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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1951

176 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 9

Clear Skies Over Flooded Italy

Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 November 1951 · page 1

SOME, Sun.: The raging: Po River yesterday poured a fresh avalanche of muddy water into the flood zone between Ferrara…

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Heavy rain at Albury did note exten[?] nearby districts

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 November 1951 · page 2

A torrential downpour which hit Albury late yesterday afternoon did not extend to the surrounding border district. Only light showers fell in the district and no damage to crops was reported. In the city about half an inch of rain fell in…

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Severe Storm Hits Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 November 1951 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Tues: A severe storm with trusts up to 53 mph hit Melbourne this morning, disrupting some phone services,…

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50 m.p.h. gale off N.S.W. coast

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.: Small craft were wrecked or damaged, ships had to heave-to off Sydney Heads and ferry services were delayed when…

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20 die in flood

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 November 1951 · page 3

BUENOS AIRES, Thurs: Police yesterday reported that more than 20 persons had been drowned in a flood which had…

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Bitter cold brings horrible new threat to flood victims

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 December 1951 · page 3

ROME, Sun.: Sub-zero temperatures yesterday brought a new and more horrible threat—ice—to thousands of people in the flooded Po Valley. As the temperature fell,…

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Far West Concerts Overcome Dust Storms

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 December 1951 · page 2

A distance of 18,000 miles was covered during the last tour of the War West Concert Party in the Riverina area where 18…

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Prime Minister asks Australians to aid Italian flood victims

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 December 1951 · page 6

CANBERRA, Tuesday: The Prime Minister (Mr Menzies) tonight appealed to Aastralians to contribute by gifts of…

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Severe floods in England

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 December 1951 · page 6

LONDON, Thurs.: Houses and cotton mills and large areas of farm-land were flooded when a number of Lancashire rivers…

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Freak Week-End Storms Cause Extensive Damage

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 December 1951 · page 1

Hail, dust and rainstorms, accompanied by gale force winds, left a trail of destruction in border districts and southern Riverina…

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Hail Storm Damages Crops at Henty

The Observer · Friday 14 December 1951 · page 1

Hail, dust and rain storms last week-end left a trail of damage in a narrow strip five miles south-west of Henty, causing thousands of pounds worth of damage to wheat crops which were just ready for harvest…

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Ald. Flood Again Mayor

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 December 1951 · page 2

For the tenth time since first entering the Hay Municipal Council, Ald. J. P. Flood has been elected Mayor…

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Fierce Storms in S.e. Queensland

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 December 1951 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wed.: Fierce electrical storms gave many centres in drought-stricken south-east Queensland their first falls of rain…

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Storms Lash N.s.w

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 December 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Heavy storms tonight struck many parts of the NSW coast, causing wide-spread damage…

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Gale deaths in Britain

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 29 December 1951 · page 4

LONDON, Fri.: Two men are dead and at least four missing after a day of furious sales and. torrential rainstorms on the…

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Violent gales lash Britain

Border Morning Mail · Monday 31 December 1951 · page 2

LONDON, Sunday: Gales which at times reached hurricane force of 100 miles an hour, yesterday and lost night whipped up huge seas around Britain, resulting in the loss of a…

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