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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1954

298 stories in Murray's papers · page 12 of 15

Survived vicious storm

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 October 1954 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sun.: A man and his 11-year-old son miraculously survived a 22-hour battering by wind…

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Fierce storm at Corowa

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 October 1954 · page 3

Half the roof of a Corowa house was blown off in a strong storm during drenching rain at 6.30 p.m. yesterday…

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Storms Bring Rain to Border

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 October 1954 · page 1

Summer seasonal prospects in the border have been greatly brightened as a result of thunderstorms which brought falls ranging from half an inch to an inch and a half to many…

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Albury Youth Killed by Lightning During Storm

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 October 1954 · page 1

A 16-year-old rabbit trapper, Tex Morton Will, Happy Valley, Albury, was killed by lightning while sitting in a tent on a properly near Mullengandra, about 24 miles from Albury, early…

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Rain Floods Shops at Narrandera

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 October 1954 · page 16

SYDNEY. Mon.: Heavy rain flooded shops and caused damage to property at Narrandera today…

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50 Dead in Italian Floods

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 October 1954 · page 3

SALERNO (Italy), Tues.: More than 50 people are reported dead and another hundred are missing; in floods which have, swept a…

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Storm Damage to New Power Line

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 28 October 1954 · page 3

The Conargo Extension of Jerilderie Shire Council's electricity supply line was damage for a distance of three…

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245 storm deaths in Southern Italy

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 October 1954 · page 9

SALERNO, Wed.: At least 245 people were killed, over 100 injured, while 120 ore reported to be missing as the result of a cyclonic rainstorm which devastated the Salerno province in South Italy on Monday night…

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Heavy Rain at Ryan

The Observer · Friday 29 October 1954 · page 2

Heavy showers and storms fell at Ryan on Monday and up till Tuesday morning, about 1½ inches of rain had been…

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500 dead in floods in Italy

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 October 1954 · page 10

SALERNO, Thurs.: Nearly 500 persons are believed to have died following disastrous floods which tore through the Salerno districts…

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Scottish floods receding

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 November 1954 · page 3

LONDON, Sun.: Flood waters in Southern Scotland, which was inundated by a cloud-burst on Friday, were rapidly disappearing…

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District News Jindera Heavy Rain

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 November 1954 · page 17

Without a break, rain has been falling since Sunday night, and for the two days ending at 9 o’clock yesterday morning,…

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“Delayed action” floods in N.S.W.

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 November 1954 · page 28

SYDNEY, Fri.: Heavy rain which fell in Queensland two months ago is now causing floods in North Western N.S.W…

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Violent freak storms lash parts of Victoria

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 November 1954 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sun.: Freak storms lashed many places in Victoria during the week-end causing thousands of pounds’ worth of damage to fruit and other crops…

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Severe storm sweeps the Riverina: Township badly hit

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 November 1954 · page 3

WAGGA, Sun.: A violent electricol storm was swept by gale force winds across a broad swathe of the Riverina late this afternoon. With the wind reaching a velocity of up to 70 miles per hour, the storm, about 50 miles…

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Heavy Rain in Patches

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 1

Patchy but heavy rain fell over the district yesterday. A squall swept Deniliquin just before 3 p.m. and brought half…

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More storms expected in Vic

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Many places in Victoria began cleaning up this morning after the weekend rains and storms, only to learn…

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Riverina again lashed by severe storms

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 16

SYDNEY, Mon.: Violent rain storms in the Riverina yesterday and today have caused thousands of pounds’ worth of damage to property and crops…

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Widespread flooding in Victoria

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 November 1954 · page 21

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: Widespread flooding has followed the cyclonic depression which has moved…

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Waded through floods to make arrests

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 November 1954 · page 21

Tallangatta police waded through waist high swirling flood waters to arrest three men last night. At 7 p.m. a man told officers…

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