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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1952

365 stories in Murray's papers · page 18 of 19

Storms strike Tallangatta

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 December 1952 · page 2

Tallangatta has been struck by three electrical storms since Sunday—on Sunday afternoon, yesterday morning and last night…

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Storms black-out towns

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 December 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Fierce electrical storms disrupted telephone communications and blacked-out country towns and…

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Storm kills 30 people and injuries at least 500 others

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 December 1952 · page 1

JOHANNESBURG, Mon.: Late fast night it was estimated that more 30 persons had been killed and at least 500, including women and children, injured by a tornado which struck the African town of Alberty-nesville, 20 miles from Johannesburg, during the day…

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Airman who helped flood victims fined

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 December 1952 · page 9

SYDNEY, Mon.: A Broken Hill civil pilot who helped in flood rescue while his licence was suspended was fined a total…

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Albury Missed Heavy Rain

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 December 1952 · page 3

Rain which fell in Albury on Monday night totalled eight points. It was general throughout the border districts and…

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Town, Island Lashed by Heavy Storms

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 December 1952 · page 13

INVERELL, Tues.: A terrific hailstorm at 8 a.m. today damaged almost every Inverell home, but most wheat crops…

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Noreuil Park Not Yet Free of Flood Waters

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 December 1952 · page 2

It will be at least a fortnight before campers can move on to the lower area of Noreuil Park, which has been under water for the past six months. Nearly twenty caravans…

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Rail trucks hurled into flood by wall of water : vital link cut

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 December 1952 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tues.: Damage estimated at £25,000 was caused when a 12ft. high wall of water tore away a railway embankment two miles from Little River during a cloudburst early today…

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No Commonwealth Subsidy for Flood Damaged Roads

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 2

The Treasurer, Sir Arthur Fadden, in a letter forwarded to Carrathool Shire through Mr. H. S. Roberton, MP., has said that the…

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Heavy rain and thunderstorm at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 December 1952 · page 20

Following a muggy night rain commenced in Albury about 11.30 yesterday and fell intermittently during the day, culminating in a…

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BOXING Italian migrant challenges Gale

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 December 1952 · page 18

Italian boxer Josef Damiani has issued a challenge to Tommy Gale, of Albury, for a return bout at the Palais…

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Will fight Tommy Gale here

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 December 1952 · page 12

JOSEPH DAMIANI, who will fight Tommy Gale at Albury on Wednesday, December 17…

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Storm damage at Tungamah

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 December 1952 · page 8

High wind on Saturday and yesterday morning in the Tungamah district, caused severe damage to fruit trees and it is…

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Storms Lash United States

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 December 1952 · page 1

SAN FRANCISCO, Mon:— Seven passenger trains carrying a total of 1374 passengers began moving today after having been…

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Cyclonic Storm in Holbrook Area

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 December 1952 · page 1

A cyclonic storm swept the Holbrook-Jingellic district yesterday afternoon uprooting trees and causing serious damage to crops. Hail and heavy rain lashed the area between 4 and 5 p.m., while light rain fell…

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BOXING Damioni, Gale both fit

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 December 1952 · page 19

Reports from the respective training camps clearly indicate that both Josef Damiani (Italy) and Tommy Gale (Albury) will…

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Floods isolate two Victorian towns

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 December 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Fri.: In East Gippsland the flooded Snowy River has isolated the town of Orbost, where the position is expected to worsen tomorrow when the bulk of the floodwaters will…

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Storms, Gales Lash Europe

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 December 1952 · page 18

LONDON, Sun.: Storms, gales and icy weather and snow yesterday swept the Continent. Frankfurt, Darmstadt and other…

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Floods ruin many farmers in Gippsland : heavy losses

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 December 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sun.: Flood levels in Gippsland dropped steadily throughout the week-end, uncovering a trail of destruction worse than that left behind by mid-winter floods. Bruthen has had its worst flood since…

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Mayor of Hay Ald. J. P. Flood's Eleventh Term

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 23 December 1952 · page 2

Ald. J. P. Flood was re-elected Mayor of Hay for the eleventh term at the special meeting of the Council called…

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