of flood victims in New South Wales…

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Flood of Italians to Come to Australia MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 December 1950 · page 3

Under negotiations just completed with the Italian migration delegation to Australia, the Commonwealth Government will probably contribute to the fares of between 10,000 to 15,000…

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Darling Still in Flood

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 December 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wed.: Flood waters from the Darling River in western NSW have blocked all roads except the Broken Hill…

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Heavy Rain Stops Fires

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 December 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Fri.: Fire destroyed several thousand acres of grass in Victoria today, but widespread thunderstorms,…

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