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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1952

365 stories in Murray's papers · page 16 of 19

Flood Isolates Property

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 September 1952 · page 3

This photograph was taken from the bridge leading to Mr G. Padman’s property, about 100 yards off the…

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Border Floods Subsiding

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 September 1952 · page 1

Floods in the border districts yesterday began to subside and last night the Murray River at Union Bridge,…

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Truck’s Plunge Into Flood

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 September 1952 · page 1

A truck driver and passenger had a remarkable escape late last night when the vehicle left! the. road and plunged into the…

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Silting of Weirs As Cause of Inland Floods. M.L.A. Urges Blowing UP of Flood Gates

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 25 September 1952 · page 6

Silting up of weirs in the Lachlan River was one cause of recent serious flooding, said Mr. R. G. Medcalf (C.P. Dubbo) in the…

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Truck Salvaged From Flood

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 September 1952 · page 1

LEFT : Alan Hancock, Five Dock, Sydney, who, with his passenger, had a remarkable escape from…

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Floods Stop Corowa Coursing

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 September 1952 · page 2

The swollen Murray River will prevent further coursing at Coroway for some time. Yesterday, there was two feet of water over…

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Senator Weathers “Storm”

Border Morning Mail · Friday 26 September 1952 · page 13

NEW YORK, Thurs.: Senator Nixon today appears to have weathered a violent political storm to continue as General…

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The Murray in Flood

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 September 1952 · page 1

A sharp rise occurred in the Murray last Sunday and a further rise on Monday brought the level at Corowa…

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Flood waters hold up the opening of Albury baths

Border Morning Mail · Friday 26 September 1952 · page 2

Flood waters in the Murray River hove delayed the opening of the Albury baths, which was due next weekend. Normally the baths open the first week-end in…

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Flood Waters Still Falling

Border Morning Mail · Friday 26 September 1952 · page 2

Floodwaters in the border districts continued to fall yesterday and the height of the Murray at Union Bridge at Albury yesterday…

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Federal Govt. washes its hands of flood damage costs, Minister indicates

Border Morning Mail · Friday 26 September 1952 · page 10

SYDNEY, Thurs.: The Government would apparently have to meet the full cost of restoration of recent flood-damaged areas, the Minister for Public Works (Mr. Renshaw) said today. He was speaking in the Legislative…

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Review Of September Issu[?] Of “Trends” “Food, Floods and the [?]

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 September 1952 · page 4

“Trends,” the [?] journal issued by the Bank of New South [?] turns its attention in [?]…

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24 points of rain in sharp storm

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 October 1952 · page 2

Heralded by a terrific clap of thunder and eerie lightning, a sharp thunderstorm struck Albury yesterday afternoon at 4.30…

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Food, Floods and the Future

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 1

THE present drive for increased food production makes flood mitigation of major importance. But the task of implementing the required steps is complex and formidable. The "never again" sentiment, so…

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No flood of credit likely—Bank manager’s warning

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 October 1952 · page 20

SYDNEY, Tues.: Effects of the Commonwealth Government’s lifting of credit restrictions would be retarded because banks’ advances were already very high, general…

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OBITUARY Mr. C. H. Gale

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 October 1952 · page 3

The death occurred at the Corowa Hospital after a long illness on Monday evening last, October 6. of Mr Christopher…

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Flood Waters Delay Bush Fire Delegates

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 October 1952 · page 2

Preparing for a season that is expected to be one of acute bush fire danger, delegates to a conference of Bush Fire Brigades were held up by flood waters when going to Narrandera recently…

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Heavy Rain Last Night

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 16 October 1952 · page 2

Rain began to fall in Albury about 9.30 last night and continued until about midnight when it eased off to a slight drizzle. All…

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Federal Govt. refuses to aid flood sufferers

Border Morning Mail · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 9

SYDNEY, Thurs.: The Federal Government had refused to assist country areas in N.S.W, that had suffered in the recent winter floods, the Minister for Public Works (Mr. Renshaw) said in the Legislative Assembly today…

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43 Dead in Floods in Mexico

Border Morning Mail · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 5

MEXICO CITY, Thurs.: Forty-three persons had lost their lives, while property, damage was estimated at 35,000,000…

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