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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1951

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40ft. Flood Crest Rollong Towards St. Louis, U.S.A. New York, Wed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 July 1951 · page 1

A flood crest, 40 feet high, rolled towards St. Louis yesterday forcing levee workers north of…

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U.s. Flood Damage Equal to Atomic Bomb Attack

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Friday.—Floods in the American Mid-West have dealt a blow at production comparable in some respects to an atom bomb with damage estimated at 750 million dollars—more than £334…

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U.s. Floods Likened to Atom Bom[?]

The Inverell Times · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Friday: Floods in[?] the American mid-west are a blow[?] production comparable in some [?] spects to the atom bomb, with damage[?]…

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Floods Wash Out Talks

The Inverell Times · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 1

TOKIO, Friday. — To-day's cease-fire talks in Korea were washed out by floods blocking the roads…

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Flood Damage Comparable with Atomic Blast Washington. Fri

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 1

Floods In the American mid-west dealt a blow at production comparable in some respects…

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[?] Killed in [?] Storm

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 23 July 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Monday.—Two man and a woman were killed in a violent thunderstorm which swept trough Southern England…

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Violent Storm Kills Three London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 23 July 1951 · page 1

Two men and a woman were killed in a violent thunderstorm which swept southern England yesterday…

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From Floods to Snow

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 25 July 1951 · page 6

The 2NZ Radio Ball was conducted in Glen Innes on Friday night, despite all adversities…

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Flood Air-Lift Was Great Achievement

The Inverell Times · Monday 6 August 1951 · page 3

Moree and District Flood Relief Committee finalised its Affairs on Thursday—almost 12 months to the day it was…

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Forbes Prepares for Yet Another Flood Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 6 August 1951 · page 2

Forbes is preparing to meet the threat of its fifth flood since April, this time caused by melting snow…

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Airlift for Flood Victims If Necessary Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 August 1951 · page 2

Food and medical supplies will be dropped by air to residents or flood-bound Bedgerebong on the Lachlan River if…

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Moree Flood Relief

The Uralla Times · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 3

The Moree Flood Relief Committee handled nearly £28,000 in affording relief to the district following last…

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Devastating Gales Sweep South-eastern Australia

The Inverell Times · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 1

Gales which roared across the south-east corner of Austral a yesterday left behind a trail of destruction and injury. Buildings were demolished, homes unroofed, windows…

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Gales Still Sweeping South-east Coast SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 1

Gales sre still sweeping most of south-east Australia. Snow is falling in Tasmania,…

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Floods & Torrential Rain Cause Heavy Death Roll in Europe

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 1

LONDON Friday. — Earth tremors, torrential rain, hailstorms and river floods highlighted Europe's summer weather yesterday and a death roll of more than 20 resulted…

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Gale Leaves a Trail

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 13 August 1951 · page 2

Gales which roared across the south-east corner of Australia on Thursday left behind a trail of destruction and injury…

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Flood Relief

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 20 August 1951 · page 1

A spokesman for the Flood Relief Committee said last week that the State Government would financially assist victims of the…

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German Toys Flood Market London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 August 1951 · page 1

Top quality toys made in Germany are flooding British ships and cornering homemarket…

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