20 dead in storms : 26 missing, believed killed
LONDON, Fri.: Earth tremors, torrents of rain, hall storms and river floods were reported from various…
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Wagga Flood Danger Has Passed
Danger of flooding at Wagga has temporarily passed and the Murrumbidgee River is falling slowly. At 4.30 p.m. yesterday the river…
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ROME, Sun.: Twenty-six bodies have been recovered from receding floodwaters in the Lake Como district of northern Italy. Scores…
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It was reported at Narrandera at the week-end that the Murrumbidgee was full and creeks were running a banker Stock…
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Heavy rainfalls were recorded in the border district in the 24 hours ending 9 a.m. yesterday. Registrations were: Yarrawonga 27…
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Low-lying Murray Valley properties which were badly flooded during July’s torrential rains may again become…
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MIAMI (Florida), Sun.: At least 25 people have perished in a hurricane which raked Kingston, the capital of Jamaica, at the weekend. Damage to property is estimated at £6,000,000. The hurricane reached 125 mph at times, and…
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After three or four sunny days, heavy rain set in on Sunday night and by Tuesday morning 75 points had been registered. The total so…
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KINGSTON (Jama[?]ca), Tues.: Reports reaching Kingston from the interior of Jamaica show that at least 114…
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MELB., Tues.: The Stirling flood waters of the Barwon River which [?] Geelong this morning—…
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MELBOURNE. Tuesday: A Coun[?] Court action, in which a man claimed £499 [?] for a dog bite in late 1949, was…
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MELBOURNE, Wed.: Worst flood danger in southern Victoria is over. Today, reports from [?] spots indicated that most rivers, although still in flood, are falling rapidly…
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MELBOURNE, Thurs.: The Victorian flood position eased today, but threats of further flooding are contained in tonight’s Weather Bureau warning. Victoria is lying between two…
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MEXICO CITY, Fri.: Thirty people are believed to have been drowned when the dam at Cardenas broke last night…
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MELBOURNE, Fri.: Gippsland will face renewed flood danger if rainfall over the week-end exceeds half an inch, the Weather…
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LONDON, Fri.: Top quality toys made in Germany are flooding British shops and the home market. British firms are helpless to…
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MEXICO CITY, Tuesday : Health authorities fear a plague of malaria and dysentery will spread among…
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TOPEKA (Kansas), Wed.: Continuous downpours yesterday brought new floods to Eastern Kansas—just as it was in…
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Wodonga flats dairy farmer, Mr E. Lemke, says dairymen are experiencing a season second only to the bounteous one in 1939. Flats…
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The overseer of works was asked to report on the question of excluding water from the pump well at the water…
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