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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1952

197 stories in New England's papers · page 7 of 10

22 Deaths in Devon Flood: Half Village Is Swept Out to Sea

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 18 August 1952 · page 1

LONDON: Twenty-two people are ka[?]ave perished in the nightmare (good and avalanche which swept half of Lyminouth, a picturesque Devon…

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Baby Drowned in Floodwaters

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 18 August 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: One-year-old Gary John Lee, was drowned at Warren yesterday morning when his pram rolled off the verandah of…

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Fifty One Believed Perished in British Flood Tragedy

The Inverell Times · Monday 18 August 1952 · page 1

LONDON, Monday: FIFTY-ONE PEOPLE ARE NOW BELIEVED TO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES IN ENGLAND'S WORST FLOOD TRAGEDY. Twelve bodies have been recovered and 26 people are…

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22 Lost Lives In Britain's Worst Flood LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 18 August 1952 · page 1

Twenty-two people are known to have perished in a nightmar flood avalanche which swept half Lynmouth, picturesque Devon village, out to sea…

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More Flood Rains Developing? Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 18 August 1952 · page 1

Sydney Weather Bureau officials today warned, of unsettled weather developing in…

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Correspondence Flood Appeal

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 18 August 1952 · page 5

M. C.. Blaxland, 166 Jessie Street, Armidale, writes to the Editor: Sir—In a few days the…

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Flood Relife

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 18 August 1952 · page 6

Further donation to Armidale's Flood Relief Appeal Mrs. F. M. Wilson of Treavanna, Armidale, £10…

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Large Crowd at T.a.s.-n.e.g.s. Ball Despite Floods

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 18 August 1952 · page 6

Despite the floods there was a near-record attendance of 420 at the annual T.A.S.-N.E.G.S…

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Tin Mines Halted by Heavy Rain

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 20 August 1952 · page 1

More than three inches of rain in the Emmaville district in the last fortnight has temporarily suspended tin mining operations…

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2 Australians Missing in Devon Flood

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 20 August 1952 · page 1

LONDON: Troops and civilian workers are racing against time to divert the West Lyn River back to its proper channel in…

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Two Aussie Girls Missing Fear of Fresh Danger In[?] Flooded Devon

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 20 August 1952 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday: Troops and civilian workers are racing against time to divert the West River back to its proper channel in the flood de[?]ted North Devon before the spring tides, [?]…

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Correspondence Armidale Flood

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

Peter L. Barnard, 53 Dangar Street, Armidale, writes to Editor: Sir,—Arising out of our…

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Why No Flood Relief Appeal?

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 August 1952 · page 6

PAINED surprise has been expressed in some quarters at the absence of a relief fund for flood…

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Heavy Rain Disrupts Traffic

The Uralla Times · Thursday 21 August 1952 · page 2

Fallowing the heavy rain of Tuesday and Wednesday of last week, all waterways in the district were in high flood…

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Why No Flood Relief Appeal?

Guyra Argus · Thursday 21 August 1952 · page 4

PAINED surprise has been expressed in some quarters at the absence of a relief fund for flood…

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Heavy Rain Scoured Some Inverell Streets

The Inverell Times · Friday 22 August 1952 · page 4

Municipal Engineer, (Mr C. W. Smith) said at the last meeting of Inverell Municipal…

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Flood Victims' Ashes Will Be Flown to Vic

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 22 August 1952 · page 1

LONDON:—Soldiers worked alongside civilians last night preparing graves in which a number of victims of the North…

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Flood Damage Lessened by Better Drainage

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 22 August 1952 · page 6

Improved road drainage lessened the damaging effects of last week's flood 'rains, councillors…

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Floods and More Floods

The Inverell Times · Monday 25 August 1952 · page 4

"The unfortunate people whose homes hare once again bent devastated by flood must have our sympathy."…

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Flood Appeal

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 25 August 1952 · page 6

Further donations to. Armid ale's flood Relief Appeal: Mr. J. T. Elliott £3, Mr. J. A. Sewell £1…

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