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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1951

31 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 2 of 2

Storm Warnings For South Coast SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 21 June 1951 · page 1

Storm warnings have been issued to N.S.W. shipping became of a cyclonic depression East of Jervis Bay…

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Shire Flood Grants

The North Western Courier · Monday 25 June 1951 · page 1

The Namoi Shire Council is to receive a further grant of £10,666 for flood restoration works. Advice to this effect has been…

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Flood Relief Committee Ceases Activities

North West Champion · Monday 30 July 1951 · page 1

Moree and District Flood Relief Committee finalised its affairs on Thursday—almost 12 months to the day it was formed. The committee was formed at,…

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Council Orders Flood Boats

The North Western Courier · Thursday 2 August 1951 · page 3

Narrabri Municipal Council has approved the purchase of two steel boats for flood use. The boats are of a type widely…

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Flood Fears in Forbes Sydney, Monday

The North Western Courier · Monday 6 August 1951 · page 1

Forbes is preparing to meet the threat of its fifth flood since April, this time caused toy melting snow…

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The Early History of Moree and Adjacent Districts. (No. 107). the 1910 Flood

North West Champion · Thursday 27 September 1951 · page 3

The next event of special interest to take place after the inauguration of local Government, was the 1910 flood. The writer saw the flood from Pallamallawa, where great damage was…

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River Flood Gauges

The North Western Courier · Monday 1 October 1951 · page 7

The Secretary of the State Flood Warning Committee, has forwarded the following letter to the State Member for Barwon…

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Flood Gauges Adeqaute for Warnings

North West Champion · Thursday 4 October 1951 · page 5

Flood gauges at present installed, plus those planned for installation, are adequate for the purposes of flood warnings, the Secretary of the State Flood Warning Committee, Mr. R. Lucas,…

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Turf Wickets Flooded

The North Western Courier · Thursday 25 October 1951 · page 1

Flooding of turf wickets, on No. 1 and No. 2 ovals was mentioned by the Mayor when aldermen were…

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Italy Experiencing Worst Floods In History Heavy Rains Bring Prospects of New Disasters

North West Champion · Thursday 22 November 1951 · page 1

ROME, Thursday.—Many thousands of starving refugees, clinging to trees and points of high ground in Italy's flooded "valley of death" are facing new disasters from heavy rains far to…

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Flood Gauges

North West Champion · Monday 26 November 1951 · page 1

Following presented representations by the Member for Harwon Mr. Geoll Crawford for the establishment of flood [?]anges…

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