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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1953

125 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 7

Flood Damage Widespred Goodiwindi Residents Building Levee Banks

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Roodwaters are swirling through low-lying areas near Goondiwindi on the N.S.W.-QueensIand border after bursting the banks of the Macintyre River at 2 a.m, today. The town's entire population (3000) was still…

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'Mercy Flight' tO Flooded Areas in NSW Areas in NSW

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: More than 400 people marooned by floodwaters in Northern New…

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Glen Innes Raised £130 for G.B.'s Flood Victims

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 2

The Glen Innes appeal for the relief of flood victims in Britain and Holland has raised £93/10/6. Including collections by various town organisations, the total contribution from Glen Innes will be…

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Joint Appeal to Aid Flood Victims

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 4

The Inverell Municipal Council and Macintyre Shire have lodged a[?]oint appeal for funds to aid…

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Flood Appeal

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 2

Armidale High School students have donated £6/3/6 to the fund to assist British and Dutch flood victims…

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400 Marooned by Flood Waters

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: More than 400 people are marooned by flood waters in Northern New South…

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Move to Help Flood Victims of U.k., Holland

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 5

Armidale City Council will open an appeal for subscriptions to a fund to help flood victims in Britain and Holland…

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Appeal for Victims of Europe's Floods

Guyra Argus · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 8

The Guyra branch of the Red Cross Society has decided to launch an appeal for assistance to the victims of the…

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Big Flood in the Gwydir

The Uralla Times · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 4

Following the several days' rain, the Gwydir River was in fairly high flood on Saturday, when there was about…

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C.W.A. Behind Flood Relief

The Uralla Times · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 4

The Country Women's Association has guaranteed £1000 donation to the fund for the relief of flood victims in…

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Shire Fund for Flood Relief

The Uralla Times · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 4

In response to a request from the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Uralla Shire Council, at its meeting on Friday last,…

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Bundarra's Near Flooding

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 2

Bundarra was isolated last Saturday when the' Gwydir River ran a banker and surrounding creeks broke their…

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Inverell Rotary Appeals To Aid Flood Vidims

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 1

The Rotary Club of Inverell has been asked by the Governor of District 32 of Rotary…

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Aurluck's Cup Winner Exercised in Flooded Creek

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 2

Rider, Bruce Hunt and strapper Barry Heban have been swimming cupwinner Aurluck across a flooded creek to exercise [?] for the [?] Races About ten inches of rain made it impossible to work…

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No title Yarrowyck Isolated in Fresh or Flood

The Uralla Times · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 1

The question of the proposed bridge at Boorolong Creek, near Yarrowyck, was further discussed at a meeting of Uralla branch of the Graziers' Association on Saturday, when a…

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Delightful Weather Since Heavy Rain

The Inverell Times · Monday 9 March 1953 · page 4

Unusually cool mornings have followed hot mid-afternoon conditions at Inverell during the past few days. However, the…

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Useful Rain in Week-End Storms in G.I. District

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 9 March 1953 · page 1

The Glen Innes district experienced mixed weather at the week-end. Creeks flooded when two inches of rain fell at Dundee on Saturday afternoon, but only 30…

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Bureau Tips Thunderstorms

The Inverell Times · Monday 9 March 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Forecast for N.S.W., issued at 1 p.m. to-day (Monday)—Fine, very warm to hot and humid in most of…

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Barwon, Namoi In Flood

The Inverell Times · Monday 9 March 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Floodwaters rising steadily at Walgett forced police to evacuate 180 aborigines to higher ground…

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Hot, Storms

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Slate Forecast: Coal to mild conditions and moderate to fresh south-east…

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