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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1954

298 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 15

Wodonga Apexians Help Flood Victims

Border Morning Mail · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 2

Wodonga Apex Club last night opened an appeal for northern NSW flood victims. It started the appeal with a donation of £25…

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Three Help Flood Fund

Border Morning Mail · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 2

Three conations were received yesterday towards the appeal launched by Albury City Council for relief of victims of floods in…

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Need for flood relief

Border Morning Mail · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 2

While the majority of people of the fertile and peaceful Albury and border district worked through this week…

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Floods Twist Railway Line

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 27 February 1954 · page 1

This twisted wreckage of the N.S.W. North Coast railway line, five miles from Casino, is graphic evidence of the severity of the floods, which caused damage running into millions of pounds…

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Albury’s Mayor appeals to border residents to help flood sufferers

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 27 February 1954 · page 17

An appeal to people of Albury and district to give their whole-hearted support to the Northern Rivers’ Flood Victims’ Appeal was made last night by the Mayor (Ald. Bunton), who is also president of the N.S.W. Local Government Association…

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Flood victim taking stock of damage at her home

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 27 February 1954 · page 17

This is the housewife’s big worry after flood waters have swept through her home—drying out clothes and bedding…

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Freak storms lash Sydney and Armidale

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.: Freak storms in Sydney and Armidale yesterday caused considerable property damage. The storm at Armidale ripped into a block…

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£206 for Flood Victims

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 2

The amount of £206/5/ was raised over the air yesterday by 2AY, acting for Albury Apex Club,…

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Fodder for Starving Stock in Flooded Areas

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 March 1954 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham, M.L.A), appealed for' gifts of fodder to help stock-owners on the North Coast whose…

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£563 in hand here for N.S.W flood victims

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 March 1954 · page 2

The N.S.W. Northern Rivers Flood Victims Appeal Fund in Albury has jumped to £563. The amount includes £266 collected through a radio…

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£574 for Flood Relief

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 15

The Albury appeal for the NSW northern rivers' flood vitims’ relief fund now totals £574. Yesterday donations amounting to…

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Real Flood Relief

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 2

The heart-breaking experiences of the people in the flood areas in the north-eastern, area of NSW have stirred the…

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More floods feared on the North Coast

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tues.: Fears of further flooding in the North Coast areas were expressed today. A cyclone off the Queensland…

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Flood costs Lismore business people £1m

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 13

SYDNEY, Tues.: The recent floods hail caused a loss of about £1,000,000 to Lismore business people, the Minister for Social Services (Mr Lando) said today. Damage to farms and the loss of…

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North Coast Floods Damage to roads, bridges will exceed £1,000,000

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.: Flood damage to roods and bridges on the North Coost would total more than £1,000,000, the Minister for Local Government (Mr Renshaw) said today, when he…

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There Might Be Thunderstorms Today

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 2

Forecast for today is fine and warm to very warn with possibility of thunderstorms developing. Maximum temperature in…

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Flood Victims’ Fund Reaches £581

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 2

Donations to the Albury appeal for the NSW Northern Rivers Flood Victims’ Appeal have now reached £581. Yesterday £7/1/…

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Flood Relief Donations

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 2

Representatives of the Waradgery Shire and the Municipality of Hay agreed at a meeting last night to handle any donations to…

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£11 for Flood Victims

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 2

Donations of £11.3- to Albury's Northern Rivers Flood Relief appeal yesterday swelled the total to £592 Donations have…

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River Murray Flats Flooding Move by milkmen may “bear fruit”

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 7

Ministerial consideration is being given to requests by Albury and Wodonga Wholesale Milk Producers‘ Association for high-level inspections of Murray River flats which have been…

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