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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1953

125 stories in New England's papers · page 4 of 7

Flood Threat at Brewarrina

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 16 March 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Lowlying areas at Brewarrina been evacuated as the Barwon River floodwaters…

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Floods at Brewarrina

The Inverell Times · Monday 16 March 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY. Monday.—Low lying areas at Brewarrina have been evacuated as Barwon River floodwaters sweep down on…

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Floodwaters Reach Brewarrina

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 16 March 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Low-lying areas at Brewarrina have been evacuated as the Earwon River floodwaters sweep down on the…

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Nehru storms at Communist leader

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 1

Mr Nehru, India's; Prime Minister, vigorously defended Lady Mountbatten, former Vicerine…

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Apexians Hear of Flood Damage in Netherlands

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 2

Glen Innes Apex Club has received from the Round Table Club of Zeist, Holland, a letter which outlines vividly the devastation…

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Engineer's Report Flood Damage Comparatively Light In Yallaroi Shire

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 1

"Owing to heavy and continual rain during the month very little progress was made on any constructional worlds. During the period it was impossible to find suitable jobs for all employees and in many…

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Little Flood Damage To Yallaroi Roads

The Inverell Times · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 11

The Yallaroi Shire Engineer (Mr. H. A. Webb) told a meeting on Friday that although…

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Flood Aid Collection

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 6

NEW YORK: A collection among the members of the United Nations staff here netted more than 10,000…

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Coastal Flood Danger Passed SYDNEY, Wednesday

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 1

Flood danger on the North Coast appears to have passed a Weather Bureau spokesman said today…

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Flood Danger Passed

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY. Wednesday.—The flood danger on the North Coast appeared to have pa[?] a Weather Bureau spoke[?]man…

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Flood 'Danger Passes

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

SYDNEY: Flood danger on the North Coast appears to have passed, a Weather Bureau spokesman said today…

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20,000 Sheep Lost in the Flood

The Inverell Times · Monday 6 April 1953 · page 1

BRISBANE: Twenty thousand sheep worth at least £100,000 died in the big Macintyre River flood late last…

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20,000 Sheep Lost in the Flood

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Wednesday 8 April 1953 · page 3

BRISBANE: Twenty thousand sheep worth at least £100,000 died in the big MacIntyre River flood late last…

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Awards for Bravery in Floods

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday: The Queen has honoured 68 men and three women for bravery during the…

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Heavy Rain on South Coast

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Torrential rain is falling on the South Coast and local flooding may follow…

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Australia Has Weathered The Storm

The Inverell Times · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 4

AUSTRALIANS are probably getting tired of being told that each succeeding election is of "vital" national importance, and that the Senate poll next Saturday is no exception. But the fact is that we are living in vital"…

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Flood Fears on S. Coast

The Inverell Times · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Torrential rain is falling on the south coast and local flooding may follow…

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Myall Creek C.W.A. Helps Flood Victims

The Inverell Times · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 12

Myall Creek branch of the Country Women's Association will devote its next stall proceeds to flood relief in…

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Travellers Stranded by Floods

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 6 May 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Dozens of people are marooned at several south coast towns by…

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70 Miles Longer Journey in Flood Time. Macintyre Supports Bridge For Fraser's Creek

The Inverell Times · Monday 11 May 1953 · page 10

Cr. D.G Mother said in inverell at the week-end that floods in Fraser's Creek could hold up traffic for a week, and make it necessary for people north-east of Inverell to have to travel up to 89 miles to…

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