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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

69 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 1 of 4

State Swept by Cyclone SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 1

At least five persons— four men and a young girl, are believed to have lost their lives in a violent…

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N.S.W. Escapes Cyclone Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 1

N.S.W. is likely to escape the cyclone, which battered the central Queensland coast yesterday as it moved southward…

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Flood Danger On South Passes on South Coast SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 1

The danger of serious flooding of South Coast towns is passing, but dozens of motorists and bus passengers are still stranded. A bus carrying twenty passengers is still held up of Moruya, where the passengers spent the…

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Wagga Expects Record Flood Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 1

About 6000 people are being evacuated from Wagga, which is threatened with severe flooding by floodwaters racing down the Tumut and Murrumbidgee Rivers and converging on the town…

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Flood Threats on Murrumbidgee SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 1

Several districts along the Murrumbidgee River are threatened by flood waters which swamped Wagga…

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Township Suffers Flood Damage Sydney, Thursday

The North Western Courier · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 1

Almost every home in the small township of Darlington Point was damaged when floodwaters of the Murrumbidgee River broke through…

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Western .N.s.w. Faced with Record Floods Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 3 April 1950 · page 1

A twenty-one-year-old man is believed to have been drowned in the flooded Bell River at Wellington, where his father and another man lost their lives on Saturday night…

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Mulgate Creek Flooding

The North Western Courier · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 2

Namoi Shire Council has been ash ed to fix a date for the proposed further conference on the flooding of Mulgate Creek near Narrabri,…

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Flood Damage Relief

The North Western Courier · Monday 24 April 1950 · page 1

Applications for flood relief by private individuals should be directed to the Flood Relief Committee in Sydney, and by Councils to the Public…

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Floods Cut Roads

The North Western Courier · Monday 24 April 1950 · page 6

"Practically all activities during the past two weeks have been centred on emergency repairs and on giving information to the general public. I have had answered several hundred personal queries and telephone…

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Mulgate Greek Flooding

The North Western Courier · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 1

Annoyance at the delay in action to overcome the damage and inconvenience caused by the flooding of Mulgate Creek near the northern…

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Widespread Havoc Caused by Cyclonic Storm LONDON, Monday

The North Western Courier · Monday 22 May 1950 · page 1

One of the worst storms in years hit Central and South-east England yesterday, causing death, widespread damage and…

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Floods Delay Line Contractor

The North Western Courier · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 2

The contractor for the Boggabri - Blairmore - Baan Baa electricity transmission line has advised Namoi…

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Mulgate Creek Flooding

The North Western Courier · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 9

Main feature of the report by the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission on the cause of the flooding at Mulgate Creek, was the…

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Floods Ruin Roads

The North Western Courier · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 4

The repeated damage to roads in the Pilliga Scrub areas by floods, prompted shire councillors at their May meeting, to…

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In Flood Hunter River SYDNEY, Thursday

The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 1

The Weather Bureau has issued flood warnings for the Hunter, Nepean and Shoalhaven rivers, which…

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Flood Rains On North Coast SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 19 June 1950 · page 1

A big cyclonic storm, bringing severe gales and flooding rainfall is approaching the Clarance River district and further floods…

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Maitland's New Flood Threat SYDNEY, Monday

The North Western Courier · Monday 26 June 1950 · page 1

Hundreds of terrified residents prepared to flee from their homes at Maitland to-day as part of Jenkins Dam…

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RAAF Drops Food To Flood Victims SYDNEY, Thursday

The North Western Courier · Thursday 29 June 1950 · page 1

A RAAF plane left Williamtown aerodrome today to drop food supplies to hungry families in flood isolated districts of…

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Bowls Appeal for Flood Victims

The North Western Courier · Monday 3 July 1950 · page 8

The President announced that next Sunday a tournament would be conducted to raise funds for flood victims. The fixture would take the…

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