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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1954

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Gales, Heavy Seas Lash North Sea Coast

The Inverell Times · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Monday; fload [?] stood to day yesterday as gales and [?] defence just 11 months after 300 died in spread floods…

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Gales and Big Seas Hit England, Europe Again

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Monday: Flood [?] to all day yesterday as [?] heavy seas threatened [?] months after 300…

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Britain On Guard Against Wind & Floods

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 1

LONDON: Flood watchers stood to all day yesterday as gales and heavy seas threatened defences, just 11 months after 300 died in widespread floods…

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Gales, Rain Forecast

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY. Friday, -- A cyclonic storm was located just north-west of Lord [?] Island this…

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Patchy Storms Yield Up to 380 Points

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 4

Thunder and lightning, hailstorms, dust-storms and strong winds brought with, them falls…

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Isolated Thunderstorms

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 1

Forecast issued Wednesday. 1 pm.: Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms on the highlands and western slopes…

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Thunderstorms Forecast

The Inverell Times · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 1

NSW forecast issued Sydney 1 p m Very warm to hot and humid. Further showers on the coast and nearby…

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13 Floodlights for Glen Innes Night Coursing

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 2

Thirteen floodlights will give a " brighter than daylight" appearance to the track in…

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Maize Hybrid Storm-Proof

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 5

An Australian maize hybrid inbred developed by the New South Wales Department of Agriculture at…

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Storms at Week-end

The Uralla Times · Thursday 4 February 1954 · page 4

A sharp storm occurred at Uralla on Saturday afternoon, and further light showers were recorded on Sunday…

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Minor Damage by Gale Force Winds

The Inverell Times · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 4

Gale force winds in Inverell on Saturday night ruined odd gardens, uprooted trees, and caused some damage to…

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Flood News Round-up

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 1

Glen Innes Police last night passed on to Police headquarters at Armidale an urgent radio message seeking 1,000 blankets for flood-str[?]cken Lismore…

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Coast Flooded 18 Dead

The Inverell Times · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: The Premier, Mr. Cahill, this morning appealed for Commonwealth help for the flood-swept area of the North Coast of New South Wales…

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Flood Deaths 18, Possibly 22

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY: The death roll in the tragic North Coast floods has now reached 18, with the possibility of another four lives being added to the list of drownings…

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Epic Rescue From Floodbound Tree

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 6

The story of how Mr, Forbes was found and rescued is an epic in itself. The car was washed from the causeway and he scrambled into the tree at approximately 11 p.m. Approximately half an hour…

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Storms

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 24 February 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: NSW Forecast: Local thunderstorms in the north-east quarter and a…

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Mayor Launches Appeal to Aid Coast Flood Relief

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 24 February 1954 · page 1

The Mayor (Aid. W. J. Watson) t-day opened on append for cash and clothing to assist the victims of the North Coast's worst flood. The Municipal Council approved the appeal at a meeting last night…

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Fund Opened Inverell Is to Help the Flood Victims

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 24 February 1954 · page 4

Inverell Municipal Council last night opened an appeal for the relief of flood victims on the North Coast. The Mayor, Ald. L. J. Cloonan, asked the people of Inverell to subscribe generously in cash and kind, so that…

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Thunderstorms

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 24 February 1954 · page 1

New South Wales forecast issued Sydney 1 p.m.: Local thunderstorms in north-east quarter and few showers on…

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We Must Help the Flood Victims

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 24 February 1954 · page 4

AS THE flood waters recede and some assessment is possible of the full toll of the floods extending from Rockhampton to the north right down the coast to below Sydney the deep sympathy of the rest of Australia goes…

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