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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1954

225 stories in New England's papers · page 7 of 12

Hobart 'Paralysed' By Floodwaters

The Inverell Times · Monday 7 June 1954 · page 1

HOBART, Monday.: Hobart hat been virtually paralysed by one of the worst floods in its…

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Out of the Past: Floods, Murders and Scared Men on Record

The Inverell Times · Monday 7 June 1954 · page 3

The "Times" to-day continues the saga of days gone by -- the days of 1847 and onward, when land-minded young squatters,, somewhat dissatisfied with country they had ''sat on", moved on and sought the "promised land"…

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Hobart Paralysed by One of Worst Floods in Its History Business Disrupted When Trains Stop Running

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 7 June 1954 · page 2

HOBART: Hobart has been virtually paralysed by one of the worst floods in its history. Thousands of people are in their homes as floodwaters feet deep swirl down the roads…

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London Floodlit

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 14 June 1954 · page 4

LONDON: Many of London's most important buildings will be flood[?] throughout the…

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Brast Given to Aid Flood Victims Not Collected

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 8

In response to the North Coast Flood Relief appeal, Dumaresq Shir e Council openled a local fund, and received…

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Flood Wall Break at Grafton

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 23 June 1954 · page 1

GRAFTON.--Officers of the Department of Public work will visit Graf on scan to can for with representatives of the…

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Peril at Keera Swirling Flood Wafers: Scene of Desolation

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 23 June 1954 · page 6

Keera is mountainous countryside-- terrain on which rains cause swift swelling of streams, with equally fast run-offs of flood waters. Prolonged flooding on Keera is almost an impossibility, but Ross Munro, in his…

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Across the Flood-swept Lands of the North-west

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 7 July 1954 · page 7

In this episode the life story of the late Ross Munro moves on from the hills and deles of Keera. It tells of events connected with the acquisition of Weebellabolla, a 100 square mile tract of good country on the Mehi and…

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15 DEAD, £8m. Damage in European Floods

The Inverell Times · Monday 12 July 1954 · page 1

VIENNA, Monday: Flood waters covering great areas on both sides of the German-Austrian frontier continued to rise yesterday with the death roll at 15, and from 40,000 to 50,000 homeless…

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Danube Floods, Leave More Than 40,000 Homeless

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 12 July 1954 · page 1

VIENNA: Flood waters covering great areas on both sides of the German - Austrian…

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Viennese Calm in Big Flood

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 14 July 1954 · page 1

VIENNA, Wednesday: Floodwaters surging down the Danube over-ran some suburbs of Vienna…

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Flood Crisis on North Coast at Midnight

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 14 July 1954 · page 1

Crisis period in the flood-threatened northern rivers area is expected at midnight to-night, when high tide should swell rivers at Lismore and Grafton to their peak…

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Lismore, Grafton Flooded

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 14 July 1954 · page 1

LISMORE, Wednesday: Flood alarms shrilled in this city to-day as a furious cyclone…

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Flood Alarm in Coast Cities

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 July 1954 · page 1

LISMORE: Flood alarms shrilled in this city today as a furious cyclone approaches from the, sea, while in the Jacaranda City of Grafton terrified residents are racing to escape a mile-long front of floodwaters from the Clarence River hearing on them…

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Gale, But Little Rain at Delungra

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 8

Almost gale force winds whipped the town and district during the early part of the week. The wind reached a…

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Invl. Trucks' Eventful Trips Through Floods

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 4

Two big trucks carrying mutton to the coast have had eventful trips this week. Both are owned by Mr. L. [?] W Secomb, of Inverell and…

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Frost. Storms 72 Points of Rain at Inverell

The Inverell Times · Monday 19 July 1954 · page 4

Inverell experienced swift change in weather conditions during the week-end. Late on Friday afternoon storm…

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Red Troops' Aid Sought in Floods

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 19 July 1954 · page 1

VIENNA, Monday: The Hungarian Government has appealed to Soviet troops to help stem the floods…

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The Flood Probelm in Northern N.S.W. Grographical Society's Meeting

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 19 July 1954 · page 4

The Hood problem in Northern N.S.W. will be the subject of an address at the annual meeting of Armidale…

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The Flood on Boombah 45,000 Sheep Were Swept Away by Flood

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 7

The hazards associated with the land industries are great to-day; in the earlier days they were greater, for then no waterway had been harnessed by weir or dam, and when flood occurred the swirling waters spread over…

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