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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1952

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Atlantic Rescue Dramas When Storm Splits Ships

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 1

CHATHAM (Massachusetts), Wednesday.—Sixty-nine men have been saved out of 84 who this week rode out an Atlantic storm on sections of two…

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Men Rescued From Parts of Ships Broken in Storm Chatham Massachusefts, Wed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 2

Twenty-one survivors of the broken tanker, Fort Mercer, were removed by raft and bree[?]hesbuoy late yesterday and 13 others stayed aboard to help salvage operations…

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Flood Relief Committee

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 25 February 1952 · page 2

A Drought Relief Committee should be set up immediately in New South Wales to provide urgent relief measures for the drought…

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Tropical Storm Deluged Town On

The Inverell Times · Monday 3 March 1952 · page 4

In the 24 hour period to 9 o'clock on Saturday morning 107 points of rain were recorded at the Inverell Post…

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Ten Sailors Drown, Many Missing in Storm

The Inverell Times · Monday 10 March 1952 · page 1

LONDON, Monday: At drowned ten seamen were drowned and 49 move are missing from they [?] believed to have foundered during a 90 [?] [?]ricane the North Sea at the week-end…

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Heavy Rain Brought Bathurst Burr

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 17 March 1952 · page 5

Mr. D. Walsh, Weeds Inspector, presented the following report to the meeting of Yallaroi Shire, held last Friday:…

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Many Killed, Thousands Injured in U.s. Floods, Storms

The Inverell Times · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Monday: The American Red Cross to-day raised to 222 its estimate of persons killed by storms and floods in six southern States at the week-end. While the figures are incomplete, 1017 more are…

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Worst Floods in 70 Years

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 9 April 1952 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wednesday: The worst flood in 70 years rolled down the Missourie Valley…

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Missouri's Worst Flood In 70 Years New York

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 April 1952 · page 1

The worst flood in 70 years rolled down the Missouri Valley yesterday as thousands of persons prepared to flee or…

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Damage to Crops, Train by Heavy Rain

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Thousands of pounds worth of damage was caused to vegetable crops at…

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Local Floods in South

The Inverell Times · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Local flooding is forecast by the Weather Bureau in many…

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40,000 People Are Homeless in Missouri River Flood

The Inverell Times · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 1

OMAHA (Nebraska), Monday: The swirling muddy waters of the Missouri River yesterday lapped through the streets of two towns hastily evacuated by residents in the face of one of the worst floods in the history of seven…

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Truman to Aid Flood Victims

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 16 April 1952 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Wednesday.—President Truman has called for an emergency conference in the…

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U.s. Floods President Calls for an Emergency Conference

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 16 April 1952 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Wednesday: President Truman has called for an emergency conference in the heart of the Mid-western flood area and with the Governors of seven stricken States he will fly to Omaha,…

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Truman To Plan Flood Relief WASHINGTON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 April 1952 · page 1

President Truman has called for an emergency conference in the heart of the midWestern flood area with the…

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Storm Rain

The Uralla Times · Thursday 17 April 1952 · page 1

A storm broke over the district on Easter Day, at about 11.30 a.m., and a good shower of rain resulted…

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Suburbs Flooded by Heavy Rain

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY Monday:—Torrential rain, which lashed Sydney last night and early to-day flooded streets, caused traffic…

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Floods in Sydney

The Inverell Times · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monitor. — Torrential rain which [?]d Sydney last night and early to-day flooded streets…

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Floods Again Threaten U.S.

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 23 April 1952 · page 1

KANSAS CITY (Missouri), crumbled under pressure of the Wednesday.—Key levee banks rampaging Missouri River and…

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Grazier Wins Appeal Over a Gale

The Inverell Times · Monday 26 May 1952 · page 4

In the Glen tones Quarter Session, Judge Storkey V.C. upheld an appeal by Uparran[?] Edward Douglas…

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