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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1952

365 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 19

Wicked Act Deniliquin Timber Mill Flooded

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 June 1952 · page 1

Some evilly disposed person or persons flooded the Deniliquin Timber Mill in Poictiers street the other night. The…

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Flood Position Appreciably Eased

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 June 1952 · page 14

The flood position in the border districts has eased and the Murray River continues to fall. Yesterday the water in the river…

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Victoria Facing Its Worst Flood Peril in Many Years

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 June 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sun.—A steady downpour of rain over the State during the week-end will bring Victoria its worst flood peril for years in the next 24 to 48 hours. The Weather Bureau has…

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Flood Threat to Towns on Murrumbidgee. River Might Repeat 1950 Disaster, Says Weather Bureau

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 June 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Continued heavy rains over the tablelands areas and on the Alps has increased the threat of floods in the lower reaches of the Murrumbidgee and Lachlan Rivers. THE Weather Bureau has warned that high river levels can be expected at Hay…

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Flood Disaster Soon at Wagga Help Being Rushed to Forbes

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 June 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Wagga is threatened with a near record flood. It is expected that, water there will rise rapidly…

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Floods Compel Hundreds of Families to Leave Homes in N.s.w

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 June 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.: Many towns are isolated, hundreds of families have been forced to leave their homes and thousands of acres of crops have been ruined as floods sweep through parts of N.S.W. Most coastal rivers are in flood…

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Floods isolate Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 June 1952 · page 2

CANBERRA, Mon.: Canberra was isolated for some hours today because of heavy rainfall in surrounding districts…

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Floods hold up Labor men

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 June 1952 · page 1

CANBERRA, Mon.: Flood waters today Prevented the president (Mr J. A. Ferguson) and two NSW delegates from…

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Worst Floods in Years Swamp Victoria: Man Swept Away Thousands of sheep, cattle are drowned

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 June 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday: A man was drowned, scores of families forced to flee their homes, thousands of head of cattle and sheep drowned, and more than a dozen townships isolated when the…

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Scores of Homes Under Water : Two Men Missing As Floods Menace River Towns

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 June 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.: One of the worst floods in many years expected to hit Forbes, on the Lachlan, within the next two days. The worst flood since 1916 today flooded scores of homes and inundated thousands of acres of farmland a Cowra…

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Latest on floods in N.S.W.

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 June 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday Morning Nearly 2000 people have their homes in the path of floods surging down the…

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Grave Flood Peril At Wagga... 1000 People Are Moved

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 June 1952 · page 1

WAGGA, Tues.: Wagga’s main streets are in confusion tonight as cars and trucks evacuating the 1000-odd flood victims move into…

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Flood Havoc in Victoria Thousands Driven From Their Homes

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 June 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tues.: Hundreds more families were forced to desert homes in Gippsland today as surging floodwaters continued to leave their trail of destruction and desolation, Thousand of people are homeless…

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Widespread Floods

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 4

The worst floods on record are at present being experienced in N.S.W. and Victoria thousands of people having…

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N.s.w. Floods—from Page 1 Serious Position at Forbes

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed,: The Weather Bureau has forecast light to moderate rain over most inland areas and along the tablelands. Late reports from Forbes tonight said the…

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N.S.W. floods cause havoc

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.: Record floods continue to cause havoc as they surge through the Central West and Riverina of New South Wales. One man has been drowned at Cowra, and…

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Floodwaters in Victoria Falling

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wed.: Floodwaters generally were receding in southern Victoria today, but in parts of Gippsland and the south-west of the State the danger is still acute. Danger spots late tonight were at Orbost, in…

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£20,000 for floods from State Government

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed,: NSW Government would make £20,000 available immediately for flood relief, the Premier (Mr Cehill) said today. Minister for Social Services (Mr Finnan) said…

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This is how Wagga looked from air during 1950 flood

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 1

Aerial picture (from 500 ft.) taken during 1950 floods at Wagga and looking south along Fitzmaurice street,…

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Flood position at Wagga easier But 1200 people are homeless

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 1

Murrumbidgee River at Wagga last night at 7 o’clock had reached 31ft. 9ins., and was expected to exceed 32 feet…

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