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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1954

298 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 15

Flood threat eases

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 12

LONDON, Mon.: After a night of anxious watch on Britain’s east coast flood defences the threat eased…

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Storm Warnings Renewed

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Fri.: The Weather Bureau tonight renewed storm warnings to shipping on the N.S.W. coast…

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Europe in grip of gales

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 3

LONDON, Sun.: ley gates swept Europe yesterday causing more deaths and destruction in the wake of the havoc…

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Floods Wash Away New Bridge

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 2

BRISBANE, Mon.: The recently completed Brisbane bridge, linking South Mitchell properties with the Condamine…

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Several Small Storms

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 2

Culcairn Post Office recorded 61 points from several small storms during the night. The first fall occurred about…

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Wagga meeting to discuss flooding of Murray flats

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 13

Advisory Committee of the Southern Agricultural Region, at its meeting in Wagga tomorrow, will discuss the flooding of the Murray River flats below the Hume Weir…

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Heat Wave Likely to Continue Storms, but little rain, along border

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 January 1954 · page 24

The heat wave in the border districts entered its 15th day yesterday, and no change is likely for at least another 24 hours. The Melbourne Weather Bureau forecasts a…

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Weather break saves towns from flooding

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 January 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Fri. : A three-hour break in the weather saved Mackay and Proserpine from flooding today…

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Town flooded when river breaks banks

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 12

BRISBANE, Sun.: The Maranoa River has broken its banks about 30 miles south of Mitchell, following two days…

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Towns cut off by floods

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Mon.: Flood waters have tonight isolated Western Queensland towns on the Barcoo, Thomson, Bulloo…

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District News JINDERA Thunderstorms, Heat, Little Rain

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 10

For the week ending Monday morning, thunderstorms occurred on four days, but only a total of 48 points of rain fell, 33 of which…

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More Heavy Rain in Queensland

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tues.: Heavy rain fall today on 250 miles of the Queensland coast between Cairns and Townsville…

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District News CORRYONG Thunderstorms, Fires and Rain

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 9

An electrical storm of unusual intensity sped across the Upper Murray district on Saturday afternoon, starting six fires. All…

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Close Watch on Cyclone

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.: Naval authorities are keeping a close watch on a cyclone which is moving south towards the course…

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Border towns battered by heavy storms

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 12

Heavy rainstorms battered several border district towns on Saturday. Streets were 12 inches under water in parts of Yarrawonga when a downpour brought the rainfall for three…

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Storm Warnings to Gothic, on Way to Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 1

ON BOARD THE CRUISER BLACK PRINCE, Sun.: Storm warnings have been radioed to the Royal yacht Gothic, carrying the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh on their way to Sydney, and her…

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JINDERA Hot spell broken, Heavy rain

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 10

After 32 hot days on which the maximum temperature was only once under 90 degrees (89), heavy rain set in on Thursday evening,…

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Heavy Rain at Yerong Creek

The Observer · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 2

After three weeks of extremely hot weather, storms broke over the Yerong Creek district on Thursday, and by…

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Floodlighting the Town Hall

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 2

F. Thomson, a City Council employe, erecting one of the high-powered lamps which will floodlight the Town Hall…

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Big floods in Queensland

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 16

BRISBANE, Mon.: Heavy rains have immobilised road, rail and air traffic over a wide area of the State and have…

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