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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1953

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Flood Precautions Impossible

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 14

A Butch hydraulic engineering authority has stated it was Impossible to take adequate precautions against the recent…

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European Flood Relief

The Observer · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 1

Lockhart Shire Council has opened a district fund to assist those who suffered by floods and storm damage in Europe…

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Big flood at Lismore

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 3

LISMORE, Fri.: Lismore tonight was preparing for its second major flood in five years…

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News from the District BRIGHT Flood Relief

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 9

In connection with the recent appeal for flood victims in Europe the Bright Catholic Women’s Social Guild have despatched…

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307 Iose lives in Britain’s floods

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 22

LONDON, Fri.: Sir David Maxwell Fy[?]e, the Home Secretary, said yesterday that the death-roll in Britain’s floods…

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Holland Flood Appeal House-to-house canvass in Albury today

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 24

Dutch migrants from Bonegilla Immigration Centre are taking part in a house to house collection for funds for flood…

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Soviet’s £90,000 for U. K. flood fund

Border Morning Mail · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 3

LONDON, Sun.: Russian organisations today sent. £90,000 sterling to aid British flood victims. The Soviet All-Union Central…

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Men, Women and Children Fight Big Flood Night battle to try and save town

Border Morning Mail · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.: Men, women and children at Goondiwindi (population 3000), on H.S.W. Queensland border, were tonight working feverishly to build up a sandbag levee protecting the…

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£126 More for Flood Victims

Border Morning Mail · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 2

Contributions to the Dutch Flood Relief Fund on Friday and Saturday totalled £120/3/10. The fund will close on Wednesday…

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Boxing tourney to aid flood victims

Border Morning Mail · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 7

A special boxing night will be held at Bonegilla Migrant Centre tonight to aid the Dutch flood victims’ appeal…

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Flood Damaged Roads

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 2

An investigation of damage to the Maude river road and the Nap Nap road has been completed by the Waradgery Shire…

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Dutch Flood Appeal Cheque to be presented to Consul here

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 3

The Dutch flood victims’ appeal fund at Albury yesterday reached £506/15/10, with additional donations totalling…

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Flood pours into town

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.: The MacIntyre River, running In high flood, tonight poured into Goondiwindi, on the…

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Flood Damage Restoration Grant Governments Offer to Murray Shire

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 1

The Minister for Public Works is prepared to assist Murray Shire Council to the extent of £630—half…

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He saw the fury of the floods up north

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 2

The floods now swirling around the town of Goondiwindi on the Queensland border bring back memories to Mr. A. H. Brain, who was manager of the Commercial Bank of Sydney when floods hit the town in 1890…

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Holbrook Shire Council starts flood appeal

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 5

Holbrook Shire Council has started an appeal by donating £25 for help to victims of the floods in parts of Britain and…

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Flood Victims Receive Food by ’Plane

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.: An Air Force Dakola today parachuted food supplies to 350 people isolated by flood waters at Boomi, near the Queesland border…

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Floods again threaten U. K.

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 2

LONDON, Thurs.: Britain’s east coast is in danger of further flooding tomorrow and over the week-end…

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£11/10/ in pennies for flood victims

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 2

Pupils of Albury Infant’s School have played their part nobly in collecting for the appeal for funds for flood…

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Flood Havoc in Holland

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 28 February 1953 · page 4

Some of the aftermath of the floods in Holland. Debris is piled up and dead animals have been tossed aside by the receding floodwaters. Bridges, pylons and wrecked homes all find their common level in this picture…

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