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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1952

197 stories in New England's papers · page 6 of 10

Flood Havoc

The Inverell Times · Monday 4 August 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.— Five homes near Windsor are in danger of being undetermined by rains and sliding into the…

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Maitland Saved From Flooding

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY. Friday.—Hundreds of volunteers have saved Maitland from the flooded Hunter River and are now racing…

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Flood Danger Passed At Maitland, But East Maitland Still Threatened SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 1

Hundreds of volunteers have saved Maitland from the flooded Hunter River and are…

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Flood Relief Appeal

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 8

The Town ClerK[?] (Mr. W. H. Quin) said this morning that two further donations had been received to the Armidale…

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On the Record Flood Phobia

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 11 August 1952 · page 2

A WOMAN came to Glen Innes a short time ago to purchase a house. Several times she saw an estate…

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Heavy Rain: Dumaresq Creek in Flood

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 August 1952 · page 6

Heavy rain fell at Armidale last night and early this morning Dumaresq Creek broke its banks, flooding low-lying areas and blocking road crossings, Slightly more than an inch…

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Heavy Rain Blocks Roads; Maize Halt

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 13 August 1952 · page 1

Two inches of rain in most parts of the Glen Innes district last night blocked roads and reduced thousands of acres of land to quagmires…

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Flood Takes Stannifer-elsmore Bridge

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 13 August 1952 · page 1

The bridge between Elsmore and Stanntfer has been wrecked by the flood. It was a substantial…

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Renewal Of Flood Danger In Parts

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 13 August 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Flood danger throughout several areas of the State have been renewed following torrential downpours of rain over the past 24 hours…

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Flood Casualtya Quail

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 August 1952 · page 6

There was one casualty in the flood this morning—a pet quail owned by Mrs. W. Boundy, of 135 Dumaresq…

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Flood Danger Renewed After Torrential Rains Willy Willy Unro[?] Houses at Bondi Junction Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 August 1952 · page 1

Flood danger throughout several areas of the State has been renewed following torrential downpours of rain over the past 24 hours The Weather Bureau today forecast no clearing…

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Australian Floods "Exciting" for English Nurse

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Wednesday 13 August 1952 · page 2

The difficulties of contending with conditions in Australia were strongly emphasised for the nurse, recently arrived from…

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Northern Trains Halted by Floods [?] MAITLAND Kempsey Railway Bridge Closed

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 15 August 1952 · page 1

Floodwaters have stopped all trains on [?] the main northern lines through Maitland. [?] trains have been cancelled…

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Trains Through Maitland Stopped By Floods

The Inverell Times · Friday 15 August 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Flood waters hove stopped all trains on the main northern lines through Maitland. Several trains have been cancelled…

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Northern Trains Stopped By Floods Save Maitland From Another Inundation Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 August 1952 · page 1

Floodwaters have stopped all trains on the main northern lines through Maitland. Several trains have been cancelled, North trains are running as far as Broadmeadow scheduled to leave Brisbane today for Sydney have been…

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Flood at Walcha

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 August 1952 · page 5

WALCHA After nearly four inces of rain in 48 hours the Apsley River at Walcha broke its banks in several places…

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Given a Holiday by the Flood

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 August 1952 · page 6

Office workers at New England University College and C.S.I.R.O. employees who work at the…

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Floods Subside

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 August 1952 · page 6

Late last night the weather cleared at Armidale and this morning creeks which yesterday were in full flood had subsided. The New England Highway…

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Floods Hold Up Old Boys Coming to Reunion

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 August 1952 · page 6

Floods in various parts of the State will prevent many old boys of The Armidale School from…

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Weather Bureau Concerned As Storms Develop

The Inverell Times · Monday 18 August 1952 · page 1

SDNEY, Monday. — [?] Sydney Weather Bureau [?] day warned of [?] weather developing in [?]…

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