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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

368 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 19

Halfincw of Rain From Electrical Storm

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1950 · page 2

Forty-eight points of rain was recorded in a severe trical storm at Armidale night. Twenty-eight…

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Thallon Struck by Storm

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 1

BRISBANE: A severe windstorm struck Thallon, 280 miles south-west of Brisbane, damaging nearly /every house in the…

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92 Points Of Rain From Electrical Storms

The Uralla Times · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 1

Ninety-two points of rain were recorded at Uralla at the week-end. More than 50 points of rain…

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Repairs To Flood Damage On Roads Will Cost £1600

The Inverell Times · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 4

Repairs to roads in Macintyre Shire damaged by floods as a result of storms in September, October and November last year are estimated to cost £1634. This was revealed to the…

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Cyclonic Storm In N. Queensland

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday.—Torrential rain, accompanied by gate [?] winds an Northern Queensland, has a sr[?]pted road, rail and…

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Kempsey Flood Relief Fund

The Inverell Times · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 1

Further donations to the Kempsey flood relief cattle fund' have been received through the Inverell P. and A. Association…

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Deluge at Bega Floodings Likely In North-East SYDNEY, Wed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 16

Rain over most or the eastern half of the State today brought relief from sweltering heat of…

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Fears for Safety Of Yachts In Gale SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 1

The yachts, Horizon and Independence, are believed to have struck the full force of Wednesday night's gale. They…

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Unnatural Calm Before Big Election Storm

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday: Political camps yesterday reflected an unnatural calm before the storm, an atmosphere which all quarters expect to…

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Calm Before The Storm In British Elections

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday.—Political camps yesterday reflected an unnatural calm before the storm, an atmosphere which all quarters expect to be dispelled when the King officially ends the life of this Parliament on…

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100 m.p.h. Gales Sweep Britain

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Friday.—Gales with gusts of up to 100 miles hourly, swept Britain last night, and a gust of 102 miles per…

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South Has Worst Floods in History

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—While flood waters in the Glen Davis and East Maitland areas have receded the most…

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Record Floods on South Coast Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 8

While flood waters in Glen Davis and East Maitland areas have receded, the most destructive floods in the history of the South Coast have forced hundreds of people to leave…

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The Weather Heavy Rain

Guyra Argus · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 4

Beneficial general rain set in last Monday morning, continuing intermittently throughout the day and night,…

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Heavy Rain in District

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 4

More than an inch of rain fell at Glen Innes during the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. this morning…

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Party Braves Floods to Aid Mother

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—A doctor, nurse and police risked their lives to bring aid to a 17-year-old expectant mother in a remote part…

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People Stand by Boats As Flood Waters Rise Brisbane

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 March 1950 · page 2

Nearly a hundred people are standing by their homes with boats near Walker's Point, in the Maryborough district,…

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Flood Relief Grants Totally Inadequate, Says Mr. Hughes

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 1

In the Legislative Assembly Mr. Davis Hughes, M.L.A., asked the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Cahill)…

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Flood Fodder Bill

The Inverell Times · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 9

KEMPSEY.— The bills sent Macleay fanners for the fodder supplied during the August flood totalled £16,000. A move…

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Old. Cyclone Changes Course

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—N.S.W. is likely to escape the cyclone which battered the central Queensland coast yesterday as it moves…

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