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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1951

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Britain's Worst Sea Storm This Winter

The Inverell Times · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Monday: Sixty mile an hour winds swept Britain yesterday, whipping up the worst sea storm…

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Cyclist in Flooded River

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 4

When a man fell from his cycle while crossing the river footbridge facing Campbell St., Inverell, early on Monday…

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Little Rain in Storm

The Inverell Times · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 4

Hot conditions at Inverell yesterday were followed by a storm, but this produced only two points of rain. This brings…

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Police Commissioner Says "Thank You" for Assistance in Floods

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 2

In a letter to the "Examiner," the Commissioner for Police, Mr. James F. Scott, has extended the thanks of the police department for valuable assistance given [?] northern residents during the recent floods…

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Scattered Storms Bring Rain And Hail

Guyra Argus · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 4

Scattered storms occurred in Darts of Guyra and district on Sunday afternoon. The storms were…

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Flood Damage in Victoria Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 19 February 1951 · page 1

Serious flooding has occurred in Gippsland and central Victoria following torrential rains during the…

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Heavy Storm

The Uralla Times · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 4

A storm accompanied by very heavy rain, struck the Salisbury Plains-Gostwyck section of the district on…

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Heavy Rain in Storm

The Inverell Times · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 4

Heavy rain and a high wind accompanied a storm which broke over Inverell at an carls' hour this morning. A small…

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Heavy Rain at Inverell

The Inverell Times · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 4

Heavy rain accompanied a storm at Inverell shortly after dark last night, but it was [?] of short duration. The post…

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150 Points Of Rain In Two Storms

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 2

Two thunderstorms in the Glen Innes district in the last two days broke the ten-dav beat wave…

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Last Week's Storms

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 2

In storms over the North West last week the heaviest fall of rain recorded was five inches on Thursday at "Stockwood," Mr…

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Dumaresq Creek Flood Inspection

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 6

Armidale City Council has been advised by the Water Conservation, and Irrigation Commission, that an officer…

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Heavy Rain Here This Year

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 21 March 1951 · page 2

From January 1 this year until 9 a.m. this morning, 13½ inches of rain have fallen at Glen Innes…

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Near Tragedy in Floods

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 21 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Four men risked their lives to carry a seriously ill man through…

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Stephens Bridge and Flooding

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 March 1951 · page 8

The city engineer (Mr. J. D. Brown) last night reported as follows to Armidale City Council:—…

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Storm Damage at Guyra Electricity Supply Over The N.W. County Area

The Inverell Times · Friday 30 March 1951 · page 4

The Inverell bulk supply was operating satisfactorily, no outages haying occurred. The maximum demand for February was 1,210 kVA, unit through-put 406,800 units…

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Medal for Bravery in Flood

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 6

Constable Tom Fitzgerald of Armidale police, has been awarded the Royal Humane Society's Bronze medal and…

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Storms and Frosts The Week's Weather

The Uralla Times · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 1

Following the cold soul westly blasts during the latter part of last week, a frost occurred on Sunday morning and made…

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Aero Club Notes Aerial Feeding of Floodbound Stock

The Inverell Times · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 2

Pastoralists all over Australia are familiar with drought, but different methods are…

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Attlee Government Weathers Storm London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 April 1951 · page 1

The Government emerged last night shaky but still standing from the crisis caused by die resignations of Mr. Bevan and Mr. Wilson, says Reuter's political correspondent…

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