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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1952

365 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 19

Cyclone destroys native mission

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 April 1952 · page 4

DARWIN, Fri.: A 100mph cyclone today destroyed a native mission on the north-east point of Arnhem Land, 400 miles east…

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£400 Damage by Storm

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 8 April 1952 · page 1

The storm which broke over Deniliquin last Saturday night caused £400 damage in a local store…

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Vast floods threatened

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 April 1952 · page 5

NEW YORK, Tues.: Record mourtain snows, which are now thawing, threatea to engull parts of central California, New…

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Heavy rain ruins show

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.: Heavy rain tonight ruined the Royal Show, but it is uncertain until a check has been made tomorrow…

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Huge floods in America

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 12

NEW YORK, Wed.: As the worst floods in 70 years roll down the Missouri Valley, thousands of persons are…

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Flood waters pour info city

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 April 1952 · page 1

SOUTH SIOUX CITY (Nebraska), Fri.: Founding waters of the Missouri River burst through, the main levee bank holding…

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N.e. N.s.w. Gets Heavy Rain

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.: Rivers in the north-east section of the State are expected to rise sharply because of heavy rain…

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Ace Cyclist Again Centre of Another Storm

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Sun: Russell Mockridge, storm centre, of the sensational Olympic bond, action by the Australian Olympic…

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Horse pavilion at show ground flooded

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, Sun.: Horse attendants at the showground worked for three hours early today baling out rain water which had flooded…

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Tennis tournament abandoned Albury courts unplayable after heavy rain

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 April 1952 · page 14

Rain yesterday morning caused the abandonment of the 1952 Easter tournament conducted by the Albury and Border L.T.A. after only 20 additional matches had been played. When play resumed the committee was…

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Floods make 40,000 homeless

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 April 1952 · page 3

OMAHA (Nebraska), Mon.: The muddy, swirling Missouri River today lapped through the streets of two towns, hastily…

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Heavy Rain Drenching the South Coast

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 April 1952 · page 9

SYDNEY, Tues.: Further heavy rain continued to drench the south coast of NSW today. The rain and washaways are still…

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28 marooned on bus top in swirling flood

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 April 1952 · page 3

SIDNEY, Tues.: Police early this morning used a rowing boat to rescue 27 passengers and the driver front the roof of a tourist…

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74,000 homeless in U.S. floods

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 April 1952 · page 1

OMAHA (Nebraska), Tues.: The US Red Cross now estimates that a total of 74,000 people, representing 19,349 families,…

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JINDERA Heavy Rain

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 April 1952 · page 12

Heavy rain during a thunderstorm on Monday afternoon registered 80 points within half an hour. From Sunday morning to…

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BOXING Italian opponent for Tommy Gale

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 April 1952 · page 16

It was announced by local boxing officials last night that an opponent had been found for How long middleweight, Tommy Gale…

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“Mightiest flood” near crest

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 April 1952 · page 8

OMAHA (Nebras[?]). Wed.: The mightiest flood crest in the history of the Missouri River is expected to hit Omaha and…

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Floods make 87,000 homeless

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 April 1952 · page 3

NEW YORK, Thurs.: Lieut.-General Lewis Pick, Chief of Army Engineers, said the seven-State flood had driven 87,000…

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Gales, snow, rain, fog—Vic. medley

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 April 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Fri.: Gales, snow, rain, fog and temperatures below freezing point hit Victoria today, giving the State its first…

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Flood waters threaten town of 70,000 people

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 1

ST. JOSEPH (Missouri), Man.: St. Joseph, a city of 70,000 people, was preparing today to keep out the flooding Missouri River. At Fort Leavenworth,…

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