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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1952

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Sympathy to Flood Victims "Not Enough"

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY:— "The unfortunate people whose homes have once again been devastated by flood must have our sympathy,' said…

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Floods and More Floods

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 2

"The unfortunate people whose, homes have once again been devastated by flood must have our sympathy," said Alderman J…

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Flood Appeal

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 6

Armidale Flood Relief Appeal donations: Mr. B. A. Wright £5/5/, Mr. W. Frost £1/3/…

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Big Deathroll in Philippines Floods Feared

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 1 September 1952 · page 1

MANILLA: Seventy-four people are known to have been killed by floods and landslides on Friday and Saturday in Southern…

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74 Dead in Floods

The Inverell Times · Monday 1 September 1952 · page 1

MANILLA, Monday. — Seventy four people are known to have been killed by floods and landslides on…

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Flood Relief

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 September 1952 · page 6

The Town Clerk (Mr. W. H. Quin) has received the following further donations to the flood relief fund:—…

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Flood Relief Fund To Be Closed On September 22

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 September 1952 · page 8

Armidale's flood relief fund will be closed at the next meeting of the City Council on September 22, and that…

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Storm Washouts on Shire Roads

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 12 September 1952 · page 6

Heavy storms last month caused a great deal of damage to roads in the Severn Shire, the engineer (Mr. B. S. Marsh) said at a meeting of the Shire…

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81 Points in Night's Storm

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 17 September 1952 · page 2

Steady rain fell throughout last night in Glen Innes, and 81 points of rain were recorded at the post office to 9 a.m. today…

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Mild Weather, Fortunately, Yesterday's Storm Rains

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 17 September 1952 · page 4

Inverell district centres reported to-day falls of rain of up to 93 points which will be of benefit to pastures and stock generally. Is get no effect of the rain…

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Flood Relief Appeal Raises £242

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 22 September 1952 · page 6

Acting Town Clerk (Mr. D. Allen) announced today that Armidale's Flood Relief Appeal for 1952 raised…

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Political Storm Over U.s. Senator's Private Costs Fund

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 24 September 1952 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wednesday: A political storm over Senator Richard Nixon's use of a private expense fund continued to boil over yesterday. In Washington a White…

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£200 Flood Relief to Go to Forbes

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 September 1952 · page 6

When Armidale Flood Relief Fund closed on Monday afternoon, donations totalled £242/6/6…

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Flood Damage in Uralla Shire

The Uralla Times · Thursday 25 September 1952 · page 2

Mr. Davis Hughes (C.P. Armidale) asked the Minister for Public Works (Mr. Renshaw) what action he had taken to…

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Two Hundred People Marooned by Floods

The Uralla Times · Thursday 25 September 1952 · page 4

Every time a flood occurs in Boorolong Creek, synchronising with the flooding of the Gwydir River, 200 people living between the former creek and Emu Crossing, near Bundarra, are marooned…

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Two Hundred People Marooned by Floods

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 September 1952 · page 5

Every time a flood occurs in Boorolong Creek, synchronising with the flooding of the Gwydir River, 200 people living between the former creek and Emu Crossing, near Bundarra, are marooned…

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Silting of Weirs as Cause of Inland Floods

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Wednesday 1 October 1952 · page 3

Silting up of weirs in the Lachlan River was one cause of recent serious flooding, said Mr. R. G. Medcalf (C.P., Dubbo) in the…

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Sport Washed Out by Heavy Rain

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 6 October 1952 · page 2

Nearly two inches of rain fell in many parts of the Glen Innes district at the week-end. Tennis, bowls and cricket fixtures were postponed…

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Flood Warning to Coast, Maitland

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 6 October 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: The Sydney Weather Bureau to-day warned of local flooding at Taree, Maitland and Kempsey. The Bureau alerted flood committees at these…

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Flood Warnings Issued For Central Coast

The Inverell Times · Monday 6 October 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: The Sydney Weather Bureau today warned of local flooding at Taree, Maitland and Kempsey. The Bureau has alerted flood committees in…

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