Britain May Flood Australia with Nylons
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Minister for Customs, Senator O'Sullivan, said today he had been advised the British…
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Floods & storms, 1952
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Snow Storms Claim Over 100 Victims "Worst Since 1909"
LONDON, Wednesday (AAP).—Violent snowstorms lashing parts of Central Europe and America already have claimed at least 100 victims. Reuter says Lower…
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CORAKI, Wednesday.—A technical survey of the Richmond River Valley for the purpose of planning flood mitigation measures has commenced, the president of Woodburn Shire Council, Cr. C. F. Middle ton, said today…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Northern Star Saturday, March 15, 1952. Start at Last on Flood Mitigation
IN A DISTRICT which had long since given up hope of positive measures for flood mitigation the announcement at Woodburn Shire Council meeting that an engineer of the Department of…
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MULLUMBIMBY, Thursday. —Mullumbimby had continuous rain throughout yesterday and for the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Conservation Department had investigated the possibility of building flood dams…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—Fierce gales and torrential rain caused widespread havoc on the South Coast today. The Weather Bureau to-night issued flood warnings for the South Coast…
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CASINO, Sunday.—With the Murwillumbah horse, Keelanie, and locally trained Linster course withdrawals, Floodlight made no mistake about winning the main event at the Casino…
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DARWIN, Friday.—A 100 miles-per-hour cyclone today destroyed a native mission on the north-cast point of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Spotlight on Canberra Weathered Storm and Hitting Back
CANBERRA, Friday.—The two top Federal men in the Country Party have been under withering fire lately, but have emerged like the skilled veterans they are, surprising assailants who thought they had it all their own way…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—Horse attendants at the R.A.S. showground worked for three hours early today bailing out…
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SIOUX CITY, Sunday (AAP).—The Sioux City area braced itself for a major disaster today as…
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OMAHA (Nebraska), Monday (AAP).—Swirling, muddy waters of the Missouri River yesterday lapped through the streets of the two towns-hastily evacuated by residents in the face of one of the worst floods in the history of seven states…
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OMAHA (Nebraska), Tuesday (AAP).—Missouri River Valley floods covering more than a million…
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OMAHA (Nebraska), Wednesday (AAP).—The mightiest flood crest in the history of the Missouri Rriver is…
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NEW YORK, Thursday.— Two Missouri towns were abandoned today when the flooded river burst through…
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OMAHA (Nebraska), Thursday (AAP).—President Truman has appealed to the Governors of the flood-washed…
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MURWILLUMBAH, Friday.—A wild storm unroofed buildings, uprooted trees and stripped crops at…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Heavy rains swamped Sydney last night and today, causing minor floodings and damage in some suburbs. The rain is now moving…
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MISSOURI, Monday (AAP).—St. Joseph, a city of 70,000, was preparing today to keep out the flooding Missouri River. At Fort Leavenworth…
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