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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1954

298 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 15

Motor traders to assist flood-stricken garages

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 11

Motor Traders’ Association of NSW has opened an appeal to assist garages in flood-stricken areas in…

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Coreen councillors’ £100 to aid NSW flood victims

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 14

Coreen Shire Councillors at their last meeting contributed £100 to the fund to help NSW North Coast flood victims. Arising out of the clerk’s…

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Flood Appeal Donations

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 4

The Mayor of Hay (Ald. O. J. Smith) has been advised that donations to the Lord Mayor of Sydney's flood appeal are taxation…

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For Flood Relief Appeal

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 2

Ball will be held at Block 19, Bonegilla Migrant Centre, this evening. Arrangements are in the, hands of the migrants and ah…

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£46 for Flood Appeal

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 2

A total of over £46 was raised at the March meeting of the Caldwell Ladies’ Guild in aid of the Deniliquin Red…

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Items of news £890 for Flood Victims

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 2

Albury appeal for victims of the floods in northern NSW now stands at £890/3/- following an anonymous donation of £1…

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Murray Shire Give £10/10/- for Flood Relief

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 1

A donation of ten guineas was approved by Murray Shire Council last week for the N.S.W. Flood Relief Fund. The fund…

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£240 from ball for flood victims

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 8

A Bonegilla camp spokesman said yesterday that about £240 would be realised from last Friday’s ball in aid of the…

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£25,000 for flood relief from race meeting

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.: NSW flood victims will receive about £ 25,000 from the flood relief race meeting at Randwick today…

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Help for Flood Victims

Border Morning Mail · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 2

Bonegilla Slate School children have raised £5 by sale of sweets and ice blocks. The money will be forwarded to the “Mail” for…

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“Flood relief appeals tend to create bad habit”

Border Morning Mail · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 11

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Appeals for flood relief had given great assistance in the past, but they tended to become a bad habit, Mr. W. T. Robinson (Grafton) told the Primary Producers’ Union Central Council today…

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Another Flood Relief Gift

The Pastoral Times · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 1

At its meeting yesterday, Windouran Shire Council donated £10 in the Sydney Lord Mayor’s North Coast Flood Relief Appeal…

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Giant flood threatens capital

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 17

BAGDAD, Fri.: Four major breaches were cut last night in in an emergency bid to save Bagdad from the greatest flood…

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Flood Swirls Into Bagdad

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 5

BAGDAD, Sun.: Floodwaters from the swollen Tigris River flowed into the streets and buildings of Bagdad yesterday…

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“Gale crashers’” hands badly lacerated

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 10

PERTH, Mon.: Four young men who “gate-crashed” the Royal garden party at Government House this afternoon…

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£15 Million Flood Damage

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 14

BAGHDAD, Mon.: Damage to cultivated areas resulting from the flooding of the Tigris River in the region of Baghdad has…

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“Clarence River floodings can be prevented”

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 5

MACLEAY, Tues.: “Floods can be prevented on the Clarence River,” the Federal Health Minister, Sir Earle Page, said today…

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Collection Aids Flood Victims

The Observer · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 2

Culcairn Shire Council has received a donation of £12/5/0 for the Northern Rivers Flood Victims' Appeal, being…

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Flooding, Erosion 80 to attend conference at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 2

Expectations are that, about 80 general representations would attend a two-days’ conference and inspection in…

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£255 Cheque for Flood Victims

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 6

The “Border Mall” is in receipt of a cheque for £255 6/7, proceeds from a ball held at Bonegilla…

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