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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

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Desolate Scene As Floods Easer

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 May 1950 · page 5

WINNIPEG, Tuesday (AAP).-The flood-swollen Red River is now falling at the rate of one and a half inches daily, but although flood control authorities think that the peak o f Winnipeg's danger has…

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Flood Threat to Forbes

Northern Star · Monday 29 May 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Forbes is again threatened with serious flooding as the Lachlan River continues to rise at an alarming rate…

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Serious Flood Threat to Forbes

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 May 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Forbes, population 7000, is threatened with serious flooding for the second time in two months. Water…

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Towns On Lachlan, And Hunter Prepare For Floods

Northern Star · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Towns along the Lachlan River aye preparing for a record flood as water cascades over the Wyangalal dam spillway to a depth of five feet…

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Flood Surging Through Forbes Homes

Northern Star · Saturday 10 June 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday-Floodwaters of the swollen Lachlan River are racing th rough 80 homes in the outer district of Forbes.| The river Is rising rapidly and…

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Flood Threat to Forbes Lessens River Now Stationary

Northern Star · Monday 12 June 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Forbes, with a population of 9000, received a reprieve today from a flooding worse than in April, when 2000 were made homeless. The Lachlan River remained stationary today, at 33ft. 11 ins., five inches…

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Flood Threat To Town Evacuation Begins

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 June 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Lachlan River floodwaters, after dividing Forbes into three islands and causing heavy damage to wheat, oat and lucerne crops, now threaten Condobolin…

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Flood Damage £2M.; Food Supplies Hit

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 June 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Heavy rain on the central and south coast of N.S. W. has caused widespread flooding and damage estimated at more than £2,000,000…

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Ilittle Change in Flooded Lachlan Area

Northern Star · Thursday 15 June 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The position at the flood-menaced town of Condobolin and Eubalong, on the Lachlan River, has changed very…

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Further Flood Distress Grant By State

Northern Star · Thursday 15 June 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Premier (Mr. McGirr) said today that a further grant would be made for the relief of flood distress…

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Hawkesbur in Flood Raafstan[?] to [?] Res[?]

Northern Star · Friday 16 June 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thur[?] in a week, airmen from[?] near Sydney, are stand[?] mond residents…

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New Flood Disaster on Hunter Looms Six Dead, Widespread Damage Caused

Northern Star · Saturday 17 June 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Unrelenting rain for the past sevens days in New South Wales central, coastal and metropolitan areas has caused: A flood threat in the Hunter River Valley equal to the June, 1949, disaster…

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Heavy Rain Mars Hockey: Rovers Win

Northern Star · Monday 19 June 1950 · page 10

In continuous rain, which marred play, Star Rovers surprised when they defeated Coraki by the odd goal in three in the Far North Coast Hockey Association's competition on Saturday afternoon. Rovers held…

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Further Flood Threat

Northern Star · Monday 19 June 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The flooded Hunter River is rising a foot each hour at Raymond Terrace, as the water subsides at…

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Baby Drowns in Floodwater

Northern Star · Monday 19 June 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A 10 months old boy drowned in 20 inches of floodwater at Duckenfield today. He was Peter Kickey, son of Mr…

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Cyclone Scare in Clarence District

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 June 1950 · page 4

GRAFTON, Monday.—Police broadcasts giving cyclone warnings created a scare throughout the Clarence River district today…

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Flood Threat Passes

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 20 June 1950 · page 1

Threatened general flood conditions in the Kyogle district wanished yesterday when the rains subsided after a particularly heavy downfall…

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Farmer Drowned In Flooded Creek

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 June 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—A dairy farmer, aged 37, was drowned in the flooded Wybong Creek today when he attempted to ford the…

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Serious Flooding Of Clarence, Macleay Rivers Not Likely

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 June 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Strong cyclonic wind caused heavy rain in the north-eastern part of N.S.W. to-day, and the State Weather Bureau has renewed a storm warning to shipping off the coast in that area…

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British Relief for Flood Victims

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 June 1950 · page 8

MONTREAL, Monday (AAP).—First sea shipment of relief supplies for Manitoba flood victims arrived on Saturday from…

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