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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1953

194 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 10

Reds Storm Food Centres

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 August 1953 · page 9

BERLIN, Tiles. : More than 1000 Communist demonstrators Stormed food distribution centres in West Berlin today…

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Flood threat in Victoria

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 August 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wed.: Severe floods are threatening in all rivers and streams east of the Gourlburn and in the Barwon…

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Ovens in flood at Wangaratta

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 August 1953 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Slight flooding was reported in three Victorian centres tonight. At Yarra Glen, the Lilydale rd…

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Storm may break over Britain's “promise” to attack Red China

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 3

LONDON, Thurs.: Sir Winston Churchill is faced, with what may to be the biggest political storm of the year, the Liberal Party newspaper, "News Chronicle," today reported. it said the “stram” arose…

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Bushfires, Fanned by Gales, Rage in Q’land

Border Morning Mail · Monday 17 August 1953 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sun.: Bush fires, fanned by gale force winds, the strongest for the year, raged over many parts of south-east Queensland today. In Brisbane firemen were called to 13…

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229 die in Jap. floods

Border Morning Mail · Monday 17 August 1953 · page 1

TOKIO, Sun. : Japan’s third death-dealing flood this summer yesterday killed at least 229 persons, injured 260 and…

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JINDERA More Heavy Rain: Spring

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 August 1953 · page 15

Heavy rain again fell during the week ending Monday morning and 84 points were registered. The total so far for this month is 301…

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District Rivers in Flood

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 August 1953 · page 2

District rivers are beginning to flood and last night the Ovens had burst its banks in a few low areas at Wangaratta…

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1000 Missing in Floods

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 August 1953 · page 20

RANGOON, Tues.; Heavy floods have destroyed the town Shwegyin, 90 miles north of Rangoon, and 1000 people are…

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50 Die in Violent Storm

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 August 1953 · page 3

SANTIAGO (Chile), Wed.: The death toll in Chile’s violent winter storm of the last week reached 50 yesterday…

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Floods in Burma

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 August 1953 · page 3

RANGOON, Wed.: Floodwaters from the swollen Salween River and tidal waves from Martaba Bay today threatened to sweep through…

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Dust Storms Rage in Parts of N.s.w. and Victoria

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Dust storms were reported over wide areas of north-west Victoria and south-west N.S.W. today, together with hot winds with gusts up to 60 miles-per-hour. Mildura had its warmest…

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“Flood” of Fishermen in Wodonga

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 September 1953 · page 16

Wodonga police have, had “flood” of fishermen, both from Albury and Wodonga districts, applying for fishing licences for the…

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Miss Maureen Gale is Belle of Belles

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 September 1953 · page 2

On Wednesday night at Chiltern, the Belle of Belles was eliminated from 31 other contestants for the title before 900…

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Torrential Rain, Gales Lash Victoria

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 September 1953 · page 16

MELBOURNE, Sun.—Winter returned to Victoria with a rush over the week-end, bringing gales, frosts torrential rain and flooding in its wake…

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Winter back in N.S.W.: Rain, snow, gales

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 September 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.: New South Wales had a return to winter conditions today, following gale force winds, which lashed the south-east portion of Australian…

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Kiewa River in flood

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 September 1953 · page 12

Melting snow and rain on the Bogong High Plains on Friday night caused flooding of the Kiewa River…

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District news. JINDERA Heavy Rain

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 September 1953 · page 7

After a fortnight of fine, dry weather, rain set is on Thursday night, and the .following amounts were registered: Friday 10 points,…

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Flood peak to-morrow night

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 September 1953 · page 16

Peak of the flood in the Murray River is expected some Time tomorrow night, according to a report last night from the…

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Heavy Rain at Jingellic

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 September 1953 · page 2

During the past three days a total of 179 points of rain has fallen in the district. This has caused sharp rises in rivers and creeks…

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